The CRIMSON editorial competition, which begins this Thursday evening, presents an opportunity which is not only unusual in itself, but unique in its appeal to varying types of college men. In the first place there is the student who found difficulty in orientating himself in his Freshman year. He "went out for something," found himself ill-suited to the task, dropped from the competition, and as a result finds himself out of touch with college life. Then there is the man who feels the old, old urge of writing, and needs the stimulus of a competition to keep the flame burning steadily. And finally there is the undergraduate who is eager to apply the knowledge he has been absorbing, who wishes to test his powers of handling the multitudinous facts he has been patiently learning, who is prepared for a searching examination of his own powers of judgment.

The editorial competition is one which requires practically none of that tedious clerical work which marks other college competitions with drudgery. In its demand for contact with the trend of events, it is as helpful and stimulating as any college course. It is certainly as valuable as a course in composition for the man who is inclined to carelessness in his writing. Then it gives the rare opportunity of self-expression. The training which a candidate receives is suited primarily to help him perfect his own style. Men who make the editorial board are eligible for the position of editorial chairman, one which allows them to play an unusually strong part in the moulding and interpreting of college opinion. Of competitions open to Juniors, the CRIMSON editorial competition is by far the most attractive.