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The editorial staff of the College Rambler has been excused by the faculty from one half of their regular work in writing themes and essays. The Rambler requires an average of about 3,000 words per month from each editor which is about three times as much work as is required by the faculty in the shape of essay's. This is only justice to the students who rack their brains every week to find material to make up the columns of the college paper. The work lies in the same direction as is required and is just as much open to criticism. Why can't 'the powers that be' do something for this class of suffering humanity on the TIMES.
There is a good deal of discussion at present in regard to adopting the Monday holiday plan in our colleges. We can see little advantage to be gained by such a change. The main argument put forth by those who advocate the change is that it will prevent students from studying on Sunday; yet we do not believe that such would be the case, for those students who are accustomed to studying on Sunday will continue to do so and spend their Monday holiday as they have been accustomed to spend their Saturday. In all cases it lies with the student to say how he will employ the time.
The College Rambler published semi-monthly by the students of Illinois College is one of the many new arrivals this week. The Rambler is a model College Journal, the subject matter is arranged in a manner that merits praise; and on the whole we believe the Rambler to be among the best exchanges that comes to our table; we give you a hearty welcome and hope you will continue to visit us.
This seems to be a year of economy. K. S. U. is not the only institution that has suffered at the hands of the governing Solons. The legislature of Nebraska is apparently affected with the same sordid notion of parsimony. The amount asked for by the requests of the Nebraska State University for two years was $223,599 which was cut down to $194,749. There is a wide difference between economy and this parsimonious spirit.
The University of the Pacific delivered a challenge to the University of California for a strictly oratorical contest. The latter institution refused to accept the challenge.
We are glad to note that the old examination system is rapidly being superceded by the far more just and sensible plan of written recitations given at intervals through the term, at the option of the professor. Among the first to adopt this plan was Amherst, which was followed soon after by the University of the Pacific and other leading institutions. Not only does the old system impose a burden of unnecessary work on the student, but it is absolutely unjust. To attempt to test a student's knowledge of a subject by a few catch questions twice each year shows more presumption than we can attribute to the average college professor. This new system does away with the custom of craming, which examinations, held at long intervals, are sure to foster. Under the old system, a student of average ability who under stands the art of crammig, can in a few weeks pass a satisfactory examination on almost any subject. On this account a student is encouraged to shirk the work of the class room and care for nothing but the final examinations. It is a vicious system and we are glad to see it go.
Within ten years over $60,000,000 have been given by private individuals for the cause of education. Most of this is known to have been given by Christian men and from Christian motives. These facts show what part churches are taking in the matter of higher education, and according to the last census but one-fifth of the wealth of this country was in the hands of christian people.
The last issue of the Hesperian contains many interesting articles, especially the article entitled, "Biographical sketch of the Board of Editors."
Chatanooga University, at Chatanooga, Tenn., and Grant Memorial University at Athens, have become consolidated, under the name of the latter. The college of Liberal Arts and the Law and Medical schools will remain at Chatanooga, while the schools of Theology and Technology will be located at Athens. The combined wealth of the two institutions will amount to over $300,000 and the students will number 450.
Michigan University is the second in size in this country. One thousand eight hundred and seventy-five names are enrolled.
After August, 1889, no person shall be allowed to matriculate in University of the Pacific, who uses tobacco in any form.
Fourteen New England colleges have taken measures to raise the standard of their entrance requirement and to make them more uniform.
Every student who applies for a scholarship at Dartmouth must sign a pledge not to use tobacco in any form while receiving aid from the college.
A new telescope for the Washington observatory is to have a 60-inch lens, the largest in the world.
A new language called Spelin, it is said, will probaly supersede Volapuk.
Adam had one thing in his favor. Eve couldn't ask him whether he had loved any other woman before he met her.—Ex,
Ex-President Hayes will deliver a series of lectures at Oberlin on political economy.
Geology. Professor to young lady: "Can you tell me why the term 'man' is used here right along?" She·Well I suppose it is used generically, but 'woman' naturally clings to and is embroced by 'man.' Subdued hilarity by the other members of the class.
Harvard has 1,899 students enrolled this year.
"Lamb" "Oui," said the Frenchman, "dat is him. Monsieur Lamb is de vera man vat for I make de pantaloons." "--High School Times, Dayton, Ohio.
A Frenchman once made a pair of pantaloons for Dr. Lamb, but forgetting the name of his customer, went into the market and taking hold of a leg of mutton, inquired of the butcher, "Vat you call dis?" "That is mutton." Ha, mutton is it? Vell, vat you call mutton's baby?"
Kent Club.
--ian Association for the Advancement of Science, by Mr. Hale. The Author attempts to prove that the Europeans are only in small part of Aryan blood, and that modern civilization and culture are due to the conquered Iberians and Finnish races. Mr. Hale's treatment of the subject is very unscientific, and many of his arguments contain manifest fallacies. In our present state of ignorance in regard to the primitive European races, such speculations as these are to be discouraged.
Mr. Lawton recounted the events of the week and dwelled at some length on the unexpected results of the city elections; after which Mr. Pomeroy philosophized on the probable causes of these constant changes in city politics, coming to the conclusion that they were to some extent at least, unaccountable. Justice Mathew's life was presented by Mr Marsters, a life full of struggles and disappointments, but crowned at last with success. It was listened to at tentively by our worthy Seniors, who are gazing with some misgivings upon the restless waves of social life into which they are about to plunge Struggles and disappointments certainly await them; will they meet with success too? With still more interest they listened to Mr. Finfrock's practical common sense talk on "When should a lawyer take him a wife?" Mr. Finfrock is an expert, and his advice to a young lawyer not to marry before he has a good practice and is 30 years old, will certainly bear excellent fruit. Mr. Stebbin read an elaborate paper on "Ballo Reform" which afterwards was discussed with much interest. Mr Ackley in an essay convinced us that the daily paper is the great civilize of our age, the promoter of domestic harmony, the vitalizer of our debilitated constitution, the restorer o our appetite. the gratifier of our curiosity, our lungs for the sensation al, our thirst for notoriety, and the faithful ally in all our great schemes
The first paper read at Science Club last Friday evening was by A. L. Sloan on the Forth Bridge, illustrated by blackboard diagrams. We give a few extracts for the benefit of our readers who have kept themselves informed in regard to what is in some respects the greatest engineering achievement of the century. The Frith of Forth at the point of crossing is about a mile and a half in width, and nature has placed a rocky island in the middle to build a pier on. Beginning on the Queenstown side the bridge is carried out 1780 ft. on nine piers of solid masonry faced with granite; the forntecyned pier from the shore is called the cantilever tower; as upon it will rest not only the ends of the girders but also the shoreward arm of the south cantilever; this tower has been made of great size, being at the water 103 ft. in length and 22 ft. in breadth. The crucial part of the scheme is that which carries the bridge over the deep water of the Forth, because the free navigation cannot be interfered with. From three sets of granite piers, arranged in groups of four columns each, a superstructure of steel will be erected, supporting bracket-like arms, two of which with a separate girder in the center, form an apparent arch with a span of 1710 ft., with a clear headway above high water of 150 feet. There are two such spans and two half spans of 680 ft. each thrown shoreward to cantilever towers on either shore," "about
45,000 tons of steel will be used on the bridge and 12,000 cubic yards of masonry". "The best way to get an idea of the bridge is to compare it to the Brooklyn bridge. The three main towers are 375 ft. high or 98 ft. higher than those of the East River bridge. The cost of the Brooklyn bridge was $11,000,000 and it was thirteen years in building, while the Forth briage will only cost $8,000,000 and be about seven years in building.
Mr. Fred Liddekke followed with a paper on Science among the Arabs. He showed the value of the achievements of the Arabian philosophers during the Middle Ages. We are just beginning to acknowledge the importance of Arabian science and arts; to them we owe the discovery of all the strange acids and most important elements, and the invention, or at least the application, of the compass and gunpowder. In astronomy and physics the Arabians made many valuable discoveries, and showed that the true method of scientific work was investigation and speculation.
The third paper was by A. L. Noyes, on Storage batteries and some recent improvements in them.
A general discussion followed about the flash point of kerosene oil, which has been fixed by the legislature at 110 deg. Fahr. This is much lower than is consistent with safety, for lamps are frequently heated higher than this, and even the sun sometimes heats oil to this temperature.
The president and the janitor had considerable difficulty in adjourning the club at ten o'clock. Turning off the gas and electric light rather increased the hilarious strains of "Upidee."
The Philological Club.
Prof. A. G. Canfield spoke of the rise and development of the legned of the Holy Grail. The first to develop the story were the French poets of the 12th century. Chrestien's poem gives the kernel of the story. It consists of two parts, the search for the grail, and the history of Joseph of Arimathea and the bringing of the Grail of England. The poem contains about 60,000 lines, about 10,000 of which are by Christien, the rest being added by later hands. The legends of the Holy Grail are connected with those of the court of Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. It is said by some that the poets themselves invented the stories, or took them from one who invented them. Others find their origin in common Celtic tradition. Mr. Nutt, the author of a book lately published of Studies on the legend of the Holy Grail, adopts and maintains the latter theory. From a comparison of the different forms of the story he determines that the quest part of the legend is older than the other. That part has the least close connection with Christian story and symbolism. It is probable, then, that the growth of the story was in the line of elaborating its symbolism. It is more probable that on native myth are engrafted Christian ideas, than that a story full of Christian symbolism and invented by a monk was robbed of that symbolism and took on the form of native tradition.
Mr. Slosson gave a synopsis of an address delivered before the Amer-
Mr. Sterling spoke of a papyrus manuscript of Hypereides lately acquired by the Louvre. It contains a fragment of the oration against Athenagenes praised so highly by Longinus. Prof, Marsh spoke of an article on Metre in English in the Modern Language notes. Miss. Rudolph announced the death of Prof. Morris of Michigan University, and several members of the Club spoke of his life and works.
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16th:
Just such an audience as those premiers of literary humor, Messrs. Nye and Riley, are worthy of, greeted their appearance at Germain Hall last evening. It was large, intelligent, and therefore appreciative—properly so. Nye's drolleries tickled the house while Riley's dialect sketches won its fullest sympathy. —Albany Press and Knickerbocker, Jan. 12, 1889.
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