April 1, 1915

In almost every State University faculty there are a few members who are suffering from acute Capitolitis. This pathological condition consists of two types. One is a hallucination varying from mild to violent that leads the patient to think that he has some peculiar wisdom that the state government should reckon with in dealing with the legislation. This is frequently accompanied by a feeling of resentment that the law makers are not recognizing his peculiar and somewhat exclusive stock of intelligence. The grosser form of Capitolitis consists in an abnormal desire for an appropriation for some special activity that the afflicted person is to administer. The securing of this may result in gratifying his vanity by placing him in the limelight send him on pleasant junkets or boost him into sufficient prominence so as to secure an offer of a better job. Fortunately the remedy for the disease is not difficult to find. A good jolt properly administered usually cures the patient and he becomes immune forever after.