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UNIVERSITY COURIER.
been assigned to each: teams and tools have been provided, and now they are self supporting.
A good school and good teachers they enjoy; and the children have proved to be as apt as their more fair skinned neighbors; while many of the older with an enthusiasm seldom credited to their race have mastered the first principles of reading and writing.
And thus must the Indian Question be finally solved. It is education that civilizes mankind. It is education that moves the universe.
MISCELLANY.
COLLEGE NOTES.
Brazil has 45 colleges and scientific schools.
The presidents of Harvard and Yale each recieve a salary of $4,000.
South Hall of Wabash college was fired by incendiaries. Fortunately the fire was extinguished without doing much damage.
From reading the "Wesleyan Bee," one would suppose that the University it represents is owned and carried on by its Greek letter fraternities.
Washington's birthday was celebrated at Bethany College, W. Va. with music and orations.
Emerson failed repeatedly to pass his examinations while in college. The names of the geniuses who outranked him are forgotten. His rank in scholarship was low. This seems to indicate that neither talent nor genius can be guaged by an artificial grading, or denoted through competitive examinations.—Ex.
The valedictory and salutatory have been abolished at Amherst for two years.
Dr. Chadbourne, formerly president of Williams College is dead.
In view of the fact that there may be some vacancies in the list of second lieutenants in the Army after the graduates at West Point and some enlisted men shall have been provided for, the Secretary of War has been considering a suggestion that the President should notify the presidents of some of our leading institution of learning, such as Harvard, Yale, Columbia and other colleges, of the fact, and invite graduates of these institutions to appear as candidates for appointment in the Army. This would certainly be a very good scheme if it is practicable to put it in operation. Political or personal considerations ought not to have much to do with the selection of young men to be officers in the U.S. Army.-(Army & Navy Register.)
Charles U. Smith of Alpha Delta Phi in the college of the city of New York. and Robert Mahon of Theta Delta Chi in Columbia, together with four seconds, were recently arrested while on their way to fight a duel. The quarrel arose from some disparaging remarks made by one about the other's "frat." In the police court it came out that the seconds had relented from their bloody determination, and resolved to have the principals fire blank cartridges, thus satisfying "honor" without danger.
The N. Y. Tribune of the 20th March comments thus: When Alpha Delta Phi meets Theta Delta Chi and the conversation takes an unfraternal turn in relation to the respective merits of the two fraternities, but one result can be looked for—blood, cold blood, the very coldest.
The account which we publish in another column of the ferocious duel which came so near incarnadining the blue waves of Long Island Sound and rendering the green pastures of Berrian Island "red as frothing wine" will be read with bated breath and harrowed-up soul by every one who is not prevented by audible smiles from indulging in more serious emotions.
From this it will be percieved that K. S. U. is much behind the times. Considering the long animosity between Beta Theta Pi and Phi Kappa Psi we should have had an encounter long since. It is time this stain on our reputation be removed. As the most effectual means thereto the Courier would suggest a duel between an I.C. and a K.A.T.; weapons, hairpins and bottles of bandoline. Such an affair would be a great distinction to the University, and its novelty would cause eastern colleges to go wild with envy and despair.
SEENES IN THE BOTANY CLASS.
Student—"Professor, I think this class is an example of evolution."
Prof.一"Yes, judging by your recitation yesterday, evolution toward higher forms" [applause.]
The class was discussing names of genera and species as to which should come first.
Prof.—(to Brewster) "The surname come, before the given name in the University Catalogue."
Brewster—"Oh, I thought you meant in naming children."
Prof.—"You are an authority on that point, Mr. Brewster." (Tumultuous Applause.)
COLLEGE SPORTS.
The much talked of match game of base ball between the Engineers and the Oreads took place Saturday afternoon, March 31st. The score stood 16 to 11, in favor of the Engineers. Neither the Oreads nor the Engineers had a full nine, the former choosing three, and the latter two men for the occasion. The Oread nine as it stood contained men who have been recognized as champion base-ballists, men who had seldom known defeat, and who had by their skill so effectually maintained the reputation of K. S. U. for years. But the Engineers came out victorious much to their credit. Be it said, considering the ability of the opposing nine.
The following are the Engineers nine:
S. A. Detwiler...Captain and P.
W. S. Kinnear...C.
G. W. Robinson...1st. B.
Prof. F. O. Marvin...2nd. B.
A. S. Riffle...3rd. B.
L. W. Miller...S. S.
R. M. Osmond...L. F.
C. E. Hall...C. F.
G. M. Walker...R. F.
The Oread nine is as follows:
C. Metcalf...P.
I. E. Shearer...C.
F. Foster...1st. B.
E. C. Little...2nd. B.
J. E. Neal...3rd. B.
C. E. Wood...S. S.
P. B. Russell...Captain and L. F.
J. B. Chamberlain...C. F.
A. D. Hostetter...R. F.
THE OREADS have been giving good program of late. Under the present administration the music has been the best of the year. The present critic has taken a new