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Kansas University Weekly.
THE UNIVERSITY of Wisconsin prepares once in two weeks a Bulletin of University news which is sent free to every editor who expresses a desire to receive it. The bulletin contains University news and information of general interest and is gotten out very cheaply.
We wonder if it would be possible to organize a bureau here for the disseminating of information in a similar way to the newspaper editors of Kansas, thus keeping them reliably posted on matters concerning the University.
LITERARY.
Education in Novels.
(One of the latest of the new academic studies instituted in the United States is a course in modern fiction. The modern fiction class in Yale University numbers two hundred and fifty eight members.London Daily Telegraph.)
The tutor of St. Mary's, Cambridge was sitting in his rooms interviewing a succession of undergraduates.
"Sit down, please, Mr. Jones," he said to the last comer. "I wish to speak to you very seriously on the subject of your work. The college is not at all satisfied with your progress this term. For instance, Prof. Kailyard tells me that your attendance at his lectures has been most irregular."
"Well, sir," said Jones, fumbling with the tassel of his cap, "I didn't think they were important——."
"Not important? How do you expect to get up difficult authors like Crockett and Maclaren unless you've attended a course of lectures on Scotch dialect? Do you know the meaning of 'havers,''gaby,' or 'gammering?' I thought not. Then your last paper on elementary Besantics was very weak. Have you really been giving your energies to your work? Or have you been frittering away your time over other books?"
Jones looked guilty, but said nothing.
"Ah," resumed the Don, "I see how it is. You've been wasting your time over light literature—Homer and Virgil and trash of that sort. But you really must resist such temptations Good-evening."
Jones departed, to be succeeded by another undergraduate.
"I sent for you,Mr. Smith," said the tutor. because your acquaintance with modern realism is quite insufficient. You will attend the course in anatomy lectures at the hospital, please."
A third student made his appearance in the door-way.
"Mr. Robinson, I'm sorry to say that your work has been unsatisfactory. I shall give you a few questions. Kindly take them down as I dictate. You will find pen and ink on the table.
Question one.—Trace the bearing of the history of Mowgli on the Darwinian theory.
Question two—"There were two Trilbys," (Trilby, part VIII.) Explain this statement. What had Mr. Whistler to do with it?
Question three. Give the formulae for the employment of (a) the Mad Bull; (b) the Runaway Horse; (c) the Secret Marriage. What would you suggest as the modern equivalents of these?
Question four. —Rewrite the story of Jack and Jill (a) in Wessex dialect; (b) as a 'Keynote;' (c) as a 'Dolly Dialogue.'
"That will do for the present," concluded the tutor, and as his pupil left the room he seated himself at the writing table and began Chapter XXIX of his "Prolegomena to Three Men in a Boat."—Punch.
Literary News.
Charles Scribners Sons will publish shortly the volume of poems which Eugene Field completed just before his death.
Anthony Hope Hawkins, of "Prisoner of Zenda" fame, has published a new story of thrilling adventures and hair-breadth escapes, bearing the title "The Chronicles of Count Antonio." It is a story of mediæval Italy.
Encouraged by the welcome accorded "Be-