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The University Courier.
EXCHANGES.
The Cornellian contains a literary article entitled "College Fallacies," which is very interesting. It would pay anyone to read it very carefully.
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Of the nine hundred applicants taking Yale examinations for entrance, only three hundred were successful. - Ex.
If some of the candidates for the eleven did not whistle 'After the Ball' and made some effort to get it, their chances would be greatly improved. Daily Cardinal.
Here is an advertisement of Whenton (Ill.) College: "This institution is a school for workers. Its students have little time for athletics, college yells and nonsense.
What invisible, indescribable something is it that lends such enchantment to the college girl the minute she's within the shade of those majestic oaks? May be its the distance. Argus.
The first academic degree conferred was that of "Doctor Legum," corresponding to the modern L. L. D. It was conferred by the University of Bologna, eight centuries ago.
Young Men's Era.
Eve must have felt that she had lost one of the chief joys of fresh young love, when she reflected that she could not ask Adam if she was the first woman he had ever loved.—Ex. She probably did it anyhow.
"My boy you look weary and wan;
You are working too hard with your Greek,
To try, from constructions obscure,
Some plausible meaning to seek."
"No, no," he wearily said,
"The meaning 1 plainly can see, But I'm worn out trying to make The text and the pony agree."
ATHLETICS.
College Ixend.
Schedule of '93.
Nov. 18, K.U. and Nebraska, at Lincoln.
Nov. 25, K.U. and Ann Arbor, at Kan. City.
Nov. 30, K.U. and Missouri, at Kansas City.
On the Kansas Gridiron: Garfield University 20, Cooper Memorial 10; Topeka High School 6, Washburn 4.
Tomorrow the Lawrence High School eleven will meet the High School team of Topeka at McCook field. A very interesting game may be expected.
Last Saturday's games: Yale 14, U. of Pa. 6; Vanderbilt 25, U. of Georgia o; Lehigh 14, Cornell o; DePauw 48, Wabash 34; Cresent Athletic 36, N. Y. Athletic o.
That Columbia has been diligently sawing wood since that struggle of 28 to o, contenting herself with but one little game with Missouri Valley College, was plainly evident at Exposition Park last Saturday. Nebraska, still smiling over the Denver game, little thought that after their tie with the academy at Baldwin, Columbia would prove much of a hindrance in the race for the pennant. But alas, security was theirs as well as other mortals' chiefest enemy, and now Uncle Jimmie's red and white is somewhat faded.
Championship; Missouri 30, Nebraska 18.
Of course Shawhan's return gave M. U. renewed spirit, but even her most hopeful adherents were uprepared for such a "reversal of form." That line, through which Heller and Motter went at will, proved itself a stone wall to the mighty efforts of Flippin. But to make a long story short, M. S. U. obtained her victory simply by clearly out-playing her opponent. Oury, Flippin, and Yont played the game for Nebraska; while Robinson, Shawhan, and Anderson distinguished themselves for Missouri.
THE GAME—FIRST HALF.
N. S. U. starts the ball with the Cornell wedge. Steadily and surely Flippin and Whip-