Divinity students are in the majority as col
lege foot-ball captains. The captain of the Yale
College foot-ball team for the coming season,
Corbin, is a prospective clergyman, and like his
friend, Stagg, of the base ball team, is an active
supporter of the religious movement in American
colleges. Cowan, the newly-elected captain of
Princeton's foot-ball team, is an enthusiastic di
vine, and George Manchester, of 'Wesleyan, who
is to manage the college team, is an earnest mis
sionary worker.
I;;XCIIANGE
—The Courant conies to us this month with
a splendid literary department. The Irving Lit
erary Society seems well able to carry the double
work thurst upon it,
--Here is a bit of sound advice to juniors
from an editorial of the liqfqyaile in regard to
junior oratorical contests "Take practical views
of your subjects whether they he literary, relig•
iuus or political.",
—Here is the Argus. Do you not think you
could improve your paper, from a typographical
point of view ? It seems to have a rather jumb
led up appearance. We think a little more care
ful division of the matter contained would greatly
improve your periodical.
—The College Student contained an article
defending the use of tobacco. Very few articles
which have come to our notice have taken this
side of the question. We think, if for no other
reason, the filthiness E:nd extravagance of this
useless habit is enough to condemn it. The
Shaw/ also contained a good historical sketch of
the l'oles.
—The University News has by its merits won
a warm welcome to our table. Its news depart
ment is especially good. In this respect it is a
worthy rival of the Pennsylvanian. These two
papers, however, differ slightly in the character
of their news items. The Pennsylvanian cer
tainly excels in regard to athletic news, but we
think the News is equal to it in general college
items.
—Once more we extend our greeting to the.
Cadet, and heartily sympathize with the editor
who gives us the following : "As Spring ap
proaches there awakes in the bosom, of the col
lege youth a longing which buds and blossoms as
Spring advances." In our case the longing is to
do nothing. For the good of the paper a fellow
who is subject to ''Spring fever" should not be
chosen for the editorial staff.
LANCE.
THE FRE
We welcome the Mnhlenberg Monthly, but
we must confess that we failed to catch the full
connection of one of your editorials.. It starts
out by mentioning the impressiveness of the last
term of the college year. It then switches off to
the sadness of not looking at old text-books.
Then it states that "Our Saturday morning reci
tations are closed so as to give the naturalist an
opportunity to do his fielding," and finally it
closes by describing in detail a course of lectures.
This is what we would call little in much.
Being ourselves a college which derives its
income from the sale of land grants, we were par.
ticu'arly interested in the article in the Lan/ern
on National Land Grant Colleges. We clip the
following : ‘‘The colleges established under the
law of 1862 should be first of all technical
schools, schools of science next, schools of gen
eral culture lastly. Their first and chief aim
should be to educate the children of the industrial
classes for increased usefulness and for good citi
zenship ; and it should be their constant endeav
or to reach as many as possible of the classes
far whose benefit they were particularly intended,"
First girl—What do you want with your gos
samerand umbrella Y We are not sugar or salt
that will melt,"
"No," responded the second ; " We're
'lasses."
One swallow does not. make a summer ; but
one grasshopper can make a dozen springs.
I,ANCELE .715.
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"And men delusions •fitig,"
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