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170 The Hobart Herald C a m p u s F. E. W ilson , Editor We hate to w rite anything about the Campus this month, it i s such a dirty job. College opened after the Thanksgiving vacation w ith a gentle little snow storm that made things look much the same as our previous winters in Hobart. But where is the snow now? W e don’t know whether the new flag pole has wrought queer effects on the weather conditions or perhaps it is because the W inter Spirits have at last rebelled against the stereotyped predictions o f the Geneva Times , which seem to bear a strange similarity of unfulfillment each day now. W hatever it is, the Campus has been in a constant state of Spring muddiness ever since the beginning of our so-called “ win te r .” It looks rather foolish, to say the least, to see a notice of out door lacrosse practice in the middle of January, and s till more foolish to see the men turn out in the mud with bare legs a n d abbreviated derbys. The Freshmen are the only ones w h o really seem to appre ciate it, fo r they slide through the mud in a vain endeavor to p ick out the ball in their teeth, and change their complexion every fe w min utes with great satisfaction. The annual surprise-party given the Freshmen was omitted for some unknown cause, at the end of football season, s o for f e a r the “ Fresh ” might feel hurt or neglected, it was held just a fter the Christmas vacation. It was a beautiful night, and the Freshmen were charmed at having a good excuse offered them to drop their books, and enjoy a q u iet evening with the upper classmen. T h e Club room was the scene of the festivities, and the chief attractions w e re the members of \op present. There were foot-races, hand-races, climb- ing-races and others which were enjoyed b y all. Then followed songs, debates, battles-of-Bunker-Hill, and the zilophone, all amidst