"UNHONORED AND UNSUNG."

If newspaper statements be true, Syracuse University has unenviably distinguished itself of being guilty of the most palpable act of injustice that has come to light since war demands merged the student and the soldier into a single individual. Briefly, Syracuse is giving academic credit to commissioned officers, while returning non-coms and privates receive no credit at all for their army work. For bitterly attacking such an indefensible course by the college authorities a student editor of the "Daily Orange" was expelled with an official farewell of scurrilous epithets.

This reveals a condition of things which we had hoped would never arise in an American university, namely, the carrying over of military distinction into academic life. The great rallying cry of the Allies has been, "Make the world safe for Democracy." Surely no more direct refutation of this basic principle of equality could be possible than in singling out certain war heroes to receive honor from their Alma Mater, and leaving others unhonored and unsung. It is not difficult to appreciate the feelings of the enlisted man who, after sacrificing his studies to serve his country, returns to find his service to country and college ignored by--the--one who should accord him most honor. Of all places in the world a man should stand squarely upon his merits in the eyes of his Alma Mater. Otherwise, bitterness and hatred are bound to result as has occurred in this case.