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MASS MEETING.
AID FOR DROUGHT SUFFERERS.
CHAPEL 'PACKED AND GREATEST ENTHU8IA8M
MANIFEST.
To those present at the mass meeting held
in the Chapel last Friday, there was nothing
suprising; the students and faculty know
what they can do when they want to. A
mass meeting takes students as a whirl wind
does-small barns, chicken coops and so forth.
To us, such a packed meeting for such a pur
pose was no surprise, but to the people gen
erally throughout the state (who believe that
foot ball is all we know) it may be highly
surrprising. Only for two days was the meet
ing bulletined, and- even with this slight
notice our students responded in a very grati
fying manner.
A plan for giving what relief our school
could to the "Western sufferers had been re
volved in the minds of a number of students
for some time before definite action, was
taken. On Wednesday morning after the
Christmas holidays Mr. Welden, taking the in
itiative, invited a number of students to meet
in Palladian 'Hall. These were selected as
representative of all the classes and societies
in the University. Mr. Welden stated his
ideas and Mr. Bert Wilson was made chair
man of the meeting. After a general dis
cussion, "two committees were appointed: the
first'to arrange speakers for a mass meeting
on the following Friday morning; the second
toinvite the other schools and colleges to
co-operate with us.
The meeting came off on scheduled time.
There was a scrambling for seats; a reach
ing for pocket books; a haste to subscribe.
When such sights come to one, he wonders
whether the poet did not make a mistake
about "Man's Inhumanity."
The Chancellor opened with a few well
chosen remarks, and advised us if we wanted
Spring suits to wear our Winter ones real
hard they would get thin enough and
with'tho usual cost of a light suit we could
db much good.
Senator Rathburn Bpoke very feelingly of
his own home. Ho reviewed the history of
that part of his state during the last five
years. In 1890 a total failure of crops;
1891 and 1892 fair years, but only such that
the farmers could keep up and not pay their
back debts; 1893 gave only a half crop and
1894: brought another total failure. Said he,
the merchants can't carry their debts any
longer; the banks won't lend; the horses
are weak from lack of food; in fact, the
whole condition is such as should enlist the
sympathies of the whole state. Men and
boys are going bare foot or wearing gunny
sacks improvised for the purpose. "I
feel very keenly for my neighbors and friends
who do not know where their next meal is
to come from." Mr. Rathburn impressed
the students that he meant just what he said.
Mr. Ludden then gave a short talk, set
ting forth the manner in which the Relief
Commission works. He said that it was far
bettor to let all funds pass through their
hands than in any other way. The Com
mission has free transportation and whole
sale rates. Mr. Ludden declared he was
glad that the University of our state had
taken some action, inasmuch as both Kim
berlin college, N. H., has made a donation
of shoes and Monument College, Indiana,
has sent a car load of potatoes.
Prof. Fpssler then talked about his inter
est in this movement and while he was talk
ing tho subscription lists wore passed. When
the count was made there was about two
hundred and twenty -five dollars found to be
subscribed. We hope and expect that this
amount will be increased to three hundred
dollars by the time the donation is forwarded.
At Cornell university the class in modern
Greek is issuing a Greek newspaper. The
journal is known as TJie Atlantis. It looks
to three sources for support, the Americans
who read Greek, tle Greeks in America,
and the Greeks at home. It is being well
received, and the enterprise is no longer an
experiment, but an assured success.
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