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books and study; his contemplations and reflections are from his study window, as it appears in "Afternoon in February" and "A Rainy Day." But if he had undertaken a winter
idyl at a mature age, who could say that he could not have made it equal in merit to "Snow Bound," or his own poem, "My Lost Youth."
EXCHANGES.
Mr. Sickman is a freshman in Colorado University. The college paper reports that he "has been confined at home by sickness." We should think he would be!
The L. A. W. Bulletin presumes that since Henry George has joined the L. A. W. he is opposed even to the single tacks in his bicycle path.
The State Normal Salute is as enthusiastic as our own students are over Mr. Claasen's chances for winning in the state contest. We thank the Salute for its interest and assure it that its confidence in Mr. Claasens is well-placed.
Chronicle (University of Utah): This is leap year, girls, and as you will not have another chance for eight years you had better begin to rustle. At least six of our instructors are yet fancy-free, and there is not one married man on the Chronicle staff. Come early and avoid the rush.
Young man sees her pretty hair,
Before him in a pew,
Tries to get a glimpse of her;
Just as he ought to do.
When she turns her dainty head,
Offering one brief look,
He turneth white, he turneth red,
'Good Heavens,'tis the cook!
— Alkali Ike.
Fools and Fools
"O Lord, be merciful to me a fool!"
Pathetic was this small jest of the poet—
Yet be thou still more merciful, O Lord!
To him who is a fool and does not know it.
- Ex.
The January number of the Lawrence High School Budget is a bright and interesting publication, well printed and well edited. We should like to be permitted to remind our young friends, however, that it is an exhibition of bad taste and usually of bad judgment, as well, to insert items such as these:
"How did that note ever get out of George's pocket?"
"A certain middle girl isn't writing notes as much as she used to, why? Oh, 'cause."
"A certain Junior boy is very fond of treating some of the girls to gum."
Hot, adj. The most difficult term in the whole college vocabulary to define. Used as a synonym for almost every known adjective and a few adverbs. A local poet says:
"A man's hot when he's happy,
He's hot when he's sad,
He's hot when he's pleasant,
He's hot when he's mad,
He's hot when he's young,
He's hot when he's old,
He's hot when he's hot,
He's hot when he's cold."
It is used when ever you wish, and means anything, everything, or nothing. In fact, it's a hot word.
"Woman is a theory, man is a fact. Theories are pleasanter than facts."
"Twinkle, twinkle, little star," The student wildly cried, As on the glaring ice he took A fearful, jarring slide. Princeton Tige
—Princeton Tiger.