.The oldest living college graduate in the
United States is Amos F. Parker, of Fitzwil
liam, N. H. He graduated from the Univer
sity of Vermont in 1813, and is nearly ninety
eight years of age.
The Senior class of Lafayette has decided
to wear the cap and gown at. commencements
but The Lafayette disapproves because of the
cost and because some of the class .refuse to
wear them.
The Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler, D. D., who
will resign his pastorate over Lafayette Ave
nue Presbyterian Church, in Brooklyn, in
April, graduated from Princeton college in
1841. He has been pastor of this church
thirty years.
The Bishop of Richmond recently preached
a sermon on foot-ball to a specially invited
congregation of over one thousand people at
St. James church, Bedford, England. He
praised the game and claimed that his foot
ball experience seemed to be to him a very
valuable part of his education.
The Harvard faculty decided upon a plan
whereby all academic students may take the
full course in three years instead of four as at
present. Students in the four years' course
are now obliged to take four
. and a half
courses per week, while under the new ar.
rangement six courses per week will be
required. It is claimed that under the new
plan a year's time and from $6OO to $l,OOO
may be saved.
EXCHANGES.
Now that the exchanges have .a place as
signed them in the college reading room, it
is. to be hoped that all the students will
avail themselves of the opportunity of reading
these college papers. There are many articles
of interest, the reading of which will, be a
THE FREE LANCE.
benefit to any studerit. And then every
person ought to know what other colleges are
doing as well as his own.
The Pebrua.fy number of the Pharetra
contains ~ .an.
,
Article " Some reasons why
we Should pat with fingers." from which we
quote the following : " When the adventure
some intellect, through the eccentricities of
the youthful and sombre individual searches
and researches for a minute deficiency to
employ as a mode of flustration of the
predominant custominaries and through in
tractability it becomes an impossibility to
render the argumentation in a perspicuous
narration without the agency of prevarication
and the addition of ludicrousnous for the
adjustment of the argument, therefore it
becomes a necessity for the acceleration of
the undertaking and for the felicity 'of the
individual concerned ; and for the immunity
of his perilous position that a resolute bom
bardment be made against the opposing
party with indefatigabiness born of persis
tency and nourished by antagonism." It is
said " only Seniors are expected to fathom its
meaning." We extend our sympathy to
those Seniors.
" My daughter," and hivoice was stern,
"You must set this Atter right,
What time did that Sophomore leave the house,
Who sent in his card last night ?"
"1-16 work was pressing, father, dear,
And his love for it was great ;
He took his leave and went his way
Before a quarter of eight."
Then a twinkle came in her bright eye,
And her dimple deeper grew ;
" "lis surely no sin to tell him that,
For a quarter of eight is two."
He that courts and goes away
May live to court another day ;
But he that weds and courts girls still
May get to court against his will.
—bniversily News.