Education: Schoolroom Patriotism

The rule of Syracuse University which prevents students unable to swim from graduating has at last achieved dramatic importance. Miss Bernice Goldstein, of Oneonta, N. Y., a member of the scholastic fraternity of Phi Beta Kappa, will be unable to graduate because she cannot learn to swim. Whether the rule is due to love of Greek culture or fear of an-other flood is not known.

Benjamin's Mess

Columbia's budget for 1923-1924 is $8,628,203, an amount which, at 5%, represents an investment of $172,500,000. There are only fourteen universities in the United...

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