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worse than a cold grave?" A cute Prep. boarder replied, "Yes, ma'am. Cold gravy."
"Corn exchange!" exclaimed Miss P. "What an idea! I haven't got but one corn, and I wouldn't exchange that with anybody, for who knows what might come along with another person's corn!"
A politician, who complained of a pain in his left shoulder at night, was told by the physician that he must lie on the right side. "Lie on the right side!" he exclaimed. "Which is the right side? I've been lying on all sides for years, and never seemed to have hit the right one yet!"
It is said that the life of the poet Whittier is much disturbed by women. One wealthy widow actually proposed to him, and other women have made violent love to him without avail. He remembers too well the advice of Mr. Weller to his son Samuel.
COLLEGE NOTES.
The Boston Latin School has a successful school orchestra.
A Boston daily claims that a single New Haven firm sells monthly to the students of Yale College, 1,200,000 cigarettes.
It is reported that Cuyler, the champion runner of Yale, has just finished the race of life.
The next meeting of the Intercollegiate Press Association is to be held in Cambridge, in the Christmas recess of 1883.
A series of meetings held lately by the Y. M. C. A. of Asbury, were not as successful as was hoped.
Spelling matches are fashionable at Asbury. Webster's unabridged dictionary is offered as a prize to the best speller, in a match soon to take place.
The Ohio Wesleyan University has an attendance of 665 students.
The Hesperian Student, published by the students of the University of Nebraska, lately received a donation from the regents of $150.
At present there are in the United States 64 Greek Letter Fraternities, having 487 chapters, 35 chapter houses, 70 alumni chapters, and a total membership of 62,256.—Ex.
Doctor George Manners recently donated $15,000 to Asbury. This in addition to the $10,000, given four years ago, makes $25,000. A very liberal gift for one man.
By far the most pleasing event of the year, in social circles, was the party given by Miss Minnie Knight, at her home, last Monday evening, to the members of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. The invitations were very elegant, consisting of white satin ribbons, with a card in the center, and on either side, sprays of flowers, hand painted. This work was done by the lady friends of the chapter.—Asbury Monthly.
The two sons of Secretary Chandler do not seem to have the taste for public life so characteristic of their father. The elder having graduated from Yale, has gone to Dakota to look after a valuable farm.
At present there is a split in the rhetorical association of Asbury. There are two parties; each having a president and secretary. Each party is waiting for the other to give in. The Asbury Monthly, the official paper of that institution, advises a compromise.
The University of Kansas has five or six different chapters of secret societies. We suppose their objects are all different. For we cannot see the need of more than one for a single purpose. We do not know what the objects of these societies may be, unless it is to advance the individual interests of their members as some have suggested. Be this as it may, we hope that the new chapter now supposed to be running sub rosa, will be a chapter for the prevention of "flunking." This would be an object worthy of any fraternity.
The Lick Observatory, in California, is well under way. It is on Mount Hamilton, thirteen miles from San Jose, and nearly 4,500 feet above sea level, with an unobstructed view of the heavens, except a small part of the northeastern horizon, shut out from view by a neighboring mountain peak. There are to be two domes, in one of which a twelve-inch equatorial telescope is now erected. The other is to contain the great thirty-six-inch telescope, the glasses for which are now being ground at Cambridgeport, Mass. The observatory is of the most substantial character, and will be completely equipped.—Transcript.
Too often the aim of the chapter is made to conflict with better aims of the college. This happens not because it is necessary or right; nor because the principles of the order teach it; but because principles and teachings are lost sight of and ambition and selfishness rule where they were wont to rule. The remedy is plain and easy. A manly course of action by fraternity men would do away with these objections. Such a course would revolutionize this feeling and turn it into another and better channel. Fraternities can be made to assist honest and upright college work. And until a chapter reaches that point where such is the case it will not have done what it can do and should do.—Phi Gamma Delta.
EXCHANGE.
Once upon a time we ventured a criticism upon the make-up of the Wesleyan Bee, at the same time predicting a short career. But our opinions have changed somewhat, owing to a decided improvement in its general appearance. You take our criticism so goodnaturedly, Brother Bee, that we feel real sorry for what we said and would like to ask your forgiveness.
The ex-editor of the College Journal is a prodigy, we don't know what else to call him. His individuality runs all through the paper for his department comprises the greater part. Voluminous? Well we should smi—but then we did swear off using slang after reading the above-mentioned editor's exchange department. Yes, there are only seven columns devoted to his destructive (?) battery, and we know by the way he wound up, that he wasn't half through then. Tommy—Mr. Gallagher, we mean, won't you please enlarge your paper and send a translation along with your exchange next time? It's very nice and interesting to read your Greek, Latin, French, Spanish etc., but then it's rather bothersome, mixed up so. We suggest in all kindness that you have in your next issue explanations to your jokes and witticisms; and your Latin, French, Greek, etc., in separate columns. It would add to the looks of your department and would show off your knowledge of the languages to better effect.