President Lowell's wise words to the freshman, "Don't take advice too seriously," might, with slight alterations, be addressed to members of university faculties in general, and of the College of Arts and Sciences faculty in particular. The admonition for professors and instructors alike should read, "Don't give advice too seriously." The system of under and upper class advisors which prevails in the Arts college is an excellent one, so long as the advisors remain in character, and act as advisors only. Far too many of the men who perform the onerous task of interviewing students bring into their respective offices a set of ideas which was adopted years ago and has been firmly cemented by the passage of time. If the student's own plans and tastes happen to coincide with those of his advisors, everything goes smoothly, but woe to him who has ideas of his own.

It is highly probable that nine times out of ten the student is wrong and his advisor is right, but that does not alter the situation in the slightest. He is planning his own college work, and so long as he adheres to the college requirements, anything further in the choice of courses should be left to him. Let the advisor give his advice, leaving the student free to take it or leave it. After all he is going to hoe his own row. The Cornell Sun.