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THE HESPERIAN STUDENT. Ml t JxrhnnQB jQric-n-hm', What has become of our nonrest neighbor, tins Voane Owll Wo hope Mint tlio Oiclte not dead, for, though il comes seldom, it makes n very rospectaplo lioot when It does come. The College Judex comes to iih this month enlarged and otherwise much improved. Though the Index never has wanted a warm reception at our table, it will be In future additionally welcome. Wo acknowledge the receipt of the second number of the Nebraska Jforticulturist, published at Bower. It is an eight p igo "quarterly devoted to the culture of forests, fruits, llowers, and silk." The Palette Scrapings from the St. Louis school of tine urls is indeed an artistic journal, worthy of more .than careless perusal. Its circulation will bo an excellent ml ycrtismont of the school from which it conies. The Undergraduate U again with us after a two mouths absence. Its apology (or the delay is accepted, for the Studknt knows from sad experience that accidents will sometimes happen even in the host reguhVcd printing otllcos. The Cornell Jteview is in many respects an ideal paper. Much praise is due the editors for Mie way in which they conduct it. It s only a pleasure to read such an exchange, tind after reading il one feels lie has gained something thereby. Almost half of the Weslcyan Dee (Jan.) is taken up with literaryjinatter. The worst objection Mint can be raised against its editorials is that they are too few. While old oratious may be interesting and instructive, would it not bo better to devote some space to live productions and to genernl college news, for it is from these that the "charac ter of each college can be read." Many of our exchanges evidently endeavor to make a favorable impression by their external appearance. But this cannot be said of the Adclphian. Yet within the cover wo find well prepared material nnd a careful ar range men t of which almost any of its rivals might bo proud. The February number is printed on unusually fine paper, and several of its pages are adorned by care fully drawn sketches. . Wo find the words, "the oldest established students' paper" at the bend of the columns of the Iiorkeleyan. Naturally wo look for somo choico matter in its pages. Nor are wc disapointcd. Both in ita appearance and in its matter, tit stands high among collogc papers. Its energetic corps of editors do not seem content to follow in the old routine way. Wo commend it to the perusal oi its contemporaries of the California University. Two more stale exchanges have found their way to our table. These aro the Frontier Student and Ilasting's Col lege Review, both of which como from colleges which have been organized recently. They will be treated with all the greater consideration, and will be extended all the more hearty greeting, because of their extremo youth, and their proximity. Though small yet we hope to see them some day in the not very distant tuturc reach more ample proportions. We exchnngo gladly. From far distant Maine comes an excellent journal, the Bates Strident It is carefully made up in form, and is quite replete in all its departments. Hut'wu shall expect to see even. Improvement in future, as the faculty of that college has seen lit to excuse the editors of the Student from all rhetorical work during Mic spring terms. They will thus bo enabled to devote moro limo to their Nor will tlio result be detrimental to thoso whom it ef fects; for, if it is work that is worth doing at all, it is worth doing well. None but tho initiated can appreciate the amount of work required to edit even the average col logo paper. Yet the importance of its success cnunot wrM bo over estimated when wo consider that it is regarded as tlio exponent of the school from which it is sent. Wo cannot see why the laculties of other colleges long before this hnvo not had the consideration just shown by that of Bates college, ir.d iclieved the editors of a little of their superabundant wotk. The last number of the University Quarterly published at tlio Metropolis is before us. This paper is edited by the s'udents of the three higher classes of tho New York University and in geneial appearance it resembles a mag azine moro than a college journal. As It is published at such long intervals, of course it cannot do much in the way of giving the current college news. It contains forty pages of solid reading matter, and more than the first half of this is filled with purely literary productions, many of which aro indeed excellent. All other departments prop erly belonging to a school paper follow in its latter pages. In the first part is a prize essay entitled "Prophesy." On another page of the Quarterly wo learn that it is tho custom of that paper to offer prize for the best written article handed in for publication. This practice prevails with many other of our college journals, while with still others tho merit of tho articles contributed is made the basis of jhc appointment of the next editorial corps. Whilo wo regiot that such inducements seem necessary, wo can but admit that they seem so. WANTED Wanted vn lovor! 'render and trno, lust this season; Most'nny would do. Wanted a lover I For lecture and play, Protty fair talker, Where Is ho? say? Wanted alovurl Want him right soon, lie done with him, honest, Early next Juno. Wanted a lover! For sleigh rido and ball; Can't use tho fellow Following full. O for a laddie With doubloons laden, To sot up oysters To a sad little maiden. Wanted a lover! Such awful luck! Hero It Is Easter, Not a soul struck. Wanted a lover! A Sophomore lad1 A Freshman would do; For I want one bad. -Sel. t i V I mum