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~bttorial The Class of '23 well remembers the occasion when our three colleges were unified and given the name of the University of Richmond. Our President has an extensive programme. Its recent development is earnest of the high ideal toward which he aspires. The buildings which he contemplates erecting; the new chairs which he will have endowed; the added enrollment to the student body; while belonging to the future, are realities in which we believe as firmly as any part of our present system. Why do we have this faith? It is because we believe in the wisdom of Dr. Boatwright. His plans for the next ten years are going to be realized because the people who stand behind this institution believe in him. Although he may plan and the people make his plans possible, there is a part of this institution which no one but students can build. There is something on this campus greater than any building; it is far more valuable to the student body than any single lecture room; it is something that must exist in the hearts and the minds and the actions of the students. We refer to that much discussed University Spirit. It is quite easy for conservatives to be sectional and selfish. It is easy for Westhampton to sit upon her hill and not respond to the call of the University; it is the easiest way- which indeed men often elect - to be indifferent toward any plan that does not directly concern Richmond College or the Law School. The University Spirit must drive out sectionalism. The separate schools may be well compared to the States, our University to the strong federal Union. It, the Union, must be paramount it must be superior to all other allegiances. Red and Blue, it does not matter by whom it is borne, should inspire the same thrill in our breasts. On the hockey field no less than the gridiron ; on the platform no less than the stage - the University Spirit should prevail.