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Kansas University Weekly.
EXCHANGES.
The higher classes are generally the lore classes, and the lower classes are usually the hire classes.—Ex.
"I fear very much," said the postage-stamp when it found itself sticking to a love-letter, "that I am not sticking to facts."-Ex.
The girls of Wellesley have decided to do without butter for a month and devote the money thus saved to the relief of the Armenians.
Jones—How's your boy doing at college? Brill—Splendid! Gettin' high marks; first time he came home, he had a pin with '99 on it. —Ex.
"It's the little things that tell."
Adage true like many others;
If you don't believe it-well.
Ask big sisters with small brothers. -Ex.
In the University of Chicago, fraternities are prohibited from pledging members who have not been in school at least six months. We would not have Kansas University adopt a similar rule, for we think the factulty has no authority to regulate the social life of the students. But it would be a consummation devoutly to be wished, if our fraternities could by mutual agreement adopt some such restriction upon the "rushing" of new students.
We saw a number of our students wearing green badges Tuesday, and wondered why. We are therefore deeply grateful to Gov. Riddle for the following explanation:
Next Tuesday is St. Patrick's day. We have forgotten just what the day is celebrated for, but we believe there is a legend that St. Patrick comes out of his hole on that day and if he sees his shadow he goes back and drags back spring in the hole with him, where they both remain for six months longer. From this custom of St. Patrick's comes the expression, "put him in the hole," "Committee of the whole," and other holy expressions.
Apropos of the so-called New Woman, the Princeton Tiger has the following under the title of "The Same Old Girl:"
"Where are you going, my pretty lad?"
"I'm going a-milking, miss," he said.
"May I go with you,my pretty lad?"
"Yes,if you wish,kind miss," he said.
"I'm the new woman," she proudly said,
"And what is your name?" asked the blushing lad,
"How new might you be?" asked the pretty lad;
"That's none of your business,sir," she said.
A bill has been introduced in the Ohio State Legislature to restrict the granting of college degrees. It provides for the establishment of a commission to examine the qualification of educational institutions to grant degress; it is said that there are thirty-five colleges in that state, and the greater part of them are termed mere "degree factories."
The State Agricultural College keeps pace with the State University by doing away with "high school" commencement exercises this year, and expects to invite some noted speaker to deliver an address in place of the speeches by members of the graduating class.
A Frenchman learning English was told that "pickle" was a synonym for "preserve." Accordingly, in bidding farewell to some English friends, he said, "Goodbye, and may God pickle you."-U. S. Review.
A robber chief bold
A new woman told
She could only be freed by a ransom;
But bloomers they say
Give the limbs freer play,
And you bet your sweet life that she ran some.
—Yale Record.
Farmer Hayseed: "I hear your boy Ike played foot-ball last term at the college."
Farmer Plowshare (proudly): Yes indeed, he was the 'drawback' of the team.—The Dickinsonian.
A spruce young man adored a maid,
His love she did decline:
And this young man so spruce before,
Turned quick as thought to pine.
—High School Times.