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;!8 KDITOU'B TAIJIjK. VOL. Yttl, m . .-.. M EDITOR'S TABLE. Tho exchanges oomo to us redolent of plumb-pudding and till oilier oonooiva lile dainties, which seem lo have luul a soothing olloct oven upon the rampant editor of tin Niagru hidcx. The gentle, man actually praises two papers I Unheard-of condescension! The Index,n its catholic way, gives us its frank opinion of the day of prayer for colleges. " Pe titions have gone up to Heaven, pierced the clouds, beseeching Providence to re strain the pugilistic tendencies of Fresh men, to calm the troubled Sophomoric breast, to bestow uponjnrdont Juniors tho grace of perseverance, and to lighten the grievances of much.oppressed Seniors." But we do not agree with tho gentleman when ho says that each successive goner ation of students is more wicked than the proceeding one; doubtless it is so with students of catholic monasteries but not with those of state Universities. We are a great improvement upon our predeces sors I Not unfroquently are there pro ductions among our exchanges which are well written and exhibit thoughtful and careful preparation, but wlto.se symmetry and harmony are greatly marred by the admission of some questionable phrase, if not absolutely slang expression.. Es. pcclally is this true of the local columns and sometimes of the editorials and con tributcd articles. As, for example, in the Knox Student: " Have you, then, O child of genius, any noble thought struggling for uxpression? out with it!" Sucli ex clamations as "O, simply immense!" "aw ful nice!" "my, yes!" detract materially from the high literary standard that every college paper should aspire to reach. Tho Turgum contains an admirable ar. tide on "Conduct in Chapel," and to judge from its own admissions, the 10 buko so fearlessly bestowed was greatly needed. Other institutions, too, we have no doubt, are troubled with some who " have not yet ceased to rejoice over a brief release from the lestraining inllu once of the maternal apron strings, and should be at home singing tho beautiful songs of Mother Goose " Many ol our exchanges have much to say of tho " Intor-Collogiate Literary As sociation." It is to be hoped that this organization will adequately supply a do llciency wo all feel: a closer union of the students of American Colleges. Tho Wittenhcvgov contains an article, evidently from the pen of a warm admir er of Theodore Tillon. This "principle of platform speakers" has certainly deeply impressed tho writer, who tells us one might as well try to describe to a deaf man the coral harmonics of Boo. thoveii as to present an abstract of his lecture on " Heart's Ease." An article on Voltaire was written by some one who attempted lo defend, and with but poor success, the author of the Philosophical Dictionary, Tho local columns were, if possible, duller than usual, but this is no reason why the editor, after remarking that the literary articles of the Studknt are quite creditable, should accuse us of palming oil' clippings for locals. Tho Cornell Jtoviow devotes considerable space lo the question of a .Junior exhibi tion or a ball; and after learnedly arguing the weighty problem, concludes with a frantic appeal to 'he Sophomores not to repeal the disreputable fracas that char, actori.ed the Junior's previous exhibition. The little fill's, and quarrels that have sometimes occured, even within our quiet walls, sink into iiisiguiticance now. Cor nell at this rate will soon need a well equipped detachment of police lo assis tho faculty in preserving order. The lie view docs not seem lo us lo be wholly worthy of its high progenitor, Cornell University. Tho Central Oollogiun is eminently Shakespearian. This essay contains an essay on Falstafl' and one on Macbeth. Tho editor tells us that everyone some time in his life wishes to run away.
