THE vote of the Faculty published in another column requires a word of explanation. In the first place it must be distinctly understood that this vote is not aimed at any special organization in college, nor is it due to any feeling on the part of the Faculty against any particular organization.

This fact must be distinctly born in mind, for the Faculty have emphatically stated this to be the case and it will be easy for us to ignore it. It is necessary, then, to consider the effect of this vote upon the chief college organizations affected by it; the Sophomore Theatricals and the Freshman Musical Clubs.

By this vote there can be no more Sophomore Theatricals. The question arises, is this a loss? Viewing the matter broadly it would seem not. In the first place the Sophomore theatricals of late years have failed to succeed in their alleged chief purpose, - to furnish financial support for the crew. Not only has the profit of the Sophomore Theatricals been almost nothing but some years there has been a deficit which has had to be met by individual members. Again, a surprisingly large number of the D. K. E. society are agreed that the theatricals are hardly worth the having. Moreover from the artistic or dramatic point of view they can hardly be called successful and there can be no argument here for their continuance. If, then, the Sophomore theatricals fail in their chief purpose and, still further, there is among their members this sentiment against them this vote, in its effect on them, does not seem unwarranted or unjustified.

By this vote also there can be no more freshman glee club or banjo club concerts. The question arises, is this a loss? Again viewing the matter broadly it would seem there is. There are two arguments in favor of the concerts of the freshman musical clubs. In the first place the proceeds of the public performance have always gore to the support of the class crew, and these proceeds have been very considerable. This support has grown to be a regular feature important and necessary to the crew. The crew has grown to rely upon this financial aid each spring, and in nearly every case the aid has been very large. In the second place the freshmen glee and banjo clubs have been excellent means for training and developing men for the 'varsity clubs, a fact which the 'varsity members themselves highly appreciate. These two arguments are important; and in view of them, this vote is hardly warranted or justified.

Upon the whole then the sweeping tendency of this vote is to be regretted. While the vote may be expedient in one case it is not expedient in the other. The plea that the vote must deal consistently with all clubs, that what is not granted to one should not be to others does not hold good in this case. For, while the Sophomore Theatricals may do no good the freshman. Musical Clubs do. This action is decidedly unfair, and if the vote is rigidly enforced it will kill all freshman musical organizations. In view of the two important arguments in their favor a rigorous enforcement of this vote will be decidedly unjust.