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to sustain it.
It has been asserted by some biographers, that the poet Keats "died of an article". If, however, the contemporaries of The Conservative hope thus to kill off the object of their censure, they sadly mistake their man. As Horace hath it:
"Fragili quaerens illidere dentem,
Offendet solido".
To his favourable reviewers, The Conservative must express his sincerest gratitude. They have received in a truly fraternal and wisely lenient fashion the first production of a beginner, and have given him that wholesome stimulation without which the present and future issues would never have appeared. That he may improve under their kindly and encouraging suggestions, and at length become really worthy of their generous commendation, is The Conservative's cherished ambition.
Some Political Phases.
The announcement by The Lake Breeze that it will put forward no ticket in opposition to Mr. Fritter's, practically clears the way for the election of The Conservative's candidate. This elimination of political warfare should afford much pleasure to an association whose best energies are dedicated to activities of a more scholarly nature. The United has lately been progressing upward by swift strides and long leaps, so that it is the duty of the members this month not only to place in power without unseemly contests an official board who will ensure a continuance of present activity, but to adopt all constitutional amendments which may facilitate their work.
The dominant ticket, so far as is known at the hour of going to press, is in part as follows:
- President, Leo Fritter.
- Vice Pres., Mrs. J.W. Renshaw.
- Official Editor, George Schilling.
- Treasurer, Paul J. Campbell.
- Historian, Ira A. Cole.
- Laureate Recorder, Clara Stalker.
| Directors | Dora M. Hepner. |
For those capable candidates, all of whom are distinguished by their services to the association, the votes of the amateurs are respectfully solicited. By helping to elect them, each member will assist in that enlargement and elevation of the United which is so ardently desired by all.
We are unusually fortunate this year in having as a Presidential nominee Mr. Leo Fritter, a man animated by the highest ideals, and endowed with the ability to realise them. Here is no petty politician on the one hand, and no mere dreamer on the other; but an active, sensible individual prepared to put into practice the logical principles which he has learnt from a close and discrimina-
