The average expenses
. of the Yale class of '9l
was $l,OOO yearly.
Bishop F. J. Hurst, of the M
been chosen chancellor of the Grant university
about to be erecta at Washington, D. C. This
institution will be non-sectarian and wholly con
ducted on a European plan, will be a source of
pride to our country. Valuable property has been
secured and a large portion of the requisite amount
(po,000,000), has been raised. When completed
it will be a university in the true sense of the
word.
BLUE EYES SO BRIGHT
Blue eyes so bright in gliding dance
That on her partner's shoulder glance,
As through the waltz's lustrous maze
They smile to greet my lingering gaze,
So fixing deep their quivering lance.
Ana later, on the stairs perchance,
I fear I've made a rash advance
Till goodness•like she designs to raise
Blue eyes so bright.
'Tis over now. She rules the Manse
The curate's wife. T'was but a trance,
That dream of mine in those glad days
That ever over my life's ways
Might shine as then in gliding dance,
Blue eyes so bright,
ONLY ONCE
It was a pitiful mistake,
An error sad and grim ;
I waited for the railway train,
The light was low and dim.
It came at last, and Prom the oar
Thero came a dainty dame ;
And looking up and clown the place;
She straight unto me came.
v 0 Jack 1" she cried ; "0 dear old Jack !"
And kissed me as she spako ;
And looked again and frightened cried,
"Oh, what a sad mistake l"
I said i "Forgive mc, maiden fair,
That I am not your Jack ;
And us regards the kiss you gave
VII straightway give it back,"
And dinoo that night I ofton stood
On the platform lighted. dim,
And only onoo in a man's wholo life
Do such things come to him.
—The Colombia Spectator
THE FREE LANCE
church, has
The University Cynic is one of the most attrac
tive journals upon our tables. The "Rambler",
and "Why Certain Things Happen," are the sub
jects of two very pretty sketches.
Trini",y Tablet
The Varsity of the University of Toronto,
pays a very great tribute to the journals of the var
ious colleges of the United States. It says :
"Our American exchanges show a liberality
in their choice of subjects and a breadth in their
treatment undreampt of in the philosophy of Can
adian collegiate journalism. Some of their poems
possess a spice, and their sketches a raciness, to
which our ''Odes to the Moon" and "Strolls by
Purling Streams" are but as lentils and pottage
compared to the fleshpots of Egypt."
But we think the Varsity very modest, in
deed ! For if the Varsity is in any way a repre
sentative Canadian journal the colleges are to be
congratulated on the representatives they have.
A very commendable trait of almost all of our
truly western exchanges is the promptness with
TILE UNSUILPATION OF POWER
When first. I took lien out to ride
She sat contented nt my side,
Admiring forest, hill, or grove
And chatting gayly while I drove
A year went by. We were engaged,
And then it was our spooning rrged
Wo took to lonely drives again,
I held one hand, she held one rein.
Another year and we were wed,
Our honeymoon was quickly shed...
And now one ribbon she disdains,
And calmly drives with both the reins.
Brunonias
CHRISTMAS,
List to the wild winds that whistle and whirl
Round through the darkening streets!
Now to the heavens they rapidly hurl
Snowflakes in dying clouds, quickly now curl
Down into eddying sheets.
Look in yon window, how happy and bright
Blazes the Chestnuts fire I
Santa Claus Caine In the depth of the night
With footsteps so nimble and lingers so light
Those joyful hearts to inspire.
l'(li Courant
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