Editorial note — Chapter XXXI · THE DRILL SERGEANT ON THE CAMPUS

I. When this chapter was published serially, President Barrows was interviewed by a reporter for the San Francisco “Daily News.” He said: “As for Upton Sinclair, I received a lengthy letter from him not long ago asking me to debate on some very stupid subjects. As there seemed to be no sense in the letter, I paid no attention to him.” The reader will be able to judge for himself whether there was any sense in my letter; also of the likelihood that President Barrows really thought there was no sense in it. For my part, I think the above statement puts President Barrows in the classification of those college presidents who do not always tell the truth.