4"*QUEEJI'Se COIUS.EE 0 OJ~$X No0. 1. VOL XIX. NOVEM13ER 7TH-, 1891. leviiîs fit patientia, quidquid corrigere est +(Quleen's ýoI1e 3ural nefas." Published weekly by the Alina Mater Society For this seàson there is nuo gymnaSililfl, durng the of Queen's University therefore, like flhe Hindoos, -e' ii)u't do0 with- acaderîîic year. ouf. Whether it would be possible to obtajui N. R. CARIIICHAEL, M.A., 1E'ditor-in-Chief. permission f0 place a few picces of apparatrls J. W. MUIRIîuAn, B.A., -Managing Editor. in the attic of the Science Hall and lise thein - - - Manager. F. HUGO, Business at bours whien lie lectures are being given iii one l'le annial siilscription 15 $100o, p)ayable the building, is another question, thoughi before flre end of January. worthv of consideration. But it is obvious AIl liferary contributions slîould be ad- tlïat no colîlpaly cxJ)ecting to inake niouey dressed to the Editor, Drawer 1104, Kinîgstonî, will put n1) a gyn-inasiili iîiîîmediately aftcr Ont. the erectioli of the beautiful Y.M.C.A. buiild- Ali communications of a business nature it would be absurd for the stuidents shoulcl be addressed to the Business Manager. ing. And or the University authorifies to build one unfil they were in a position f0 build a flrst- staff for '91. HF Queer's College yoitrnal class ue. wif h a large rooni for College meet- T '92, with soîne diffidence, submit to fheir ings and small coininitfee roonis for ail the readers the result of their flrst endeavour. College societies-iui short an athietie club Unlike its predecessors, Vol. XIX will be houise for the stndents. The fiîne wheni this published ini twenty-foîir weekly nuîuibers, wili be possible is distant. The uîoney on and be expectcd f0 appear witb unfailing regîl- baud at present will go no distance at ail f0- larity every Satîurday morning. It is our hope sucb a building. Therefore we miusf that by t bis ineans the Jeu real înay be kept ward waiit for a University gymnasiflm. ln flhe more ini foucb witb college life. Of our aius nicantime we îuust have the uise of soîne and ideals we ask our readers to judge fromn gylnnasiuin, andl that of the cify Y.M.C.A. whaf they rea(l, and of tbese ailîns and ideals, will first sîîggest itself f0 ail. We think the and our atfainiîîenf of thein, we expeet an un- Athietie Coinîuiffce will do well to lay before sparing cniticisin. tire studeuf s at once tbe terns uipon whjch .fhey îuay lise the Y.M.C.A. building upon its Every student uponi returning this faîl, wc corruplefion. The ouly objection urged by the fancy, after seeing the University building still students f0 tbe uise of this gyîunasinn is ifs standing, cast an anxious glance foward fluat fromi tbe College. This, however, corner of the camlpus where was f0 have been distance except durring tbe football season, does nof Our gyimasirum. How their bearts sank f0 apply to the use of tbe building as agynnîasinim, sec the grass growing green, the inaples leafy a building whicb will be more than a and flonnishing as neyer before! "Where, and gymnasium f0 nis is af present an impossibility. oh where is the gymn?" iiîust have been their passionate cry. IlWhere, oh where ?" carne the answer ecboed froin the walls of the Path- There are studenf s in the University -who ological Muscum. Wifh sinking heart s they pri(le fhemnselves îîîosf heroically upon their slowly realize that the gyîuuasinîu, in the class and College spirit, yet, sfrauge to say, spring so very îîearly a reality, bad vanished these saille sfudents when called uipon. fo srnb- far intn tire future-had retaken its place ini scril)e towards sendiiig a delegate to represent f hose bnighf visions we ail forni of that grand Queen's at a sister college gathiering, excuse finie when Qîîeen's wjll have a Science Hall tbeîîîselves forsooth, by saying thaf fhey-do for the study of Physics, and a cafaloguîe for nlot believe ini the cuistoru and will nof support the Library. For flhc presenf Il Durrnîn sed if by their contributions or their influence QUEEN'S COLLEGE JO0URNAL. College spirit! Ciass devotion! Deep, in- CONTRIEBUTeD0. deed, must bu the loyalty of such students to their Aima Mater, wlien they fail to sec the OUR SOHOOLS. broadening anti strengtlîcn ing influence xvbicb h'~'Oave nu schuols," saiti an tild coni- is sure to follow froin truc inter-collegiate I ltryînan to nie a short timie agu. Il You life and feilowsbip ! Loyal studuntsof Qneen's, have oniy grintling establishments to bulp students whom ail tleligblt to bonor and re- peuple pass exaîninations." 1 adrnitted it. ceive, are the mues wvbt foster, the inter-col- 1 am, I tbink, a tolerably patriotic Cati- legiate spirit by extendiug a buarty anti fra- adian, but 1 agreed tou wuli with himi for ternial wcicouie to the tielegates froin uther dispute. Grinding eshablishmnents, ontir scbools Colleges who cotue froni tinie to tiiue ho our ~-ay, and ur Coiieges-are. liducation yearly gatherings an(i convexntionis. The is a inaturial tbing, gaining inaturial advan- College spirit which wonld do away witb this tages, and is sought for as sncb. If a custom of excliangiug the brotherly greeting, diploina or certificate is sought for, it is and of rucugnizing and houuuring the other cramnund for. If certain inforination is nueces- Univursities andi Institutions of our land is nu sary for une's life work, it is got, andI all cîse College spirit at aIl, andi it is with dccp) regret is conintcd uscless. Scbool life is too often a that wu find sucli a feeling existing in any of hurrying scramble for certificates and recog- the students of Qieeun's. nîitions. The puipil wishies to (Io the mnost Much has been said of late about the nieces- work in the sbortest timie, burries forward, sity for more fraternal feelings ainongst the dues wbat be is forced ho, and shuins wbat is students of ecdi yuar. Year meetings are lield nut ol)ligahory. At ('ollege bu is ton bnsy for the pur-pose of keeping stuideuits iii doser with bis class work for ouhsidu reading. He touch and fostering mure anti more that spirit bias bis degrue in tbe endl, some information of class life which makes collegu tiays su me- tbat be will find useful, soinu mental traininîg roorable. AI] well and gooi! Buit do ot let tbat will belpi bim ;but nu culture. What yonr class unthusiasin close your eyes ho the bas beun prescribed bu inay know; bu cer- great faét that yuu belong tu a iniglity organ- tainly knuws nothing else. Ris education'bas ism of collegiate life wlîiclî extends ail over the been a business specializing. globe. Keep in tonch witb otiier colieges, keep Many causes inay lie assignetl for tbis. A alive the feeling that yon are standing very evident une is thc business point of view shouitier to shonîtier witb otlier great institui- s0 univcrsaily affeched. Information is sotigbt tions fonnded for the samie purposu and with as wortb su nany defîmuite dollars and cents. the sanie high aimus. This is why we send Tbat is rigbt enougb in its way; but it pre- delegates to, other Coileges, and this the ruason vails too extensiveiy. Perbaps an addîtionai we weicoine delegates froin thein. Let no cause înay bu suggested. student of (ýuîen's who bias the gooti uf bis The ordinary Canadian studunt livus in two Colluge at beart or whu is interested in sceing dlistinct worltls. Onu is the bomne world; bier recognizeti auîîolgst the sisterhood of Col- tbere business, niews, gossilp, anti notbings leges cast a sluir npnn hier imîportance or bu. forin tbe stapie of conversation. Books rarely littie ber standing, by crying tlown this hunre. intrutie ;wbun tbuy do hbey are treated in a honoureti cnstoin wluici siîuid last as lonîg as gingurly fasbion and are soon disinissed. College. Froin tbis world the studunt, whetbcr at scbool or Cullege, passes ahruptiy into a ncew Two duties are pressedtl ponl the notice of worlti. Ru inay enter into it conscientiously; the College maai by every excharîge :--ist. Sub- su inay a clerk enter conscientionsly into the scribe for yonr College paper. 2nd. Adopt as weigbing of siigar. The cierk thinks but iittle your motto for the College Society: "Ptnctu- of sugar wben once out of the shop, arîd ality, Perseverance and Preparation. school ouît or colluge ovur ur student returns Ih is oniy the tramp wbu sings: into thbe bosoin of bis faunily. Everything "Since in working anti in resting, that student knows is the rusuit of a distinct ILifu is divided bust, Let ot1uiers don tbu working, conscions effort. Now lifu is very short and IAnd 1 wili do the i-est.'' our1 duties are niany. 'l'le nuniber of cou- QUEEN'S COLLEGE JO0URNAL. scions efforts we can miake is comrparatively the sehools are a-, good as they can well he. small, and the knowledge gained by such Il is in the homne that the book atmosphere efforts is liiniited. But niature lias kiiidly inay bc breathied ; alaq, it is in the hoine that miade a p)rovisioni tlîat iuch-perhaps the the materialistie lîand-to-outh tone of nîost-of oîîr education is the resîîlt of lîncoli- thought is leariîed. Canada is a new country, scionîs assimilation. Humnan nature is indefin- and it is ilot sîîrprhiuig that we are a niatorial- itely poroîls.