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UNIVERSITY COURIER.
Rev. F. T. Ingalls delivered a lecture on "Leadership," in University hall, Tuesday evening, April 1st, to a large audience. There were quite a large number of students present.
—The Orophilian Literary Society officers for the ensuing term of six weeks are as follows: Speaker, C. Green Upton; Clerk, Miss May Smucker; Critic, R. W. E. Twitchell; Chorister, Scott Hopkins; Organist, Miss Ella Fogle; Chaplain, J. O. Hayes.
Somebody is trying to vent a private spite by annoying the Oread Literary Society each Friday evening. The officers think that they know who it was that turned off the gas and locked the door at one of their meetings, and if this occurs again it will go hard with those suspicioned, whether they are guilty or not.
—In the recent base ball contest between the Sophs. and Freshmen it was painfully apparent that the Sophs. were too dignified. They seemed to think that it was mere play to beat the Freshmen; but, alas, they found out that the Freshmen not only out-scored them but did better batting, better base running and better fielding.
Rev. W. N. Page, of Leavenworth, delivered a lecture entitled "Motives in Self Culture," on the evening of Tuesday, March 25th, in University Hall, to a large audience. The lecture was listened to throughout with rapt attention. Mr. Page is a fine speaker, and by using neither manuscript nor notes is able to hold the attention of his hearers remarkably well.
At a joint meeting of the Freshmen and Sophomore classes, a committee of ten was appointed on general arrangement for a Field Day. W. G. Raymond is chairman, and E. C. Meservey, secretary. The Faculty have been conferred with and we are now prepared to say that a Field Day during commencement week is a certainty. The following gentlemen are chairmen of the standing committees: Hopkins, Finance; Hendricks, Grounds; Little, Prizes; Meservey, Programmes; Music, Twitchell; Conference, Raymond. Every thing will be done to make this a most interesting part of the commencement exercises.
In a previous number of the Courier we spoke of the enviable reputation Prof. Patrick has attained in his analyses of Baking Powder. The good work has been going on ever since. Cats and dogs have been made the innocent sufferers in the cause of science. The last "slaughter of the innocents" occurred a few days since. Marcus Sayler, M. D., was seen, by responsible parties, carrying off a feline from the premises of the Bee Hive boarding house. This feline is now departed, and the account of her death is the subject of this item. The aforesaid cat was safely stowed away in the Prof.'s private room and kept there for 48 hours with nothing to eat but an old biscuit, made mainly of baking powder. A student heard of this foul attempt at murder, and contrived to convey a large piece of cooked meat to the suffering felis. The cat voraciously devoured the meat. About an hour later, Sayler came in, knife in hand, and like Shylock was eager for blood. He chloroformed the cat. Began to dissect—opened her abdomen, watched with eager eye the workings of her heart and diaphragm. He examined closer: "What is this large mass in the stomach?" he exclaimed. He cried aloud for the Professor. The Professor came in and pronounced the aforesaid lump a portion of a rat that the cat must have caught and devoured entire. How a cat in a half-starved condition
could catch and devour a large rat is beyond our comprehension, and what worries us most is that Prof. P. could not tell the difference between cooked meat and raw. There must be something else on his mind.
THE REVOLUTION OF 1688.
There are times in the history of every nation when revolutions will arise. Some of these, we believe, are begun under the noblest and purest of motives, and are carried forward in a reasonable manner. The desire for freedom seems firmly implanted in the human breast, and whenever a king, or those in authority, in any land, tramples upon the rights and liberties of the people, they will, in time, rise up in their strength and drive the tyrant and oppressors from the throne. Just how far a king may carry his severity, and the people be justified in rising up against him, is difficult to define; different lines must be marked for every case. But this we think is sure, that when a sovereign disregards the civil and religious liberties of his subjects, and perverts the very ends for which governments are instituted, then the people have a right to demand a change, and, if necessary, even to fight for it.
Probably the most important revolution ever undertaken in England, was the one led by William, Prince of Orange. Its duration was short, but the results achieved were wonderful. For over three years, or since the accession of James II, the people had been sorely vexed at his utter diregard for promises made, and his violation of the laws of the country. Contrary to the statutes, he paid no attention to parliament, in fact, permitted none, and asked no advice from it. He turned men out of office for no other reason than that they were Protestants or Churchmen, and appointed Catholics in their stead, notwithstanding there was a law at that time to the effect that no Catholic could hold office. James was determined to have the government in his own hands, unrestrained by parliament or law. He could accomplish this only, he thought, by turning out of office all the Protestants and Churchmen, and appointing those who would pledge themselves to do whatever he ordered without asking any questions about the legality of it. Some were willing to keep their offices by pledging their undivided support to the dispensing power. Very few, however, acted upon principle. A single instance will suffice to prove the point in view. A man having been called before the examining committee, was asked if he was prepared to pledge himself to do anything the dispensing power demanded, and he replied, yes, that he had fourteen reasons for doing so—he had a wife and thirteen children.
James II. seemed to be a procurer for the Catholic church, and exerted his power in every way to make proselytes for it. Men must turn Catholic or be turned out of office. The Lord Treasurer, Rochester, was relieved of his position for no other reason than that he would not change his religion. He besought the king, he promised to do everything else he ordered, but it was all in vain, unless he abjured his religion.
A high commission was instituted, and the meanest man in the whole kingdom was appointed as president. He was the tool of the king, and upon this tribunal the sovereign smiled with favor, and many were the dark crimes committed against equity and justice by this unprincipled man. His name was Jeffreys, and no one can read of him without a feeling of indignation and horror. The trial of the seven bishops and their acquittal, made the king more tyrannical than ever. He