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6 THE HESPERIAN STUDENT. - ; U I 3 1 not our purpose to prescribe a course of dulpe In such frantic " plays upon words" mental didactics for these faculties; one (as you have perpetrated, in the present thing, however, is necessary for their proper) instance, and in that of our neighbor, the cultivation. Let the heart be kept pure, JIinh Srhoal. You need have no fear, and suller the mind to contemplate only tho good, the beaut'ful and the true. A broad scholarship is also necessary for the successful orator. Without an am ide fund of varied and classified knowl edge all other endowments will be com. paratlveiy useless. A super-abundance, of words, clothed in all the exuberance of imagination, without knowledge, without n fund of real gold in the bankis only "a mounding brass," decked In glittering tiiiM'l. There is one kind of culture upon which We would lay special stress an extensive acquaintance with the choice literati re of both continents, fiction, and, especially, the standard works of advanced thought. To quote well, is an art only learned by experience. To assiniliaie me iiioiignt oi others, is not plagiarism. If we can make tho thought itself, or the train of ideas produced in us by its suggestion our own, we may legitimately do so. Such Irons- ures are oui lawful prizes, by the right of trorcr, or tlm tinder's title, as the ancient lawyer would say. Says an eminent writer The one who Hist (piotes a good passage is next to the author cmphasi.s, A quotation is treated with more respect by us, than when wc read the same passage in the original. If used dis creetly, good authority adds dignity and weight to the writers individual opinions. Hut we must pause. An ollbrl has here been made to trace out faintly the almost limitless province of theexteinporooiator. It has been seen, that the elements which enter into effective speaking and writing, are rare and difiicult to realize ; the labor of preparation is arduous; the mental and moral culture, and the fund of knowledge required are almost infinite: but behold the reward is not disproportionate to friend Hcrkeleyan, after tills, the G. Hop- -urs will give California a wide berlh. Continued from ilihtl pnigis has justly caught the admiration of all succeeding generations. Yes, indeed, tho man of good abilities and finished educa tion, who spends his life in choosing his calling, is very like a careless astronomer, who, having his telescopo ever pointed into the heaven, is absent from his post at the Important instant, and thus loses the value of all his labors by not turning his instrument upon the star he intended to gaze upon and magnify. Yet the compar ison is unfit, since life, in one respect, is more fleeting than a star, and I he natural ability and cultivation than a burnished machine. Hut the opportunities are the same, since they silently yet brightly pass and never return. As to the expediency of a movement like this, we can only decide by careful reflection, when we consider whether we shall flaint or lose time by, or by not, ad opting such a course. Tho experiment would be truly novel, but certainly tho more you investigate the matter the more Says another, with still greater, thoroughly will you be persuaded of its worth and practicability. To tho olworv er, our exercises would receive a now im petus from the continual gro-ving inter est. Each one would be more prompt upon duty, and lines would bo looked upon as diminutive indeed when com pared with failures. As to a band of travelers, the very end itself would be come n bond of union, and many an evening would we spend, contemplting the lactrthnt for us at lcastJifeshouUVnot be a barren one. Hut plans are only a pait of success. Without diligent and constant labor they are nothing. lie who succeeds must con You behold a large and magnificent palace which has required many days to construct. Vou have seen the busy work men, and heard the noise of chisel, and plane, and hammer, and saw. You have been filled with wonder asyoil saw the huge blocks of marble slowly and carefully raised, each to its place, and the building gradually assume Its period and massive proportions. You have seen the painters and upholsterers givo the finishing touches lo the splendid structure, and have almost breathlessly admired the well-rounded pillars, the graceful frieze and cornice, the matchless frescoing, and tho luxurious adornments of the interior. Your senses are entranced by the sweet fra grance of rare and beautiful flowers' which decorate the well-kept grounds. Hut the foundation is defective it contains stones which have not been suflleiontly tested. The palace begins to tremble topples falls with a mighty crash, and nought remains but a shapeless mass of ruins. The soul is a beautiful palace the dwelling-place of tho divine spirit of which your character is the foundation. Your education your soil-culture is the adornment which renders it pleasant and attractive. If the foundation be firm and compact, it will stand forever, to tho do light of the possossor.making mankind bet ter, and purer, and nobler, for its e.islencoi On tho other hand, let the character be base and depraved and the beautiful palace bo. gins to assume a dingy appearance; tho costly draperies become faded and worn ; the delicate lloweis wither and die; the guest chamber is loll vacant ; and the owner is buried beneath the crumbling ruins. How, then, can I form a pure and sym metrical character? is the lirst question that should be asked, and not only asked, but honestly answered by each one. Wo should not put it oil" until we arrive bearing on its restless bosom tho "white. Winged" ships, freighted with the wealth of nations and thousands of precious lm. .man beings. Innumerable grains of .sniul form the solid granite and tho towering mountain", in silent grandeur pointing us lo Heaven. Despise not, then, .the 1 i tt lo things. Tho heart Is purified by iuie deeds of kindness. A pleasant word, nrn cheerful smile, has lightened tho bunion of many a weary toiler, and oast a gam of bright and glorious sunshine into ihc heart of the donor. "jTalf nbovo nil.- To lltluu mvii'ulf lie inio; And It Millet follow', i tho night the tiny. Thou cniut not then In- fills.; to iiiin num." W. 11 Kit. O I'll COLLEGE NEWS. the merit and the toil! Ho who sue.! trive well, and toil without tiriii". None i at ,na,m'i,y- or miWlu "'. or until weare ceeds in gaining the admiration of the j experience real pleasure, except those who world, and the blessings of posterity durj have tasted the fruits of success. Anyone ing all time, for his genius and his noble having once obtained a just conception of deeds in this exalted vocation, has reached the acme of human greatness! Who has the courage, then, to enter this grand arena, and the fortitude to grasp tho vic tor's laurel wreath? G. E. II. The Bcrkeleyan, a good paper and sound of mind upon most subjects, will, like all the great, indulge in a little erratic eccen tricity occasionally. The June issue of the Hksi'kuian leaves the following im pression on its susceptible nature: "The grasshoppers haven't got the IIkspkiuan Studkxt yet, though wc fear they are at work on it, as it appears somewhat behind time and the paper is rather thin. Hut hold on; perhaps we'd better not say too much as we just notice that the Studknt'u Re viewer is named Emma etc. Indeed, we feel somewhat like exclaiming with the the reward in store for him who will sue cced, will never spare an ollbrl, but work on and on. The pyramid of fame is high, nut the steqs are firm and trite. The question then comes to us, Shall we at tempt an ascent or sit down contented to be gazed upon by those who have gone higher? May we cease not to strive until every fibre shall bo tried, or until our pur pose shall be won. F. M. Lamiikuto.n. September 24. 1S75. Tho Formation of Characlcr. "Mini Is hU own slur, and the conl tlint enn Header tin hoiicot mitl u perfect innn Coinnmmlr, nil lht, nil liuliiunco, nil fnto; Nothing to him mlln early, or too Into. Onr nctM our angule nro. or good or III ; Our fntal HlmdowH tlmt wnlk ly im J1I.M i ne lorinaiion oi cliaratcer Is a matter on the down hill side of life; but should immediately come to some definite con elusion. Hy all means keep the heart pure and the mind filled with high and noble aims. " llowo'ur It he, It coms to nu 'Tli only nohlu to be good. Kind heart nro mora thnn commits, And dimple fnlth thnn Norinnn blood." To do tills, will require constant watch fulness, in order to avoid contamination by the evil that more or less surrounds us all. He choice of your literature read none but the best authors on every sub ject. I know of no belter rule, by which to judge a book, thnn that laid down by Dr. Porter: Never read a book that ad dresses itself to tho evil in your nature. And this rule is easily applied; for each one knows, on laying down a book, whether it has inspired him with good or evil thoughts. The importance of little things, in forming character, cannot bo too strongly 1 . i! t ..... ! ..lit- O .. - -. i r i ji.-i.xuvo iMiuirioauiii aimiigrmi 'j...ru,.r vital importance to us all. In the urged. Things trilling in themselves, L-iU ii uu.iis; mu u unui u.- ncipc-u , words of the immortal bard or Avon now. Wo will venture to add for ihonov.duo.inamo ln mn nml womft s the' city of the filing, Unit the Stuiiknt culls I immediate iewel of thnlr m.lu ai,.,n its frionds G. Hoppers." We thank the merciful interposition of Providence, that wo so live im to gain tho conlidenco and respect of those among whom our lot is y.?ininn etc " is not here this term. Her , cant, or l,nll we make 6ttr lives a disgrace nuer luiniuine senstuumue como not have withstood o keen a spasm of wit in the Jierkeleyan, her favorite. It is as much as our masculine nerves can stand. We feel like responding " Lord, you area covp," but "will soou be a corpse' if you in. to our.elves and the community in which wo move? It baa boon well said, that "a good character is to a young man what a firm foundation is to tho architect who proposes to erect a building on it he can build with safety. have boon tho turning points In many lives have lost and won decisivo battles. Step after stop, bring1 the weary and foot sore Iravelor to the end of tho 1-ngost journoy. Hriok upon brick, rears the greatest edifice--word after word fills the largest volume. A tiny spark that might liavo been extinguished by the finger of u little child, has caused a conflagration whoso resistless fury tho united strength of many men could not subdue. Little drops of water make the surging ocean, Stolen pleasures are sweet watoimol. ous. Students visiting the sanctum are te quested not to read imprinted matter. A much-noeded improvement 1ms been made tho putting up of additional hut-rucks. Those knowing themselves to be In debtod to tho Studbnt will please settle and oblige. Class In French. Student translates Mile. &)( soem- u-ImIIo son mouehoir, has your sister his moustache. The students have formed a "Univcr sity H. H. C," which, with a little practice, will bo hard to get away with. Students in need of anything in the line of Groceries and Provisions should" t'o to W. W. English, (tf) A Senior buys his socks at fifty cents a dozon, wears them two weeks, then, to save the cost of washing, uses them foj dish rags. A certain Senior says he goes over to spend the evening just to got the old lady to help him in French. How nice it is to be studying French I Subscribers finding an X placed after their names will understand that their subscriptions expire with the present number. Please renew. Tho Adelphian and Palladian socie ties have each purchased an organ. So, hereafter, we presume, music will be a part of the regular programme. Sheldon & Son have moved into tho Academy of Mutie JJlock, where they au. nounce the good news and glad tidings of first class goods at bottom prices. Tho typos of the IIisspeujan' ofllco acknowledge the receipt of u nice water melon treat from Mr. Geo. McLean, tho gentlemanly janitor of the University. The members of the Palladian Society return their thanks to the members of tho Ladies' Literary Union for the handsomo boquels that adorned the stands at their social. May, the popular clothier, has re moved to his now quarters on tho corner of 0 and 10th streets, where he will al wayo bo found ready to supply students at student prices. (Uf) It is amusing to stand up for thirty or forty minutos during recitation, but when you balance yourself first on your heel", then on your toes for tho entire recitation period it becomes monotonous. -Mahhiku. September 7th, '75, Mr. W. E. Miller and Miss Hattie Miller, both of Sarpy county. Will has early resigned his liberty. We are sorry to have him leave our ranks, but wish him much joy. iL a,tertif,"W m