Foot-ball in every form has been prohibited by
the university at Heidelberg, Germany. They
draw the line at dueling and will allow nothing
more dangerous.—Ex.
It is said that Yale contemplates dividing itself,
as Oxford University divided, into a number of
smaller colleges. These will contain about 500
students and each will have its dean.
College sports have been forbidden at the Uni
versity of Kentucky, on account of alleged gam
bling connected with them.—Ex. Pretty state
of affairs. Speaks well for the institution.
The University of Utah has abandoned its mili
tary department. • Lack of means to carry it on
is the cause for closing it. Oh !•that means were
lacking at the Maine State College. Ex.—So say we
all of us.
There is a rumor afloat, perhaps more than a
rumor, though we have seen
.no authorative state
ment, to the effect that Gov. Paulson will on the
expiration of his term become President of Lehigh
University.
The State of Missouri has appropriated $1,525,-
000 to her State University since 1891. While
in Pennsylvania last year the Legislature of
our State, the second richest in the Union, gave
us $90,720.00, and in 1891, $150,500, making a
total of $241,220 since 1891.
Among all the colleges of England, only one
maintains a college paper. The superior energy
of American colleges is shown by comparing with
this the fact that we have about 200 college
periodicals of which seven are dailies. From one
college press alone, that of John Hopkins Univer
sity, proceed eleven periodicals. The first
American college paper was published in iBBo,
at Dartmouth College ; name, "Dartmouth Ga
zette," Certainly the growth shows the impor
tance of this department of college work, and
English colleges need to take a few pointers from
their American cousins.
THE FREE LANCE:
A new game has beep devised, by Dr. Sarg ,
of the Harvard gymnasium, called "battle ba
It is a combination of baseball, cricket, foot-
and tennis.
The song of the return electric current, "
going home to dynamo."—Ex
"Why," asked the boarder at the head of
table, "are ham and eggs always associated
gether ?" "That," remarked the very bad ac
eagerly, "is just what I would like to know."
EXCHANGES.
FLUNKS, THEIR CAUSE
Quoth the Prof. :
"A fool can ask questions
Which a wise man
Cannot answer."
Quoth the student
"1 suppose that's the reason
Why so many of us
Flunk, sir."
CAUSED BY THE TRAINING TABLES.
"Which shall it be," is the query,
Each athlete's reason fairly whirls,
Ms friends, of the question are weary,
"Is it beefsteak or the girls?"
' One kiss, Kate dear I What do you fear?
There is no one but your brother near,
And he is such a little thing,—
What harm can such an infant bring?"
"My brother's small, nor old is he,
But, having eyes, he'll surely see ;
And having seen, I've heard full well
It is the little things that tell."
LIGHT AND SHADE.
1 stood with her on deck, and watched
The searchlight overhead :
"We ought to hug the shore, and turn
The light inland," I said.
She archly smiled—the winsome maid—
And turned aside her head :
' I think it's wrong to light it up
While being hugged ," she said.
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