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Subscription Rates 75 cts. per Semester - $1.00 per Year THE EDITOR' S MAIL BOX The MAROON and GOLD should be a medium for expressing not only the views of the editorial board , but also those of any student , friend , alumni , or professor of the college. The Editor 's Mail Box is a department of the paper offered to the student body and friends of the college to enable them to discuss and broadcast any subject of interest to the college or the conduct of this paper , be it favorable or otherwise. Heretofor e, the MAROON and GOLD has received few student opinions. Possibly > x this is because there are no questions considVeered imp ortant enough to write about. Possibly it is because the students do not think I1 of the probl ems, Again it may be that the students fear they^We,not within their rights , r hence this editorial . The letters sent to the edito r will be oubI lished under the followin g statement: "The | MAROON and GOLD is not responsible for communication s published in this column. Communications will be published if they EDITORIAL KEEPING FRESHMAN CUSTOMS Every college and university has its certain cherished traditions , which through the ages of time , have fastened themselves by a thread of college spirit to the life of that community . The thread used at Bloomsburg is that unbreakable kind and consequently it is the duty of every student whether he be old or new, to see that Bloomsburg 's cherished and characteristic traditions are observed and to assist so that others shall do the same. Whatever you found at this college when you came is right; it is the tradition , and you are asked nothin g better than to live up to that tradition regardless of how unnatural that custom may seem to you. Freshmen , remember , that when you enter Bloomsburg you are considered a man. Be honest- with yourself and always keep in mind the fact that you are here for a life purpose. Sometimes the freshmen rebels. Nine ti m es out of ten , he doesn 't rebe l because he feels that the tradition is crushin g his personality : on the contrary he uses his rebellion to expose his personality . He is so eager to make an impression that he usually succeeds in makin g himself look very foolish. Now as to the freshmen dink. A freshman is very foolish , indeed , w h o d oes n ot comply with the rules and wear his dink properly because as a social creature he has to accept many of the dictates of society whether he likes them or not; and if he enters a new society, he has to accept its dictates unti l he has made himself a powerfu l enough member to change what he doesn 't like. The freshman dink is not a symbol of the re gimentation of souls that he asserted it was; it is merely a custom , both acceptable and pleasant to the maj ority . 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The executive board have worked hard at reorganizing the paper in order that it will remain one of the best of college papers in its class. Another change in the MAR OON and GOLD whi ch is not as ev ident to it s read ers as the change in format , but which nevertheless is of as great importance, is a change in the manner of arriving at the editorial policies of the paper. Previously the editor was the only member of the staff interested in the editorial policies of the paper and with but few exceptions the editorial responsibilities have been the policies of the editor and of him alone. It has been decided that this year constructive commun ications concerning the conduct of thi s paper , whether favoring or opposing the stand taken by the MAROON and GOLD will be welcomed by th e edit or and w ill b e publi sh ed undej th e "EDITOR'S MAIL BOX" which is explained elsewhere in this issue. The MAROON and GOLD will not be responsible for communications published in this column . 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