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THE HESPERIAN STUDENT.
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"Literary Dogcucracy," iu tbo College liamller, contains
some very flno thoughts.
The Arcadia Athincaum comos regularly, and is rend
with interest by our "clippers."
The Independent, published ut Wahoo, Nob., came to
our olllcc marked with an X. It is a wide-awake newss
papor, gotten up 01; an "independent" plan.
Tlio Jieveille devotes a good share of its space to ooui
tinned stories. Vermont students must be strongly im
buod wilh war remiscences, at least the subject matter of
the stories would indicate it.
The Central llay, from Pol hi, Iowa, has lot its brilliant
rays scintillato across our table. With the exception of
the pattern, the hay compares very Invornbly with our
other college exchanges. Withhold not the rays from us.
The Electric Light, a folio all the way from Clinton,
Miss., has just visited us, ami though not exactly all that
the brilliant name would indicate, is a very nowyy Utile
paper. Anywny, alter this, our olllcc will be illuminated
with "Electric Light."
The Blackburian put in an appearance for the first time
on the 5th inst. We have not had time to thoroughly
look it over, but we judge from its neat looking appaer.
ance that it presents that it is worthy of a careful reading
which we will giyo when we have more time, and now
place it with one hundred others on our list.
The Literary Note, a purely educational paper publish,
cd at Crete, Neb., is a welcome visitor, and we are glad lo
say that it is now rapidly reviving from Ihe several checks
brbught upon it by frequent change of location and edit,
ors. Lvery teacher in Nebraska should make it a point
subscribe for it, for it is their friend and helper.
In scanning over the newsy pages of the llobart Herald
we learn that the students of llobart College are boh "
tortured, so to speak, with a cold chapel. We sy.npat izc"
with you, ch.ldren, for we have been paying dcvo.io in
just such a place, we presume, but no'v, af,n- m , ' k ,
augso. on. to the faculty, we have a new stove, ml co
sequently more hem. ' con"
The Oolleye Days has found our table each month dnrs
WS the college year, and each time has br,gl b f ,t u
mot is highly commendable. The e li ors see n ?,!
lko more ,mln. with tUoIr work than is , on the 1
"go article, also the articles that arc con bueu 10.'
very choice selection. We were particular! u, c U hi
Of all the curloiu thing, of time
t'ran'a motor and miky
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l,,t '""I'fi ol c )!lggu poetry.
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Our Dub. Mnu after tlio "forms" (trapped I
A little boy watched a boo crawling on his hand
till it stopped and stung him, when he sobed; "I didn't
mind Jiini walking about, but when ho sat down ho hurt
awful."
Prof, in Latin: "Mr. K., will you ploasu scan some?"
Student: "Prof. I don't think I can; I have not skun
any thing for a long lime."
Student iu physics "Why ia it, professor, that in look
ing al a blank sheet of paper, near the eye, it appears red
or green ?
Professor "Tho reflection, perhaps; though Hut does
not account for tho red." Round Table.
Prof. "What is the book, in Gorman ?"
Student. "Der I3uch."
Prof. "Hum! Did you evor see a masculine-book?"
Student. "Well, sir, this is a (Hymn) book,"
First Student, "Well, did you make the acquaintance
of that strange girl yon were raring OTor? Second ditto,
"Yes, followed her home." First Student, "How did
she strike yon?" Second ditto, "Sho didn't at all; she
got her big brother to do it."
FrcBhic "What is the derivation of tho word ovation?"
Senior "Ovation, my little fellow, comes from tho L
in word ovum, an egg. It arose from the custom of ap.
plying rotten eggs to distinguished political spoakore,
which was called giving them an ovation." Ex.
A young ladj on being told at a Are to stand back, or
else the hose would be turned on her, replied, "Oh, I don't
care; they are striped on both lidoa any way." Col. Olio.
"Do Hook well in this suit, darting T" ho asked.
"Of course you do, George," sho murmured, "you look
well in anything."
"Do you really mean it?" ho asked in a charlotte russo
tone.
"Of course she docs," said her little brother. "I hoard
her say yesterday that you would look well in anything.
Sho said you would look well in tho lunatic asylum."
THE COLLEGE WIDOW.
Ah! It 1 nainful to watch her
Ab sho endeavors to win with tho air
That captured our father before, 119,
Ab a lion ia caught In tho snare.
Sho'a watching and watting for eomo one,
Watching ami waiting In vniu;
To rreshmon elic scorns like n mother;
Tosoniors site's homely and plain.
Can it be that sho ever was pretty.
That bur hair was goldcnand lino,
And horllps a red ae tho roses,
Afar back In tho "auld lang syno"
it is plain as the phantoms eurround her
And hor pride approaches its fall,
That uor -amor omnia vinclt'
lias proven no "vhjeif at all