The Eoho, once again arrayed in its holidaygarb, wishes its readers a Merry Christmas.The passage of ano ther year has brought usagain to this, the most impressive of all outholidays. We have our national gala days toinspire us with feelings of patriotism , and ele-vate our characters by a familiar association withthe memories of our national heroes. ButChristmas , day awakes feelings tenderer andfarther reaching than those of patriotism even ,—feelings which look for their origin to no preju-dice of race or nation, but to the hopes andmemories of humanity itself. With its regular-ity of joyous occurrence it is an everlastingsouvenir of the hopes, joys, and Borrows of

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every life's completed years, recalling withchastening touch the sympathies of kindred , theaffin ities of manhood , the hopes of youth, andthe sweet confidences of tender years. The 'most general of human holidays, its recurringfestivals, seem to form an u n ending line ofbeacons, which iiash on through the ages of tur-moil , trial, and doubt to an era of more tranquilfaith , the news of that famous victory on theplains of Judea, as did the beacon fires of Idaand Lemnos tell" to long-expecting Greece thetal e of Ilium's ruin. This day, as no other ,binds us into sympathy with the ill-defined buthuman past. It bears with it a throng of en-nobling recollections, subduing memories ofthose holy scenes by the sea of Galilee , en-nobling memories of the persecuted fathers ofthe infant church , awing memories of impres-sive chants resounding through lofty-archedcathedrals, heroic memories of the men ofTours, the knights of Aginco urt , and the shep-herds of Sempach vvlio humbled victoriouspride , the pomp of chivalry , and the righteousexaltation of patriotic hearts into unison withthe thrice celebrated mass of the Nativity—andnearer still, grateful memories of the sufferersof Plymouth and the men of the Revolution.With the associations of the past come feelingsof kinship with the unborn peoples of the future ,who will , under new conditions and cherishingnew ties of love and friendshi p, recall ourselvesamong the fading interests of the past, as theycelebrate this self-same Christmas.

In looking over the file of the Echo wefind, in almost every volume, an editorial ex-pressing regret that our students, owing to thelocation of the college in a small town, are de-prived of the advantages of the higher class ofentertainments which may be obtained in thelarge cities. The lack of a good lecture coursehas been especially dwelt upon. They all giveas reasons for this, that such a course wouldnot be patronized. This, or some other reason,

THE SANCTUM.—

CONTENTS.Vol. VII., JTo. 4.—January , J883.'

The Sanctum 37Literary :

Spring Up, 0 Well (poem) 39Function of Art in Education 39The Mother's Mistake (poem).. 40Ocean Tramps 41

The Campus 43The College Press 45Other Colleges 46The .Waste-Basket 47Personals 47

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THE STUDENTS OF

COLBY UNIVERSITY.

EDITORS.B. F. "Wright, '83. Alfred King, '83.A. C. Hinds, '83. J. C. Keith, '84.

Managing Editor.B. J". Hinds, '83.

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has been sufficient for the past four years atleast, to deprive us of the lectures. But thiswinter we were given, an opportunity of grati-fying our desire. Mr. Harry French was en-gaged to deliver three of his illustrated lecturesupon European travels, all of them exceedinglyinteresting as well as instructive. Yet the firstlecture of this course was attended by scarcelyenough to be called an audience, and we aresorry to say that only a few of the studentswere present in proportion to the whole number.We all doubtless realize the benefit to be de-rived from such a course, but many, if not themost of us, fail to take advantage of it. Thesecond lecture was much better attended. Thefirst one advertised the rest and a respe ctable-au-dience greeted the lecturer upon his second ap-pearance. We hope that the 'majority of theboys will hear his last lecture upon Egypt.

Not long ago our business editor received alittle document from the publishers expressinga desire thafc we should pay up. Of course wewere taken wholly by surprise, for we had noidea that the publishers of a paper were ever inneed of such an article as money, but that itseems was a mistaken idea. Now it is our policyto keep on the right side of those upon whomwe are dependent , therefore we have thoughtit best to humor their whim in this matter andsend them the required amount. To do this weare obliged to call upori our subscribers and re-mind them that there is no better time for squar-ing.up their account with the Echo than at (hebeginning of a new year,— the time of all timesof making our friends happy. New subscrip-tions would also be joy fully received . Any ofour alumni wh o have an in terest in the Echowould confer a favor upon us, for which weshould be greatly obliged, if they would usetheir influence in increasing our list. We havenow a circulation oC about five hundred copies,placing us well up among other college papers,only a few having more than that. Yet wecould easily furnish twice that number if. wehad the subscribers. We hope to see newnames coming in with the new year,

Fob the benefit of those who have notlearned the faot by experience, we will give our

readers the substance of a law of our institution ,which, although it has never been publicly an-nounced or prin ted , has been in force for sometime. It is to this effect. Every unexcusedabsence from chapel exercises decreases the rankby a fixed number of demerits,—the exact num-ber is known alone by the powers that be—the second unexcused absence diminishes it bytwice as much , and the third three times, and soon. It is called by the significant term, the lawof progression. If any one has a curiosity to testthe working of this law we would advise him totry it on for a term and he will soon perceivewhat progress, as well as havoc, it will make withhis rank. He will receive demerits enough inone short term to last for the whole four years'course. Or better , if he does not care to testthis himself , he may learn its workings fromthe experience of others by calling at this office.We should ju dge that this method mighthave the desired effect.

The Oracle editors were elected at the closeof the last term as usual , but n ot, we are sorryto say, with the usual harmony and good feeling.After much balloting the editors were electedand the meeting closed with apparent satis-faction to all. But it was afterwards foundthat, from reasons of their own , the DeltaKappa Epsilon Fraternity were dissatisfied withthe manner in which the editors were elected ,and had refused to support it by pledging them-selves to take the publication , as is customary .As to the right or wrong of th is course, we shallnot regard it proper for us to give our opinion inthese columns which belong to each and allparties of the college, for it would perhaps giverise to a series of discussions not altogether

• pleasant. At all events the result of the affairis not at all gratify ing to the friends of peace andharmony, the dissatisfied party have withdrawn •entirely from the work and have seen fit to issu ea pu blication corresponding to the Oracle ,The strength of the college has been divided ,and from the experien ce of mankind we are ledto believe that one production from the com-bined college would be more praiseworthy thantwo from the divided college. Yet as there isno remedy for what has happened we wish themboth success^ and feel confident that we shallyet see a good Oracle,

SPEING UP, O WELL." Then Israel sang this song: Spring up, O -well ! "—ISTum. xxi. 17.

Spring up, 0 well !Thy pleasant waters tell

Of cool delights, and thirst assuaging,Qu enching conflagrations raging

In the troubled heart.Laving, rippling, undenting,Weariness and care beguiling

With thy healing art.

Spring up, 0 well !Thy soothing waters tell

Of goodness great and never changing,Given despite our much estranging-,

God's providing care.For never in His rich bestowing,Ever granted, ever growing

Have we failed to share.

Spring up, O well!Thy bubbling waters tell

Of souls refreshed in life's hot nooningAnd rejoicing in the tuning

Of thy welcome song.For thy waters, gladsome gushing^Purify with mighty rushing

All the ages long.

Spring up, 0 well !Thy living waters tell

Of sin destroyed, and death dispelling.Flow thou on , all sorrow quelling,

Washing every shoreTill the nations, thee receiving,Drink their fill , and thus believing

Live forevermore.F. w- F., '82.

L I T E R A R Y ,.» — ,

Art is the expression of the beautiful ,whether by the skillful pen of the poet wh oemploys his soul-stirring strains to picture to usthe beauty which enraptures him, or by thebrush of the painter, the chisel of the sculptor,each bringi ng to the imagination by means ofsymbols the materials through which the picture isconveyed to the mind. It would he difficult todefine beauty. It may be called that whichwhenever seen awakens a feeling of pleasureand delight, striking some hidden chords of ournature into harmonious vibrations. The imagi-nation, incited by the stimulating influence ofbeauty, casts aside the shackles of earth to roamin the delightful realms of fancy. Without the

imagination , beauty could not exist, and henceit is intangible , undefinable. Art, then, dependslargely on the imagination, and the artist hasthis faculty cultivated to a high degree. -Hethus expresses beauty to us better than we cansee it in nature , that is , he interprets nature forus and brings before the mind a high fo rm ofbeau ty.

The end of art is the realization of the beau-tiful. 'Every man is conscious to himself of aninnate perception of the beautiful , and art bybringing out one object clearly enables us toconcentrate our thought on the . one object andthus to comprehend it the better. Like a greatmagnifying glass it brings into its limited fieldof view the objective point, isolating it andmaking clear all its details. We are surroundedby beauty in every possible form, but our eyesare blurred and unsteady . merely for want ofthis art education. The artist's aim, then ,is to pre-sent to the mind in the most striking mannerpossible his conception of the beauties of anyobject. Yefc not his conception alone, for noartist can entirely free himself from the influenceof his surroundings. In every study will beseen the secret spell of the education , religion ,customs, and arts of the time. The very air •he breathes is fi lled with their breath andunconsciously they exert their charm over him.This overruling power adds to art an inexpres-sible value. It seems as if a higher authoritywere directing the rudder of a vast ship, guidingit by deft turns of the helm through un knownchannels to its destined haven. Thus art isshaped by the inevitable power of its environ-ments to become the historian of its age.

But there is another object which art effects,It refi nes and elevates. Not directly improvingthe morality or culture * but indirectly, by theinflu ence of its lofty ideas. All true art hasfor its foundation the spiritual . It conveys thenoble, lofty ideas of one mind to a kindred mindv

capable of appreciating them. In order fullyto appreciate a work of art, we must put our-selves into the same condition of mind as theartist, and imagine similar surrounding s andimpressions which have shaped the course ofhis life . Thus art causes us to forget the pettyannoyances of our daily life, and kindles theimagination , bring ing iis in to the atmosphere ofthe pure and noble, good and true. Such aninfluence can but refine , gradually, it may be,

FUNCTION OF ART IN EDUCATION.

and unconsciously, yet surel y. But some onesays, we see in history a people with a depravedcondition of morals and religion , yet l eaving afine art appreciation and development. This, ,however , is merely the remains of the art whichexisted previous to the-corrupt influences of theState. Art , as I have said , is a historian of itsage. It shows exactly the point to which civ-ilization and culture have advanced , and theuniversal testimony of all art is that the higherthe art , the more perfect will be the civilizationand culture. On the other hand , show me anation which has been without the refining in-fluence of art , and I will show you a nation defi-cient in religion, morality, and usefulness.

If, then , art has such a refining influence ona people, raising them up to a higher and bettercondition , surely it should have a place *in theeducation of to-day. It is evident, however,that art education must be widely diffused inorder that the artist may be appreciated , thatthere may be a demand as well as a supp ly, anaudience as well as a speaker. This can b.eeasily accomplished. Let the people be accus-tomed, to beautiful forms, grand buildings, andchaste statues. Let there be museums of artto which they can have free access. Insensiblythey will come under the subtle influence ofthis beauty , and havi ng learned to appreciate ,will be led to a more careful consideration ofthis important function in our education.

But i t is of th e ut most importance tha t weview aright the relation of beauty to th e goodand the true. Is beauty the most imp ortantof the three, or do the good and true deservethe fi rst place, and beauty merely a subordi-nate on e ? On this decision rests the cha racterof the civilization and culture of the nation.How sh all we proceed? History answers the

inquiry for us. Which ever road we pursue thecourse is already marked out fur us. Ifbeauty is made - the all-important element,and the good and true are madesubordinate to it, as was the case with theGreeks and Italians, our gradu al ene rvation anddecay will surely follow. While, on the otherhand, with the good and true as the foundation ,the hi ghest degree of art and civilization maybe reached. Every work of art must suggestmuch, that is, must have some lofty idea whichit endeavors to express. Without this idea, itwould have no strength , no support. It is .the

intellectual conception which gives it the charmfor cultivated taste, and the higher the art, themore does it have of the moral, the intellectual,and the less of the sensual , the more does it ap-peal to the soul, the less to the sense. Artbears an important relation to the growth anddevelopment of the human mind and human so-ciety, and hence must be made subservient tothe moral end of existence. Better virtue andmorality, if we have to give up art. But let ushave art, yet so made subsidiary and auxiliaryto the good and true that the result shall be thehighest forms of civilization and culture .

D. w. K.

Out of cottage the widow came, her arms full ladenwith treasure ,

Shawls of the finest Cashmere made, and good thingswithout measure

Stored in a large rich bag. Her shawl fell gracefullydown her shoulder ,

As she seated herself with earnest face on the loweredge of a bowlder

Which ran up backward with swift ascent, then righ t,th en front , far above,

While 'neath it , as if for protection , her house seemednestled like a dove.

Front of the widow's cottage, following the cliff, astreet ran along

Keeping the edge of the mouutain'like a flute the edgeof a.song.

Here it also quickly turned and rushed with violencedown the mountain ,

Dashing now here and now there, and throwing some-times a fountain

Of dust, as it circled some bowlder , then, broadeningalong its way

Like a river whose youth now passed, flows stronglyand without delay

As if it felt deeply in its heart , that steadiness now andstrength

Wore needed by those who used it far more than theitem of length.

At the end of the road a bridge semi-circled a clashingstream,

Keeping this mount from another by its waters run-ning between.

That other was rough and so steep, so devoid of shrubsthe least,

That it never was, tradition says, passable for man orbeast.

Yet now from the bridge a street ran through, till Itreached the upper side,

So smooth that If one told you the truth you 'd tell himat once, ho lied. i

'«Whence came this street ?" you ask in surprise. "Ah,yes ! you tel l ," we reply.

" Then it must have been some giant whom the godsmade to do it or die."

"Oh , no," we answer, smiling, "there are greatergiants to-day

THE MOTHER 'S MISTAKE.

There are but few objects of natural forma-tion which possess such featur es of interest andof dread, or , which excite in those who see themsuch feelings of admiration and of awe, as dothe individual members of that huge processionof ice, which every year moves pond erouslydown fr om Greenland past our own northernshores, only to he over wh elmed and swallowedup by the winds and waters of our warmer cli-mate. Furthermore, there are very few homeproducts in the shape of natural wonders, aboutwhich so little is generally known as there isabout these roving destroyers, that every yearforce themselves upon our notice by the loss anddamage which they cause to our own and for-eign shipping.

Speaking generally, the gulf stream is at on cethe birthplace and the tomb of the icebergs, ac-cording to the view of one of the latest inves-

tigators of this subject. The immense amountof nearly fresh water formed by the melting ofsuch bodies of ice in and about the gulf stream ,is licked up from the surface of the sea bysoutherly winds and carried northward ; reachingthe shores of Greenland it falls in the form ofsnow and becomes a par t of one of the manyglaciers, only to be launched in time into theocean as an iceberg , that it may again set out onits never-ending circuit. Strictly speaking,Greenland is the birthplace of nearly all of thesemonsters that throng our northern seas. Alarge portion of its east and west coast is fringedwith the projecting walls of glaciers, whoseprogeny every year tear themselves from theparent mass and wander south ward, only to re-turn again to the land which they had left.

As to the direct method of their formationthere appears to be a slight difference of opin-ion , many persons having an ill-defined idea thatthey break off by their own weight from theedge of a glacier as it projects over the edge ofthe rocky shores, and that they thus fall into thesea. The tru th is, that on reaching the sea-shore the glacier presses directly on and movesalong upon the sea bottom as though upon dryland ; but when the mass reaches a depth sogreat that more than seven-eighths of its bulk issubmerged , the upward pressure exerted by thebuoyancy of th e water tends to lift the end ofthe ice-stream until it gains its equilibrium , andpresently, as the force increases, an enormousfragment rends itself from the glacier with acrash and rises to its normal position in thewater. Once in the clutches of the Polar cur-rent the termination of its course may be nearor distant. It may become stranded before ithas fai rly begun its voyage an d thus be delayedfor a month or more, or it may press on towardsthe south u n til it has mad e known its chillingpresence to the fishermen off the banks.

What may • be called the ice season lastsfrom March till August, and du ring that timeespecially there is en tailed upon the captains ofboth steamships and sailing vessels an amountof annoyance and anxie ty, which is the greaterbecause of the fact that the danger cannot al-ways be averted , even when every precaution-istaken in the way of a sharp lookout and fre-quent observations of the temperature of at-mosphere and water. The larger bergs mightperhaps be avoided , but no amount of care

OCEAN TRAMPS.

Who are just like men in stature and act like everyway;

They 'll take, if you please, any mountain and startfrom opposit e points,

Streets, which meet in the centr e exactly, without anyjoints."

But return, we must, to . our story. The widow , leftalone,

H eard clattering down our mountain street two horsesover the stone.

Th ey leaped the bridge and galloped fast until theyreached the half-way place,

When, reining up as if by consent, they stopped at theend of their race.

The horses panted, hanging their heads, their necksall wet with their run ,

While the riders watched, a boy and a girl , the glowingand genial sun

Who downward sank with quiet move and slipped intohis rosy nest,

Throwing a kiss to those whom he passed and leavingone for th e rest.

The widow ran to where the road turned , eager withpleasure to fill

The dear young hearts she loved so much, the riders,now climbing the hill.

• They passed her coolly, with merely a word , and wentstraight to her barn,

For they were her own, the widow's own , her Meg andalso her Farn.

Back to her house the widow went, tottering as if shewas lam e, .

For the ones whom she had expected were not just theones who came.

The moral is surely not concealed : Mothers ought tolove their own ,

Else Meg and Farn will love them not, when th ey fromtheir nest have flown.

would, in every case, avail against the nearlysubmerged bits of ice of only a few thousandtons weight. An encounter with one of thesefragments, scarcely distinguishable at night fromthe crest of a breaking wave, would giveany captain an opportunity . to ascertain thestrength of his steamer 's water-tight bulkheads.

There is an element of awe in thethought of this huge fleet wandering stealthilyabout the common tracks of ocean travel ; notwandering aimlessly either, . but with everymember of it sailing under sealed orders,—some,as is often the case, destined to strand beforesome little fishing village on the coast, and thereduring the warm summer months waste away, aspectacle to the inhabitants ; others fated per-haps to sink unnoticed out . of sight at sea, or tobear in themselves the deat h warrant -of som eproud steamship or humble fishing smack. Atall events the company moves on unceasinglyand noiselessly, sometimes resplendent in thesunshine , oftener enveloped in the fog, but al-ways helplessly borne onward in the grasp ofthe current at whose mercy it is placed.

Ihe sight of a large iceberg in all its splen-dor is an event of comparatively infrequent oc-currence, partly because the bergs becom ebroken up or greatly diminished in size by thetime they reach the latitudes of the great steam-ship routes, and partly because the chances arethat even in that case they will be partially orwholly enveloped in a fog. But even if the airbe clear, they are generally passed , dimly seen , atnight ,or if noticed in the day-time they are gener-ally at such a distance that only the jagged out-lin e of the mass can be seen abruptly standing outupon the horizon. The near view, however, ofone of the largest icebergs on a bright , sunnyday, is a vision of magnificence and grand eursuch as can never escape the memory.

Just emerging in the early morni n g fro m thestraits of Belle Isle, with the brown rocks ofNewfoundland plainl y in sight on the one hand ,while on the other Belle Isle itself and the moredistan t coast of Labrador were completely eu-

• veloped in the fog that had nil night attendedus, there appeared ah ead what seemed to be arooky island of considerable extent, with its

. dark cliffs rising in precipices from the water.As we bore down upon it, the sun, that had jus trisen , struck at an angle on a small face of oneof these black walls, and instantly, as if by

magic, the forbidding rock flashed and sparkledin the light like a diamond in an ungainly set-ting. As at each moment some new spot caughtthe radiance, the sun lit up first one pinnacleand then another, until as we came abreast ofit, the en tire mass, not of rock hut of ice, glit-tered and glistened in the sunlight, with a bril-liancy like that of the crust of new fallen snowon a bright morning.

There were two or three smaller bergsin the immediate vicinity, each of which exhib-ited its own peculiar shapes ; but after break-fast as all the passengers were lolling on deck inthe gloriously clear, bright air, with scarcely asuggestion of the breath of icebergs in it,another monster berg was sigh ted ahead anddirectly in the steamer 's course. It might al-most have been thought a bit of Alpine sceneryin miniature, as it bore down upon us, sur-rounded with a wall of spray and heaving pon- .derously up and down, causing the tide to ebband flow on its immense ice-fields at every slug-gish oscillation. The attitude of its highestpeak was, by computation, about two hundredand seventy-five feet, but grouped around itwere mountains and valleys, steeples of everyshape and size, with precipices and plains anddark ravines. As it drew nearer, all these be- .came of the most dazzling brilliancy like pol-ished alabaster, except in one or two dark greencaverns in its perpendicular sid es where thewaves roared and beat incessantly. And all thismass of whiteness was surrounded above, below,and on every side by the deep blu e of sea and sky.

As it was nearly opposite us a massive frag-ment th at form ed a part of one of the largerpeaks loosed its hold upon the rest from somereason or other and fell fairl y into the sea, andat once, in perfect silence it seemed, there rose aveil of spray th at far overtopped the peak , andfor a moment shut it out from view, but then assilently fell back again. As the iceberg sankastern, it appeared to condense and graduallydraw down from the sky upon itself a darklayer of fog that had hitherto been unnoticed ,and first the glistening tops vanished , leaving thecloud-capped mountains still gleaming in thesun ; but as the fog sank lower their brightnessin turn was swallowed up in gloom , until all haddisappeared from view. Thus wrapping itself inits chill y mantle this masterpiece of nature'shandiwork faded slowly out of sight.

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" See, winter comes, to rule th e varied year."Articles." Feet down."Popular art lectures.There are to be two annuals.No more demerits in chapel.South College has a telegraph line.We are not nearly as fresh as we were.Dow, formerly of '85, will return in '86.Miss Bragg, '84, has returned after a long

absence.'85 boasts the most precocious of parliamen-

tarians.There is only one Freshman who smokes dar-

ing term time.Mr. C. B. Stetson has terminated his'labors

as tutor at Colby.Harry French's lectures are quite popular

wi th the students.A Senior renders, " Tell mit der Awibrust?'

" Tell with a bow-gun."The Echo has now reached a circulation of

about five hundred copies.Burtt and Estes, '84, are .with us again, after

extended periods of illness..Brown , '86, has returned, after being absent

the greater part of last term.Miss Morse, '85, will not return this term,

but will conti nue her studies at home.Six Seniors, eight Juniors, six Sophomores,

and twelve Freshmen are out this term.It is pretty generally admitted, that the

eighteenth of November was a cold day.The Freshmen are beginning to give up the

conglomerate system of translating Greek and'Latin.

A. King, '88, has been obliged to leave col-lege* for the present term , on account of illhealth.

There are no monitors to no te attendance atchurch , this term. We ought to respect thisconfidence.

A lan dlady of this town was indiscreetenough to board a limited n umber of Sophs.,who, on a certain morning, could only be ap-peased by '* eight dozen flapjacks."

Those who have attended shows, sociables,lectures, etc., say that '86 is a most promisingclass of boys.

Three of the Seniors have elected miner-alogy ; ten , astronomy ; and eleven , German.(Wilhel m Tell.)

It is said that the Faculty took more interestin the Abysinian Church than they did in"Bleeding Kansas."

Any who owe the Echo for their subscrip- -tions can settle by calling on Mr. Trowbridge,the treasurer, No. 4 S. C.

A complete file of the Echo, up to the pres-ent volume, bound very attractively, has latelybeen added to the librarv.

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President Pepper delivered an address be- ¦

fore the Boardman Missionary Society the firstTuesd ay evening of the term.

A roller skating rink is in operation in thistown. It is held in the Town Hall because thefloor is softer than in any other hall.

A Freshman, who has been sojourning inHancock County , says that Ellsworth " wouldbe quite a place if it wasn 't so far from thedepot."

The Facul ty have decreed that lessons, lostby absence d uring the first week of the term,cannot be made up except by special vote of theofficers.

How shall we explain the u niversal attend-ants of the "co-eds." at French's lectures?Do as the ancient Greeks would do*—refer it toan Oracle.

C. E. Tilton , '83, has been elected a literaryeditor on th e Oracle. The literary board , as nowformed , consists of Noble, Hanson , Tilton, Mor-ril , Doe, Ciunmings.

There are several who propose to devotethemselves to archery as soon as spring comes.They intend to call the bushes around PinePoint, Sherwood Forest.

She (a studious school girl of a well-knownclassical academy )—" How are you gettingalong at Colby ?" He (a notorious Soph.)— ," We are killing the Freshmen."

Waterville still continues to offer unrivaled.inducements to the young men desirous ' ofseeking an education. A skating rink has beenrecen tly completed and a dancing school is inprogress.

THE CAMPUS.

Students who, at the beginning of nextterm , shal l have deficiencies of more than oneyear's standing, will be required to make themup immediately, under pain of expulsion fromtheir class.

The Seniors are taking Prof. Warren 's Mon-day morning art lectures with the Sophomores.We are beginning to feel that those "lectureson art ," spoken of so affectionately by the cat-alogue, are an interesting and important part ofour curriculum.

The election of the Colby Athletic Associ-ation , held Nov. 18th, resulted as follows : Presi-dent, P. I. Merrill , '83 ; Vice President, ShailerMathews, '84 ; Secretary, Schuyler Lord , '85 ;Treasurer, T. J. Ramsdell , '86 ; Directors, E. C.Robinson , '83, J. C. Keith, '84, Edward Fuller,'85, Byron Boyd, '86.

The Faculty have decided to suspend , for thepresent term , the law which requires the moni-tors to report disorderly conduct in chapel.We can .no longer trace an almost perfect par-allel between ourselves and those losel Puritanyouths who needed the sexton's wand to keepthem in a devout state of mind.

Unexcused absences from chapel have apretty disastrous effect on rank. As they mul-tiply, their balefu l influence increases by an in-genious system of progression , devised by some" mute, inglorious " Newton on our Faculty.If students will bear this in mi nd , they will bespared the pangs of conf ronting the direful factthat they owe the University rank.

" Woman , that fair and fond deceiver,How fond are stripplings to believe her."

" Faint heart never won fair lad y," is a veryold saying, but the reverse of it was ne ver moreclearly emp hasized than by that young, but en-terprising Soph, who recently got away withtwo fair ladies and a peck of pean uts, all at astaid Baptist sociable.

The following is from an article on ColbyUniversity which recently appeared in th e Bos-ton Journal : "The statement is authorizedthat a division of the departm ent of chemistryand natural history is contemplated , and thatone of th e most generous f riends of the collegeis personally interested in securing for the de-partment so, formed a man whose establishedreputation, etc., . . . will bring importantelements of strength to the college." . ,

Probably few know how much the Echo isindebted to our late president for its presentprosperity. It has lately come to our noticethat when the paper was founded , the Publish-ing Association, after exhausting all their re-sources, still lacked fifty dollars. Too much in-terested in the undertaking to have it fail , Dr.Robins generously presented them with theneeded funds.

Belo w we print the programme for the Sen-ior exhibition, held Nov. 22d :

MUSIC.PRAYEK.

MUSIC.I *Latin Version , from the Greek of Sophocles.

H. Kingman.2. Permanence of American Institutions.

A. A. Cambridge.3. The Struggle for Italian National ity.

C. H. Hanson.4. Modern Progress.

C. E. Tilton.MUSIC.

5. Ch arlemagne.F. H. Hanson.

6. *French Version, from the English of Grattan.S. Mathews.

7. Law in Creation.E. C. Robinson.

8. Anglo-American Relations.A. I. Noble.

MUSIC.9. Science and Poetry . G-. W. Hanson.

10. *English Version , from the Greek of Thucy dides.W. K. Clement.

11. The Future of American Art.A. C. Hinds.

12. * Greek Version, from the Latin of Cicero.f E. P. Burtt.

MUSIC.*Junior Parts.fExcused .

The Waterville correspondent of the BostonJournal would have folks beli eve, that the situ-ation of the young In dies of this college is now,an d ever has been, only a lit t l e better tha n thatof the somewhat famous tourist who went downfrom Jerusalem to Jerico in the rough old daysof antiquity. Now we do not kno w how stu-dents would have looked upon a '* co-ed." in thecollege days of those men who are now theprides of the pul pit, the ornaments of the bar,and the guardians of a veracious journali sm ;but we have no hesitation in saying that at thepresent time the young ladies of college are :subject to a treatment infinitely removed fromthe ideal horrors with which our imaginativecorrespondent invests their situation. Unlessour observations have been very faul ty, mathe-matics do not trouble the average " co-ed." very

much , although she may not derive so keen anenjoyment from the beauties of a quadric, or ofthe Witch of Agnesi , as she does from the mas-terpieces of music and the drama which statedlydivert the minds of the laborious student fromthe toils of this life.

All who are now Seniors, or ever expect tobe, have good reason to bless President Pepperand his friends. That recitation room , knownas the President's room , so long a high-toned re-minder of a country school-house, has, throughtheir generosity, changed its care-worn aspectfor one more congenial to the cultured souls whodaily assemble therein. The walls have beenpainted, the ceiling frescoed , and the floor car-peted. A chandelier has been added and im-proved seats will be here soon. Everything isnew, from the President to the fire-screen. Wepredict that there would be more in terest mani-fested in the recitations, were a similar plan fol-lowed out in some of the other rooms in thebuilding.

The latest college associ ation is the Anti-lingo League. The object of this league is tosuppress the use of slang, by-words, etc., amongits members. For each " linguistic lapse " asuitable fine is imposed. The government ofthe association is vested in a board of fourexecutive officers who are also Hearkers ex officio .The officers for the present term of probationare : Bosscahooter, A. C. Hinds ; Registrar ,A. King ; Doshsnagger, W. R. Whittle j ' Jam-boreeonian, W. G-. Chapman. There has beenconside rable discussion as rega rds the objects towhich th e funds of the league are to be app lied.It was fi rst th ought that it would be a pre tty" snyd e " thing to erect a monument in memoryof that celebrated "army in Flander s "; but thi sidea was overrul ed by the suggesti on that the" great horned spoon " be purchased for the useof '86. It was finall y decid ed , however , to getup a supper for the poor.

In some college journals there is a columnhead ed , MEx. Wit." For a long time we thoughtit meant exchange wit , but after a thoroug h in-vestigation we are convinced that a hyphen hasbeen omitt ed , and that "Ex-Wit " is intended ;for little in that column will pass for wit now,wha tever it may have been once ;

Wishing a Merry Christmas and Happy New Yearto our many friends and contemporaries, we again .look toward the pile of exchanges. Nor can one dothis without noticing the various tastes of editors dis-played in the general appearance of their papers :Covers are all shades of blue , green, brown, and yel-low, while many are simply white ; and the remainderof the paper is either rosy-tinted white, or a yellowishwhite , looking as if a good washing would do it good.Our exchanges also differ in shape, sizes of type, andin the thickness of the sheet—some are so thin thatwe doubt whether they require any postage. For ourpart , we like a good plain type and a clean , white,substan tial looking sheet ; but are inclined to overlookthe tastes of editors, and estimate their paper by whatis in it.

Many of our exchanges have discussed the ad visa-bility of forming an Inter-collegiate Press Association .Little, if any, opposition has been made. Nor is anycalled for, if by this means college journa lism can beadvanced. And how better could it be, than by freeintercourse among the various editors ? Such an as-sociation has already been formed in the West. TheEast should not lag too far behind. 'Tis time for theorder , "Fall in."

From across the continent conies the Berkeleyan,a paper pleasing in appearance and general make-up.We like the editorial advocating more sociability be-tween the professors and students. If properly main-tained, nothing could bo more beneficial to the latter.The literary articles show study, thought, and re-search , while the serious are supplemented by the hu-morous. We are amused with the fun and jokes ofAlia Pod. We regret, however, that the excel l ence ofthe paper is marred by poorly-sustained " Locals " and"Personals."

The College Transcript still maintains a good stand-ing among our exchauges. An editorial on collegeelections meets our approval . In these, societies taketoo prominent a place. This is duo to the fact thatsocieties are inclined to boast of the number of officestheir members hold. This should indicate the abilityand populari ty of its members ; but , under the presentregime in college politics , such is not necessarily thecase. The common idea at elections is that a societyought to have an office , not that a man is able, de-serving, and popular enough to got it, while a fair di-vision of college offices seems at present the onlyamicable way to settle the difficulty j yet it would bomuch bettor for all , were societies on such occasions,thrown entirely into the background.

.The Hamilton Literary Monthly Is one of the largerof our exchanges. Nor are wo at all passing the

^bounds of j ustice when we place it in the first rank.As its name indicates , it is a literary paper, and showsthe effects of college training, not only in its articles,but In all its departments , Another noticeable ex-cellence is a large space given to "Personals." Thus

THE COLLEGE PRESS.

Bates College has a new telescope.The passing mark at Harvard is 40.—Ex.A daily paper is to be published at Dart-

mouth.—Ex.In the German Universities there are at

least 7,000 American students.—Dickinson Lib.President Arthur has given $100 toward the

new Psi Upsilon hall at Union College.—Ex.Boston University is building a gymnasium

f or its lad y students.—Ex.The heliometer now in plac e at Yale was

made in Germany at a cost of $8 ,000 , and isthe finest in existence.—Mx.

An American took the first prize in mathe-matics, not long since, at the University ofHeidelberg, Germany .—Ex.

President Potter of Union College, has of-fered to the students prizes for care and goodtaste in arranging their rooms.— Union.

Ten thousand dollars has been appropriatedby the Legislature of Wisconsin for the im-provement of the State University buildings.

Girard College is to have a complete machineshop, with a work bench , forge, and gas enginefor each of the ninety pupils in practical me-chanics—Ex.

At present there are in the United States,64 Greek Letter fraternities, having 487 chap-ters, 35 chapter houses, 60 alomni chapters, atotal membership of 62,256.—Ex.

The President at Williams has compelledthe Sophomore class to pass a resolution allow-ing the Freshmen to carry canes. The actionis causing much bad feeling against the Faculty.—Ex.

The Wabash says : "The recent hymen-eal cyclone which struck our alumni was asthorough as it was long in forming." Wabashshould admit the "co-eds." It don 't take solong or come so hard. Napoleon began his ca-reer by p laying with a toy cannon.

The editors of the Madisonensis have ap-point ed two af ternoo n s a week in which theymeet such of the Facult y as may wish to con-sult them. Real kind boys. Hope the Facultywill improve their opportunity . Down our waythe F aculty have an awkward fashion of ap-pointing their own time for such things.

The Boston Journal , Dec. 14th, has the fol-lowing pa ragr ap h :

New Haven, Conn., Dec. 13th.The Yale student's who were arrested just before

midnigh t last night, for disorderly and riotous con-duct, at the firemen's ball , at Music Hall, wore re-leased on bail as soon as they became sober. Assist-ant Prosecuting Attorney Doming allowed the fourto settle,Nby the payment of five dollars fine , and .thecosts,' making the expense to each $13.39. Much in-dignation was expressed by the flreraeu ¦ and theirfriends at the leniency aliown, and they are very muchexercised at the action of the court. It is reportedthat the disorderly students are to be expelled.

The time seems to have come when policecourt f ines are an essential part of the expenseof an education in our larger colleges.

OTHER COLLEGES.»

the paper is not only an exponent of college work, butalso exceedingly interesting to the alumni.

The Irincetonian is one of our many exchanges-devoted almost wholly to college sports. In this re-

• spect it is truly an interesting paper. Occasionallyan editorial breaks up this monotony by discussingsome other subject. • As for the " Literary Depart-ment " we would .say, that its not the whereness ofthe which, but its whatness troubles us. We canstand college rhyme and jingle ; but when you devoteyour columns to stones of "girls," " mashes," etc.,written in the style of a common story paper , butwhich would be at once consigned, by even that, tothe waste-basket, then it is time some change shouldtake place.

The Columbia Spectator is another exchange mostactive in college sp orts and interests. Its columnscontain much valuable information , and for this isw ell worthy of being called a college paper. It isalso celebrated for its cuts, illustrative of jokes , wit,etc. In the present number we have a cot occupyingabout three-quarters of a page and in the midst of acontinued story about a horse-race. In it are repre-sented a beautiful young lady and a count sitting inthe cabin of a steamer, which has just come to anchor.Below we find the following conversation taking placebetween them : Count Capetzoili (impecunious Ital-ian)— "Ah ! but sharming Mile. Goldri ch, at least Iam possessed of zure l u f f " Miss Groldrich—" Of mylove? Oh , probably, Count, but you still have me toget." What this joke (?) has to do with college life-interest or anything connected with a college, we failto see. Kor ean we see what the illustration adds tothe joke. We look upon the whole effort as misap-plied, and a waste of time, to say nothing of the valu-able space it has taken in the paper. We like jokesand we like pictures j but we would have them in theirright place and appropriate.

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The best way to kill time is to sleigh it.— .Heidelberg Monthly Journal.

A school girl refused' to multiply 1,000,000by 1,000,000, because it was " too naughty."—Ex.

It is now supposed that Abraham was theoriginal base-ball player, as the scripture saysthat he pitched in the wilderness.— College Tran-scrip t.

Professor—tc What is the technical name forthe eclipse of Venus by Jupiter?" Rough-and-ready Student—" Osculation , sir." Heprobably mean t occul ration.-—Ex.

A friend interested in physiology contributesthis, Ci Wh y is that point of the elbow that isalways getting hit called the ' funny bone '?Because it borders on the humerus."

A Cambridge, Mass., man arrived in a fron-tier town recently just as a gang of cow-boyshad kt taken the town." His first exclamationwas, " Have you folks a college here already ?"—Ex.

The Hamilton Literary Monthly tells a goodstory of Hamilton's first President, Dr. AzelBackus. One evening he noticed a studentmeeting with some difficulty in walking on thecampus. He caught the youth and tried to gethim to the light , when all at once the Soph, be-thought him of a line in Horace and fired thefollowing at his captor , " Quo me Baeehe rap istui p lenum ? " Whither art thou taking me, fullof wine, O Backus." The student's ready witgained him his freedom.

"MAN LIKE OLD SHOES."How much a man is like old shoes !For instance , both a soul may lose ;Both have been tanned , both are made tigh tBy cobblers. Both get left and right jBoth need a mate to be complete ,And both are made to go on feet.They both need healing, oft are sold,And both in time turn all to mold.With shoos the last is first; with menThe first shall be the last ; and when .The shoos wear out they're mended new,And when men wear out, they 're men dead, too.They both are trod upon, and bothWill tread on others nothing loath.Both have their ties, and both incline,When polished, in the world to shine ;And both peg out, and would you chooseTo be a man or be his shoes 1 — Ev.

THE WAS TE-BAS K ET.

[We earnestly request contributions for this depart-ment from the Alumni and friends of the University.]

'35.—Died , Rev. William Lamson, ofangina pectoris , Nov. 29 , 1882, at Gloucester,Mass., aged 70 years. He was born at Dan vers,Mass., graduated from Waterville College in1835, '.and attended Newton Theological Semi-nary dViring 1810-41. He was settled as pas-tor at Thouiaston , Me., Gloucester, Mass.,Portsmouth , N". H., and Brookline, Mass. In1875 he retired from active service in the min-istry, and has since resided in East Gloucester,Mass.

'35.—Prof. William Mathews has decided tospend the winter in London.

'37.—Rev F. Merriam, after a pastorate often years at Danbury , N. H., has accepted a callto Bow, N. H.

'37.—Rev. N. M. Williams has become pas-tor at Warner, N. H.

'38.—Rev. Edgar H. Gray has just beensettled as pastor at Oakland , Cal.

'41.—Died , Alonzo Coburn , Esq., on Sun-day, Nov. 19, 1882, in Skowhegan , Me. Heearned the degree of LL.B., and was admittedto the bar of Somerset County in 1845. Hishealth soon failing he retired to a farm nearSkowhegan , where he resided until his death.

'49.—R ev. E. C. Mitchell , D.D., is at Wol-laston Heights, Mass., at work upon a Hebrew"R eading-Book " to accompany his grammar.

'55.—Rev. O. F. Weston has given up hischurch in Gardiner on account of ill health , andhas gone South to spend the winter.

'60.—J. Manchester HaynesisRepresentativeto the State Legislature from Augusta, Me.

'61,—H on. Llewellyn Powers, formerly of'61, has been elected State Representative fromHoulton, Me.

'63.—-Died, H. N. Nut ting, Esq., at Red-wood City, Cal., Nov. 30, 1882.

'65.—Win. P. Young, Esq., has removed hislaw office from Milo to Augusta, Me.

'67.—Albert Danforth , after study in for eignuniversities, is practicing law in Chicago with abranch office at Grand Forks, Dakota Territory.

'71.—Rev. J. M. Follett has resigned thepastorate of the Presque Isle, Me., BaptistChurch, and the resignation has been accepted.

'74.—Married, Rev. Charles E, Young,

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pastor of . the Caribou, Me., Baptist Church , toMiss Lucy A. Small of Caribou .

'74.—0. E. Williams is in the Columbia Col-lege Medical School.

'78.—Joshua H. Millet is president of the" Crosby Steam Gauge and Valve Co.," and hasa place in a Boston law firm. His residence isat Maiden, Mass.

'79.—Rev . Nathan Hunt has been ordainedas pastor of the Baptist Church at MiltonLower Falls, Mass.

'79.—James' Jenkins , formerl y of '79, whohas been princi pal of the High Sch ool at AyerJunction , Mass., has been called to the positionof instructor of mathematics in WorcesterAcademy, Worcester , Mass.

'79.—Willis A. Joy has just been admittedto the bar at Grand Forks, Dakota Territory.

'79.—Married , Aug. 10, 1882, 'at NewtonCentre, Mass., by Rev. F. Merriam of Bow, N.H., assisted by Rev. E. F. Merriam of Boston ,Mr. Geo. Merriam , of the last graduating classof Newton , and Miss Eugenia Rennell of NorthCarolina, formerly of Switzerland. Mr. Mer-riam has just settled as pastor at Abilene,Kansas.

. '80.—C. 'W. Clark is now business managerof the « N. E. School Furnishing Co." of Boston.

'80.—H. L. Koopman has resigned his posi-tion as assistan t librarian in the Astor Libraryof New York, to accept that of a cataloguer inthe library of Cornell University, Ithaca , N. Y.

'81.—Miss S. M. Hanso n is teaching in theW. C. Institu te at Waterville, and is also giv-ing instruction in Kensington work.

'81.—Miss Kate E. Norcross is at her home 'in Somerville, Mass.

'82.—Miss M. E. Leland is keeping housefor her father and mother at Newton LowerFalls, Mass.

'82.—Married , November 22, 1882, at WestCamden, Me., G. A. Andrews to Miss Ada E.Orhiton , bot h of West Camden.

'82.—H. A. Dennison is artist for the Photo-Electrotype Company of Boston , Mass .

'82.—F. N. Fletcher spent the Thanksgiv-ing vacation of the Castine High School, ofwhich lie is principal , at his home in China , Me.

'82.—W. E. Perry improved the vacation ofhis school in Cherryfield , by a visit to Water-ville.

'82.—Geo. D. Sanders spent ' his Thanksgiv-ing, vacation in Waterville.

'82.—C. A. True is studying law in the of-fice of Hon. C. F. Libby of Portland , Me.

The following is a nearly complete list ofthe stud ents who are out for the term :

Class of '83.C. D. Edmunds is teaching at Milo, Me.M. A. Johnson is teaching at Ash Point, Me.P. I. Men-ill is similarly engaged at Mill-

bridge, Me.C. S. Richardson is teaching at Lisbon , Me.S. B. Shephard is in Boston , Mass.C. E. Tilton is teaching at Carthage, Me.

Class of '84.J. L. Dearing is teaching at Jonespor t, Me.F. M. Donnell is teaching at Houlton , Me.E. E. Dudley is engaged in teaching at

Gouldsboro , Me.E. E. Mclntire is teaching at Friendship,

Maine.C. W. Morrill is teaching at Phillips, Me.T. P. Putnam is teaching at Danforth , Me.E. F. Robinson is teaching at South Wind-

ham, Me.

Class or '85.B. S. Ann is is teaching in Wells, Me.H. C. Dudley is teaching in Vassalboro, Me. .F. PI. Edmunds is teaching at East Corinth ,

Maine.Edward Fuller is teaching in Madison ,

Maine.H. L. Jewett is teaching in Sidney, Me.H. G. Mank is teaching in Waldoboro , Me.Miss Gertrude B. Morse is spending the

winter at her home in Turner, Me.M. E. Rowell is teaching at South Thomas

ton, Me,W. H. Sny der is teaching in Wayne, Me.

Class of '86.Beverage is teaching at Tenant's Harbor,

Maine.J. B. Bryant is teaching at Hennon Centre,

Maine.H. R. Dunham is teaching at Dixfield Vil-

lage, Me.F. W. Knowlton is teaching at Abbot , Me.P. A. Metcalf is teaching at Thomaston, Me.S. B. Ov erlook is teaching at Nobleboro, Me.C. A. Parker, teaching in Orient, Me.E. E. Parmenter is teaching in East Vassal-

boro, Me.Putnam , teaching at Hoult on , Me,T. J. Ramsdell is teaching at North Haven,

Maine.Stearns is teaching at, Paris Hill, Me.S. E. Webber, teaching at South Elliot, Me.