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wgwvriT,'E cot KntToniATs. VOU Till, h If': U'l hi study of them is out of the question from luck of time. Then, inakf this distinction: compel thoroughness in the hup case; be lonloutin tlio other, and the value of a college course will he much increased. IN MICHOKI.VITI. LUtlo did we think last June, when we wrote for the Studbnt h short aecount of the life of J nines Sturdevanl, and men tioned his success upon hi graduation day, that thus soon we would le called upon to announce his death. Then our duty was a pleasant one; now it is full of sadness: and wo do not know as we can express our foolings better than in the words of another friend who hna written: "So suddenly has the Death-nngel come amongst us and stricken down one of the noblest and most promising from ourl midst, that wo can scarcely realise that he is gone. ICvcry heart is sad ; for lie was very dear to us all. Just in tin- lumiiinp of life's active earnest work : Jim about to enter upon n future bright with pxmiNe of chrisiian usH nines iind noble deeds he lias been called hom u-, ami begins Hie morning of a beitei lit m i,:,i Wuild where the Savior reins. In the fall of 'T-i Mr. Sturdevanl ente:ed tin- Male I'nivcr sity at Lincoln, Nebraska, when- lie u inained until his f;raduutii.n 1m June He was a hard ambitious Mudcnt, and ac eomplisheri the lalor of a six eais course of study in five years, lie was always first in his class work Mid had already given considerable promise as a public speaker. After taking his dejrrec, lie oamo to Wnhoo, and -was soon afterwards sent as a dolegate from Saunders county to Uio ropublicim state convention al Om aha, lie was an earnest christian worker ; a spotless private chancier and open hearted disposition, were united with lof ty aspirations. He had not been leeling well for some time and ala.ul Tuesday of last week he was taken with typhoid fever and congestion of the bia'iii and grow worse until yesterday Wednesday, Nov. 12th evening whon ho was relieved from the terrible pain which ho had been suffering; his countenance) settled into a peaceful smile as his spirit was set free and returned to God who gave it. Then are very dear friends ami relatives to mourn this sad loss which we all feel keen ly, and some there are who feel almost heait crushed by this sudden blow. To these may it be a comforting thought that there is a better life hexomi the portals of the tomb 'where parting is no more.'" THAT POLITICAL CIltCULAlt. Doubtless, most of tho readers of the Studknt have road the circular that up. penred n few days before the recent elec tion, professing to be from the clergy of of this city. Tho cause of this attack is not a new feature in Nebraska pol itics. It owos Its origin to a difference of religious opinion. Its aim was directed against Regent Gannett a man who had so conducted himself in his ofilcial duties for ihe past six years as to merit from the Republican convention n re-nomination, and from the suite a re election. At the first appearance of ;he circular, considerable comment was made, as to the propriety of such an acton the part of the Church. But now that those whose names are attached to tho document, deuv that they ever signed it, the questiuii uf its authorship assumes considerable inter est. For if the circular bo a forger), it was devised for political capital. II it be not a forgery, was it a personal attack that demands vindication. As to its authenticity, w; do not pro pose to say, though if it be spurious, it was a uad mistake that the public were not ac. cordingly Informed, previously to the date of election It is the principle involved, that foi a sinirlc moment engages our attention We have ever been accustomed to consul er the sludents of the State University as