to grapple with all the questions eliciting careful
and studied thought.
We can to-day give many examples of the actual
achievements of women, which can be placed side
by side with the same work done by man. Among
these we have Miss Martineau in History, Philoso
phy and Theology. Mary Somerville, Caroline
Herschell and Maria Mitchell in Science ; of
George Elliot and Mrs. Stowe in fiction ; of Mrs.
Fawcett in Political Economy; Mary. Lyon and
Miss Willard in Education and hosts of others
who have done actual work and ask only the rec
ognition which such work would receive if perform-
ed by man.
To refer to what woman does as being extraor
dinary and worthy of special praise is not her de
sire. She,asks only for her work to be judged
simply and quietly on its own merits, without ref
erence to the fact of its being done by man or
woman. Only in this way can women learn how
to excel in what they undertake ; if credit be given
her simply because she is a woman it takes away
the incentive to honest, thorough work of which
she is capable, and thus contribute her full share
in advancing Christian civilization.
SEPARATION.
The cliffs rise majestic and somber and gray,
The fields are still wet with dew ;
I look o'er the waters:that stretch far away,
And I dream, little sweetheart, of you.
I watch as the sun flings a widening ray
'Thwart the mat the incoming tide;
It seems in my longing a pathway of light,
Made to lead you, dear love, to my side.
I listen enchanted to the songs of the birds,
For they sing to me, dear, of your grace,
And fancy each zephyr that blows o'er the hills,
Must be wafting you to my embrace.
The flower, the mountain, tho cool bubbling rill,
Are all speaking your beauty, your charms ;
Then hasten the moment, my clearest, until
I can hold you again in my arms.
Be sure to attend Col. Sandfords Lecture in the
Chapel on Monday evening, April loth,
THE FREE LANCE.
He sat on the radiator and while he slowly al
lowed the cigarette fumes to pour into wreathlike
rings as they left his mouth, he was continually
casting furtive glances up and down the hallway
as if he feared the appearance of some one. To
the lounger or to those who were standing close by
he made this remark :
"I'll tell you, boys, I think it's an imposition on
good nature to make us stay here in this musty old
place and grind until far into the middle of the
summer, when every other college has closed
weeks before."
Several bystanders assented to this remark and
one suggested :
"We ought to get up a remonstrance and send
it ill--
"To the waste basket," remarked another.
"Supposing the term did close two or three
weeks earlier, what would you gain by it ?" asked
a practical looking fellow who had been standing
near, lisening to the conversation.
"What would we gain by it? Well that's rich l"
rejoined the cigarette smoker. "Why we would
get out that much earlier," and after relieving
himself of this little bit of philosophy he puffed
vigorously at his cigarette.
"But," persisted the other speaker, "what if
you did get out that much earlier?"
The cigarette smoker looked with pity upon the
person who would ask such a dull question and
answered :
Q. C. E
"Why think of the jolly good time we are miss
ing; jaunts to the sea-shore, trips to the mountains,
picnics, camping parties and gay times in galore 1"
"Oh 1 that's what you come to college to pre
pare for," dryly remarked his dull questioner, and
sauntered off.
"Did you hear about the money appropriated
for putting in the track? Not much to begin
on, eh ?"
"Rather small ; but I suppose the Board knows
best what it can give. You know there has been
JOHN JONES
HALL AND CAMPUS.