Freshman might not do it—and distributed frag ments of the coffin as mementos.’' —The Lafayette has reproduced an address given by Rev. M. Ludlow, D. D., L. li. D., at the exercises commemorati: founding of Lafayette College. One of his most forcible ments is the following: “A university magnate advocates the lowering of the standard of studies for the mass of students, so that a multitude—especially of the sons of pros pective donors to the institution—may be attracted to four years’ residence in a university town where he imagines that they will without special applica tion absorb intellectuality from the atmosphere, which is supposed to hang around, like the smoke from professors’ chimneys. Bushes thrive by be ing planted in clumps, why not brains? My ac quaintance with some university towns leads me to vary, the simile. Poor plants, in such thick pro pinquity, will certainly acquire bugs. I need not amplify in speaking to students.” —The Allegheny Literary Monthly contains an interesting well written article on Count Leo Tolstoy. We approprlai extract: “A man true to his convictions is admired. A coward dissipates our confidence. But Tolstoy is no coward. Why does he plead for the cessation of war? Not because he fears to stand for the light. Sebastopol attests his bravery as a soldier. But the. futility of warfare, the failure of blood shed, misery and devastation to bring the desired end, make him cry out against the professional towards are noi allied to unpopularity. It still takes more courage to oppose than to favor waifaie. England raises a louder hurrah for Lord Roberts than for her prime minister. Roosevelt, he hero of- San Juan, is more vigorously cheered than Roosevelt the man of letters. ■ In our day of vast navies and heavy armaments no weak man dare champion the cause of non-resistance. But public disfavor is only one of the things he disdains.”
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