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clad peaks, gaining a sweeping view that shows us that vc
arc above everything but the highest points. Our ears sting
with cold; our fingers arc numb; our feet chilled: but there
in the cold we ride, awe-stricken at the grandeur of the scene.
At the highest point is Marshall' Pass station, covered with
snow-sheds. Here we bathe our benumbed lingers in snow.
Our train is now divided into three sections, that we m.iy be
able to turn safely ihc sharp curves as we make the descent.
The sections of our train close upon one another, and as they
glide along the tortuour track, they look like huge, (ircy
monsters angrily chasing each other down the mountain side
Down, down we lly, darting now here, now there, leaving
the eternal snows behind us; and soon come thundering into
Gunnison, the station at the western extremity of the pass.
Here our train is united, and a few hours later we pass
the Black canon of the Gunison, which is in some respects
more interesting the Grand canon.
The next afternoon we passed the beautiful Price River
canon, at the entrance to which stand the towering crags
called Castle Grate. The multiform, variegated sandstone
and granite rocks, the evergreen pines, spruce, and cedars,
the many shrubs and trees dressed in their autumnal garb,
the snow among the evergreens, and the Price river tumbling
over the rocks as it hastens to deliver its waters into the
bosom of the Green, combine to make this canon of the most
picturesque along the line. Nature-carved and naturc-crectcd
castles, turrets and citadels point heavenward. Side canons
entering add to this scene. A. J. McClatchik.
Elsinore, Cal.
'88 Mr. Joseph Schoficld has gone home.
F. A. Rockhold, '93, took in the contest at Crete.
'88 Hovey P. Barrett will be married sometime in April.
'91 J. W. McCrosky spent Sunday the 3rd inst., at home
in Tccumseh.
'89 Miss Myra Clark is visiting and studying music in
Jackson, Mich.
88 Jay Barrett announces that he will wed in the year
1897 or later. Cards not yet out.
'90 Mr. H. C. Peterson returned to Lincoln during the
vacation of his school at North Platte.
'91 H. A. Reese is a member of the university of Mich
igan glee club, which travels over the state giving concerts.
'89 H. J. Webber is said to be intending to spend the
coming year in Germany, studying botany. His family will
go with him.
'88 Mr. Jared Smith and Mr. Bruner have recently?
returned from their trip to southern Mexico, bringing with
them an enormous collection of the plants of that region.
Among the large number of bright colored birds secured
there is not one that is native within the boundaries of the
United States. Among the alcoholic specimens are some
very large tarantulas, centipedes, and scorpions, to say noth
ing of the host of insects, spiders, and crustaceans, little
known to any one but a professional naturalist. Mr. Smith's
collection of the plants of the region is very large and shows
evidence of a great amount of work spent in collecting as well
as a possibility for much more work' for the future along the
line of classification and description.
'91 J. W. McCrosky had charge of the apparatus for
Professor Owens lecture at Blair. While there he had plenty
of goodjwords for the U. of N.
It appears that the name of Morgan Maghee has become
u household word in a certain part of the city. Even the
rnocking bird has tumbled.
EXCHANGE.
mother."
Lost night I heard the grass groan,
"No, child, that could not be."
"The lawn mower made it mown, mother,
Quite natural, don't you sec,"
Nebraska has 792 good school-houses.
The Niagara Index has an editorial on "Consideration for
Others," which is well worth reading.
The Rocky Mountain Collegian has changed its cover.
The new design is very tasty and does credit to the designer.
The Niagara Index has changed the color of its cover.
We think the change is 0 very good one. The old cover was
abominable.
A QUARTET. r
"Lovers in the hall-way,
Papa on the stair,
Bull dog on the front porch,
Music in the air." Ex.
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The Notre Dame Scholastic has, after a silence of two
years, ngain started ai exchange column. We extend the
exchange editor a hearty welcome.
Almost all our exchanges have gotten through with ora
tory. Field sports are now the main topic of the day. Base
ball end track athletics have the day.
The legislature of Arkansas has passed a law excluding
girls from the state university of that state. We can be
happy that we arc in Nebraska instead of Arkansas.
"Absence makes the heart grow fonder,"
Said the student skipping class.
Absence sends him forth to wander,
For "exams" he did not pass. Ex.
"Young man," said the professor, as he stepped into the
hall and caught a frisky fresh, by the shoulder, "I believe
Satan has got hold of you." "I believe so too," was the
quick reply. Ex.
Congress; congress. Almost all of our exchanges are ful
of it. If the bottom docs not drop out of the boom there wil
be congressmen enough for the whole universe in the course
of a few years, Where is the U. of N.? Are we not to have
a congress also?
The teacher whacked the boy, one day
Who disobeyed the rule
The scholars aid not laugh nor play
To sec the lam in school. Ex.
Spain has ten universities; Italy has seventeen; Germany
has twenty-one; Great Britain has eleven.; Russia has eight;
the United States of America has 360. What is the matter
with the U. S.
The authorities of the Wesleyan university, Conn., regu
late the visits of the young men. The boys cannot visit their
best girls but once a week, and then they must have a "per
mit" from the faculty. The young people are on the war
path.
The athletic column of the Georgia university Magazine
or the April number is very good.' The exchange man i s
making a move in the right direction by'adVocating co-education.
The paper as a whole is great, and we are always
pleased with it.
The'Wo Alto sent out the picture of its foot ball team
together vith that of the U. ofC. team. The picturesque fine.
They reflect very wellthe high standard of the university
from which they came. The Scquodia also has a picture of
Leland Stanford team; but it has not as good a finish as the
ones sent out by Hie Palo Alto.
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