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HESPERIAN STUDENT UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. Vol. XII. LINCOLN, NEB., MAY 5, 1884. No. XIII. Nearly throo thousand English girls competed for the highest honors In tho recent Cambridge University examination. Edwurd A. Freeman, tho historian has been appointed to a professorship of modern history at Oxfoid Univer sity, England. Prof. R. 0. .f ebb, of Oxford, will deliver tho annual oration boforo tho Phi Beta Kappa society of Harvard, next commencement day. President McOoah of Princeton and President Eliot of Harvard aro in favor of making attendance at the public schools compulsory. The Ontario Legislature has at last decided to open tho doors of tho Ontario Provincial University, tho lead ing university o6 anada, to woman. Tho Jonnotto expedition has cost tho government over a quarter of a million and has added but Utile to Science. It is not time that such unfruitful sacrifices of lifo Bhould cease?, It is said that Henry George, who is lecturing in Ire land, hus incurred tho displeasuro of the Land League because ho docs not agreo with them in some of their views relating to land. It is Bald that Henry George, tho socialist philosopher wheu asked if ho would run for Parliament from a Scotch borough, roplied: "I guess not 5 1 would then bo ineligi ble to the presidency of tko United States." Princo Bismark has announced that ho will soon retire from the government of Germany, by advice of his physicians. It will bo a good opportunity for tho Reichtsag to attempt to secure, a responsible ministry, somewhat like that of England. Tho Popo contemplates leaving Romo, believing that his independence is threatened, and establishing his spir- itual capital, so to speak, In some more friendly city. It is a great chnugo from tho time when tho word ol tho Popo was law throughout tho civilized world. Princo Leopold, Queen Victoria's youngest son, who died March 28th, was unlike any other member of the royal family, distinguished for his love of literary and scientific pursuits. Ho was quite proficient in many branches and was tho author of two books: "Travels in Italy" and "Tho Polarizatiou of light." ' It is said that ho was a Quo speaker, and that the would undoubtedly havo made his mark in Parliament. Tho Wendell Phillips memorial services hold In Trc mont temple, Boston, April 18th, drow together many of tho most notnblo personages in America. Many of tho leaders of tho old abolition party were there, together with a largo number of Jthe most eminent thinkers and writers of tho day. George William Ourts dolivored an eloquent eulogy upon Phillips. At tho annual contest of tho lutoi-collogiato oratori cal association of Minnesota, James Bennett of the Slate University carried off tho flist prize and will represent that state in tho inter-state contest to bo held in Iowa Oily, May 1st. It is, of course, too late to think of sending a dologato to this contest, but Nebraska ought to be represented next year nud it Ja the place of tho University to take the lead in tills matter. The great work done in the cause of educatton by tho Edinburgh University, whoso graduates, many of whom aro now among tho most learned of our literary, scien tific and professional men, have always ranked among the first, made the recent eclebrni ion ol tho throo hun dredth anniversary of its exlstauco very interesting. It was made tho occasion for tho conferiug of a large num. ber of degrees upon noted men from nearly all parts of th'j world, tho United Slates being well represented. During the exercises our countryman, James Rtissol Lowell was highly eulogized by Lord Norlhooto. Mathow Arnold is said to havo made nearly $0,000. by his recent lecturing tour in America. In connection with Arnold's lecture on Emerson, which when delivered in Boston, naturally provoked much unfavorablo crit icism from the admirers of the poet philosopher, it Is interesting to note that tho sumo lecture, when delivered recently In London, was far more severely criticized there than on this side of tho Atlantic. Arnold looks down froinsuch lofty heights nsjto bo unable to appreciate anything on this earth which is within reach of ordi nary mortals. Tho amount of moralizing and philosophizing that is boing drawn from tho press and from public men by the recent Cincinnati riots, is vory iutorstiug. Various ex planations aro offered as to tho real underlying causes of tho outbreak, and much advlco given as to policy to bo adopted to prevent similar events in the future. But whatever tho cause, such an outbreak should teach tho people and especially tho authorities, that it is not sufe to tamper with tho jury system, and, moreover, that thcro is always a claBS of discontented wretches, mostly for eigners, who are eveh ready to take advantage of any such opportunity as that at Cincinnati.
