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THE HESPERIAN.
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Piofcssor Hunt is nnxious to learn who is the oiigihal
author of the following paragraph. He says he always liked
it, l-ul has hail a special admiration (or it since reading it in
several of the sophomore essays of the present term. It is,
of course, only just to the writers of the several essays m;n
t oncd, to say that the passage was not stolen by the writers.
In the hurry of copying, they forgot the quotation marks;
lhtis all. Any member of the clas, in whos; essay the
passage appears, will be glad to give the professor the desired
information. For the benefit of envious rivals, it may be
well to say that no person of average intelligence would
attempt to palm off on the professor any plagiarized passage
as original. Every member of the class has to write on the
same subject. What one finds worth stealing, another will
find worth stealing. It is somcwlnt embarrassing to find
the same htillianl passage in several successive essays; but
more cmbarrasdng Mill, Jo learn that each writer has lor.
gotten the quotat'on mark"!. The profess ir docs not like too
extensive quotations in any essay,; but it makes him sad to
sec Mich lapses in memory on the pari of students who are
brilliant in all other rcp;c!. The following is the para
graph which, with Decisional verbal changes, occurs in
several essays without quotation maiks:
"The reader, when he closes the book, has on his mind a
strong conviction, the strongest possible conviction, that
among men, George is as weak, and Dobbin as noble as any
he has met in literature, and (hat among women Amelia is
as true, and Hccky as vile as any he has. encountered. 01 so
much he will be conscious. In addition to this he will
unconsciously have found that every page he has read will
have been of interest to him. There has been no padding;
every bit will leave its weight with him. He will find, too,
at the end, if he will think of it. th.-t tin- Wsnn taught in
every page has been good. There may be details of evil
painted so as to disgust, painted almost too plainly, but none
painted so as to allure."
There aie numerous other less important and less lengthy
passages of striking similarity in different essays also without
quotation marks; but as they arc not massed in a single
paragraph, the name of the author is not regarded by the
professor as so desirable.
To all whom it may concern: Be it known that the' local
editors will consider the service worthy of undying love if
you will kindly furnish us with such matter as shall, in your
judgment, seem fitting. The suggestion of the exchange
editor that a box be provided for receiving such contributions
is a good one. Itut the University postoflice is box enough
provided no one lets his curiosity lead him to finger the mail
in the boxes of the local editors. We will try it awhile.
One day last week there was great commotion in the
cloak room. In fact there was something else there. It
wasn't a mouse. Oh no! Coeds are not afraid of mice. Hut
- it was a man, and a young man at that. The young man
went in to find some one. He had become tired waiting in
the hall, lie's tired now, but he will not enter the cloak
room again for he is Richer l now in more than name.
Evidently the high school girls know not the metal of
which the university girls are made else they would not have
challenged them to a match game of foot ball. The co eds
accepted but much to their dissappoiutnient the high schoo1
girls "craw fished." We are informed that the university
. girls are well organized and ready to play any team of girls
in the state. For the information of ouUfiders we will s'ate
that the combined weight of the members of the team is
II23 pounds; their combined age 198 years, 1 1 months.
.Slugging is strictly prohibited to all members except thiee
heavy weight in the rush line. Kicking an umpire, a mem
ber of, the home team, the air or anything else except the
ball or an opponent disqualifies a player for thirteen days.
The following code of signals have been adopted: A wink of
(he light ce by the captain, half back will tush around the
left end of the rush line. Wink of the left eye, half back
will go around right end. A wink of both eyes simultan
eously, go through the center of the rush line. A sneeze by
the captain, full back run forward and kick the ball for all
you arc worth. "One trillion, four million, three ci'lUI
ion, and six," form an O with the quartcr-haek and ball in
the center. 'Transmagnificandobandanciality," kick the
ball out of sight in onlcr to bewilder and "rattle" opponents.
The faculty is now investigating the subject ol university
extension. It is very extensively followed in Europ; and, so
far as tried, has been successful in the United States. It is .1
plan ivhctchy the state will become better acquainted with
and derive more benefit trom the work ol the university.
The work would be conducted on a plan similar to that of
the chatauqua, but would be more thorough.
The Sophomore scicntifics of the German class last week
began reading scientific literature. Heretofore the scientific
students have read the same German that the literary and
classical students have. The change is a good one, for
many of the better works on scientific subjects arc written in
German -not in literal) , but in scientific German which has
a large vocabulary of its own.
The Freshman arc grcitly worried. They want a yell.
In fact they want many things; but just now they want a yell
worst of all. Moreover they ask for a yell that has no sense
to it but plenty of noise. They don't, know much, it is true:
but they feel that a yell with sense to it and without a great
deal o noise would be so unlike them that no one would
know that it was their yell.
Professor to hesitating Junior. "Sir, you seem to be
evolving the translation from your inner consciousness."
Junior. "No, professor; last night in my devotions I read
that by faith Enoch was translated, and I thought I would
try it on Horace." Ex.
THE CONTEST.
The chapel was well filled before the time to begin. Of
the large number present, the per cent ol students was per
haps larger than at the local contest last year.
Professor Crosthwait, of the Lincoln school of oratory,
gave , as the first number, a recitation emitled"The Arkan
saw Witness." The recitation provoked much laughter. ".If
I were a monarch," a tenor solo, by Mr. Alexander, followed.
Mr. Alexander was heartily encored but did not respond.
Mr. Chappel was then announced. He spoke upon
"What Shall be Done With the Negro," a timely subject.
The oration is the one upon which Mr. Chappell won first
place in the Union con'est last June. Nevertheless it com
manded close attention from beginning to end.
The following number was a whistling solo by Mr. Ldi
mer. To the many that had never heard Mr. Lehiner this
was a novel and pleasing feature of the evening. He re
sponded to an encore.
Mr. Rockhold was then announced. The gentleman .spoke
upon "Democracy; its Development and Destiny." The
subject is comparatively a new one. This fact, coupled with
the earnestness of the speaker and the skillful arraiigmcut of
the parts of the oration won for the speaker an ?ttrntit
audience.
While the judges were coming to a decisoion, the- aud
ience listened to another recitation by Profcssor'Crpsthwait,
entitled "My Uncle," which was applauded freely The
I first place was awarded to Mr. T. E. Chappell. V
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