THE REGIMENTAL SLACKER.

Although a Sunday spent in military drill is not necessarily a most enjoyable recreation, at present it is absolutely necessary for the success of the Regiment that every man turn out on the next two Sundays. Perhaps men in the University have already been convinced of the value and feasibility of military drill at Harvard, but the public have not, because people have had no opportunity to see the convincing results. In the Preparedness Parade on May twenty seventh and at the Regimental Review on Memorial Day, the men in the Harvard Regiment will take what amounts to their final military examination. Past performances will not count in the opinion of the examiner, or, in other words, the public, for the verdict will be passed solely on these final exhibitions.

Captain Cordier has prepared with the greatest care a progressive course of training, comprising ample instruction for the average man to pass these final tests creditably. A few men, too selfish to sacrifice a part of their leisure time for the good of the majority, can spoil the appearance of the Regiment, and undo the efforts of their comrades in ranks. A little sacrifice of pleasure now may mean the future, as well as the immediate, success of the Harvard Regiment.