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The salutatorian at Yale last year was a German; the valedictorian a Hebrew; the prize declaimer a Chinaman. But when it came to real classical culture our native land came to the front. The pitcher of Yale's base ball club was an American.—Ex-
The Czar of Russia has given his consent to convert seventeen imperial palaces into institutions of learning. These palaces will, of course, be used for higher schools, while nothing is done for the improvement of popular education. Russia has a school population of 15,000,000, and the number of children in primary schools is a little over 1,000,000.-Ex.
Manhattan College opened this year with over 300 students.
A noble Senior of Yale has been arrested for obtaining money under false pretenses.
Georgia has received a gift of $50,000,the interest of which will be applied to the education of indigent young men.
Rev. E. D. Tracy delivered a sermon in the chapel hall of Washburn College the 17th of last month.
The students of the University of Illinois are rejoicing on account of the many improvements made on the college building during the summer.
The number of girls in the classical course at the Adelphia Academy is greatly in excess of what it was last year. There are candidates preparing for Vassar, Wellesley, and Smith.
CHAPEL RHETORICALS—SENIORS' SPOUT.
Monday, October 23d.—R. M: Osmond to the front. Subject, "Politics." A plea for purity and reform. Glintings of Herculian change comes from the class of '83.
Tuesday, 24th.—B. P. Russell paid a glowing tribute to "Amphibious Holland, who banished the seas from her soil, and standing on her dikes called commerce into being."
Wednesday, 25th.—W. M. Sterling swept into line with a review of literary progress. "Every year cannot produce a Demosthenes, a Caeasar, a Charlamange, a Shakespeare."
Thursday, 26th.—Weather cool. Conditions favorable, and Spangler on deck. In thunder tones rolled out a refutation that "Fame is the principle thing, therefore get fame!" The feathers of our Dart he clipped.
Friday, 27th.—An awe-inspiring silence. Chancellor Marvin to the rescue. Subject, "Students, stop imposing upon the citizens of Lawrence, and give them their share of the sidewalk." [Applause.] In pathetic pictures he painted the denizens of Douglas county meekly stepping from the curb-stones, while a squad of "ye students" swept by.
The Chancellor was followed by J. F. Tucker, who in "Young American" style, reviewed "England's Colonial Policy." Which had England heard her cheeks had burned with shame.
Monday, 30th.—The "Conflict of Labor and Capital," enacted by O.D.Walker, according to Wayland.
Tuesday, 31st.一"Mohammedan brought from the shades of twelve hundred years ago," was introduced to the students by W. S. Whirlow. "There is no religion exclusively good, none exclusively bad."
Wednesday, November 1st.—Quite a pretty compliment, mechanically, paid to the memory of Edgar A. Poe, by Miss Helen Bay.
FRATERNITY NOTES.
The Nu Sigma Nu, a medical fraternity, has been established at Ann Arbor.
Delta Kappa Epsilon meets in annual convention October 16th and 17th, at Providence R. I.
The regular convention of Sigma Chi will convene at Chicago this month.
The forty-third annual convention of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity was held at Cincinnati August 29th, 30th, and 31st. Gov. Porter delivered the oration and H. S. Babcock, of Rhode Island, the poem. Gov.T.T. Crittenden, of Missouri, addressed the convention.
SOCIETY NOTES.
OROPHILIAN.—Organized 1867. Chartered 1872.Meets in Orophilian Hall every Friday, at 2:30 p.m.New students especially invited.
MISS NETTIE HUBBARD, D. E. HAMILTON,
Secretary. President.
OREAD.—Organized 1870. Meets in Oread Hall every Friday at 3 p.m. Visitors always welcome.
MISS ADDIE SUTLIFF, W.M. STERLING,
Secretary. President.
NORMAL.—Organized November, 1881.Meets every Friday at 3 p.m.Normal students admitted as members.
MISS MAY DAVIS, J. A. FOWLER,
Secretary. President.
SOCIAL SCIENCE CLUB.—Organized September 15th, 1882. Meets in Prof. Canfield's room every Friday at 3 p.m. Composed of students in the advanced classes. Members of the Faculty admitted as associate members. E.A.BROWN. GEO.E.ROSE,
Secretary, President.
OREAD ELECTION.—The election of contestants on the 27th ult. for the annual contest with the Orophilian Literary Society was one that should be memorable in the history of the Society; for on that occasion three secret societies combined to place in position their own members to the exclusion of non-fraternity members. There was but one outsider among the entire number elected, and he would not have received his position had he not been championed by the "big combination." The prearranged "slate" of the "big three" carried the day. Although able and deserving non-fraternity members of the Society were placed in nomination, their forces were but as pigmies compared with the solid phalanx of the Greeks and their retinue. Many Oreads there were who came expecting to see the exciting scene of last year renacted, unaware of the true state of affairs; but the sandwiched appearance of the one fraternity with the two ladies secret societies after the election had begun revealed the situation even to the dullest. For their "eyes looked love to eyes that spake again, and all went merry as a marriage bell." The result of this election should be the signal for a revolution in society affairs, for it clearly reveals the fact that the pledges of some secret societies are established facts, and are considered by them as more sacred than the demands of justice. The non-fraternity members of the society have shown themselves ever willing to give to secret societies a fair rep-