Finally, as we have had occasion to mention in a previous issue, the college authorities have been obliged by law to put fire escapes into the rooms of the college buildings occupied by students. It would be seem, however, that the work is still incomplete. We have received complaints from various sources that the rooms in Holyoke House have not yet received proper attention, a fact which can be accounted for only by surmising that the authorities have considered that these rooms either are not exposed to the dangers of a great fire, or that the almost inaccessible iron fire escapes are a sufficient protection. It is impossible to understand why the men living in Holyoke House rooms situated three and four stories above the gound should be left only half protected against fire, while men living in other college buildings have efficient means provided them in saving themselves in case of an emergency.
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The Serenade to the Princeton Nine.
