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Wo loci like differing from I ho l.nglish
Laureate u Utile and philosophizing: in
Iho spring a haze of dullnos over our ex
changes hang. And through the mist
wo have sucn the Collage Olio and o.allud
up a ghastly smile at Mm agonizing oriti
cisms of its phronotio exchange editor.
Tho shallowness and vapidity of the gen
tleman (?) wore only excelled by his won
derful command of uncomplimentary if
not abusive epithets. We would in all hu
mility suggest that the Olio select as his
successor some one more generous and
loss cranky.
Tho ITnioortity Oourunt was fuller than
over, in its July number, of most excel
lent reading matter. Tho editors are very
fortunate in securing for their paper so
many very rcadible contributed articles,
and it speaks well' for Urbana University
and tho evident pride Iho.studonts take in
their ably conducted paper. Tho ossay
on Swcdonborg and Newton we especial
ly commended for. beauty of expression
and general symmetry.
Tho Student's Journal gave all its space,
in tho July number, to Commencement
orations, and was unusually interesting.
Tho subjects are varied and each proba
bly handled in the peculiar style of its
author. They were all well written,
though those upon tho "Unity of the
Race" and "Social ism" struck us as hav
ing had special care bestowed upon them.
Tho essays from the lady,, members of tho
class wore prollily written in an entertain
ing Howery manner, but as usual wore
destitute of log!c and subtile reasoning.
Tho College Quarterly comes to us
from tho Iowa State Agricultural College.
Its sovoral departments are ably conduct
ed by tho different professors. There
bccms to bo no recognized head, no editor
sals, locals, exchange notices. It is de
voted as it says to industrial progress, and
in its last number treats of insects, plants,
stock and machinery. "Wo four it will bo
some time before our own agricultural do-
partmontenn support so excellent a paper.
The Packer Quarterly, coming us it
does from a seminary full of jolly girls,
could not fail to bo bright and sparkling.
Tho contributed articles were many and
short and of course entertaining. The
exchange notes were some of them fairly
good, but a few lacked tho good taste and
judgment which characterised tho major
itv. Tho Packer girls have a custom
which we might with profit adopt. Each
girl not only signs lior contributed article
with her initials but the year she is to
graduate. And it is interesting to trace
out, in reading tho different essays, tho
evidences of advancing scholarship and
tho peculiar stylo that seems to permeate
the members of the dillVrcnl classes. The
studied repose and dignified solemnity of
'7!) were no less noticeable than tho flow
01 y girlish grace and vivacity of 'S'-J.
The Martland Collegian was distin
guished in its last issue by particularly
poor editorials and "slushy" locals and
unfortunately they were not offset by
even fair contributions so that tho entire
number was scarcely worth tho paper it
was printed on.
The eportcr from tho Iowa University
was full of Commencement news. "Wo
were most interested in tho lecture of the
Chancellor of the Law School, and no
count of Iho Juniors' contest.
Tho College Herald has over the first
two columns occupied by a poem on
light. We were glad tho subject was
printed in capitals at tho top of tho page
for otherwise it would havo boon very
much like Artemas Ward's lecture on
"Habod in tho Woods." Wo trust that a
boncliciont genius will impart a much
needed additional supply of poetical inspi
ration to tho would-be wearer of the poet's
crown ere ho again inflict Iho long-sufler.
ing public with another effusion from his
pen. The mottoo of tho Jferald, "Vita
sine litleris mors est, would bo more up.
propriato if tho editors would endeavor
to impress upon us through their columns
the fact that they are possessed of that
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