isa-normaladvance-1903-00164

Description:	104THE NORMAL ADVANCE.HOW TRUE!The exchange editor may scratch with a penTill the ends of his fingers are sore But some one is sure to remark, with a jest,Rats! How stale ! Ive heard that before.—Ex.In looking over the many college and high schoolpapers that come to our desk, we notice that thereis quite a variety of opinions given on what an exchange column should be. Some exchange editorssay that clippings from other papers are entirelyout of place in the exchange column and thenproceed to place in their exchange column clippings from other papers.The Mirror, which is published by the Manual Training High School of Indianapolis, reminded us that we had a very wrong idea of whatan exchange column should be, stating that such acolumn was not for clippings from other papers,but should consist of comments on other papers.At that time the exchange editor of The Mirror inmaking up his exchanges, gave the name of thepaper, where it was published, and made such comments as, interesting, too many stories, noexchange column, could be improved, etc., andin so doing was consistent with his point of view.However, in the March number for 1903, it wasnoticed that a part of the exchange column consisted of jokes and clippings from other papers.Perhaps it would be well for the exchange editorto commit to memory the following quotation:0, consistency, thou art a jewel.The Orange and Black, which is publishedby the High School of Paris, 111., takes the libertyto suggest that we prefix a from before our exchange heading and thus make the head morefitting. No doubt this suggestion is very good, butwe think there is a chance for this exchangeeditors idea of an exchange column to become alittle broader and yet not reach infinity.There are more things in heaven and earth,Horatio,Than are dreamed of in your philosophy.—Shakespeare.The Spectator, of Columbus, 0., is an excellent paper, both in mechanical appearance and inthe solid reading matter which each issue contains.The editorials are interesting to outside readers aswell as those who are acquainted with the school.The editorials of many school papers do not dealwith questions that are broad enough to interestreaders who are not directly connected with theschool.In the exchange column the editor makes suchcomments on other papers as will enable one to getan idea, of what the paper is. In the April number a quotation from The Central Collegian wasgiven and we think the quotation is such a goodone that we would like to give our readers achance to read it.One of the greatest drawbacks in college lifeis the local kicker. He kicks on any and all occasions. Nothing is ever dona to suit him. There iseither too much or too little. No one knows how toplease his fastidious tastes, and no one has ever,even by chance, succeeded in doing anything thatsuits him. If the foot ball team wins a hardfought battle, the score should have been larger.If the base ball nine wins a close game, the pitcher
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