THE STUDENTS JOURNAL.
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COLLEGE WORLD.
The numbers of volumnes in the leading college libraries of the United States are as follows; Harvard, 430,000; Chicago, 250,000; Yale,180,000; Columbia,155,000; Cornell,150,-000; Pennsylvania.100,000; Princeton,91,000: Lehigh,90,000; Dartsmouth,73,000; Amherst, 61,000; John Hopkins, 60,000.
Some of the brightest sayings which come to this table are from our high school exchanges.
The Rocky Mountain Collegian suggest that college papers in general, publish a little fuller information in regard to college proper, that it seems unnecessary to the students of the college, but it is the only means that other colleges have of finding out what is being done in different institutions.
While Moses was no college man,
And never played foot ball,
In "rushes" he was said to be
The first one of them all.—Ex.
Secretary Moody of the State University spent some hours with Secretary Graham on Friday in comparing methods and "talking shop."—Industrialist.
Samson the strong man whom we read of in the good book, was the first man to advertise. He took two solid columns to demonstrate his strength, when several thousand people tumbled to his scheme, and he brought down the whole house. - Ex.
At his watch he looks intently And a smile lights up his face. And I know as well as can be. There's a woman in the case. The School Record
The University of Michigan boasts of 2,700 students this year.
The C. A. C. of Ft. Collins Colorado, held its thirteenth annual Reunion on Dec. 21st.
Harvard defeated Yale in the recent debating contest. Harvard affirmed that "attempts of employers to deal with individual workmen are prejudicial to the best interests of both."
The presidents of the Universities of Chicago, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota and Michigan, in convention assembled, adopted a resolution that each
college appoint a committee from its faculty on college athletics, which committee shall draw up and enforce rules relating to intercollegiate games.
The Lawyer Died.
It was the lawyer's turn to speak
It was the lawyer's turn to spee He said as from the bench he sprang:
"Your honor, this man stole a horse
And therefore mustang.
-University Courier.
The Senior class of the University of Pennsylvania will wear caps and gowns after January 1st.—Ex.
The students of O. W U. are publishing a college song book.
Vol. 1., No. 1. of The Students Salute K. S. N.. is found among our exchanges this week. May success crown the efforts of K. S. N's first weekly paper.
The Baker students claim to be:
"First in war, first in peace. First in the hands of Baldwin police." Alexander.
There was a chap who kept a store. And though there might be grand
He sold his good nor ask no more. And his name was Alexander.
He mixed his goods with cunning hand. He was a skillful brander:
And since his sugar half was sand They called him Alex-Sander.
He had his dear one, she came Then lovingly he scanned her:
He asked her would she change her name? Then a ring did Alex-hand-her.
"Oh, yes," she said with smiling lip. "If I can be commander!"
And so they framed a partnership And called it Alex-and-her.
-Siftings.
The Cooper Courier is agitating the question of forming a Central Kansas Athletic Association.
Oh for a tie that binds,
E'en though it costs a dollar.
If it but lacks ambition
To ciimb above my collar.—Ex
John Hopkins has no college papers. Items of news are circulated by means of distributing bulletins.
President Elliot of Harvard has gone to Europe on an extended tour.