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They were almost crazed from fright and some could only with difficulty be restrained from throwing themselves into the sea. Then they made a mad rush for the life-boats, but were driven back by stern officers, revolver in hand. Above the shrieks of the women and the shouts of the men could be heard the hoarse, sternly spoken words of command, and the sturdy "ay, ay sir!" of the sailors.
After a few minutes the passengers of the Baltic were calmed and a brief investigation showed the extent of the damage and the narrowness of their escape. The action of the helmsman in partly bringing the ship around had saved their lives, for by reason of this the other ship had struck only a glancing blow which had caused serious but not fatal damage. If the collision had taken place at right angles, the Baltic undoubtedly would have been cut in two and probably not one of her passengers would have escaped. As it was, she succeeded in reaching port, badly crippled and two days over due. RICHARD R. PRICE.
EXCHANGES.
In his tilt with the Yale boys Bryan got decidedly the best of it. While they are acquiring knowledge it would be a good idea for these youngsters to acquire good manners also. The dignified way to show their contempt for the campaign against the nation's credit would have been for the Yale students to have kept away from Mr. Bryan's meeting. Topeka Capital.
Rowdyism certainly deserves no defence. And to say the least, the action of Yale boys was neither in very good taste nor very mannerly. But when we reflect on some of our own past history, is it not barely possible that this little episode has been overdrawn? Is it not almost probable that it was since there was such a good opportunity to create out of it political capital.
The S. U. I. Quill has fifteen pages of advertising.
The Topeka High School World is equal in quality and style to many of the college exchanges.
The Senior pressed his bearded lips And scowled a scowl, dark, dread and sour, For he was counting out his credit slips, And singing, "I need thee every hour."
— Ex.
Mathematics.
Secants and cotangents were Greek to him, Logarithms especially hard,— But sines such as these he very well knew, "3, 4, 5,-between tackle and guard."-Ex.
Unfeeling.
"I consider that mustache becoming," Said Cholly to Molly with pride. "It ought to be coming, for surely It hasn't come yet," she replied. -Ex.
I have been young, and now am old; and yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken.
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not.
Ps. 37:25,35,36.
While the attendance at the Missouri University has noticeably fallen off, the enrollment at the University of Kansas shows a gain over that of '95 of forty or more. This, in the face of the fact that the Tigers won the last Thanksgiving football game, is really unaccountable. Kansas City Journal.
-Kansas City Journal.
The trustees of the College have instituted in the College of Emporia the Oxford and Cambridge university press on a small scale. A printer and outfit have been hired and the College work is now done on the College press. College Life is issued from there also. This is a new move for the College and only an experiment. If it is a success we will recommend the system to our exchanges.-College Life.