driven as they were in the time of Frederick the
Great, but Bismark has failed to realize this. He
has attempted to rule not with the people, but in
spite of them. He has failed to guide his father
land along the lines of constitutional reform,
which are plainly marked out by the politics of
the western world.
»Tis true he has raised a German nation, and is
in many respects to-be called great, but the day of
his usefulness is over. The sun of his absolute
power has forever set, and with retirement from
power a brighter morn dawns for the down-trod
den people of Germany.
IN MEMORTA M
At a mooting oftlio Senior class, tlio following resolu
tions on tlio death of Clara Elizabeth llartswlch wore
adopted
It is with the deepest sorrow tlmt wu have boon brought
to realize tlmt I thus tileaseilim all-wlso I‘roviiUmeo tore,
movo l>y death one of the truest uiul noblestofour nuinber.
AVu acknowledge in Miss Hartswlck an example of iruo
womunhooil, one who knew no enemies, who wuh a friend
to all, who held a wnnn place in the hearts of nil who
know hor, who was ovor ready to give encouragement ami
assistance to every good oanso, uml wlio lived to make
pleasant tho lives of those about hue.
Ilov striet integrity, her bright attainments ns a student,
and her uncompromising faith In God, will not soon be
forgotten.
AVo shall miss bar counsel, liar udviea and her presence
in tho class room, but hor memory shall bo held dear.
Therefore,
Kbsoi-vko, That wo bow in humble submission to tho
pivino power, and while wo may not understand, yet may
wo boitevo thatall is for the best.
ltßsor.vKu, That wo lender tho family and relatives of
our deceased oluHsmnlu our warmest and tondorost sympa
thies in tholr bureavoinent, with the assuranoo that al
though hor place is vacant, wo shall ovor remember with
honor, love, and respect, her life and her true oxurnplo of
womanhood.
Unsor.vEo, That these resolutions bo placed upon tho
minutes of tho Class, and that copies bo sent to tho parents
of tho doooased, and to tho i'am Lxhob for publication.
By order of tho Senior Class of tho Tho Pennsylvania
State College.
THE FREE LANCE.
AV.M.Csmv. 1
Maud Moonn, > Committee.
T, A, Glut ky, )
MAKE MUSCLE.
Although some dyspeptic editors seem to think
that college sports are “brutal” and ought to be
abolished, yet we'hope that that day may never
Foot ball, base ball, and other manly
sports, are engrafted into the life of our American
colleges.
We believe in the development- of the whole
man. Of course it is not right to worship the
body; it is right not to despise it. It is the ma
chine of the mind, of the will, and ought to be
taken care of at least as well as a bicycle. Probably
none of us will ever need to walk 350 miles in six
days, but it is well to be able to do that, The ability
to do that, will make the task of doing half that,
easy. We need bodies good for all emergencies ;
for emergency comes to all. We join the proces
sion when it is at double quick. No man in any
trade or profession can take it easy. Take for
instance, a long trial in a crowded court room.
It is more than a question of mind ; it is a ques
tion of bodily endurance. The lungs have some
thing to say. The successful man cannot afford
to he feeble, or dyspeptic, or nervous. We ought
to be able to walk twenty miles in a day. We
may not be able to swim for our lives, or the lives
of others; but we ought, at least, to be able to
swim. We may never need to defend ourselves
by muscular exertion, but if we are able to do
that, the need will not probably arise,
Selwyn, late Bishop of New Zealand, was an
oarsman at Cambridge. All the early training
at the University came well into play in New
Zealand, and enabled him to endure the hardship
of a missionary life. He swam the rivers, pusli
ng before him his clothing in a rubber sack.
What an economy there is in raising such a man
as Bishop Selwyn. It costs as much to raise a
scrub as a thoroughbred.
The time was in this country when a student
was starved on principle. If he did not eat much,
he could study more. He graduated and died.
Contrast that with the method of Arnold of