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UNIVERSITY COURIER.
No series ever published in The Century has attracted more attention, or exerted a wider influence, than Dr. Washington Gladden's three recent papers on "The Christian League of Connecticut." In view of the interest manifested, both in America and England, the author has written for the May Century a supplementary chapter, describing the third annual convention of the League, in which reports were read from the county societies and a general discussion took place of the workings of the League in different localities. How these difficulties were overcome Dr. Gladden tells in the supplementary essay.
MISCELLANY.
COLLEGE NOTES.
Atlanta, Georgia, has four negro colleges.
It is rumored that President Potter of Union College has been requested to resign on account of mismanagement.
In the past eleven years Yale has graduated three free-trades for each protectionist.
Preparatory departments are considered a drawback at most colleges.
In a recent squabble between the students of Yale and the town boys, the students were worsted and several lost their canes.
The famous William and Mary College, of Virginia, the alma mater of Jefferson, Marshall, Monroe, and Randolph, and among American colleges second only to Harvard in pont of age, had but a single student last year, and is now closed.
The seniors of Wisconsin University have donned the plug as their class hat.
Prof. Agassiz has bought from Harvard University the bones of a colossal animal recently found in the Belt range, near Butte, Montana.
There are 23 post-graduates in the University this year. There were 12 in'82, 10 in'81 and in'80. Total number of students this year, according to Palladium, 1405; last year and the year before, 1534.-Argonaut.
The trustees of Columbia College have decided against co-education.
Base ball leagues and rowing associations are now the rage in the northern and eastern colleges.
A majority of the present Senior class at Havard intend to study law; sixty-eight per cent. of last year's class are now studying for that profession.
The devouring element visited Haverford for the third time upon the 5th instant. The roof of Founders' Hall took fire during the dinner hour; but when the students appeared upon the scene the flames were mostly under control. The event clearly demonstrated the fact that tramps have a practical value, since one of these personages was the first to announce the fire.
It is now about time that our University was being besieged of the never-to-be-shaken-off book agent. It is about time for him to show his gaunt and hungry form in our halls persuading our students that it is more profitable to tramp over the country selling a book, that very few want, than to go into some honest business which will add to the wealth of a community.
The present Junior class has some startling statements lately in astronmical matters. The following was given a few days ago as the history of the first star-catalogue. "It was arranged by Hipparcus, a German, 127 B.C. before the Christian area:"
FUNNY NOTES.
A short time ago, at a school in the north of England, during a lesson on the animal kingdom, the teacher put the following question: "Can any boy name to me an animal of the order indentata; that is, a front tooth toothless animal?" A boy, whose face beamed with pleasure at the prospect of a good mark, replied: "I can." "Well, what is the animal?" "My grandmother!" replied the boy, in great glee.—Denver News.
(From the Bradford Mail.)
Adown the main street, Bradford, walk They swung hands both. This was the talk: "John, how pleasant it would seem If you'd treat me now to some ice cream."
(The old,old cry! 'twill always ring The changes on first signs of spring; Oh! woman in our hours of ease, Will nothing else but ice cream please?)
Where was I? O; well, John and Sall Went in, and soon I heard him yell, "Dish of ice cream for us here, quick, With two spoons in—and heap her thick!"
AD JULIUM CAESAREM.
O Caesar! when thou crowns didst spurn,
Could thy prophetic soul discern
Thy record of campaigns in Gaul
Into such ruthless hands would fall.
As those which now, with fell design
Mangle thy every page and line?
Thy negative I seem to hear
And still it echoes on mine ear.
'No, by the immortal Gods! but Fate
Seems yet to bear me cruel hate,
'Twas not enough, that in fatal hour
I fell, when highest was my power,
She still with unabated ire,
Holds me o'er Hades hottest fire.
I once said, 'Caesar knows not fear;'
I publicly retract it here;
For like an aspen leaf I tremble
Whene'er I see a class assemble,
Open their 'commentarii.」
And like my fierce 'alarii,'
Their course across my pages take,
With death and carnage in their wake.
Fortune's smiles are with my foes,
Who heap on me such bitter woes,
I met them long since at Pharsalia,
They meet me now in far Australia.
My avenger slew them at Phillippi,
They rend me, o'er the Mississippi.
And I, so oft by poets sung,
Am tortured by the "co-ed's tongue.
But now I see the M. P.'s. rally,
No more, my spirit fails me. Vale.
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M. P.