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UNIVERSITY COURIER.
The ladies are expert politicians.
The Senior hat is undergoing repairs at the foundry.
A zero goes down for every rhetorical failure, unless on account of sickness. "Colds won't work."
J. S. Crew's is the place to buy books.
The vital question now is, "What will it cost to pay for a diploma, get a dozen photos and buy a new suit of clothes?" The Legislature very kindly gave some relief by making the reduction to three cents per mile on railroads go into effect on June first.
Prof. Snow delivered his lecture on "Dust" at the Kanawaka school house last Tuesday evening.
A bran new stock of goods at Bates & Field's.
Judging from the bills scattered around the recitation rooms and posted on the walls one would take the University for a hotel. Isn't this free advertising going a mite too far?
L. L. Dyche, W. C. Stevens and Dana Dean are the only students taking the special natural history course.
Stationary and artist's materials at Crew's.
Last Tuesday at the base ball grounds, while S. A. Detwiler was making a "home run" he fell and was accidentally struck in the face by the boot of Mr. Wood, who was rushing after him. A severe gash was cut in the temple.
It isn't often that one of our graduates comes to the Garrett, but such has become the case in one instance. However, it is better than to Wade through life alone.
Red line poets at Bates & Field's.
The law students have registered and will vote at the coming municipal election.
A movement is in progress to change or abolish the class position of valedictorian.
With about five and a half hundred students, our University has no choir worthy of the name. We have many fine singers and many others who need but a little training to make them proficient. Yet as said before, with all our talent, we have no organization for vocal music. With proper exertions on the part of students, we could have musical exercises every morning of which we might be proud; nor should there be any excuse for having to procure singers outside our own body for Commencement week exercises. There is scarcely a church choir in the city that is not composed partly of students. Yet a University choir, we have none.
We are pleased to learn that our genial friend, Mr. Fowler, who left us in January to handle "Great Events of the Greatest Century" has succeeded well. We are informed that he closed a contract last week with Mr. Reed to devote his time to that work until October 1st, when he intends to resume his studies at the University.
Lizzie McCann has left the University on account of ill health.
Why should not the second and third year Normals be given the privileges of the chapel rostrum. Surely if there are any of our students who need all the advantages of elocutionary training, they are those who go out to teach others. Give the Normals a chance.
In the coming Annual magazine W. Y. Morgan will represent the Oreads, Miss Mary McQuiston the Orophilians, W. S. Kinnear the Engineers, F. H. Clark the Normals, Miss Mina Marvin the I. C.'s, Glen Miller the Deltas and Walter Britton the Phi Psis. The Betas and Kappa Alpha Theetas will elect their editors at their next meeting.
All standard Periodicals and Magazines at J. S. Crew's.
We learn that Mr. Bowersock has very kindly tendered the use of the opera house to the literary societies for their June exercises. A far larger attendance would be secured there than in chapel hall.
Noble Prentiss devoted two and a half columns of the Sunday Daily Champion to a description of the University. Prentiss has always been ready to put in a good word for our institution.
Prof. Carruth will deliver the master's oration this year-another attraction for Commencement day.
The rage for exchanging secret society pins is gradually dying out.
Crew will suit you on prices and any kind of goods in his line.
Official advices are that no Senior will be allowed to graduate who has not paid his wash bill. We hope this notice will not create a panic among the '83 boys.
"J. B. Chamberlain, of 81," and 'Laura Lyons of 83," is the way one of the city papers puts it.
Miss Mary Gillmore delivered an exceptionably able oration on "France" last Wednesday-a noble opening for the Juniors.
When you hear that any of your friends "have been given up by the doctor," make up your mind they will soon be around.
The past winter has witnessed an unusual dearth of dances and class parties among the students.
LITERARY NOTE FROM THE CENTURY COMPANY.—An anonymous novel will begin in the Century Magazine sometime during the next volume. It is entitled "The Bread-winners," and is described as a story unusual in scene and subject, and powerful in treatment. The locality is one of the American lake cities, and the plot (an old-fashioned one, full of action and interest) includes a charming love-story with a tragic undercurrent, in which are described the doings of a secret society of "Bread-winners." Certain phases and types of American society will be here described for the first time by a literary artist of real merit. The heroine, by the way, is said those who have read the manuscript to be a representative American western girl, of a more agreeable type than the public is generally presented with. Among the most striking passages in the book is a description of a reign of terror in a western city, culminating in a labor riot, in which the "Bread-winners" bear a prominent part.
The various classes will not have separate editors on the Annual as last year,the class work being divided among the society editors.
The Oreads have been very fortunate in securing good music during the present session.