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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
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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.
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