Cjre €0% €t\a, Eitep&py. Published every other Week during the Collegiate THE MINISTRY. Year by the Students of COLBY UNIVERSITY. The opportunities which the Christian ministry offers to a conscientious, Christian ' EDITORIAL BOARD. man are of two kinds ; to secure his own Chief. welfare and to serve his fellbwmen. Of the C. H. Whitman, 97. first sort are those for his material arid so- Assistant Chief. cial life and those for his intellectual and Miss Edith B. Hanson, '97. spiritual life. To the first of these no man should give much thought. He who can, Department Staff. lacks something of the ChristianV spirit. T. R. Pierce, '98, Bill Board . M/ss E. S, Nklson, '97, Personals and Bill Board But if any. man is fostering . his spiritual A. H. Page, '98, . Y, M. C. A pride with the thought that lie is sacrific- Miss Lenora Bessey, '98, Alumna and Y. W. C. A, ing material and social comforts , by enter- I. F. Ingraham, '98, Exchanges N. K. Fuller, '98, Alumni ing the ministry, he may be reminded that J. L. Dyer, '98, Personals , probably no profession offers its members Business Manager, so high ah average of material and social W. A. Harthorne, ' 97. , advantages as the ministry. Jhdeed so Treasurer. great are the temptations in this profession ' C. L. Snow, '97. to practise the arts of oratory for the sake of fame, to seek for relatively high salaries, Terms.—$1,50 Per year. ' Single copies 12 cents. fine housing, special favors from, the "de- Tub Echo will be sent to nil subscribers, until its discontinuance is ordered, and arrears paid. , . vout and admiring, pleasant vacations with Exchanges and all communications relating to the Literary De- partment of the paper should be addressed to Tits Colby Echo. extensive travel, the credit of leadership,in Remittances ly mall and all communications should be ad- ' dressed to the Managing Editor, Waterville, Me. secular affairs and the general approbation .. Any subscriber not receiving The Echo' regularly -will notify »»i ¦ ¦ ¦ given to clergymen in theso day s when out- e Managing Edlfor. • ' ; . spoken criticism of thorn is regarded as, an almost intolerable persecution thatj4; Printid at T/u Mail Offiet , Watirvilh, Main *. , young man who desires to preserve his moral in- tegrity unimpaired should ask himself very seriously whether ho is enough of a Chris- tian to surmount them. If it bo said that the ministry has peculiar trials sufficient to humble and tame the spirit of a man of In whatever study or practice he is doing real worth, while its high and holy motives the best for his own intellectual and spirit- more than overbalance such temptations, ual growth, he is doing his best for his this is true ; so that a truly noble man will ministry. Whether he is reading Plato or disregard them altogether, except to watch his daily paper, Moses or Ian Maclaren, against them, and enter the profession with writing sermons or articles for the maga- a brave heart. * zines, studying physics or mathematics, Turning to the opportunities in the min- theology or political economy, according istry for self-culture, it will easily be be- to the homely phrase, "everything is grist lieved that no profession offers greater. that comes to his mill." Or, in the second Fichte has a course of lectures on the "Vo- place, if , recognizing with the Westminster cation of the scholar" in which he shows catechism that "th e chief end of man is to that it is first of all "the absolute vocation glorify God and enjoy him forever," he of man." We may apply the same truth to sets himself to develop to the highest the vocation of the minister. He is called his power to know God in His universe first of all to be, as nearly as is possible, a and minister to the greatest welfare of his perfect man. This for man as a rational fellowmen, ho will be doing the best possi- being, says Fichte, "is twofold, the harmo- ble for himself as well as for his ministry. ny of the will with the idea of an Eternal Certainly then no profession affords greater Will or moral goodness ; and the harmon y opportunities than the ministry for the har- of external things with our will, or happi- monious development of the whole man, ness." To this should be added his further and that, too, for eternity as well as for statement : "Not that which produces hap- time. piness is good , but, that only which is But if it is true, as Fichte says, that good produces happiness." No higher "man does not exist to the end that some- ideal can be conceived for human solf- thing else may be, but absolutely because culturo. It is the Christian ideal, enunci- he himself is to be," this is only true be- ated in the Sermon on the Mount and cause God in His infinite love has so con- summed up in our Lord's precept : "Be ye stituted man that to be himself he must be therefore perfect even as your Father in Godlike in love for other being according heaven is perfect !" If then, this must be to its Divinely constituted worth. No man the absolute vocation of every true man is called to the Christian ministry who whatever his profession, the ministry will does not see and feel this sublime truth. f urnish him, I will not say greater oppor- But it is the will of our Creator that every tunities for this highest self-culture than man, whatever his special vocation in lift , any other profession, but as great as any, should be seized and possessed by this Di- and some that are peculiarly valuable. In vine idea of rational existence. Because the limited space of this paper I can only this is true young men may well remember call attention to two general aspects of the that no profession affords greater oppor- case. In the first place, there is no disci- tunities for realizing this ideal of existence pline nor material that can contribute to than the Christian ministry ; none perhaps self culture that does not also contribute as great. In none can a man give himself directly to tho practical work of a minister. more completely to the work of his pro* fession. For his own material wants he is furnishes a man the largest and best op- permitted to build absolutely upon the portunities for being and doing for himself word of Jesus Christ : "Seek ye first the and for others that which is of the greatest kingdom of God and His righteousness and conceivable value, for time and for eternity. all these things shall be added unto you." Life should be for every man a Christian He may therefore give himself wholly to ministry. Whatsoever a man's profession his ministry. He is not confused by the this should be his absolute vocation ; and question "What is truth ?" Christ himself for attaining this high ideal the minister's has answered Pilate's question. The whole calling affords very great if not the great- world today sees and confesses it. Love est opportunities. regulated by Divine wisdom is truth. It George Boardman Gow, '52. is his truth which he is to teach and prac- tise and by which he is to serve his fellow- EXPERIENCE, AET. 20 YEARS. men. He is not perplexed to know wheth- No close-shorn velvet turf , no costly er he shall seek the present or the future urn or chiselled marble, no rare plant welfare of his fellowmen. The two are drawing a rich life from man's mortality, is identical. In securing the former he en- here, yet this, too, is God's Acre—uncared sures the latter. Thus with undivided en- for and unkempt, indeed , for the tide of orgies he may devote himself to the work- Death has been flowing in another direction ing out in his profession of a few simple for more than half a century, and church- ideas of life. Of life, I say, which is the yards, like nations, have their rise and fall. greatest thing in the universe ; ideas that A bank wall is the dividing line between are few and simple, but the most profound , this plot of ground and the road where the most beautiful and productive of true little children go sauntering to school, din- happiness known to man. His ministry ner pail in hand, and loaded teams pass on has the opportunity also of the greatest their way to market. Near this wall, just spechicnoss. He deals with particular high enough to be abreast you as you ride persons. They give him their confidence . along, is a thin headstone of dark slate They open to him that which is deepest in with greyish-yellow fringe growing on it. their souls, their inner spiritual life. His The name is a long one, so very long that opportunities to minister to their spiritual the ingenious sculptor carved it, not needs are such as children give only to the straight across, but with the first word most sympathetic of mothers and in rare slanted up, the second slanted down so as instances patients to their physicians. He to form a point—Experience Blaokington. labors too with perfect certainty that his Died 1815. Aet. 20 years. efforts will not be in vain. If he cannot Experience, who was she ? A wild rose in every case free altogether from present peeping from the tangled grasses calls up ovil those whom he serves , he knows that the picture of a shy, sweet maiden in a his words of holy wisdom, taught him by gown of linsey wool, with a white kerchief God Himself, will be effective for God's at her throat. So young to die, yet there eternal purposes of love concerning them. it reads as if she breathed her last but yes- It is thus true of the Christian ministry as terday ; Experience,Aet. 20 years. perhaps of no other profession that it What did that score of years mean to her ? One brimming cup of sweetness ? be knowin' to every layer of those leaves, The tender care of parents to lead her up but late years I seem to forget which on'em through childhood, knowing no lack ? A was on a cross and which on a piller. lover's kiss, the strong arm of a husband to Why, one time I kind of forgot which was shield her from all harm, the soft touch of mother's layer and which Uncle Isaac's; a baby's hand upon her cheek, and suddenly until I dreamt of mother's funeral one the sum of hea* years told ? Or was life night 'n' I could see that piller of yaller barren of all things safe lonely strife with roses as plain as the nose on your face. It temptation, 'till at last the strength for was to have had a design in white roses of striving failed ? a hand pointin' towards the skies, and the A heavy team goes rumbling by bringing words done in white roses, too, under it a great cloud of dust which settles down sayin' "Safe in H." There wan't Toom for alike on us and on the grave ; a gentle the whole of the Heaven, and I mind me breeze sways to and fro the branches of a the hand was put on bottom side up. I was lilac bush, and checkered light and shadow dretful disappointed. Some way every- fall upon the words : Experience Black- thing about that funeral was depressin'. • I ington. Died 1815. Aet. 20 years. remember the hearse drove right over my A. L. C.,'98. best bantam pullet when we drove out the yard. Those bantams don't know any- A FAMILY JAR. thing anyway. You'd better keep Plym- It was large for a rose jar ; in shape outh Rocks ; they lay better." more like an urn. Curious blue fi gures "The bantam was layed dead , though ," disported on the wh ite grounds—Cupids, facetiously added the college hoy. Miss Dorothy called them ; but then every- "What say ?" murmured Miss Dorothy. body knew that Miss Dorothy was not just But the girl said gently: what she used to be before William Berry's "And do you remember about this top passing. layer of rose leaves V\ Perhaps this was the reason for her pe- "Yes, I remember about them " and a culiar souvenir collection—the desire to faint blush even now tinted the faded rose withhold a littl e from the pitiless "ashes to leaves of Miss Dorothy's cheeks. ashes." "It is in remembrance of a young man I The loaves, too, were almost ashes of used to know," she said primly. "He went roses when I saw the jar ; but when I lifted to sea," the cover a throng of buried souvenirs rose "But . ho came back ?" said the boy. about me like the incense from a sacrifice. "Yes, with the tide." Miss Dorothy showed it to the college "It is nearly full. Shall you start boy and girl. another thon ?" asked the college boy, "Smells like the catacombs," pensively breaking tho silence, observed the boy . "No, there will be no need. There won't But the girl covered over his irreverence be time for me to fill another, IVe wished by say ing quickly, "Tell us about thorn. many a time I'd got' a bigger jar. There Will you Miss Dorothy ?'* have been more funerals about here late And the old maiden answered "I used to years then the' used to be, so I've had to pick and choo>se," and she gave the jar a BASEBALL AT BERLIN, GERMANY. gentle shake which caused the leaves to To the American student engaged in settle slightly. "Yes, it is most done," courses of study in a German university, she murmured. in ease he have no inclination to partici- Again silence held the little group. The pat in the manly sport of duelling, the boy stirred uneasily. avenues to physical exercise are but few. "I don't know when I've seen a likelier Furthermore, owing to the fact that a pair then you two." Miss Dorothy hesi- large proportion of the students from this casting scrutinizing tated ^ a glance at the country remain but a short time at the pair, who vainly tried to look unconscious. same university, attempts to introduce any Then she mad e another effort to go on. of our sports as a means of exercise, have "I don t know why I shoul d ask this of also been few. However, an occasional at- you, but you look as though you were go- tempt is made, a short history of one of ing to be happy, and happy folks gives the which is here given. most, they tell me. And what's more, I The American students who were con- haven't got amy other friends to ask, they nected with the University of Berlin during are all here," and she tapped the rose jar the years 1883 and 1884, as they met from with a pathetic smile ; then in her reverie day to day at the university or at the res- she seemed to forget the presence of the taurant, had frequent discussions upon the others. subject of physical exercise and spoke of Rousing presently, she said with a cer- the lack which all felt in this direction. tain pride in the asking— In consequence of these discussions, early "There is j ust room for another layer— in the spring of 1884 a plan was formed to my own funeral roses. There ! there won't organize a ball team. A canvass was be no mourners, and so, perhaps, no roses made to ascertain whether or not a suffi- but"—she sat up straighter.— "I am a cient number could be counted upon to Thayer, and the Thayers always had roses. make such an enterprise a success, and, at It won't be Long now. Can I depend on the same time, to secure a small subscrip- you two ?" tion to defray any expenses which might "You can," said the boy simply. bo incurred. The matter of securing the But the girl had bent over the jar to necessary funds was comparatively easy, look in, and so the tears which fell on that and encouragement was received from a upper layer wore unnoticed save by Miss sufficient number of students to warrant Dorothy, and she only said dryly, "They the undertaking ; but difficulties of a far needed more salt any way," as if in apology different nature were to be encountered. for the girl's emotion. * was soon ascertained that no such thing ¦ It • # Hfr # # # * as a baseball could be found on sale through- In a certain drawing room the other out the broad Q-orman Empire—a fact, evening, an accident happened. But it which, for a time threatened disaster. It was only the overturning of an old rose happened , however, that a boy from Brook- jar; and the apologetic guest little dreamed lyn, N. Y., who, with his tutor, was spend- that he had ravished Miss Dorothy's hum- ing a little time in Berlin, had taken a ble funeral urn. baseball along with him to the opntinent, i This he consented to part with at a reason- ent professor of Classical Philology in the I able price, but with the stipulation added University of Pennsylvania ; Richard Dab- that he should have the privilege of partic- ney, student of History at Berlin, now pro- ipating in the sport. Meanwhile other fessor of History at the University of Vir- balls were sent for to England and the ginia ; Harry Smith, graduated at Univer- United States. sity of Virginia, at the time vice consul at The second* difficulty to encounter was Berlin ; Mr. Foy, student of Egyptology; \ the securing of bats. Nothing of the sort Mr. Williamson, student of Medicine from had ever been seen or heard of in the city. Peoria, 111. ; Mr. Washburn, graduated at A turner was sought for ; who, after a Harvard, student of Theology ; Mr. Ham- long and wearisome attempt on our part to mer, agent of an American lectric light describe exactly what was wanted finally Co., at Berlin. . Occasional participants in the game or consented to undertake the dubious task. visitors were Maurice Bloomfield , student The attempt resulted as mi ght have been of Sanskrit, now professor of Sanskrit at expected in the production of a cud gel" " the Johns Hopkins University; Ben I. which would very well have served as an Wheeler, now professor of Classical Philol- Indian war-club. The bat, however, had ogy at Cornell ; Mr. Seeley , now professor this advantage that no one ever feared at Lake Forest University ; Mr. Hoguc, breaking it, and it stood the test for the en- student of Medicine (son of Dr. Moses tire season. Hogue of Richmond , Va., who during the South of the city of Berlin stretches a War of the Rebellion as a passenger on a broad plain—so broad indeed , th at its "blockade-runner ," barely escaped capture boundary is almost beyond the limit of vis- by the U. S. troops;) Mr. Kirkland, stu- ion. This is known as Tempet-hofer " dent of Phil osophy, now president of si PeldP Here occur the semi-annual mus- Southern University; Prof. Heritage, late ters of the garrisons of Berlin and sub- of the University of Wisconsin ; Mr. Chns. urban towns, amounting in all to 25,000 or Bennett,student of Philosophy, now profes- 80,000 troops. The distance from the sor of Latin at Cornell University, et al. University to the field , although fully two It happened during one of our days of miles was entirely covered by horse car , practice that several American students and " lines, which afforded an easy "bus from the University of Gcettingon were our conveyance to those who did not care for visitors. This was some time in the month the tramp. Belle Alliance Platz , a square or Juno. nearly three-fourths of a mile from the Now since Americans abroad usually field , was a standing rendezvous for the celebrate tho 4th of July in some fashion , players on the way thithor, The days of it was thought to bo a good scheme to have practice were Wednesday's and Saturday's. a game of ball between tho American stu- The naraes of students who could gener- ^ dents of the two Universities, Berlin and ally be depended upon for our games were Gcettingen. Dr, W. D. Miller, graduated at University of Arrangements wore made and a foronju Michigan, at present professor" ordinarius" challenge was sent to Goettingen. As in- at Berlin University; Alfred Gudeman , d ucement, we were to pay half the travel- graduated at Columbia University, at pres- ling expenses. The day for the game was fair. The alone in a house far back from the road. team from Goettingen seemed to be com- Now and then a neighbor toiled up the posed of much larger and heavier men long hill to make them a visit, but it was than ours, so that much doubt was felt as not often, and the days glided by, one to the result of the contest ; especially so after another, in monotonous succession. after they informed us that the dust on But this day was different from the "Temp le-hofer Feld" would be cleanly other days, for it was the day before swept by our "broom" before they had fin- Christmas. All winter they had been ished with us. Edward Kent of Bangor planning on the Christmas reunion at was captain of the Goettingen team ; the Uncle John Freeman's, and so today there writer, that of Berlin. was a flutter of anticipation. As Susan The personnel of our team, as nearly as came in from doing the chores at the barn can be remembered after the lapse of thir- that morning and put the eggs in the bas- teen years, was as follows : ket, she said, "Yes, mother, two's frozen. A Yale student, p., (name forgotten;) It's a pity we didn't think of em' last night." Harry Smith, c.; C. B. Stetson, 1 b.; Mr. And she took off her old coat and moc- Hammer, 2 b.; Richard Dabney, 3 b.; Mr. casins. Washburn, s.; A. Gudeman, c. f. ; "Joe" "I'm going to finish my dress today, and Williamson, r. f.; 1. f.; it'll take almost all day, I'm feercd." So Besides the Captain, Mr. Kent, the name she sat down to sew while Mrs. Jolctt of only one of the other nine can now be finished knitting a white stocking :—an d recalled, viz., Mr. Webster, a graduate of the day passed into evening. Bowdoin. The next morning, as Susan opened the A large number of Americans, both door to go out to do tho chores a cold blast ladies and gentlemen, were in attendance. of wind and snow forced it wide open. It At the end of the fifth , inning the s&oro was very dark out for ' it was not yet five stood 15 to 7 in favor of Berlin ; and , as o'clock . At sunrise she brought the horse we were rapidly drawing away from them, up to the door and mother and daughter the men from G. asked for an armistice and started out for the long planned for holi- bogged to have tho game called. The re- day. They had to face the wind and snow quest was granted, and we adjourned to a as it sifted in all around them. After banquet which was held in honor of the they had driven some distance, Mrs. Jolett clay. said : "It's a real quiet Christmas morn- C. B. Stetson. ing, ain't it ? But I suppose it's because it is so bad out." Tho wind did not go A MEMORABLE CHRISTMAS DAY. down or tho snow cease falling as they It was a cold , sparkling day in Decem- rode on. At last John Freeman's house ber. In the morning tho trees were cov- came into sight and they fairly urged the ered with ice th at glinted in tho sunlight old horse into a trot. and it did not melt during the day. Susan As they drove into tho door-yard there Jolett said she didn't think much of it and was not a sign of life anywhere, but in a then it was likely to kill the buds * on the little while Mr. Freeman appeared at the trees. Susan and her mother lived all door. "Mercy me I Is that you, .Susan and Jane ? Why, why didn't you come several perfectly distinct movements, and yesterday ? We thought one on you must these can easily be handled by different be sick." groups of friends of the college. The citi- "Yesterday ! Well, we didn't intend to zens of Waterville, the trustees of the col- come 'till today," answered Susan. lege, and individuals in and out of Maine As they entered the house with all their are already actively interesting themselves. Christmas bundles, Mrs. Freeman helped The Baptist Education Society has offered them take offtheir wraps and rubbed their co-operation . The plans now being pushed cold hands. involve in all the doubling of the present "But where are the rest of the folks," wealth of the college. The actual realiza- said Susan. tion of any of these plans is sure to stimu- "Oh , they're all gone. They didn't stay late and make more easily practicable all only Christmas day. Do tell' us why you the rest. didn't come 'till today." It is hoped that the Alumni will build Just then John Freeman came in with a for the college a Chemical Laboratory, to broad smile on his good-natured face. bear the name of the graduates. Circulars "Ha , ha! A good joke, and so you in reference to this have alread y been sent thought today was Christmas, did you ? out from the college. From these circu- Ha! ha! ha! Christmas comes but once a lars, with nio additional effort, more than year." four thousand dollars have been received Susan and her mother looked at each in pledges from less than thirty of the other and repeated faintly, "But once a Alumni. Mr. Augustus Champlin , who year." was among the first to subscribe last year, has just doubled his subscription. We are A WORD MORE TO THE COLBY sure that there are very many besides who are intending to respond and who need ALUMNI. only such a personal message as this to The following is the substance of a cir- render to the enterprise substantial service cular just issued by tho President to the by a prompt response. alumni of the college : Tho Alumni have been asked to give "Especial efforts are being made at pres- what they can, no pledge being expected ent, in several directions, to bring Colby to exceed filSO. A good many have al- University into a position of larger influ- ready promised this amount. All who ence and usefulness. This is demanded, have responded have been very frank and not merely to gratify ambition, but to en- cordial , some of them saying, however, able the college to do the work which actu- that they could not give more than $10. ally presses upon it It ia believed that if Every response is most encouraging and the material resources of the college can every sum promised helps to accomplish be increased at once Colby will occupy a the desired result. Some have proposed to position of influence in her own field like give $5 a year for a term of years, or even that of Williams and Dartmouth and Am- for lifo. Whatever is pledged can be paid herst in theirs. Fortunately all this is to at tho convenience of the promisor, so that be brought about by the accomplishment of no embarrassmentis to be encountered by any one. What is most important, is that ry as ctthe art of employing words in such we hear from every Alumnus, so that, at a manner as to produce an illusion on the least, we may know exactly upon what we imagination." "Tr uth, indeed," he says, may depend. Whether you can promise "is essential to poetry, but it is the truth of 8150, payable at your convenience, or madness." whether you can give more or less than Are these things so? Can we enjoy this, or even if you sympathize with the en- poetry without surrendering our reason ? terprise and do not see your way clear to Even if we agree that to derive pleasure give a nything at present, may we not in from poetry we must to a certain extent any case hear from you? We want to accept illusions, does illusion necessarily know whether or not the building can be obtain the mastery over reason ? By no built. Considering the large number of means. the Alumni we have no doubt that it can. The human mind is too much encum- It is most earnestly hoped that ground bered and dulled by its environments to may be broken for the building before next give to sober, unadorned truth its full Commencement. If this can bo done, the value. And if by illusion it may be drawn effect will be electrical in quickening the out into imagination beyond the cold prov- life of tho college. It will at once secure ince of reason, and led to give to some to Colby a conditional gift of ten thousand beautified thought special emphasis, reason dollars, and will certainly open the way for is not necessarily cheated, for reason may larger benefactions from sources that can agree that that thought and many others be definitely named. Will you please com- have not received the emphasis due to municate either with the writer of the ac- them. companying letter or with tho President of But we do not agree with Macaulay in the college at your early convenience, stat- restricting tho definition of poetry to that ing just what you can do in co-operation which is illusive. We believe there is a with the rest for tho accomplishment of great deal of beauty expressed in vorse this purpose. The college is in no more that is perfectly honest. If poetry con- imperative need at this moment than that sists only of those verses which express to bo filled by this building. To provide false or exaggerated truth, then it must such facilities would be sure to attract be made up of improbable relations, or largo numbers of students to the college. probable relations set in false light, and Lot us all do what we can." of falsely d rawn figures. Is there no Sincerely yours, poetry in the grandeur of truth ? No poet- NATHANIEL BUTLER, ry in the sweetness or beauty of truth ? Is truth in itself so weak a thing 1 Macaulay THE POETIC MIND. is wrong. ¦ Macaulay says, in his essay on Milton, When by clear and beautiful description "Perhaps no person can be a poet, or can we are inspired with the grandeur of a oven enjoy poetry, without a certain un- mountain or a cataract, charmed with tho soundness of mind, if anything which sweetness of a flower or tho song of a bird, gives so much pleasure ought to be called that inspiration and that charm belong, not unsoundness." And thon he defines poet- to the "truth of madness," but to the truth of reality made real. When the poet's art THE QUARTER. has been expended to picture in vividness Oil, Jove! if an impressionistic word and beauty a story, not inconsistent with Or two, by you that day was overheard, daily life, of noble passion or valor, and Remember that 'twas August and 'twas hot In Hellas : so I pray you, blame me not. wc feel our own souls grow warm, our own For, though the read to fame is cold enough, hearts swell with courage and a determi- When, mounted, one pursues its windings rough, nation to bear our part nobly, we arc not 'Tis warm if somewhere on the way one's thrown, deluded , but truth within us, awakened, And has to foot it back again, alone. Not he who runs, but he who's read, gets there, has made us strong. The bard who walks is privileged to swear. If a thought is given us burdened with At last, flushed, sticky, dusty-grey I stand the pathos of experience, yet pointing Before the stables of the heav'nly band. plainly to the one clear lesson that ex- Vast their extent; full forty thousand steeds Are stalled within for youthful rhymers needs ; perience only could bring, that there is ' Munching on leaves of Ovid's "Art of Love," something nobler, higher, infinitely better A food they thrive on of all else above; for us than that beyond which our souls And rosebuds, moonshine, sighs, mashed soft with could not see until we failed—and the tears; poet's apt fi gures and delicate expressions And wild despair and madd'ning hopes and fears; Superlatives and surreptitious kisses; have beautified and enforced the truth, it Or anything that makes a rhyme with blisses. is still truth. For older bards and those who take a sprint A. H. P., '98. Occasionally, and get their lines in print, Ton thousand head the thoughtful muses keep, Golb Vepye. And feed trite themes and anything that's cheap. y There, chargers, too, of every breed and kind THE STABLES FOR PEGASI. The poets of the magazines can find : THE POST. Lean, scraggy boasts from Illinois and Maine, "Get up, Pegasus! Leave this sulky state, Broken to pace a dialetic strain; And push along with smooth Iambic gait; And mules with melancholy ears, whose tails Trot cantos off in Nancy Hanks's style, Whip ceaselessly their well-worn flanks, as flails , And break the record for the epic mile." Marking monotonous the changeless time With coaxing, thus, the surly, baulky brute Of nigger, songs and Ethiopian rhyme; I try to start. I cannot gain a foot. And cunning ponies, dainty little pets, With stub I spur; 'tis vain ; at last I see Whose drooling mouths drip sugared triolets ; He can't, or won't, do epic poetry. And gaunt oayuses, whinnying plaintive woe Yet Calliope, when tho horse was hired, And wonderings why the world is cruel so, With classic oaths had sworn ho never tired ; Dejected, wandering on tho roads they're met And that old Homer through tho Odyssey When rain is falling, slopping through the wet. Had ridden him; and, stepping prancingly A Tartar breed, fierce, ramping without ooaso, Along, he finished , fresh as at the start. Is kept for bards of Cuba free and Greece ; A charger, truly, after her own heart ! And. those who chase the lion, twist his tail, "False, perjured MusoI" I fumed ; "you lied, of Joying to mark the bearded Briton quail. course, Blind animals, with little tail or head, I'm certain Homer rode some other horso. " But bloated bodies, grossly overfed. Then once again I jerked his head around ; Are let to men who take a grain of nonse He reared , pawed, bucked , and threw mo to tho And hide it in a maze of words immense. ground; No mounts aro kept for those who Ireland's Whirled, neighed, and started at a gentle lope wrongs Back to the stables on Parnassus' slope, Would celebrate. They're given Tom Mooro's The poetry jolted from my soul, I rose songs And followed after, using purple prose, And told to crib. They're others I might name, And other styles of steeds for those who fame Some bards of minor shades of mightiness. Would seek. Enough, that, for a mod'rate hire, Clattering along beside us loudly rang A bard can have a steed 'till he acquire The hoofbeats of a shaggy, wild mustang, One for himself to boast with swelling pride ; Pointing toward 'Frisco and the woolly West ; For few bards own the horses that they ride. Bret Harte upon him sat, all faultless dressed In evening clothes. Behind him wildly flew THE HALF. • The monocle through which he'd scan anew But, bless me! talking, I'd forgotten quite The picturesqueness of a miner's life, That I was standing, angry, tired, white And armed he was with gun and bowie-knife. With dust. I've chattered all my wrath away, Next, Ella Wheeler on a skittish colt, Blunted the sharp things I was going to say. Shying and threatening to bolt ; 'Tis ever best to strike while you are hot, A frisky beast, but really safe enough, Or you'll forget your grievance, like as not. Who just pretends, but isn't very tough. Though I try work myself into a rage On scarlet pony Stephen Crane went, too: Again, a doubt my passion helps assuage — Its ears were yellow and its tail was blue. Perhaps 'twas less the horse's fault than mine Him Burgess followed on a purple cow, And I'd climbed up where angels might decline. Out for a Lark and having one, I trow. While pon'dring thus, a grinning sable groom He called behind where, straddling on two snails Comes loitering by, and dissipates my gloom. His Yone, making daylight dark with wails, He, bowing low, methought to hide a smile, Rode after. Hubbard from saf e distance mocks Kept up a monstrous talking all the while. And pelts them both with handy clods and rocks. "Marser ," it ran; 'Tse glad ter see yer back ; Together, Dobson, Henley, chatting ride, I spects yer got a mighty ugly crack. And Scollard, Carryl, follow close beside Miss Cally when she reckermen's thet hoss, Each other, guiding daintily their steeds; Done clean forgit, I reckon, thet he's loss For sight of mud a fierce distemper breeds His temper, an' ain't safe, in fac', nowise, In them, so sleekly, shining, fleckless, cool . Sence he was ridden fur an epic prize Then came Mankittrick on a circus mule; A paper offers fer a Yankee bard And Riley on a dobbin of the farm Who'd tech the lyre, an' tech it good an' hard." Which kept the road without his guiding arm. As he was rattling on at rapid rate Beside the bard , a boy and girl, behind There hurried up a poet laureate. Rode prattling joyously. Of other kind— His haughty brows wreathed about with bays were TUB WINNER. And bulged with big ideas for lyric lays. Thus he: "Me boy, me laureateship's begun, Whoopla! What's this a tearing down the road, So lead me forth tho horse of Tennyson, And raising such a dust and noise? With goad A min» of fame in Africa I've spied; Of steel, a little man with spectacles Tonight with Doctor Jameson I ride!" Is driving, bareback, forty furious animals- The groom, obedient, brought the charger round ; Rough, shaggy Shotlands, gaunt New England With graceful gait, he lightly spurned the ground ; greys, His shapely lines spoke blooded lineage; Grim , gallant war steeds, blooded English bays. Ho champed his bit and quivered all with rage Great apes from India sit upon their fl anks, When to his back tho laureate essay'd And strange sea-monsters, taken off the Banks. To mount; and sidlod off , nor whoas obeyed ; Ho straddles six, then three, a minute feigns Vain coaxing pats and soft persuasive chirrups, To let all go but one ; yet keeps the reins .Tust out of reach he kept the dangling stirrups. To all and has them ever safe in hand, This game at last tho laureate 'gan to fag, And now and then adds stragglers to tho hand. Disgusted then he hired a safer nag, A thrilling circus act for such a stripling, And rode away, in fashion to omaze, But nervy and a winner, too, is Kipling, One hand the pommel, one held tight tho bays. George Hobaoiq Lorimbr. TUB STRETCH. A crowd of poets, coming, going, ride Along the road. And here and . there, astride Their pet pogasi, threading through tho press, a good fight at Lewiston. Our boys have worked indefatigably and will oust Bates if such a thing is to be done. They de- serve a hearty backing, and as the time draws near for the struggle, let us give our enthusiasm a little play. We believe that there is fully as much honor, to say the least, to be earned' at Lewiston May 21 as can be won on either the diamond or the XT has been said of debating, as Thomas track this spring ; and it will redound very *f Hughes said in Tom Brown of boxing : greatly to our credit if we can defeat this "There's no exercise in the world so good college in what has long been its pride and for the temper, and for the muscles of the strength. Hero's to our Debating Team oi back and legs." Is it not so ? For cen- '97, then, may it meet with the success it turies no diversion has been more popular deserves and win for old Colby another or more generally followed. Half a centu- crown of victory. This is to bo a winning ry ago disputations were a part of college year for Oolby, and the debate must bo commencements; tho old fashioned "rhe- ours. torical exercises" of tho schools often in- PRESIDENT Butler has just issued to cluded set debate, and lyceums and like the alumni of Colby a circular, the organizations were tho order of the day. substance of which will be found in anoth- But of late years athletic sports and phys- er column. The appeal calls attention to ical development have served very largely several very important points. The fa ct to usurp tho place of this, tho mental ath- th at more than $4,000 have already boon letics, and it is only recently that there has pledged by less than thirty of the alumni, been a decided trend toward a more active seems to make it certain that the whole competition in this field. Oolby is to bo sum of $50,000 can easily bo raised with- congratulated on its work in this depart- out laying heavy burdens on any, if only ment of its activities during' the past year. all will co-operate. Special encouragement Much has been done. A debating society to such co-operation proceeds from the has been organized and effectivel y carried fact that success in this enterprise will se- on. Debates have boon successfully con- cure, at once, a gift of $10,000, and further- ducted from time to time and some verv more, the securing of that gift is almost able debaters have been produced. The certain to bo followed by largo benefac- team that is now preparing for tho coming tions from sources th at can bo definitely fray with Bates, is one in which Oolby can named. Tho needs of the college arc place full confidence. Wo may bo beaten clearly understood. Plans for its enlarge- in a fair, open way, but it will not be bo- ment are well lai d out, an d the demand f or cause we have failed in any essential par- such enla rgement is keenly felt. That it ticular in our preparation , nor because wo will como there can be no doubt, but how have not sent able representatives. Any soon and how speed ily, will bo determined one who has attended tho recent trial or by tho promptness and generos ity of those practice debates cannot but f eel assure d of upon whom it depends, [- HE Echo is glad to announce officially ly no less friendly relations have existed Srthe fact well known to everybody that between the fraternal organizations of the in the recent intercollegiate chess tourna- two colleges from this arrangement and ment, Colby won ten and a half games to we feel sure that this latest move is one in Bowdoin's seven and a half. The result is which men and women alike will be glad pleasing and encouraging. Last year we to co-operate. were beaten on our own grounds by the Bowdoin players and this year we paid publish in this issue an article on WE Bowdoin back in her own coin. This is the "Ministry" by Rev. George Board- the right spirit. Every defeat must make man Cow of the class of '52. It is the us more determined to win next time. first of a series of articles which we hope This victory auspiciously opened the sea- to publish from time to time setting forth son of our intercollegiate contests and every the special opportunities offered by the va- man in college should feel personally re- rious professions to the college graduate. sponsible to make the whole season a We believe that such articles from the pen series of victories. The final score of the of alumni who have had a large personal tournament was received early in the eve- experience in these professions, will be of ni ng of the seventeenth and everybody assistance to the members of the Senior was at the eight o'clock train to welcome class who have not yet decided upon their back the victors. This is commendable, life work. and it shows that the students of Colby are not totally lacking in college spirit as 7|tE are glad to present to our readers in some would have us believe. As long ^J'this number a cut of the Colby G-lee. as every man and woman in college feels Club and Orchestra, although at the cost of a personal interest and enthusiasm in a delay of several days in the issuing of every contest in which Oolby is engaged, the paper. The musical clubs of Colby we shalt make certainly a good showing. have been conspicuous by their absence for /®f t a meeting recently called after chap- several years past, and the clubs which ^*el by President Butler, the women of were organized this season* had many tho college expressed their cordial ap- things to contend against at the start proval of the action taken by the men's which was discouraging to say the least. college in abolishing tho custom of giving But pluck, perseverance and hard work fraternity colors at commencement. lb is made up for lack of experience, and tho a custom which, while exceedingly pretty, concerts which the club gave on the vaca- has had its evident disadvantages. Pre- tion trip and at Waterville were of a high vious to last year fraternal courtesies wore order of excellence. We believe that a doubly complicated by an interchange of well-conducted glee club trip like that of colors between tho men's and the women's tho present season benefits the college fully societies, but at last commencement, tho as much as tho trips of the athletic women took what they considered a step teams. Surely our glee club, in considera- toward simplifying the matter by deciding tion of its excellent work and its high to restrict the wearing of their colors to rank among similar college organizations, members of their own sonorities, Certain- deserves fully as much recognition as either the football or baseball team whose stand- alty enough for the college to get out and ing, perchance, may not be as high. work as hard as he is able in preparing for the season's work it is much better that he long as it is true in this world that give way to somebody who will, even if the §0 "offences must come," it is gratif ying to latter be naturally not so good a player. It know that they come at longer and longer is only by following this practice of selec- intervals, and that they are regarded with tion that the best athletic teams can be se- more and more nearly universal disap- cured. The students as a whole have a proval. The recent test of public opinion duty to perform in the case by getting out in the college found a perfectly wholesome to watch the practice and encourage the response, and it proved also that the the- men. It is worth a great deal to the team ory of the college conference board is to have the students take a keen interest sound. The matter has been settled in a in the 'team and if they do not manifest way that commends itself to the judgement such an interest they can hardly find fault of all unprejudiced and fair-minded people. with the team for playing poor ball. season is yet too JE ^HE young to form a /J)olby unites in the general mourning for Vrfair estimate of Colby's strength on the ^ the late Hon. Seth L. Milliken, con- ball field. To be sure, the team has lost gressman from this district, as he was a two games to fitting school nines, but that valued friend of Colby and by his fre- is not so very strange, considering the cir- quent visits, showed himself to be cumstances under which they were played. warmly interested in her welfare. Al- The regular pitcher of the team has been though not a graduate, he spent th ree laid up with a bad finger and, besides that, years of his college course at Colby, so ho the team has been playing together for tho is entitled to a place among her list of first time this season, a number of new men famous sons. The biography of his life having a place on it. The men can play is too well known to need repeating hero, good ball individually, and as soon as they but we can express our appreciation of his have developed some team play and have a faithful services to his constituency and man in the box in whom they have confi- join in the widespread sympathy that has dence there is every reason to believe that been extended to the relatives and friends they will win games. The men have for of tho deceased. His death removes one the most part trained faithfully, and the of tho famous delegation which has " repre- manager and captain have shown a com- sented Maine in the halls of the National mendable spirit of independence in com- House for the.past decade. Perhaps Con- pelling those candidates who have not so gressman Milliken lias been the least con- practiced to make room for others who spicuous of the Maine delegation yet his have. Tho time is past for candidates for services to his country have been none tho the Oolby ball team to go their own sweet less valuable. In all his legislative work way in training and practice, regardless of he was attentive and painstaking, always the rules of the management and of tho looking out, first of all, for the interests of wishes of the students. If any player has his own constituents. He was for a long hot interest enough in the game and loy- time chairman of tho committee on public buildings and grounds, and successfully in the election of the editorial board of carried through Congress, in spite of much The Echo society lines will be entirely opposition, appropriations for some of our ignored and the editors will be chosen largest and finest structures. The old purely on their merits. Another im- Third Maine District has every cause to portant innovation introduced by the deeply lament the loss of such a trusted new constitution is a managing board who repr.esentative. are to have general oversight and direction of both the business and literary manage- JTThe revised constitution which The Echo ment of the publication. We believe that A Association adopted at a recent meet- under the new regime all departments of ing introduces several radical changes The Echo will be greatly stimulated. which we believe will correct some long- standing evils and will place The Echo on YITHERE has been some discussion as to a firmer basis than ever before. There -*• whether a minstrel show given by col- has been some talk of making The Echo lege students does not tend to lower the a weekly, but it seems to be the general reputation which the college sustains in opinion the time is not yet ripe for such a the outside world, and we recently heard move. With a heavy debt hanging over a Colby student remark that he would not the association it hardly seems ri ght to take part in a minstrel performance as it make any change that would involve an is too undignified. This is certainly a added expense. For we believe that with wrong attitude to take in regard to enter- wise management The Echo in its present tainments of this class. "A little non- form can be made to pay and that the sense now and then is relished by the debt can be liquidated. When we have wisest men," and should not the college in the city such a faithful exponent of the man have his fun as well as others. The college news as the Waterville Evening minstrel show is merely college fun and Mail , one of Colby 's most loyal friends, should not bo regarded seriously. College surel y tho need of a news weekly is not men as a rule are bright and witty and pressing. The time may come when Colby are fully as capable of giving a first-class will bo able to support both a literary entertainment of light character as one mon thly and a news weekly, but until that more serious in tone. The entertain- time comes, it seems best to retain the ment presented by the Oolby minstrel present form of The Echo which combines troupe at tho Waterville city hall last tho chief characteristics of the two. Tho Monday night was a magnificent suc- tendency of a weekly would be to degener- cess and tho greatest credit is due Mr. ate into a newspaper at the sacrifice of the Keith, and the others who gave so much literary character which The Echo has of their time and energy to its preparation . always maintained., The old plan of Tho music was catchy, and the jokes bright electi ng men to offic e merely because they and up-to-date, In fact the whole enter- represent certain secret fraternities has tainment was wholesome and highly cred- bad its day and The Echo has fallen into itable to the participants, and won hearty line with the new order of things. It is applause from the large audience that filled a matter of congratulation that hereafter the hall. The proceeds netted the hand- some sum of $150, which will be given to Miss Lemont, '99, is out teaching. to the Colby Athletic association. We be- Austin, '98, visited friends in Boston lieve that such entertainments are a credit recently. to any college and hope that an annual Patterson , ex-'98, is at the "brick s" for minstrel show may become a fixed institu- a short visit. tion at Colby. Barker, '97, was in Now York for a few
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THE FISK TEACHERS' AGENCIES. " ELM WOOD " EVERETT O. FISK & CO., Propr ietors. SEND TO .AN* OF THESIS AGENCIES VOR 100-PAGE .AGENCY MANUAL , FttEX. Livery and Boarding 4 Ashburton Place, Boston , Mass; • * 124*2 Twelfth Street, Washington, D. 0.; 70 Fifth Avenue, New York, 38. Y. ; STABLE. 420 Century Butlding.JVHiuieapolls, Minn.; ELMWOOD HOTEL. 355 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 111, ; Hacks for Funerals , Weddings , Parties , etc. 525 Stimson Block , Los Angeles, Cnl.; Also Barges for Lar ge Parties. 107 Keith & Perry Building, Kansas City, Mo. ; 728 Cooper Building, Denver, Colo. ; 25 King Street, West, Toronto, Can. C. A.Henrickson . , DKAT/ER IN Dr. H. E. SHEMPP SCHOOL AND COLLEGE TEXT BOOKS. Waterville , Maine Dent al Office: Come and Get Our Prices. No. 84-Main Street. **DINSMORE^ BUY AT HEADQUARTERS. The Popular Shoe Dealer , L. H. Soper&Co. CARRIES THE FINEST LINE CARRY THK LARGK8T LINE OP IN, THE CITY. Dry Goods , Small Ware s, Etc . Wo. 92 Main Str eet , - - Waterville , Maine. IN THE CITY. CUT FLOWERS LEARNED&BROWN For Reception s, Commencement , etc. should bo ordered at LAKKY 'S. ' Or\r% \ "Very Fine, Summer and Winter , at. ^PLUMBER S,*. OUUA j LAKKY 'S. Combs, Brushes , Sponges, etc., and all supp lies STEAM AND HOT WATE R FITTERS for the Room or-Laboratory ; Agen ts for tlie GURNBY HOT WATER BOILERS. Kleoirl c Hivit IteK iUatora for Steam mul Hot Water LARRABEE '87, The Druggist Dirtier * nnd Pnriinuw. J. F. JB\ A.. HARKIMAX , DICAUt H IN SUIT S^ ^ Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Olooka , Silver ware; Silver Novelties, Oolby Banner Pius and Link Outf B utton *. #12 to #35, —-FIVM ItHSPAIIil VO A SIMCOfA LTr. """ «&%tgtittSli °' 1 A. HARRIBAN , Glmiei Fitt ed by a Graduate ,Optician , TAILOR KD 42 Mai n btrvvt , - - Waterville , MaJae. If -yovt. -w is* !, to ±&etGlok¦ 9 eijpjply to »».» » » TEACHERS' OO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION of New England. Over 2500 positions filled. FRANK 3. SPAULD1NG, Manager, Send for Manual. ... 36 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass. S . L . F R E B"L E, *4~ ?,; TOGRAPFj¦ ¦ ER, ¦ ¦ y J————«—^——PHO — —^——— : "" • " * " . • Guarantees his work to be 50 per cent, better than any that can be obtained else where 1 in the state. Call at his Studio and be convinced .that his statement is correct. 66 MAIN STREET, - ..... WATERVILLE , MAINE. ¦ . +11111111I I ¦ I ¦1111U 11 11I I If* I LOUISE M. BENSON, GEO. S. D0LL0FF & CO, ! Stenographer and Typewriter ' « Successors to ... Dolloff & Dunham. T 105 Main St., Waterville. Articles Copied Neatly and Promptly. :| ij Glothiers , I. j are the->| Furnishers I J. A. VIGUE'S # J v tn tb« place to buy your | | l and H atters f of Grocerie s Cheap | | I & Pro\isionsof . Hh kpepH a larga^took Good Goons and bin prices are al ways the Lowest. + Mal ax©. * * 1 FOll ElmwpiSd Hotel, {FRESH CANDIES and ICE CREAM The Largest and uhng Hotel ,'t Cltj . !222 WHEELER'S MHDY FACTORY We also nave a large acsortment of Cuisine and Service First- Class. FRDIT OF ALL KINDS IN ITS SEASON. Superior Sanitary Arrangements Succesors to H. E. JUDKINS. Prop,, v.' j *.*- ' ynrxxG *et> oo. WATKRVILXE, - - - MAINK 44 WAIN STIt KKT , WATTCHVILLK. DON'T PUHCH4SE ^*<^- * MjV any. CJothiiiju: op Kurnffiliiiijf Gonrfa until you Imve seen our stock. y?e have £ the Finest A ssortment and Lowkst Pillows of any house , in the ci^yi' Our *ffirrW goods are all up-to-date and give givat satisfaction. , • .': £ ' Xj . 33. HA. "KT®03 >a", r&Q BCal xi. St„ :- ^ . - ' ¦ ' ' ' ' ¦ | ;}\- -v vr • . ¦: • . C. K/ MAW^TQ^, - Mim^r, MAY 19, 1897. VOL. XXI. NO. 14 ¦ ¦ ' ' ¦ • ¦ . ii,;"&Jtt[/A',\' ~a» >//N7VV,xil// ? • ^^"yv ^ ' o^
il5^'^' ; ' ^ifD fl A :: ' \-3 ¦ ¦ Wm Ca -,^- ., : . = .. \S=^ ¦ . N^> ' : U v ™ *%'U G. W. HUTCHINS , THE Newteri TfteelegiGal Iristilciferi, SURGEON DENTIST , NEWTON CENTRE , MASS. Year begins Sept. 3, 1895. Entrance examinati ons in OFFICE , 100 MAIN STREET , WATERVILLE. Colby Hal l at 9 a.m. Students admitted Wednesday at 9 a.m. Ether and Pure Nitrons Oxide Gas Administered Seven professors and two instructors. Regular course three years . English course two years. Instruction in the two for the Extraction , of Teeth . courses separa t e. French department. Instruction in mission and other Christian work. Large rau ge of elective studies in regular course and for resident graduates. Elocution 8. A.. & A- S. GREENE, through the whole course. Furnished rooms. ALVAH HOVEY , President. Dealers in all kinds of M. D. JOHNSON , COAL and WOOD. ;—- OFFICE ON MAIN ST., NEAR PHEIGHT DEPOT. dentist ; 06 MAI N STREET , - WATERVIIXE , MAINK WATERYIL LE, - - MAINE. Office Hours from 8 to 13 a, m. and 1 to 6 p, in. If you are troubled with Pure Nitrous Oxiti e Gas and Ether constantl y on IMPERFECT VISIO N hand. GO TO GOODRIDGE , the O ptician , And have your eyes tested. FTCKK. 1 have an optician of many years ' experience , who tests the LVost! even, and is the only one in the city who can do it properly. Many a student who has not a J J>/ J/ F. J. GOODRIDGE . City Optician f 104 MAIN STREKT , WATNRVILL.R. desire for foot bal l, base ball , racing, TjAyj"^ ete., has found that the neglect of V&fe! ^/— PERCY LOUD & SONS, the physical man has told severel y on the mental man. Retail Shoe Dealers , Take a few day s, weeks or month s each year in the grand old woods of Main e and see how natur e MAIN ST11EET, - - WATBltVILLE , MAINE. t hr ives, watch the bir d s, the trees , th e flowers , <>" with reel and line try "chucking a bug, " and with . rifl e and shot gun drop a deer and Hot and Cold Soda y"* S^ SS perhaps a moose, and you will ti ml Durin g the Winter Months at ^•i/Wkh ' lifo vixW take on new vigor and the ALDEN & DEEHAN'S , j? J J joys of living will be Cur. Main and Temple Sta,, Waterville , Me. (1 1 Cleanse(1, Presse (1 I^otxnci I PI THTA If you don 't kn ow where to go write the Passen- LLUlxlJ jij and Re Pair6 (L ger Department of the Maine Central Railroiu l , Portland , Maine. J. CUSHMAN, F. E. BOOTH BY, GEO. F. EVANS, 108 Mai n Street , - - Waterville , Me. Gen 'l Pass. Agent. General Manag er. B. L. JONES, Dentist. SIXTEEN YEARS IN SAME ROOMS . 1, 2, 3 and 4. Over Savings Bank. COLBY UNIVERSITY. CHARTERED IN 1 820. WATERVILLE COLLEGE UNTIL 1867. Officers of the Corporation ,
Hon. JOSIAH H. DRUMMOND, LL. D. I Hon. PKRCiVAL BONNEY, LL. D. Vice-President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees. | Treasurer. Kacutlty of Instruction. NATHANIEL BUTLER, D. D., President. Bahcock Profe ssor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy. EDWARD W. HALL, A.M., CARLTON B. STETSON, A.M. Registrar and Librarian. ______,__ Profes sor of Greek . W7TTTTATVT T7T TYITT? A TUT Q J * WM * BIiA -CK » Ph' D'' WILLIAM _-L_JJ _.K , A.M., GC. D., Professor of Histo ry and Political Economy. Chemistr y. Merrill Profe ssor of ARTHUR J. ROBERT S, A. B., JULIAN D. TAYLOR, A.M., Professor of Rhetori c. Pr ofessor of the Latin Lan guage and Literature . ANTON MARQUARDT , Ph.in D., ant LABAN E. WARREN , A.M., LL. D., A^ssist Professor Modern Lan guages. Profe ssor of Mat hematics and Lecturer on Art. J°HN HEDMAN , AB, ^ ^ ^ GEORGE D. B. PEPPER, D.D., LL. D., J0HN HAROLD BATES, A. B., ^ ^ Professor of Biblical Literature. Instructor in Physical Culture. WILLIAM A. ROGERS, Ph. D., LL. D., MARY ANNA SAWTELLE, Ph. B., Profes sor of Physics and Astronomy. Dean of the Women 's Col lege and Assistant Professor •wrr- tt A -nr o -oivnjv t>i t\ in Fr ench in the Women 's College. WILLIAM S. BAYLEY, Ph. D, Pressor STETSON, Professor of Mineralo gy and Geology. Secretar y of the Faculty. Trie Course of Instruction Is substantially identical with the Classical Course in the larger Colleges of New England. There are Special Courses open to those prepared to take them.. Additional facilities for laboratory work are now furnished. Apparatus and Cabinet. The departments of Physics and Chemistry are well equi pped for experiments. For the stud y of Natural Sciences there are collections illustrative of Orni th ology, Conchol ogy, Geology and Mineralogy. The Observatory is furnished with a telescop e and other instr uments for instruction in Astronomy. Physical Training. The general principles of Ph ysical Education are taugh t by lectures in the first year. Exercises in Gymnas tics are required of the Freshman and Sophomore classes. The gymnasium is well provided with the most appro ved appa ratus. Library and Reacting Room. The University Library of 30,000 bound volumes is a choice collection well arranged in a building which is a model of its kind. The alcoves ar e open to the students , and the contents of the shelves are rendered easy of access by means of a card catalogue and indexes. The Reading-room contains the best periodicals , and is always open. Expenses. The Trustees are determined to furnish the best possible education at the lowest pr actical cost. Tuition is $60 per annum. The total necessary expenses of each year , includin g board , washing, fuel and lights , ar e from #325 to #375. . Scriolarsnips and Prizes. f Tne Universi ty has 70 endowed scholarships amounting 'to $80,000. the income of which , in sums of from $36 to $60 per annum , is credi ted on the,term bills of worth y students who mayjneed assistance. Two prizes of §50, and two second prizes of ^35, are offered for superior preparation for admission. Other prizes are offered during the course for excellence in composition , declama tion , reading and German. ' Wf"For Catalogues or any farther information apply to the Presiden t. TTVo T7Va rr« ,_txt Athletes Everywhere Use and Endorse Our Photographs The Great Vital and Muscle Nervine, The BEST. * * Johnson's Anodyne Liniment . PICTURE FRAMING TO OEDEB. Accidents will happen in all gymnasiums. Johnson's PIERCE, PHOTOGRAPHER, Anodyne Liniment acts promptly. Dear Sirs:—I can only speak of the "Old Johnson's 93 Main Street, WATERVILI.B, MAINE Anodyne Liniment" in the highest terms. I have used it in the gymnasium when the boys have strained or overworked their bodies, and it has worked like magic in reducing swelled joints and in removing soreness or' the overworked parts. At home my wife has used it with our boys and speaks most en- thusiastically; would not be without it for the world. For most all the slight ills of the ilesh, both internally and LORING , SHORT & HARMO N, externally, it has proved itself most valuable. (Signed) ROBERT J. ROBERTS, PORTLAND , MAINE. Mgr. Boston Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium. Why suffer from sore muscles? Johnson's Anodyne Liniment cures all inflammations. Books, Stationery and Paper Hangings Gentlemen:—Among amateur athletes there is nmch MANUFACTURERS OF danger of overdoing; working certain muscles more than others, in cricket, tennis, base ball, cyclirg, etc., thus cans- B A X K BOOKS. ng muscular inflammation, which should be attended to at J> once with a good liniment. Johnson's Anodyne Liniment is no doubt the best for such use. I cheerfully endorse it. 4-74 Congress St., Opposite Preble House. Yours truly, (Signed) CHAS. A. COMISKBY. For stiffness and' strains, rub with Johnson's Anodyne Liniment, tlien bind in flannel. 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For bruises, strains or muscular lameness, It most \ 7 certainly is all yon claim for it, I wish you continued success. Polytechnic (Signed) H, S. CORNISH. ^ Athletic Manager Boston Athletic Association. Nfo.^ . Institute, Our boolt on INFLAMMATION mailed free. Troy, N.Y. I. S. JOHNSON & CO., Itox 3118 , Boston, Mass. T-Uul1 -uxninktlonRX nrovidad for. Bond for n, Ont.iilnfrii ft. iWffl HWHtWWt WWHItWt tWWi Wt WWHM lJl&§ § ^ s 1 i t1* *U1 all -, » P S^n o *• k iJ 3 ° m| 8 W. MVilfc!rfSJ ^__. P3_ lj en6II r __*^ O a H U r« (1 n v»3 S H Q il
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