The Colby Oracle 1868

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N. N. Atkinson, A.

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Meigs,

OF

UNIVERSITY.

COLBY

PRICE 7 CENTS.

WATERVILLE, MAINE, NOVEMBER, 1868.

NUMBER 2.

EDITORS

STUDENTS

THE

BY

PUBLISHED

-I

1868.

FOR

OFFICERS.

J. K. Richardson, President.

I

J. K. Richardson,

E. M.

�oarhman JIDissionarg £';ocidg.

Shaw.

N. N. Atkinson, Cor . Sec ' y .

I

l'rinted at the Journal Office, Lewiston. l\1e.

A. K. Gurney , Recording Sec'y.

Wm. Libbe y, 'freasurer.

COMMITTEE

ON

S. S.

C.H. Kimball,

W. A. Smith,

F. II. Eveleth,

E. M. Shaw,

E. A. Daniels.

SENIORS. SENIORS.

Charles Wesley Chase,

C h arles Holt Kimball,

Charl es Wesley Chase,

Gilman Clark Fisher,

Justin Kent R ich ardsou,

Charles Holt Kimb all,

Howard C handl e r Rowe,

Edward Payson Roberts,

,

vVa rren Augustus Smith, JUNIORS.

Edwin Augustus Daniels,

Erastus Melville' Shaw,

Fred. Howard Eveleth,

Park Shaw Warren,

C har les Rend o l

SENIORS.

Nicholas Noy es Atkinson, __

J.hf!lluin:i.JYjllard_ J'aclnmo...�._ .

Ephraim Wood Norwood, Justin Kent Richardson, Edward Pa yson Roberts,

Charles Henr y Cumston, Fred. Howard Eveleth, George Llewellyn l<�arnum, Alfred Eben Me igs.

Erastus Melville Shaw,

Park Shaw Warren.

Cha itU." ""l_�lilhn..+...]' �i.:r:-- � �--� SOPHOMORES •

.

SOPHOMORES.

Daniel Randall Stover,

Albanus Kimball Gurney,

Fred Wilson.

Wi ll iam Libbey, ' FRESHMEN.

Scotto Hedge Blewett.

James Bigelow Atwood,

Eu gene Kincaid Dunbar, Stephen Alfred

FRESHMEN.

Jon es ,

James Bigelow Atwood,

John Day Smi th,

Thomas Gould Lyons,

Louis Albert ·wheeler.

Howard Rogers Mitchell,

SOPHOMORES.

Fred. Irving Campbell, David Wass Campbell, Delwin Augustus Hamlin, Walter D e F or est Marston, Willis Bronson Mat h ews, George Stratton Paine,

John Day S m ith,

Howard ·wayland Tilden,

E. W. Nor wood,

L ew is A l b er t Wheeler .

C.H. Kimball.

Charles Howard Sturg is , Arthur Nash "Willey.

FIRST

H o w ard Rogers Mitchell,

\Vi Ider Wash in gton Perry.

Prize Daclaimers of Selected Articles. of

'70. May 6, 1868.

Charles Hen r y C u mston,

Edwin Augustus Daniel s,

George Llewe l lyn Farnum,

Henry Webster Fo llett, Alfred Eben .Me igs,

Charles Rendo l "Whidden, Jr.,

Prentiss Mellen -vvoo din an ,

John Richmond Hathaway.

Peace

is the ev e ni n g star of the

soul - virtue i ts always

sun.

11ear each other

mer is Recured

on l y

'fhe two a r e

,

yet th e for­

through the me­

dium of the latter.

Flowers are the s w eetest thin g s God ever made and for g ot to put a soul into.

Our

new

Tutor-the right man in

the rig·\1t p l ace .

MOZART QUINTETTE CLUB. C. H. C ums ton, Tenor.

DALrns-New York World,

FRESHMEN.

Elihu Burritt Hask el l,

Class

D. H. Stover, Clarendon Wescott, W. F. Marston, C. W. Chase, E. IL Dunbar, J. D. Smith.

E. B. Haskell, E. W . Granger.

E. K. Dunbar, President.

L. A. Wheeler, Vice President.

E. N. B ran n , Secretar y .

W. W Perry; Tr easurer.

J. B. Atwood, H. R. Mitchell, Direc t ors .

E. B. Haskell,

Alfred Sweetser Stow ell,

COMMITTEE.

G. S. Paine,

H. Cumston, W. Foster, W. B. Ma thews, C. C.

W ilder vV ash ing to n Perry,

�tbemteum.

G. L. Parnum,

NINE.

C. W. Foster, Catcher.

I<'. M. Wilson, Pi tch er. ( Uapt. ) A. N. Will ey, 1st Base.

E. W. Granger, 2nd Base.

W. B. Mathews, 3rd Base.

I<'. I. Cam pbell , S. Sto p .

W. F. M arsto n , L. Field. .D. R. S tov er, C. Field.

W. R. Wh ite, R. Field.

D. W. C am pbell, Sco r er.

Jam es Franklin Ch an ey,

Clarendon Wes co tt,

Howard Chandler Rowe.

JUNIORS.

Henry Web s t er Follett,

Whi dde n , Jr.

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MEMBERS.

Isaac Britton, J<'. fl. Eveleth, E. A. Daniels, N. N. Atkinson, Fred "Wilson, W.R. White, J<'. I. Campbell, A. N. Willey, D. W. Campbell, :El. S. Rawson.

C. U. Whidden, Jr.

JUNIORS.

Henry W eb ste r Follett,

Boston Jo urn al ,

F. I. Ca mpb el l ,

Bangor Whig and Courier,

Alto.

H. W. Tilden,

Lewiston Journal,

Soprano.

W. A. Smith,

Portland Press.

-

E. K. Dunbar,

SEMr-\VF,EKLY--N. Y. Eve nin g Post.

WEEKLIEs-N. Y. Tribun e ,

Baritone.

Bass.

.

COLL EGE CHOIR.

L a Crosse D emo c rat ,

H. W. Tilden ,

Maine Standard,

C. H. Cumston, H. C. Rowe, A. N. Willey,

Portland Transcript, Zion's Herald and We sleyan

Journal,

F. I. Campbell, D. W. Cam pbel l, C. H. Kimball,

Zion's Advocate, Watchman and Reflector, Gos pel Banner ,

Morn i n g

1867.

C. W. Chase, P re .,;id ent.

H. Cu rn st on, Vice Pres i dent .

D. W. Campbell, Secretary.

F. I. C amp be ll, Treasur e r .

Fred. Wilson, W. B. M ath ews, Dir ec tors.

W. I<'. M ars t on, •

0.

FIRST

Nicholas N oy es Atkinson,

Is aac B rit ton,

OFFICERS.

C. W. Foster, Catcher. (Capt.)

Fred. Wilson, Pitcher.

E. S . .Rawson, 1st Base. \V. I<'. M arsto n , 2nd Base.

A. N. Wil ley, 3rd Base.

E. A. Daniels, S. Stop.

C. H. U u ms to n , L. Field.

E. K. Dunbar, C. Field.

W. R. White, R. Field.

I<'. I. C a mp bell, Scorer.

-----"'llf'EMBERS.

Warren Au gus t us Smith

Organized May 25th,

F. H. E veleth , Vice President.

J. K. Richardson, J. D. Smith, W. L. Libby,

St ar,

Examiner and Chronicle,

W. B. Mathews, N. N. Atkinson, C. W. Chase,

Christian Mirror, Waterville Mail, Christian B a nner, An dros coggin Herald.

} } } }

Leader.

Tenor.

Alto.

Soprano.

Bass.

Every man has a p ara dise around him until he sf o s , and the an gel of an accusing conscience dri v es him from his Eden,

Mo�m1rns-.Missionary Herald, Spi rit of Missions,

F re em a n ' s Journal,

African Rep os itory, Advocate of Peace,

Th e man who planted himself on h is g o od intentions has not yet sprouted.

Macedonian and Record.

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NINE.

E. K. Du nb a r, Catcher. \V. W. Perry, Pitcher.

J.H. B ar r ow s , S. Stop .

J. D. Smith, 1st B as e . (Capt.)

H. R. .Mitchell, 2nd Base.

S. A. Jones, 3rd Base.

E. B. Haskell, L. F ield.

E. N. Brann, C. Field. 'l'. G. Lyons, R. Field.

L. A. \Vh€ el er , Scorer.

mtnnnot J;irtit �int.

Organized

Sept. 16th, 1868.

A. K. Gurney, Catcher. 'f. G. Lyons, Pitcher. Ca p t . )' J. F. C h an ey 1st B ase .

Edward Brann. 2nd Base .

A. S. S tow ell , 3rd Base.

D. R. S t ov er , S. S t o p.

Jam es Atwood, L. 1',ield.

W illiam Libbey, C. Field.

J. D. Smith, R. Pield.

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The Secretary has forwarded to the Roston Museum the pieces of fingers, remains of eyes, lost halls, broken bats, etc., remaining after the numerous victories won the past season, which has been one of great anxiety to the friends of the club, and has added fresh laurels to the glo­ rious record of the Marmots.

The club provi­ ded themselves with a bottle of Soothing Syrup at the commencement of the season, and their Captain attributes the good health of the club, to its judicious dispensation among the mem­ bers of the nine.

William He nr y Lambert,

(f)�-�t4f $�(-.�fi�s�r·----EXIfiBITION-

Auburn.

E nglish Ora tion .

COLBY

A u gust us Dennett Small,

U N IVERSITY,

Frank Wales Bakeman,

-OF-

'07'.

.�nsfrndfon anh @ohtrnmmt.

PRESIDENT,

and Moral Phil­

' 68.

\Varren A. Smith, Treasurer.

SAMUEL K. S M I TH, A. M.,

William Oliver Ayer, Jr., Leonard D w igh t Carver,

CHARLES K H A MLI N, A. M.,

Legrange,

Charles Leonidas Clay ,

M O S ES L Y F ORD , A. M.,

John Blake Clough,

. .Professor o f }fathematics a n d Natural Philosophy.

JOHN B. FOSTER, A. M.,

Andover,

N. H.,

Literature.

EDWARD -W:. HALL, A. M.,

N. Ii.,

E n glis h O rat ion.

Hon. Abner Coburn, Vice Pr es.

Julian Daniel Tay l o r,

.Eldri d ge L. Getchell, Esq., 'freasurer.

Rev. Benj. F. Shaw, Sec reta 1·y .

Samuel Garnsey, Esq., Mo ses Giddings, Esq.,

Rev. David N . S hel do n, D.

,

.,

l�illiam H. Sha:�er, D. D., - No.ihamet.R�outellc, � Rev.

Rev. George liV. B os wo r t h , D. D.,

Hon. Mark II. Du nne ll, LL. D.,

1

I

One

D. Metcalf,

Rev. Henry V. Dexter,

CLASS

who for the last five years have

graduated with the highest College Honors.

'04.

Dover, N.

H.,

Latin Oration. ll ic n ar dson , Fort E n gl ish Or ation .

Henry Joseph Cu shin g, S!cowhegan, En gli s h O r ation .

Harrison Merrill Pratt, 'Ikrner,

Engli sh Orat io n .

Edward Clarendon Li ttle fi e l d,

Chester-

Englis h Oration.

Stanley Thomas Pullen,

Foxcroft,

English Oration.

'William Pierce Young, '6U.

Kenduskeag, E n glish O r atio n .

Howard Haskell Gro v er , New

ter, •Grenville

Mellen

_

,,

GloucesLatin Oratio n .

Donham, 'I'urner, JiJnglish O ration.

.Charles Veranus Hanson,

PorUand, Engli s h O r a ti o n .

George Llewellyn Farnum, RwmfOl'd.

I,atin Version from the Greek of Demosthenes, Fred. Howard FJvclcth, Dui·ham.

�ri�t @tdautntion$, &;la$$ of '69.

ORIGINAL

ARTICLES.

Monday Evening, August 10, 1868.

The New out of the Old, Nicholas Noyes Atkinsmi, West Minot • The Uses of History, Charles Rowell, Kendall's Mills.

The Power of Custom, Ephraim Wood Norwood, Camden.

The Relations of Literature to Morals, Charles '\Vesley Chase, Unity.

�Howard Clumd,ler...Ro.we, Ne.w...�estiu:.

-���--,.-�

The Ileautifnl suggestive of the Infinite,

Warren

'\Voman's Ri ghts , Charles

Fr ed . II. Eve leth, Tr easure r .

Kno wled e and Mystery,

g

E dward S. Rawson, . 1 . ,. D. ame s, Ed wm LL Wall ace R. White,

George Royal Stone, Andover,

COLt.ECE CALENDAR.

1809.

Winslow.

Ellward Stuart Rawson,

Hnmford Point.

Justil\ Kent Richardson,

Buxton Centre.

Charles Henry

Bdwin

Cumston,

Au g u stu s Daniels,

Fred. Howard Eveleth,

George Llew elly n Farnum,

The Madman.

Prize.

Monmouth.

Paris Hill.

Durham.

Rumford.

Henry Webster Follett,

Parkman.

Erastus llfolville Shaw,

Rockland.

187'1.

Emmett's Vindication.

Scotto Hedge Blewett,

CLASS OF 1872.

Calais.

Augusta, Ky.

}'red. Irving Campbell,

ChetTyfield.

D:1;vid Wass Campbell,

Cherryfield.

e

Albanus Kimball Gurney, · Ethvard vaughan Granger,

Of the prizes which may be grant ed

to those best fit t e d for college, only

Cape Elizabeth.

Providence, R.

Sidney.

Delwyn Augustus Hamlin,

This was

given to Howard Rogers Mitchell, fit­ ted by Mr. J. H. Hanso n, at the

George Stratt<;m Paine,

Winslow.

Daniel Randall Stover,

Harpswell.

Dixfield.

Wallace Rowell White,

18·72.

Classical I ns tit ute .

Howard Wayland Tilden, Alfred Sweetser Stowell,

Rare Gleanings of Thought and Speech.

I.

Portland.

Charles Wilbert Foster,

Lewiston.

Wakefield, Mass.

" From the. nature of the case" a

pioneer will squat down on the best land he can find.

HAMLIN & MATTHEWS,

Prize-Ring

"A b lunder ing scholarship is g oo d for nothing, and o u ght to be cast into the bottomless pit."

"Harsh ! " "Harsh!'' "Harsh 111· Likewise " pure c usse dness . "

Thes e

Instructors.

gentleme n are wel l know n ·

proficients in the "manly art" they purpose to tea ch.

To s ome the above may appe.a r "somewhat involved;" indeed it does to us, and therefo re we would refer a ll inquiren:; to, wiser beads thau ours.

The patronage of the public is res­

pectfully solicited.

Ojfice-- No.

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23, 1868 ,.

Spring Term begins '\Vednesday Evening,

11 North College.

1869

February May

VACATION OF TEN DAYS.

Summer 'l'erm;begin�

July

IDxaminittion

of the other classes begins

Examination

for

'Wednesday,

17 12

Monday Evening, May,24

Senior Examination, ·wednesday,

Aug. admission to College,

Tuesday, Commencemeut, Wednesday,

VACATION 01' .FOUR WEEKS.

g

Fall Tenn be ins Wednesday,

Aug.

Aug. Sept.

l�xamination for admission Wednesday, Sept.

Clinton.

James Franklin Clian y,

Prize Scholarships.

VACATION 01<' EIGHT WEEKS.

Spring Term ends Wednesday,

Charles Uendol 'Whidden, Jr.,

Foll e tt , Parkman,

Dec.

Fall Term ends Wednesday,

Turner.

187'0.

N. H.

Abraham 'Willard Jackson, Turner.

l\IIEMBERS.

A. Willard Jackson,

N. IL

Justin Kent Rkhardson, Buxton.

Poetry the First of Arts,

)l pru dent"ia 1 ( C ommi'ttce. )

Isaac Britton,

Gilman Clark Fisher, Dover,

Fame an Intellectual Miasma,

Delwin A. Ham lin, 2nd Librarian.

Prize.

Ho lt Kimball, Pembroke, N. H.

Romance in.American History,

Er a s tu s M. Shaw, 1st Librarian.

1870.

Augustus Smit h, Litchfield.

A. Willard Jackson, Cor. S ec ret a r y .

Prize .

the second was assigne d .

. English Vorsion From the French of Thomas,

Edward Stuart Rawson, R1tmford Point.

Fre d . I. Campbell, Rec. Se creta ry

C h arle s Henry C um sto n , M on mo uth,

Hen ry vVebster

of Story,

Edwin Augustus Daniels, Paris Hill.

Victory through Defeat,

_ . _

a

Knowledge and Mystery.

Second

JUNIORS. from the English

Isaac Britton, Winslow.

Geo r ge L. Farnum, Vice President.

1869.

OF

Warren Augustus Sm it h, Litchfield.

Absorption of Nations,

�- �e-P-Fl�efE-RS-:<-·- I J us tin K. Ri ch rdson , President.

J'ustin Kent Richardson, Buxton, Cen­ tre.

Howard Chandler Howe, J{ew Gloucester.

Cost and ·worth,

'Vaterville.

'h' jf; SOpg-ri·ntU qi ®rll ebtIpgt.

Prize.

First

Hon. Charles Rendol Whidden,

'Ville,

·

,

'l'he Philosophy of Fiction,

Declamation of Selected Articles.

Gardine r Colby , Esq . ,

Rev. E. E. Cummings, D. D.,

Fairfield,

OF

CLASS

:Rev. l<'ranklin Merr iam,

Camden.

Litchfield.

Louis Albert Wheeler,

'Poetry of the First .A rt s .

iRev. Nathaniel M. ·wood, D. D. ,

·Cyrus Greenwood

l��-

Prize.

Second

.James II. Ha nson, A. M.,

VI' atervillc.

Wilder Washington Perry,

Julian Daniel Ta lor, Winslow. :y Ji�pochs.

Hon. Lot M. Morrill,

Ira Waldron,

Fort }'airfield.

Howard Rogers Mitchell,

Abraham Willan Jac k so n , Turner,

Hon. Henry A. Ke nne dy,

M�n

Thomas Gould Lyons,

Buclcjield,

Comp o s i t �-

. First

W illiam \Vi l son, E sq . ,

St. Albans.

Guilford.

Declamation of Original Articles.

Rev. Albion K. P. S mall,

]3enj am in

James Bigelow Atwood,

Elihu Burritt Haskell,

�F

I

Hon. Dennis L. Milliken,

Hon.

187'2.

English Oration.

CLASS

I

Henry B. Hart , Esq . ,

Cherryfield.

East Sumner.

--

Hon. Josiah II. DrummoHd,

Cherryfield.

East Machias.

For the Year 1867-68.

I1

Charles Howard Sturgis, Arthur Nash Willey,

John D11.y Smith,

-----original

Hon. Han n ibal Hamlin , LL. D.,

Bath.

Livermore.

Eugene Kincaid Dunbar,

'

Rev. Nathamel Butler,

Auburn.

Winslow,

AWARDS.

I

Bangor.

John Harris Barrows,

I

�

Rev. Arthur Drinkwater,

' South China .

William Libby,

English Oration.

Rev. Adam Wilson, D. D.,

N. H.

Justin K. Ric hardson - B ux ton Centi·e.

Litera1-y Epochs,

}'rench Version

Willis Bronson Mathews,

Waterville,

F r ed. Au gust us Waldron ,

Rev. Joseph Ri cke r , D. D.,

187'0.

·w-alter De-Forest Marston,

Englis h Oration.

Science and the Classics,

Litchfield.

187'1.

Edm und Frankli n M erria m , Hanover, .

N. H., E n glish O ratio n .

Rev. James T. Champlin, D. D., Pres.

Waterboro'.

New Gloucester.

.Park Shaw 'Varren,

Engl is h O ra tion.

Edwin Sumner S m a ll,

Edward Payson Roberts, Howard Chandler Rowe,

Alfred Eben Meigs,

Henry M alcolm Hopkin so a:, Fort Fair-

field,

Camden.

'Varren Augustus Smith,

Englis h O ra ti o n .

Tutor.

Unity.

Pembroke, N. H.

Ephraim Wood Norwood,

Harry Carlehm Hallowell, Bangor,

JULI A N D. TAYLOR, A. B.,

•

Edward Stuart Rawson, Rumford Pt.

West Minot.

Charles Holt Kimball,

Engli s h Oration.

l.... itcratu�e.

Charles Holt Kimball, Pembroke,

Radicalism,

Charles � esley Chase,

Alfred, En gli s h Orati on .

Dunn, Waterville,

Reuben Wesley

Abraham ·wmard J•ckson, Turner.

Self-made,

Nicholas Noyes Atkinson,

George ViTeston Dav is ,

of the Greek and Latin Languages and

N. H.

Ephraim Wood Norwood, Camden.

E n glish Or at ion .

Da.nbury,

Religion,

Romanism,

Commi ttee .

MEMBERS. 18()0.

E n glish Orat ion .

J.leriill l'rofossor of Chemistry and Natural History.

Gilman Clark Fisher, Dover,

Art and

Chase, � Prudential

Willis B. Mathews,

E n gli s h Ora ti on.

Professor of Rhetoric, and Librarian.

Isaac Ilritton, Winslow.

'The Laws of Disorder,

Warren A. Smith,

Bangor,

Nicholas Noyes Atkinson, West jJ{inot. ·English Character,

Charles 'Vesley Chase, Unity.

Charles II. S t urgis , Asst. Librar ian.

Charles W.

The Morn] Sublime,

Scotch and English llfotaphysicians,

Ch arle s II. Ki mb a ll, Librarian.

·walter F. Marston,

20, '68.

SENIORS.

Fphraim W. Norwood, Cor. Secretary . ,+A..rthur N. Willey, Rec. S eoretary .,

Portland, English O ra ti o n.

Ellsworth, E n g l is h Oration .

Henry \Vare Hale,

osophy.

Professor of Modern Languages and

Nicholas N. Atkinson, President.

Willis B. Mathe ws , Vice President.

Lemuel Howard Cobb,

�lasses,

FRIDAY EVENING, NOV.

OFFICERS.

E n gl is h Orat ion .

REv. J A MES T. CHAMPLIN, D. D.,

l'rofessor

Portland,

En glis h O rat ion.

Charles Ransom Co ffin , Auburn,

THE

.Smior anh �unfor

Engli sh Oration.

'66.

Waterville, Me., November, 1868.

.Babcock Professor of Intellectual

OF

Waterville,

7

4

10

11

8 8

Exercises of Commencement Week, 1869.

Su n day E ve ni ng , Aug. 8th, Sermon before the Boardman :M issio nar y S o ci ­ e ty.

Monday Evening, 9th, Jun ior Exhi­ bition. 'fues day, 10th, Class -Day Exercises and Oration before the Alumni.

Tuesday Evening, Oration and Poem before ,the United Literary S oci e ties .

Wednesday, 11th, Exercises of the G rad u atin g Cla ss . \Vednesday Evening, Concert.

Science is the revelation to reason of the pol icy by which God governs the world.

If

a

w or d is worth

is worth two.

a

pound,

silence

E. B. H askell.

Historian , with evident satisfaction to a n O rati on

by Mr. J. D. T aylor, a n d a Poem by E. K . D u nbar.

Pr o phet , M r. C. L. C lay, o f the graduatin g S . A. Jones .

Toast Master, class, after which the au d i e n c e ad­ ES. D O ON MITTEE M O C An I n c i d ent. journed to the college groun d s to hear J. H. B a rrow s . the re m ai n i n g exerci s e s , consisti n g o f L . A. W h ee ler, '11\vas late at night, 't\vas after one, a History, Prophecy and A ddresti, A . S . S to well .

A s through the college grounds did run, given respectively by Messrs . Hal l o wEE OF A RRANGEMENr n . �rnITT o C Three boys , who whispered very low, ell, S m all an d C l o ugh. A short time Lest some one else their plans should know, ons, Ly .

G .

I E. N. B ra n n . was then occupied by the class i n " No w for the bell ! " s m o k i n g t h e " p i p e of peace , " after College Grinds.

I n the which the c r o w d dispersed. }'aces were covered closely o'ei;, As they went by tlfe chapel door, · e v e n i n g , alth o u gh the weather was !­ The smal lest through the scuttle slid, quite unfavorable, yet a large audience [ TY. And from the others quick was hid ; came together at the C h u rc h to listen ' T was for the bell. to th e · e l o q u e n t O rati o n of the R e v.

W ay l an d Hoyt, of B ro oklyn , N. Y . 'rhe bolt flew back, and through they went, 7 and a Poe m b y H o n C . C . Van Zandt, o f A set of boys o n mischief bent. .

Ne wport, R . I We d n e s d ay witn e s s e d Along the floor they son did tread, the c l o s i n g exercises of the gra d u atin g .And up the stairs were quickly led c l a s s a n d the conferri n g of degrees.

O n toward the bell .

In the e v e n i n g the class of ' 6 8 gave .A step upon the outer stair the church. T h e a fi n e c o n cert at perdition.

Announced that some one else was there.

Ger m a n i a B a n d of B o sto n , assi sted by 'l'hey listened, but ' twas no mistake , disti n g u i shed singers fro m abroad , fur­ Match Games of the Delphic Base Organized M a y 25th, 1867. .And to the door their way they make, . nished m u sic.

A n d on T h u rsday the Ball Club. vVithout the bell.

OFFICERS. fri e n d s of the I n sti tution d e p arted fo r C. W. C h a s e , Presi dent.

Since the o r a u i ti on · o f the D el- · their h o m e s w e l l satisfied t h at the col­ .Alas ! the door was made quite fast ; C. H. C u rn st o n , Vice President.

A s tick mu through the outer hasp. p h i c s , in May , 1 8 6 7 ,. they have p l aye d , lege was doing a thorough work.

D. W . C a m p b ell, Secretary.

And quickly down the scuttle went i n al l , six match gam e s , i n fo u r o f P. I. Cam pbell, Treasurer.

The boy who fit-st was up it sent, w h i �h they h ave fairly w o n a n d borne F re d . Wils o n , Fo rgot the bell. " Lo w C rim es. " , away the p al m of v i ctory.

B . Mathews, [ D irectors .

The first game, between the D e l p h i c s But when he found that he was out, U n de r this h e a d i n g t h e r e appeared W. F. M a rst o n , • J and the Herc u l e a n s of Wi nthro p , w a s He nev,er stopped to look about� so e ti m e s i n c e , in the \Vaterville FIRST NINE. m p l ay e d o n the 1 5 th of June, 1 86 7 , o n 1 But doublc-quicked it out of sight,­ The M ail a very remarkabl e article . d te resul and latter, the of ds n u gro the He said it was not caused by fright ; C atcher. ( C apt. } Foster, W. C. writer s e e m s to h ave u n e arthed every i n a victo ry fo r th e Herculean s , b y a 'Vas it the bell ?

Fred. Wilson , Pitcher. u n p l easan.Uhin g t h a t has e v e r transscore of 66 to 46. At this ti m e o u r n i n e E . S . .Raw s o n , 1 st B ase. p i r e d since o u r in stitution has been i n T h e boys who thus were left behind , had been organized less th an a m o n t h , \V. F . .Marsto n , 2nd B as e . h ave ch arge d it all to d n a existence, At first no safe way out could find. and t h e circu m stances were gre atly A. N . W i l l e y , 3rd B ase.

T h e scuttle was not b alf as wide Not s atisfi e d with to our accou n t .

S o m e v e ry good playagain s t the m .

E. A. D a ni el s , S. S to p .

As those boys were from side to side. this , h e has go n e fu rther, u n til i t m ay i n g , however, was exhibited o n both C . II. O u mston, L . Field.

Where was the bell ?

1 be said of him " the gentl e m a n i s insides d u ri n g the gam e , -particularly K. D u nbar, C. Fiel d .

E. debted ' to his m e m o ry fo r h i s wit, and They raised the window s ash at length, by the D el p h i c s i n t h e last fo w ro·u n ds.

W. R . White , R . Field. at h T " facts. his for n o ati agin m i s i h to And, though their strength was well nigh spent, 'f he second game was p l ay e d w i t h F . I. C ampbell, Scorer. the writer had c au s e to be annoyed we They, j u mping, ran , and left behind, the First N i n e of the S h e ridans of NorThe students w e r e to blam e admit.

MEMBERS. To send its notes on morning wind, ridge w o c k , July 5th, on the gro u n d s fo r m e ddli n g with the gate s of citi z e n s , The college bell.

Isaac Britton, C. H. Cumston, It. was a game of of the D elphics.

F. H. Eveleth , C. W. Foster, b ut did that j u stify any o n e in chargi n g A great interest a n d m u c h s pirit.

E. A. Daniels, W. B. Mathe w s , Later, somebody took the bell, t h e m with . a long list of petty c r i m e s N. N. Atkinson, D. R . Stover, large n u m b e r of citiz e n s a n d l a d i e s , And then two smaller ones as well ; of which n o n e of them were g uil ty ?

Fred Wilson, Clarendon Wescott, e h t f o s t n e d u t s d n a Faculty the and But who did this I never knew, White, R. W. W. F. l\Iarstou, T �1 e w �·i ter evidently wished to d i splay U n i versity, were assembled on th e F. I. Campbell, C. W. Chas e , I only know that 'twas o u r Lu. _ his a? 1hty, b ut �elt th a:t .he c 0 1� l d not A. N. W illey, E . K . Dunbar, .

Who found the bell. gro un d s fo r the p u rpose of witnessing J. D. Smith.

Campbell, W. D. do himself J u st1ce while keeprng to T h e score at the close t h e p l aying.

K S. Rawson, E. B. Haskell , e can u n d e rstan � h o w \� the truth.

Safely within its lofty tower, E. W. Granger.

C. lt. W hidden, Jr. . . s t o o d 59 to 26, favori n g the D elphic s . . .the,..Il.e l p.hic.S-.: -�n u p start, w1shr .. rLt be Marking for us the passing hou r ' �-�-�tn g; t o � n n g lu � self anLof_A u g u.s.t D . " · n;s-ever h -Strtt�rings; aritd<tnc ,I rn to notic e , can w nte such an art1Cle ; -+�� -- £'.ll' "'"' � "'Jr,... pl aye d the first n i n e of the Cobbossee J<'rom one till twelve, from twelve till one , b u t we � a n n o t i�n d e r s t ai� d h o w th e · m g . e n n d o Ql:lnirndtdtltit ®rittlt�. r, n w a the e a Gardi of , C l ub The good old bell. . the Mai l , k 1 0 w m g a s th. ey e ? 1 t o rs of � b y a s c o re of 3 9 t o 2 8 .

1 did t h e . character o f . ? u r students , 0 it is excell e n t.

H A M LIN'O u r ni n e a n d the S h eridans playe d . c o u l d al l o w s u c h rn a111fe?t fa�,,,.·· el10ods T o h av e a gian t ' s s tren gth ; but i t i s . whegan o k S at 0 11 the i r seco nd game a place I ll the � ol u m n s o f theu· p aper.

H istory of '68. ty ran n o u s . . J u n e , 1 8 6 8 . T h e gam e was t h e 1 5 th of \Ve k n o w th at ! t is often �he case, that To use it like a gi a n t . carried by the D el p hics closing with a for the s ak e o f a s e n s a � 1 0 n , n e w s p a.

B L E W ETT-He d raweth o ut the thread The foll owing in regard to t h e class score of 36 to 8 . pers, � speciall 1 tl! ose which can scarc eof his verbo sity , . with ayed pl angor B of rescents C e h T of ' 6 8 , we extract fr o m the " Class ly claim the d1g � 1 ty o f the i� am � , will Finer than tpe s t a p l e of his argu m ent, the D e l ph i c s , i n August las t, o n the History , " del ivered before t h e class on stoop t o re p o r tr n g that w h i c h J S . u ng ro und o f th e latter, w h e u the D elmaiden meditation , A TKINSON··-ln tru e , but we had s u p p o s e d t h e M a i l t o 'l' u e s d ay of C o m m e n c e m e n t Week, by fancy fre e . p h ic s w e r e agai n v ic t o rio u s , w i n n i n g . b e a l o v e r o f tn � th rath e r than s e n s �IL C. Hallowe l l , o f B angor.

It is too G RANG ER-The fair, t h e chaste, t h e .

The b o y s showed s o m e by 4 0 t o 30. t1 ? n , a n d w e smc erely h o p e that i t unexpressive she. . very cool and skillful p l ayi n g , a n d good to be l o s t. _ _ "' 111 n o t all u w its c o l u m n � to b e agam C u MSTON-F o r my voice, I h av e l o s t it . left n o c h a n c e for questio u i n g t h e vVe have h a.d i r1 th e class thirty. disgraced by such a n article. \Vi th h al l o i n g , and singing of anth e m s. club. e th of ty eriori p u s The largest n u mber in at any one ti m e JACKSON-A r m s , take your last e m ­ In their last gam e , however, with has been twenty-five.

The n u m b e r ayed l p , l Hil Kents of s w o l l e F Odd the ce. bra t h a t have left i s j u s t e q u a l to the n u m ­ FrsHm-N o t to k n o w m e argues a fe w weeks s i n c e , the D el phics m ade ber that a r e left, - fiftee n ; i u w h i c h y o n rsel f u n k n o w n . a v e ry l o w score, losing the gam e re spect the class of '68 i s like the v i r ­ JUNIORS. D uN B AR-A fi rey s o u l , which , work­ by a score of l 9 to 84. gi n s of Holy Writ : the p r o p o rtion of i n g· o u t 'its way, 1£' h i s i s probably due l e s s to t h e Preside n t , E. A. D aniels. wise an d o therwise was the same in Fretted the p i gmy body t o decay. y e h t h c i h w with club the of rity rio e p u s e ach . O f the n u m b e r that h ave left , V i c e Preside nt, P . H . E v eleth.

D ANIELS-H o w happy c o uld I be p l aye d , than to other circum stan ces t h r e e were e x p el le d , b u t o n e of these Secretary, G. L. l<� arn u m . with eith er, which d e p :·ived them o f two of their was recalled.

Five left fo r oth e r col­ O rator, E . M . S haw. :VV e re t ' other dear charmer away . best players i n the e arly part o f the l e ge s , two to D artm outh , one each to M .HHEws-There i s a pleasure in Poet, C. H. C u m s t o n. gam e , and preve n te d them fr o m e n te r­ B o w d oi n , T uft s ' and I l l i n o i s U n iver­ bei n g m ad , al u s u their with game the into g n i Historian, A Meigs.

E. . sity .; seven others left for motives Whi ch only m admen feel .

A l l th in gs s pirit and enth usias m . s a n e a n d i n sane.

D e ath , the twin Prophet, C. R . Whidden, Jr. G U RNEY-A d e e p , occult philoso­ c o n sid ere d , the D el p hics by n o m e a n s b ro t h e r of slee p , has tak e n o n e fro m O dist, H . W. Folle�t. pher.

T o wards the close o f the did badly. o u r n u mber, and m arri age , the m erci­ ·w HIT E -Whate v e r skep tic c o uld .en­ game their playing was high ly .creditl e s s fore r u n n e r of war, has seiz�d · SOPHOMORES. quire for, . able " A h ! so metimes w o e t o h i m th re e .

F o r every why h e had a wherefore .

President, Wi lliam Libby . that l i v e s . Happy i s he w h o dies. " CHAN EY-D o o m e d to that sorest task Vice President, T h e s tatii:: t ics of those who remain J. F . C h aney .

Com m enc e m e nt. of man alive, are as foll o w s : T o tal n u mb e r of d ay s , Secre tary, W. R. White .

T o make three guineas do the work of 3 7 2 years ; average age , 2 4 years, !)

The last an n u al C o m m e n cement o f O rator, A. K. Gurn ey. five. m o n th s ; o l d est, 28 years , 9 m o n th s ; t h e University was well atte n d e d by Poet, \VmnDEN-' 'fi s better to have loved C . H. S turgis. y o u n gest, 20 years, 4 months.

The frie n d s and visitors, and all s e e m e d to and lost, Hi storian , D. A. Hamlin. total height, 8 5 ft. 4 i n .

T h e l o n ge s t regard it a pleasant an d successful 'fh an never t o h aYe loved at all . is C arv e r , 2 yds. 2 1 -2 in.

Prophe t, S . H . B lewett .

T h e s h o rt­ The exercises of the week · occasion.

LYONs-A r o s e with a l l its sweetest est, Hallowel l , 5 ft. 8 in.

The total opened at the B aptist C h urch o n S un­ Toast M aster, D . R . Sto ver. leav e s y e t fold e d . n u m b e r of - p ou n d s in the class i s d ay Evening with an addre s s before Odist, Fred Wil s o n .

RrcHARDsoN-vVith j n s t eno ugh o f 2 , 0 5 8 ; the heaviest ordi n a rily weighs the B oardman Mission ary Society, by learn i n g to misquote.

C o �rnTT T E F; O F A nRANGE MENTS .

1 80 ; the lightest, upon o c c asi o n s , the Rev. George D a n a B o ard m a n , D . D . , C HASE-T h o u gh last, not least, m weighs a ton ; t h e average weight i s o f Phi ladelphia. T h e s peaker held his W. B. Math e ws , \V . F . M arsto n , love.

1 35 l b s . audience i n rapt atten tion while h e G. S . Pai n e .

The b rain s are contai n e d i n boxes drew an excellent d i s c o u r s e from the which average i n circumference 2 2 1-3. text c o n cerning the ren d i n g the veil FRESHMEN. inches. Much study and a. l i ttl e exer­ Ou M o u d ay was t h e of the temple.

E. S . Rawson , JJialcer C1f' Emblem s .

P re s i d e n t , J. D . S mith. cise have left us only 1 1 i n ch e s of A n n u al E xhibiti o n of the J u n i o r C l a s s , , Meigs : E .

A · Midnight Assassin .

V i c e Preside n t, IL R. Mitch el l . tlexor and e x ten s o r , whil e d e s p i te the which w a s p ro n o u n ced by t h e judges S. H . 'Ble witt, Defender of the Faith. retary, Sec J . B . A two o d . c o n s um ptive reci tati o n room s , w e have as h i gh l y c reditable to the U n iversi ty.

D. R. S t o v e r , Death ' s Head.

O r ato r, an ave rage of 3 5 i n c h e s aro u n d th e H . W . Tilden .

T u e s fay A . .M. the p e o p l e agai n A . N . Willey, Cross Bones. w ai s t . a s s e m b l e d at the C h u rc h an d l i s t e n e d Poet, W . W . Perry.

C . II . C umston, Grand Pretender.

N u mber e n gage d , ( th i s i s not to be he ard but by the c l as s , ) i s iive ; e n­ gaged to Wate r ville ladies, two .

Capil lary statistics : number who h av e fu l l sets, 2 ; parts of sets, 1 0 ; Hop ' s n o n e , 3 ; and d o u b tfu l , D u nn.

The h ave attai n e d t h e i r majority. hand somest m a n i n t h e clas s , m o d e sty fo rbi d s ; the h o m e l i e s t , fear prevents.

D un n a n d Clough are tobac c o n i sts-in­ Clay is p rej u diced against to­ chief. bacco a nd l i q u o r .

The reli gious p refe re n c e s , B aptist, 1 1 ; Methodist, 2 ; U n itarian , 1 ; no Free lover, C l ay ; here­ preference, 1. tic, C l ough ; Puritan , Hopkinson.

Intended p r o fe s s i o n s : Ministry, 6 ; Law, 3 ; Mercanti l e , 1 ; J o n rnalist, 1 ; Two D ay laborer, 1 ; un deci d e d , 3. a r e s o n s of clergym e n ; nine a r e s o n s of fa r m e r n ; four are s o n s of gentlemen i n m erca.ntile life ; and t wo are sons of

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Vita s'irie Uteris mors est.

Since the last issue of the "Oracle" the U niversity has experienced great i mprove ment. One year ago the Me­ m o ri al Hall was in i t s germ and pro­ mi sed li ttle m o r e than a rough, hom ely , s u b s tan tial buildi n g .

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TRUSTEES.

'Ve think o u r board of 'frustees, a t their l a s t m eeting, showed a m o st commend able spirit.

To each Profe s­ sor they voted the full amount of money he had requested fo r his de­ p artment, gave the c o l l e ge a new tu­ tor, increased the amount of m ode r n lan guages i n the course, added an ele ctive course, agreed to give u s a gymnasi u m as soon as p o ssible, and in every way m ade i t eviden t t h at they were d e term i n e d o n improving tbe co n d ition of affai r s .

A fe w m o re ch anges are needed , but as we c a n ­ n o t expect everythin g a t once, w e w i l l w ait, believin g that they are o n t h e right track, a n d will progress a s fa s t a s practicable.

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S o me people s eem t o imagine becau se Col by is situated in the extreme Re v. Jo seph Ricker, D. D., east of o u r c o u n try , that she will not com pare favorably with those situated Rev . Adam Wilson, D. D., in more central porti o n s. In the numRev. Arthur Drinkwater, ber of stu d e n ts she will not, but in Samuel Garnsey, Esq. , very m any resp ects we do not fear Moses Giddin gs, E s q . , c o m pariso n . · O u r n atu ral advantages Rev . David N. Shel don, D. D. , are u n s u rpas sed ; o u r cou rse of study as good as any and being c o n stantly .i. •S Iia1·1 e r , D. .D . , Ic::r Rev . WI· 1 1 iam · i m p r oved ; and though o u r meth o d of �----�-�.,.._-J �'!'f ,'y \1"1' Htt i� :t''h , .R�.!.

E il0 aJQ IJJt Cf e 1J. lllf<'� -.4� �..J� � '"" "'""'f"' · _,""""'""'""i�,s tud y i s s u c h as to m ake it h a rd wo rk it will h a ve a p ro s p e rn u s fu t u re we fo r the studen t to take the highest n h <ctS the are c o n fi d e n t .

Pur airai · � m arki n g , h a rder t 1rnn m many ot I1 0 r " O racle " b e e n c o n s u l te d , a n d agai n co I I egc s , ye t. we bel 1" eve 1· t to be the has it in u n m i stak able l an g u age ant rue m e thod ; a method which of i tself n o u nce d to u s the frie n d t:> h i p of t h e te nds to prevent that s u p e rficial ki n d g u ardian d eiti e s , an d gi ven u s ass u rof schol arship so pre valent at t he ance of their continual favor.

S uch, p resent day. will the frie n d s and p atro n s o f t h e Uuiversity be glad to l e a rn , has b e e n the r e sponse to al l the d i '1 i n ation s t hat N AT U R A L SCIE N CE. have b e e n e s s ayed si nce the work of In t h i s d epartment i m p r o v e m e u t i s regenerati o n co m m e nced in and about the o r d e r of the a ay.

The cabinet w h at w a s fo rmerly Waterville C o l lege. which, as is well k n o w n , i s q u i te valu­ able , is receiv i n g- c o n s t a n t a d d i ti o n s .

Labor omnfri vincet.

F o r the s tudy of Geology w e have everything the stud e n t n e e d s .

For The world to-day is not as it was a t he study of Com p a rative An atomy Progress has left h undred years ago. w e are also well pre p ared, a n d we be­ its handwriting o ri hum an affai rs . .M a n­ lieve our a d v a n tages for the s t u d y of kind has become m o re civili z e d , en­ B otany to be u n s u r p assed.

T he in ­ li ghtened and chrititi a n i z e d . 'f he c o n ­ t e re st in Chemi stry i s iucreased by dition of the race has b e e n amel i o rate d , h undreds of val u abl e e xperirnents, and p r o g r e s s made i n scien c e , art and we can o n l y re gret that t h e college learning, and ch ristianity e x te n de d h a � not provided the m e a n s for the its sway and plan ted its g l o r i o u s e n ­ sti 1 o e n t to experi m ent by himself. sign over regi o n s o n c e i n t h e m i d n i gh t \V h e n the n e w labo ratory, soon to be o·l o o m of spi ritual d ar k n e ss.

All this e recte d , is completed, we shall look as bee n acc o m pli shed despite e v e ry for s u c h an arrange m e nt. i n fl u e n c e a d v e rse to h u m an i n tere s t s , a n d t o - d ay t h e fri e n d of h u rn a 1 1 i ty re ­ R H ETO RIC. j o i c e s as h e p e e r s i n t o t h e m i s ty fo t u re a n d with pro phetic v i si o n d i sc e rn s I n this depar tment we are wi l l i n g unmis tak able s i g n s o f a m o re g· l o ri o u s t o c o m pare notes with any.

S tude nts dawn s o o n t o break upo n t h e w o rl d. a n d profe s sors fro m o u r large st c o l ­ Al ready a brighter d ay h a s s e n t i t s l e g e s have a w a r d e d t o us the highest fi r s t joyful gli m m e r ath wart the sky , e n c o mi u m s .

A profe s s o r of rhetoric, heraldi n g the a p p roach of peace a n d a m an ot emin e n t abi l ity , s aid at o u r g o o d-will among m e n . T h e las t fe w l a s t Co m m encement that, w i th o u t deyears eve n h a v e b e e n frui tful i n sti r­ . s i r i n g to flatter, he wo uld confe s s our rin O' events and i m portant a e h i e ve­ li terary e x e rci ses w e re a s good as any me � t s .

C i 1 i n a , u n t i l now enthro n e d i n If a t o w h i c h we ha l ever liste ned. i g n o rance , bigotry a n d i d o l atry , s8,� m s yo u n g m a n wishes fo r good trai n i n g i n t o be on t h e p o i n t o f casti n g off her t h i s bran ch; here i s the p lace to ob­ jealo u sy a n d b i d d i n g· welco m e to the tai n i t .

Increased · a ttenti o n is given s t ranger with ope n gate ;; . vV h c n t h i s to i t e ach year. noble enterprise i s acco m p l i shci rl , t h e re motest p a r t s of t h e e a rth w i l l b e M O D E R N LAN GUAGES. u nited in fraternal sym p a t h y , a nr� w T h e i n tro ducti o n of m o r e modern i m p e t u s given to al l the effu r t s in be­ languao· e s i n to the c o u rs e , togeth er half of h u m a n progr e s s , an d c h r i s ti an­ w i t h tl�c elective co u r s e , w i l l en able i ty , e d u cati o n and ci vili z a t i o n w i l l go a n y stu dent who s o d e s i r e s , to obtain ! on fu l fi l l i n g· thei r g reat a n d i rn p o rta11 t quite an exte nsive and practical m i s sio n s th ro u gh o u t t h e e n t i re w o rl d . k n o w l e d ge of a.t least P re 11 c h and Besi d e s , w o n d e rfu l ach i ,�ve m e n ts h ave G e r m au . . been m a d e ia sci ence, l e tters, and disRev. Benj. F. Shaw, Secretary .

WRITING.

T he act of w riti n g upon a p a n e of gla s s with the point of a diamo n d , is, in itself, a very s i m ple thing ; but �he inscription l e ft , neither time n o r parn s may avail t o .re move. . S o are the word s w hich m en often utte r ; care­ l e s s , tho ughtl e s s , h e artless, their im­ pre s s i o n is fixed , l asting, indelible.

T he in scri ption upon the glass m ay be d e stroyed by the fractu r i n g of the gla s s , but that upon the heart, never.

On many a mind and many a he art are sad inscri ption s , deeply engraved, which will never be erased.

Like cold , dam p , chilling s h adow s , they shut one fro m the s unlight of hap pi­ ness fo rever.

We cannot exerci se too much cau­ tion in reference to what we w rite up­ on the minds of others .

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E L E CT I V E

STUDIES.

We h ai l with peculiar s ati s faction the chan ge in the p rogram me by which elective studies have been a d d ed to More a r e promised i f · he course.

T hat s uch hese a re fo u nd ben eficial. will be the case we h ave n o do ubt.

All students do not desi re to pursue precisely the same course, and we believe the additi o n of these studies will act a s a sti m u l u s to greater effort.

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MATHE MATICS.

N e w and very valu able apparatus has been a d d e d in this departm e n t d u r i n g t h e recent vacatio n . vVe deem the m athem atics one of the m o s t e s ­ sential branches of ed ucation , an d are pleased to see the effo rt s being p ut forth to i n crease the i nte rest in that directi o n . vYe believe it pays to give stude nts the best of in strum ents and enough o f the m .

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B O O KS.

Quite a fund is n o w regularly ap­ plied to the purchase of b o o k s , so that the most valuable of the latest works are con stantly s u p plied to the s t u­ den t s , and we h o p e by the time th e L i b r ary b u i l d i n g is com pleted, we shal l be able to have the shelves c o r r e s p o n d to t h e beauty a n d rich n e s s of the buil d i n g itself.

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E R O S O P HI A N .

Maj. Gen . B e njamin P . B utler, l ate­ ly presented thi s s ociety with a check fo r fi fty dol lars , to b e applied t o the pu rchase of book s ; will not o t h e r s , w h o have he retofore been m e m b e r s of this s o ciety, go and do l i kewi s e . vVe pres u me the Literary F raterni ty w o uld like a fi n ger in the pie al s o .

SURPLUS

Ji'it fahricando fabm·.

COLLEGE.

There seem s t o b e a ten dency on the part of m a n y stu dents prepari n g fo r c ollege , t o enter too soon .

T hey seem very a n x i o u s to get in on as little kno "". 1edge as p o ssibl e , and fearful lest m s o m e respect they s h al l exceed the S uch s t u d e n t s , if they requirements. do s u c c e e d in passin g the door, not u nfreq uently work upon the same prin­ ci ple d t1 ri n g their col ege cou rse, e n ­ . . deavori n g t o p a s s their examrn at10ns . with as little knowledge as p o s s i ble .

Even if they are faithful, the w o rk which w o u l d otherwise have been a pleasure becomes a sore burde n , and t hey either do not derive the ful l b e n e­ fit of their course , or they become We a re glad discou raged and leave. to learn that the standard of a d m i ssion i s being gradu ally raised, and hope the r ai s i n ir proce s s wil l c o n ti n u e ; then m ay th e student fii;d sufficient ti me to enable him to p u r s u e effectually some of the elective studies now pla­ ced within his reach.

Professor of Rhetoric, and Librarian.

)lerrill l'rofessor of Chemistry and Natural History.

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FU N D S .

Everybody rejoices i n the surpl u s fu nds n o w bei n g applied to general impro vements .

T he in d ividual w h o took it easy is s aid to have ret u rn ed it in a hurry . 'f h e lady who h a cl a spark in h e r e y e , kindled a m atch without trouble .

Even among s t u d e n t s in such insti­ tutio n s as our o w n , there are occasi on­ ally to be found th o s e who thi n k th at n atural ability m ay c o m p e n s ate for h ard w ork.

It is true t h at it may be com p arati vely easy for one man to attain a p o sition that it w o u l d be i m ­ p o s sible fo r an qth e r to reach e v e n by the most severe labor, and yet, be h e ever s o brilliant, a m an can attaiu a n d m aintain a high p o s ition o nly by s u ch lab o r .

T he rabbit l a i d a wag·er that he c o uld t ake a nap and then reach the goal before the tu rtle.

U n fo rtun ately h e overslept, and a w akened t o fi n d the t u rtle so near the end, that it w a s im­ p o ssible to ove rtake hi m .

Many a m an , h avfog a high appreciation of h i s o w n talents , has overslept hi m self, a u d t o o late di scovered that he h a s lost all thr ough his own carelessness. It is too late by a day to thi n k of s u cceed­ i1w i n this world while taki n g one's ea e.

It h a s been al m o s t p r overbial that the most brilliant schol ars are seldom he ard fro m after graduation , while those o f inferior n atural abil i t i e s make themselves a name a n d fame.

The first rest u p o n the l a n rel s gained, the s econd are contin ually strivi n g fo r Fortunate is t h e young new o n e s. man who h a s learned and taken as hi s motto , " Fit fabricando Jaber "--" A workman is m ade by workin g . "

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P RETTY

WOMEN.

A p retty w o m an i s one of the insti­ t u ti o n s o f every country .

I ndeed , those in stitu tion s could n o t be c o m­ plete with o u t her.

S he is a bright, glea m i n g star i n every man ' s h o r z o n .

S u n shine , blue sky , and h a p p rn e s s clu ster about h e r wherever she goes .

A m i d s weet-scen ted r o s e s , pe rfum e a n d beauty wend the paths for her dainty fe e t .

M e n s t a n d u p before her as so many a d miration poi n t s , a n d deem them sel v e s under strict obli ga­ tion to melt into cream and then into butter.

Her words chi me with the sweet notes of m u s i c , bi rds-of- p ara­ dise songs and s abbath bells.

It is true s h e lost a paradi s e for m an once, b u t the n , she m r1kes a thous a n d w here s he lost the one.

Wi th out he r s o ci­ ety w o u l d be bereft of its ha ppiest at­ t racti o n s , and young men their best Her c.o m pany a n d s weete s t s ol a c e . influence and gerrerosity strengthen the weak, restrai n the v i ci o u s , rai se the lowly, flan nel-shirt the n ee d y , and gi ve courage to tho downhearted. \Vhercver you find the v i r t u o u s wo­ man you also fi n<l fi r e s i d e bouquet s , clean cl othe s , order, l i ght, gentle hearts, p e a c e , m u si c , and m o d el in sti­ tutions, generally.

S he is the flower of h u m a n i ty , a Venus in dimity, and her i rr n JJi rati o n i s the breath of heaven .

Of all other vie w s a m a n m ay , in ti me, grow tired, but i n the counte­ nance of a pretty woman there is a variety whic h sets wearin e s s at rest.

J u nius has the right of it . " T h e di­ vine ri g ht ' of beauty , " h e s ay s , " is the only divine righ t a m a n can ac­ k n o wledge, and a pretty woman the only ty rant he i s not authorized t o re­ sist."

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N A T l' R A L B E A U T Y . -The ·

im pretision

of h um a n beauty , either in m arble or on c a n v a s , is, to those who can foe! it, a great deligh t ; but the l i v i n g and the actual is a rapture which admits of no definin g . are

All ad ventitious d i sti n c ti o n s

n o t hi n g

in

its

prese nce.

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y o u th b arefo o t e d on t h e mountains , clad in the godliness of n at u re is true p r ince a n d peer of ea1'th .

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T he

g o o d girl by the spring, robed in home­ spun cotton, with the light of l o v eli­ nes s around her,

is

a

q u e e n with a

right divine fr o m heaven.

T he m an who min d s n e s s w a s in town a fe w was compelled to leave arri val fro m a w a n t spirits .

Passi o n

his own b u si­ days ago , but s o o n after h i s o f conge n i al

i s at first like a thread, by

and by it b e c o m e s like a c able .

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