development of athletes. Their men are not re
strained from exercise by fear of contrast with gi
ants. Much personal interest is taken in a man of
any promise, and every effort is made to develop
hi tn.
In consequence of this, the smaller colleges are
continually turning out Athletes of superior abili
ty, and the larger colleges are taking them to
make up their strong teams."
I took my books the other day,
And studied in the Quad, alone.
But no professor passed that way,
I wasn't called on the next day,
That work was never known.
Up on the road binside the brook,
th.e little hour we two beguiled;
I never looked inside a book,
But I met each Prof. whose work 1 took
And when I flunked lie smiletl, 7 The Scquoia
MY PONY, 0.
(May Burns forgive me.)
Up on my shelf, where learned books
Stare at me grim and stony, 0;
There beams on me with kindly looks
Aly plump and sturdy pony, 0.
Mist lamp burns dim and eyeballs ache
At conning lines so many, 0,
From that h'gh shelf, I long to take
My willing little pony, 0.
I think of eyes that on the shone, .
And hair that is so bonnie, 0;
My task, whilst thinking, lies undone,—
I'll have to use my pony, 0.
I caught a glance that happy night,
lier smiles were swoetas honey, 0;
This lesson now I'll finish quite,
For I'm astride my pony, 0
Neat day, Professor said to me
"Your reading sounds quite Ilohn•y, 0;
Ifetween the lines I plainly see
The footprints of a pony, o."—Cynic
Apart from the regular work, outside reading af
fords an excellent training in itself. The Holead
in an article on this subject states; "The value of
a habit of careful systematic reading cannot be
over-estimated. In laying the foundations for an
intellectual character the kind and quality of what
THE FREE LANCE.
one reads is a powerful influence. The mere hal).
it of reading in a thorough, thoughtful manner,
apart from the mere acquiring of information,
gives to all our mental acts a method and delibera
tion which is in the highest degree useful and in
reality almost indispensable. In this connection
it is a matter for regret that so few students have
either the time or inclination to read systematic
ally while in college."
We are gratified to note the advance that is be
ing made in the movement to do away with the
supervision of professors during examinations, and
place the students upon their honor. At Cor
nell recently a plan was unanimously adopted by
which each student affixes his signature to the
form, "I have neither given nor received aid in
examination." The principle underlying the
change is that of self-government and of student
responsibility, and the expectation is to raise the
moral tone of the student body. '
AN UNFORTUNATE PHRASE
Ile sent her twelve Jaequeminot roses,
All fragrant and blooming and fair,
That nestled so sweetly anti shyly
'Neath smilax and maiden-hair.
She sent him a letter to thank him,
On paperiust tinted with blue
" The flowers are still very fresh, John,
When I see them I think of you."
She posted her letter next morning,
Ito got It that evening at ten,
She can't understand what changed him,
For he called on her never again.
—Columbia Spectator.
PRO3I EXPERIENCE
Where is the man who has not said
At evening when he went to bed,
"I'll waken with the crowing cock
And get to work by liva o'clock."
Where is the man who rather late
Crawls out of bed at half-past eight,
That has not thought with fond regard
, "Tls better not to work too hard."—Ex