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THE STUDENT'S TEMPTATION.
Some peoplo are never satisfied what
over happens. IC the weather is warm
and comfortable, It la too hot, If cold
enough to freezo mercury they want
spring. There oro persons of just this
naturo but who knows their history,
who knows what trials and tribute
tlonB this cold world may havo heaped
upon them?
I presumo that way back in tho sev
enties", when "Scholor' 3 in
Flower" at tho university and every
one who graduated deserved a Phi
Beta Kappa or a position on tho fac
ulty, peoplo were entirely different.
Temptations were not so great, ln
Bteaa of blue-grass and four-leaf clover
they had to wado through slough grass
and sand-burrs. No cool enticing
benches lured them to tho side of the
charming co-ed who can smilo accord
ing to the latest "fad" and do ,uo kan
garoo walk. J howling cigarette
smoking baseball enthusiasts on the
bleachers drew thoJr attention from
Homer or itanko's Internal Criticism.
They studied in blissful silenco and
looked at each other with eyes which
wore filled with high and noblo intel
lect and not tho up-to-date "goo goo"
sensation
What can wo poor mortai : do In this
dawn-of tno new century?. Attractions
will persist in getting in our way from
morn till night and even then the
blood-curdling groans ana trlumphani
yells of upper class men pursue us to
our dreams. Would it bo any moro
than human to stop, on our way to
class, and watch tho "Seniors flaying
some one ahvo or see a Junior sus
pended by his feet from the limb of
Botno giant oak? What ekcitement
would wo find in Organic Lab. prepar
ing glycerine while a crowd of red-uniformed
boys were hammering away at
a baseball out on tho glrairon? A
thousand and ono things turn up dur
ing the week which wo see and by
which wo aro attracted.
Tho professor, In his high chair,
frowns down on the student who turns
one ear toward tho window and drinks
in tho monotous drawl, "ball one,"
"ball two," and when tho poor fellow
naturally Jumps at tho sharp whack
and chorus of wild yells outside, tho
instructor of tender minds jumps
"onto" him and scores a homo-run by
Greek or Sanscrit or Spanish or some
immigrant lingo or other.
Tho trials of tho modern student are
indeed enough to fill our asylums full
of raving maniacs and our peniten
tiaries full of fierce-eyed desporados.
If ho goes to an opora tho prof, begins
operations on him tho next day for
want of knowledgo; If bo goos to a
party now anu then to enlighten thoso
whom ho -meets tho prof, soon en
lightens tho registrar as to his condi
tion in his studies. Ho Is balked at
ovory turn, ho is urged on when ho
stops and raised when ho sits down.
But tho greatest blow comes at the
final reckoning when tho good work
of that fellow from his homo town Is
thrown up to him by his folks. That
follow at homo didn't amount to
"shucKH." Ho wouldn't oven got a blu
to a hay-rack rldo because ho was too
rlow. Ho couldn't play foot-ball nor
base-ball, nor Jump, nor run. Down
hero ho bought a pair of spoctacler, an
oyo-ahado and sot to work Ho never
looked up whon anyone passed in the
library and a Fourth of July celebra
tion right In tho main aislo wouldn't
havo "frazod" him any moro than a
couple "sparking" at tho samo tablo
with him. Ho never wont to a show or
party nor anywhoro. No ono know
him for four years und oven tho Jew
Comments . &
eler was surprised when ho ordered a
watch-key. To havo that fellow "flap
his wings and crow over him in worse
..jan vaccination.
Such is the fate of the collegeman.
His only reaemptlon would bo a return
to ancient days when tho horse and
cow browsed peacefully sldo by sldo
on tho campuB; when tho only yells
to bo heard camo from tho janitor's
pigs In the back yard, as they screamed
for their meals; when tho mosqultos
hummed a tune overhead at night and
tho gophor hustled through tho grass
beneath. H. J. K.
SpeaKing of smells and odors.
Tho place to find them In all their
glory Is not, as may bo supposed, in
the chemical laboratories but in Me
chanic Arts ha.t. And not only in the
hall but in tho rooms also.
Tho hours of tho early morning are
almost without tragranco, but as noon
approaches tho smells come on a-pace
which is faster than a trot. As noon
draws nyo tho girls in the domestic
scienco laboratory begin to "get" din
ner or lunch, as tho case may be. Be
fore the 10:20 c.asses are over the en
tire bill of fare has penetrated to every
corner of tho building. I know how
the royal Bengal tiger, way down at
the, other end of the line, feels when
the man begins to feed the animals i
the biggest Bhow on earth.
In tho afternoon the less adept do
mestic science students burn the bread
or let tho milk boil over and the In
scence ascending, rises to tho drawing
room and drives tho draughtsmen wild.
But not for long, for anon the pecul
iar pungent smells from tho foundry
are-waf ted to them, and' Mr. Hunter
In the taxidermy den spills a bottle
of embalming fluid. Unless a rag is
burned to purify tho air no more raw
ing can bo done.
Tho af.ernoon is bad enough, but it
pales into utter insignificance when
compared with tho morning. How can
a BtUt.ent (unless ho nas a severe cold
In the head) concentrate his mind up
on graphs and locuses wnen the hour
of noon is near, ana the fragrance of
a domestic Bclcnce lunch assails his
nosffrlls? How can ho think clearly
upon the subject of power transmission
when a big juicy steak, smothered in
onions, is in process of construction
on tho floor below?
Last week I attempted to nlvo the
great curious, yearning -public a lUtlo
insido information about tho Senior
Class Book. I told how my efforts to
And thlngn out were nipped in tho bud
by Ed.-in-Chiof Knutson. Mr. Knut
son, a3 editor-in-chief, Is interested
principally in the success of the book
from an artistic standpoint .nu wants
to keqp tho features of the book a pro
found secret until the book Is issued.
Not so with the business managers
they want to sell the books.
Henco when it became known how
Knutson treated mo when I visited
him, Mr. Suhr gavo the eMtor-m-chlef
an (or a ) heart to heart talk that
would curl hair, while Manager Thomp
son waited upon mo, apologized, and
promised mo throe copies of the book
(If they can't got rid of .them) for
another mention of tho book In these
columns. After this Mr. Knutson call
ed upon me. Ho stated that ho had
ini.endod to bring soma proof sheets
.vlth him. His Intentions wero good,
dome ono has Bald tuat a certain place
Is payed with good intentions. Mr.
Knutson was real communicative.
Tho cover of the book is a symphony
In coloi" garnet paper printed in gar
net and gold. Tho pages aro made of
paper and aro printed on both sides
1n ink. In this way twice as much
reading matter can bo put on each leaf
than would bo possible if only mo side
of tho pi or were used. Tho rages
will bo numbered consecutively from
1 upward. There wul bo a white mar
gin at tho top and bottom and on both
sides of each page. Tho portion devot
ed to tho lower classes will be "printed
in appropriate colors" what over that
may mean and tho book will open on
tho side.
Tho illustrations aro . all humorous
or mirth-provoKlng, from tho portrait
of tho first senior to the last picture
in the book. Tho Benlor and junior
boards havo arranged for an exchange
of space. Tho section in tho class book
devoted to tho Sombrero board rises
above the averago quality of tho work,
having been prepared by tho junior
editors themselves.
Watch this department next week.
THE SENIOR CLASS BOOK.
A committeo of tho Senior class,
In wondrous merry mood,
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THE ROCHESTER LIMP
Did write a book in naught-ono
That proved most mighty good. .
Tho roasts wore hot, so very hot,
Tbey scorched e'en as they'wroto
'om;
But tho students all uohguted
To learn 'em and to qiloto 'em.
In fact they put in all their tlmo
un o'er that class-book poring;'
And o'en tho Profs and Registrar
vVero by it set to roaring.
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Its jokes and puns, so funny, gave
Tho Chancellor a fit;
Ho laughed and laughed, and when he
tried
Ho found ho couldn't quit.
Ho kopt it up for sixty days,
Then emerged an angry man;
And now thoso Seniors dare not write
As funny as they can.
Note. This poem was written by an
editor of the class book for tho Som
brero but was rejected by the editors
of that paper upon tho ground that 'ic
lacked truth and veracity.
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