April 1883

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THE

PETERITL Von . V.

APRIL, 1883 .

No . 35.

EDITORIAL.

T

HE Editors beg to thank the school in general for the response made to the appeal for an increased number of subscribers. The

response, however, though welcome, has not been so large as could be desired or even expected . This is the more to be regretted as the Editors have good authority for stating that there is a greater willingness throughout the school in general to assist in the maintenance of other institutions, and are happy to say that the subscriptions from the various sections of the school are not in such striking disproportion to their .numbers as in the past . Consequently they do not feel justified in effecting any reduction at present ; as the Peterite is not in any danger of failing through want of support of this kind, they are not without hopes of doing so at some future occasion. The Peterite has, however, nearly fallen through from other causes. It has for some time been, however, on the verge of literary bankruptcy. The publication of the present number has been for this reason unavoidably delayed, and the delay has made the information contained in it deplorably out of date. For this the Editors feel that they owe some apology ; still they think themselves justified in arguing that its recurrence can be more easily prevented by the subscribers than themselves . Owing to the want of general support the object of the magazine is in danger of being frustrated ; instead of acting as a popular channel for conveying the ideas, feelings, and wishes of past and present Peterites to each other, it seems likely to degenerate into a mere collection of of untimely scraps of news . The Editors hope that all Peterites will join in responding to this appeal as readily as they did some eighteen months ago when asked for pecuniary aid ; the danger is as great now as it was then, the nature only of it is changed . They feel that the difficulty can only be permanently met by literary assistance from the mass of the subscribers, and trust that these will not be backward with their contributions .


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