No. 5.
Editor's Taui.k.
898
called " Olla Podrida," in which Ihcy aim
" to give every body away;" but there Is
nothing remarkable or noticeable about
this department that would justify them
in giving it such a cognomen.
We find " Sapientiam ct VcvittUem as
the motto of our western friend, The Jew
el, and in many respects it is a very up.
propriate one. The Literary Union, by
which the Jciccll is published, may con
gratulate itself upon the creditable man.
nor in which its paper is conducted; for
although it lias its faults, and male's its
blunders, on the whole there is no other
paper in the sanctum that excels it. The
make up is original and pleasing in its
variety, and the " round table," the '' om
nibus," and the "laughing gas" each and
all receive our close attention. The only
fault we find with the " round table"
talk is that the first speaker indulges loo
freely in the natural proclivity of the
American, and spends so much of the
time in his enthusiastic dissertation on 'the
tramp,' that but one other has an oppor.
tunity to expatiate, and we fail to make
the acquaintance of the other members
of this gay circle.
We are unable to form any conception
of the institution which has for its index
the Central Collegian, since it is almost
entirely tilled up with literary productions
and the local and editorial departments
are too inferior to deserve the accustomed
heading. The literary character of the
Collegian is quite good, there being some
very well written articles in the April
number. We think there is a larger pro
portion of historical sketches than is nec
essary in so small a paper as the Collegian,
We would lind fault with the author of
" Composition" when he uses the word
"ditlicultnes," and we would advise him
to consult his dictionary before using
such a doubtful woul. There are oome
forcible arguments in favor of the much
abused Xantippe in the article devoted
to that unfortunate woman, and the en
thusiastic manner in which her cause is
defended would lead one to suspect the
author to bo a woman, for it is not of the
virtues of man to overlook the failings of
" that woman Eve;" but on the contrary
ho delights in overrating them. Tito au
thor says that but few instances of her
conduct are given at all, and they aro all
selected for the purpose uf making the
virtues of Socrates the more striking by
contrast.
The University Jteporter makes an olo
quent appeal to the literary societies, urg
ing them to pay more attention to the
work of their societies, else ' where will
be the eloquence, the wit, the Hashes of
merriment that used to set the audiences
in a roar?" The editor hails with joy the
abolishment of the preparatory depart,
ment after '71), and regards it as one of the
giant strides of the State University tow
ards the position which it should occupy
CLIPPINGS.
Professor: Distinguish between homo
and vir. Student: Homo embraces wo.
mat.
An Irishman's opinion of a Yaukee.
' Bedad, if he was cast away on a deso
late island, he'd get up the next morning
an' go round sellin' maps to the inhabi
tants." Learned professors know about 30,000
words; children of two, from 200 to 705;
ordinary people, 9,000; book agents, 9,
999,999. When they learn the word quit
their education will be complete. Ex.
When Longfellow was presented to Mr,
Longworth, of Cincinnati, the latter re
marked, ' There's no great difference in
our names." " Yes," replied Longfellow,
" but worth makes the man and the want
of it the fellow." Jc.
Scene at an evenmg party. Senior to
Soph. " Remember that a soft answer
turneth away wrath.' " Soph in reply.
"I should think you would turn away a
great deal of wrath, for you give the soft
est answers of any man I ever heard."
Senior looks small. Ex.
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