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Seisaor Work 2(1 Thomas Worlcy, formerly of the Unl vcrsity, but more recently of the Evans town Theological School, now occupies a Methodist pulpit In Seward county. Tom paid the boys a visit, ami It did us all good to &ce that smiling phiz once more. '74. Wallace Stevenson is studying law in Nebraska CU3'. Wullic thinks farming docs not pay '70. J. F. E. McKesson writes Alma Mater from Stanton county. is doing well and renews his subscription to the Student. ,7.'j. C. W. Rhodes writes that he was oxecedingly surprised by a call from W. A. McAllister, and sends his subscription fur the Student. to his John SCISSOR WORK. Harvard University lias ono hundred and twenty-nine professors and tutors, or one for every ten students. Targum. Oxford University is one thousand years old, and rejoices in an income of one million dollars, and a library of r20,0l)0 volumes. Ex. A gentle, meek.eycd Indiana girl, at Vassar College, writes to her parents: "This is the most stylish hair-pin of a l)oardintr school I ever tumbled into. I can eat four times a day if I want to, and get a fair hack at the-hash every time." Ex Scene in Mechanics: Festive Junior puts his pedal extremities on the seat in front of him. Instructor, loq. '"Mr. Z., if it would not be inconveniencing you too much, I would like to be able to see the gentlemen in the back part of the room." Ex. A lovely female writes to the editor of Iloxcitnl Advocate that down at Long Jiranch, the other nig'it, " it actually felt good to pull about three blankets over the still, beautiful form of yours truly." And that ungallaut editor actually printed the epistle! Fx Prof. Carhart has been unable to per form any experiments in electricity Ibis teim. He tells us that it is impossible to generate electricity in damp weather. Yel certain young ladies report sparks on sev eral successive evenings, notwithstanding the wcalhei. Ex. Professor in Psychology "Now, Mr. D., in regard to how the mind forms a material tiling from several precepts; take, an apple and illustrate." Mr. D. "I don't care if I do." Class murmur, "Pass 'em around." Ex. "Maria! what's that strange noise n the front gate?" " Cats, sir." "Cats? Weill when I was young, cats didn't wear stovepipe hats and smoke cigars I" "Tinus have changed, sir!" Ex, Prof. "Who was Vircil?" Pupil (who has never had the pleasure of pressing Mr. Virgil's digits) "Virgil was a lineal descendant of Adam, lie ran a second. hand clothing warehouse in the city of Troy, and alter capturing Dido, he lit out. That's as far as the lesson goes." It is safe to presume that the apt schol ar went just a little further. Niagara Jti dcx. C3- yEf KSgtis. saatrtiY J - cy-0k Soii-rtf ummmm
