which each edition is unvariably issued on the
very day of the month. It is true this truly busi
ness spirit of our energetic western contempor
aries can well be imitated by many of our eastern
exchanges and especially by our own publication,
the FREE LANCE.
There is scarcely a college journal upon our
table that does not contain some information as
to university extension. This fact is surely a trib
ute to the magnitude and importance of the new
movement, and we suggest that if any of our stu
dents wish to he enlightened on this subject that
they consult our exchanges which they will find
in the reading rooms of the library. We have rc•
ceived our first number of the Palo AN, publish
ed by the Leland Stanford Junior university.
We clip the following front the Trinity Table/
"It is a significant fact that the science courses
of all our colleges have made unusually large
gains this fall. The cause of this is in dispute,
but it would seem to indicate that the popular
sentiment still tends strongly toward the more
practical side of education, and is coming more
and more into accord with th . : educational ideas
of Herbert Spencer and his school. Whatever the
opponents of this tendency may say, they must
recognize the fact that this is a conditimi with
which we have to deal, and those institutions
which place themselves well in accord with this
idea will reap the greatest material benefit. The
time will surely come, however, when this tenden
cy, started as a reform, will, after the manner of
all reforms, run into an extreme. Already there
are many who consider as worthless that part of a
college curriculum which does not directly pre
pare the student for the engineering corps or lab
ratory. They apparently think that the one great
aim of education and life is to get money, and
that that preparation is the best which makes of
the man a mere money-making machine, In filch,
we have here the old struggle between the practi
cal and the ideal which is being waged so vigor
ously in every field of thought, and which can
only be decided by time and labor.
LANCE.
THE FRE
RWS, and have made a specialty
of them for many years, having over to,ooo of
their No. 2 machines in actual use at the present
time. 'this new machine eclipses all former ef
forts, and is superior in the following points
Ist. The improved patent strain is more per
fect, and having a differential traveling pulley re
quires only a movement of on the point of
spring to give saw the full four inch stroke.
2d. It is noiseless, and makes no jar, (having
such small movement) and it can be run in upper
stories without the slightest inconvenience.
3d. The frame is a pedestal and is cored oat
and stands on a large base
.. 4th
sth. The combined shifter and brake acts in a
very perfect manner, and both shifts the belt and
stops the motion at the same time.
Gth. The strain can be increased or diminish
ed at will of the olierator.
7th. The speed of changing from inside to
outside work is very quick, no screws or bolts to
be loosened.
The machine in all its parts is perfectly fitted,
and built in the most improved manner, the mater
ial used being the best.
We recommend it for all kinds of scroll sawing,
either heavy or light. Colleges and others requir
ing a first-class machine to do the best of work and
stand up to heavy wear, will find' this to fill the
bill.
For further information address • the makers
and introducers,
NE IV No. 3 PATE XT SCROLL SA TV.
'llls cut represents the latest de-
.geed Pedestal Column Strain
'troll Saw with tilting table hay-
ig many advantages and conven
mces as well as other excellen
ies, which place it far in advance
, 1 any other machine yet placed
11 the market. The builders of
have always excelled in scroll
The table can be tilted either way to any
THE EGAN COMPANY,
No:. 165 to 185 West Front Street,
CINCINNATI, 0,, U, S. A