There is a movement on foot to arrive at a better policy in regard to college matters by conferences in which members of the Faculty and students alike shall take part. For the suggestion of the idea college men are indebted to Professor de Sumichrast and Dean Briggs. The plans for these conferences have not yet been developed, and it is considered wisest not to publish any detailed facts in regard to them until an adequate plan has been fully realized.

Already, however, enough has been done to elicit warm commendation from the students. The members of the Faculty chiefly interested have asked the advice of a number of representative college men, showing that no step will be taken which is not likely to meet the approval of all college men. It is plainly not the desire of these members of the Faculty to control the conferences, but simply to establish them and then trust to student control.

It is this mode of treatment which calls out the best actions from students. It is a pleasure to know that men in the Faculty are sincerely sympathetic; it is a great pleasure to know that they believe in the worth of student judgement and their powers of control.

There are, beyond dispute, questions in student life that press for some settlement, and we can think of no way that promises more for this settlement than to have a frank discussion by those who see the questions from different points of view. It will take tactful management to make these conferences a success, but we are sure that every student will be eager for their success.