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This Arear our commencement exercises will be held on the 15 th ofJune, the pre­ parations for which are well-nigh completed. The orators have been working diligently at their speeches. The celebration this year will not take place in one of the opera houses, as was usually the case. Many objections have been made to the halls in the city, be­ cause in them shows and exhibitions of dubious character are given. Since this citv has no other spacj0us hall it was decided to use our chapel, in which we hope to accommodate all our friends. It is expected that the exercises this year extec[] cor(jial invitation to all the friends of the institution.

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After a lapse of five decades since the last embroilment with a foreign country we are again engaged in a war with a European foe, in a war with Spain. As patriotic and loyal Americans we are jubilant over that signal victory achieved by Dewey at Manila, we are filled with exultation over our success thus far. There is, however, a diversity ofopinion regarding the justification ofourdeclaring war against Spain. The reasons promulgated by Congress for taking this decisive step are briefly: Spanish misrule in Cuba, cruel and inhuman warfare waged by her, the heavy losses that have fallen upon our commerce by reason of the prolongation of the struggle, and Spain’s inability to maintain order, culminating in the destruction of our battleship Maine. Now these reasons are hardly sufticiently valid to demand of a foreign country forthwith to abandon a portion of its possessions and to recall its naval forces from a certain portion of the ocean. What right have we to interfere in the internal affairs of foreign nations? Would we have permitted any foreign power to intervene in behalf of the Redman even though the words “In the name of humanity” were emblazoned on its banners? And did not the United States do great injustice to the Indian by taking away his lands? Or what would we have said if during our civilwar a foreign nation would have interfered in the name of humanity and would have insisted that an end be made to that terrible and bloody struggle because its commerce was injured? As to the Maine catastrophe it is manifest that no just cause of war as yet exists, for our own court of inquiry could not prove that Spam was criminally responsible Txr 6 ^estruction of the man-of-war. We think that Congress proceeded too rashly, that the Spanish-Cuban war might have been brought to a conclusion by peaceful negotiations, especially since Spam receded from her haughty attitude and since she was finally ready to declare an armistice on the tenth of April, an armistice without limitation for the purpose of facilitating peace. When Con-

gress refused to accept this offer, but de­ manded an immediate evacuation of Cuba by the Spanish forces, Spain could not choose but take up the gauntlet in order to preserve her national honor. On the other hand we can justly refute some of the harsh and unfair imputations of foreign countries which attribute the popular desire of the United States to end Spanish misrule to an ignoble greed of territorial aggrandizement. It is true, there are some noisy Jingoes and lin­ scrupulous speculators that clamored for war because they saw promising opportunities to enrich themselves at the expense of the public. There are also a few persons who would annex Cuba to this Republic. These persons, however, constitute but a small minority of the American people. The overwhelming majority' arc inspired by motives absolutelygenerous and unselfish. This must be very' plausible if we consider that we shall not be the gainer, but the loser in this war. It may'appear paradoxical, but it is nevertheless true that at our expense both Spain and Cuba shall be benefited. For in losing Cuba Spain will lose noth ing of real value to her, but will gain much by being delivered, in a manner saving her national pride, of a dreadfully burdensome encumbrance. How much Cuba will be benefited will depend upon the ability of its inhabitants when liberated to establish and maintain a stable government. Thus no one dare say that the United States were instignted by any selfish impulse. Our sacrifice in blood and treasure will be enormous. The only compensation for our sacrifices and risks will be the moral consciousness of having delivered Cuba ofSpanish misrule. Still we think the Government would have taken a better course had it not abandoned its policy of non-interferenee in European affairs. Our country' will suffer heavy losses through its business disturbance and the interruption of the revival of prosperitv. The monev that has and will have to be appropriated bv the United States could have been used to better advantage for the amelioration of the poor in our own country', But now since we are engaged in war, it is the duty of every citizen to obev the

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A Glimpse at an Army Encamp­ ment. War has been declared and now that victory' has perched upon our glorious banner everything in connection with the war and particularly' with our gal­ lant soldier boys arouses prodigious in­ terest in the breast of our country’s citizens. Above all may this be said of the camps now being established in the various states of our union to re­ cruit the National Guard and other volunteers. To these camps the people rush by thousandsand tens of thousands until the trolley-cars fail to carry' them all, while even so one can see people riding on fenders and clinging to the sides and even climbing up on the roof of the ears, sacrificing comfort, decorum and above all, safety to their one desire to see a “real live” encampment. With so much enthusiasm before our very eyes and our curiosity having been aroused by daily accounts of the doings and sayings of the camp, we could re­ sist no longer, and so my friend and I finally' embarked on the trip to get a glimpse at an army’ encampment. The city is soon lelt behind and green fields and luxurious trees are met on every’ side. Suddenly' a turn in the road brings us face to face with the site of the camp, and there through the in­ tervening copse of trees peep the first snowy' tents which mark the end of our journey'. We tumble out of the car pellmell, the appetite of our curiosity being sharpened by’ this preliminary' morsel. Before we have advanced very' far, however, we are suddenly rooted to the ground by the sight of a company charg­ ing down upon us with bayonets fixed and looking for all the world as if they’ were anxious to practice on us in lieu of the far-away' Spaniards. But a neat maneuver to the left puts us out of range and so we are at liberty' to observe at our leisure the various companies at

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tuous banqueting table. All this was in the open air and in imminent danger ot being washed away by an approaching rain-storm which makes us feel content that our dinner does not depend on the regimental cook. Wending back our weary way through the company streets our eyes are at­ tracted by a bright dress which shows up very prettily beside a natty blue uni­ form. The whole makes an attractive picture against the brilliant green back­ ground of trees and shrubbery and we draw nearer to admire and incidently to smile over our soldier boy’s love affair. But hark! what sounds are those that strike upon our ear? A woman’s stifled sobs, the most pathetic sound a man can hear. It is a mother, taking leave of her darling son, who has orders to leave for the front earl}" on the mor­ row. Let us hasten away, for this is sacred ground, consecrated by a mother’s tears. And as we silently withdraw, a pic­ ture seems portrayed upon the sunlit clouds — a mother and a sweetheart bending low o’er all that’s left to them of one they love; and heavy, scalding tears drop silently upon a cruel wound, mingling there with a son’s, a lover’s red life blood. But the merry bugle-calls, ringing forth ever and ever again and the gleaming sunlight, glistening on musket and bay­ onet recall us from our painful revery to the bright and smiling presence. And here before us we see a long line advanc­ ing with steady tread. They halt; and as they doff their hats and raise aloft their good right hands we begin to won­ der what it may all mean. But as the words of an oath rise solemnly upon the evening air the meaning dawns upon us — these men are swearing allegiance to their country’s flag and are from now on enrolled on the honorable roster of the U. S. arm}'. And as their joyful cheers burst forth at the conclusion of the ceremony it finds an enthusiastic re­ sponse in our swelling breasts, and with this cheer ringing in our ears and the image of our glorious banper imprinted on our hearts we return to the city to dream of new victories and wish our confidence in our soldier boys restored

by our first glimpse at an army en­ campment. “H. Keiser” ’96.

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reffe Ijabcn, finb bic Sllumni, mcldjc fiber lunq and) einc Jnfmcrf'jamlcit )y\c me 311* bad qaiuc 2anb 3crftrcut finb. ©cncn fommt uor. Sim Slbcnb ucrfammcltcn fid) bie «a* bal)cr bci ber 'Bertualtunq bet* ©d)iilc cin meraben in ben fcfUid) gcfd)mijd:tcn Juiumeu qcmiffer (Sinflnq 311, ber fid) in biefer obec etued .§otcld in ber ©tabt 311 cinem $cftcffcn, icnev 333cife bemerfbar mad)i. ©ad l)at ed unb ba trafeu fid) bic alien i,cl)rer unb bic bci ienen qroftcrcn S3erl)dltuiffcn notiq qc* uerfd)icbcncn 3al)rqcinflc ber friil)cren ©djii* mad)tr baft* fid) 3. 513. 3u>eiqe ber Sllumni* lec unb biefe linicr cinanbcr m ban ^vamy ncreinc in ben uerfdjicbcncn ©eilen bed i?an* Iofcn JOcrfefyr bci 4.ifd) unb uad) -tifd) niil)er, bed auftljun. aid bad fclbft in ben Sllmnmuerfammlunqen 'Bci und ift bad nid)t fo. ©ic ©d)»lc qc* moqlid) ift. „ _ bad eincr tirdilidjcu .Uorpcrfdjaft, 311 mcldjer ©icd mar bad cnic ,ycftc||cn |cii ber fermu Hide qcboren, bic nid)t Sllumni ber Slnflalt bunq bed 5l3crcind. ©abci 3«qtc fid) and) finb. SBcnn cd fid) nun 3loar mil ber ^cit 311m crflcu 'JJlalc, bap bic erfien ©djiiler, aud) fo qcftaltcn mirb, baf? bic Sllumni cine mcldjc non unfcrin ©pmnafium audqeqanmidfdjlaqqcbcnbc 5»tcl)r3al)l bilben merben, qcn maren, non ben lenten fdjou untcr bie fo folllc bod) ber (Seiji unicr und nidji auf* qaii3 alien ftcrrn qcrcdjnct luurbcn, moil fie foinmen, bag bic Sllumni bcdbalb 311c ©cl* bcibc nid)i mcl)r jufammen auf ber ©cfyulc tuuq Eommeu miifeten, meil fie Sllumni finb. qciucfcn luaren. ©oiibern bci (Sefdjcifidncrljanblunqcn mug 3m folqcnbcn 3al)vc nun. ^jc ^cr' immer bcrjcniqc SRcd)t befallen, ber bad ucr* fammlunq in ©t. 5j3aul, SJiinn., bci ©clcqcunuuftiqfte SBo’rt qefaqt l)ai. Ijcit ber ©unobe fiaitjinbcu foUcn, abcrjic JBorlciufiq neiqt fid) bic 5Baljn aber and) fain nid)i 311 ©lanbc. 3c^c^,na* ftciltcii fid) qar nid)t nad) ber ©cite, ©onbern bic friiljc* fur bicjcniqen, lucldje fur bad •Jufinubefoinren ^oqlinqc unferer ^odjfdjule, bic meifiend men ber Sicrfammlunq ocranliuorllid) marcu, 'flaftorcn finb, aujjcrn il)rc ©eilnaljmc am ©djiuicriqfeiicn Ijcraud, bie bann .pnucilen Stnftaltdmefcn 3undd)ft aid conitiiuircnbe nid)t ubcriuiiubeu umrbeu unb fo bem (Sc* (Slieber ber ©nuobalncrfammlunq. ©ad ift banfen 'iialjn bradjen, bag cd mil ben 'Ber* and) in ber Drbnunq. ©enn 3uerft fommt fammlunqcn mdljrcnb ber ©puobc nid)td fei. ber Sebendberuf unb bann erft ein foldjcd ©iumal qebort bod) ein'Berfebr ber Sllumni, 5Uerl)altnid mie bad ber Sllumni jur Sllma )neld)cr bic 5Ucrbinbunq mil ber qcmeiufa SRatcr. Slber feiner 5pflid)t, cine mafjqcbenbe men 'Bilbunqdanftalt pflcqcu foil, bolim, 100 ©timme ab3uqcbcn, faun nur ber rcd)i qcnii= bic beireffenbe ©djule ift. ©arum ^oqcu bie qcn, ber mit red)tcm 3idcreffc bci ber ©adjc „©i)uobalucrfainmliinqcu" and) uidit. ;fu* ift, um bie ed fid) ^anbcli. ©ad 3niercffe bem banfen fid) bei (Scleqenbeit ber chmobe berer aber, bic 311 ben Sllumni 3<ii)lcn, laqt bic JBcrfammlunqcn fo, baf, man nidu mufid) nom Sllumninerein aud bid 311 cinem qc* fdjmcr bie ftcit fiir cine foldie auf;erlm!b boo miffen ©rabe beobadjicn. Stidjt „SllumnU fpnobalcn ©ebaulcnfreifed lieqenbe Porcini rcqiment", aber „rcqer, bircctcr Sjcrfcljr 3)ui* qunq fiubet, fonbern ban bie .sSerrcn and) mit fdjen Sllumni unb ©d)ule", bad mufe bad Wcdjt frol) finb menu fie ber ©iljuuqcn lebiq ©djlaqmort fein. ©aburd) nur fonnen feiu fonnen. (Sublid) fommt and) nod) cin mand)erlci Slrt uou (Sntfrcmbunq unb bic-in briiter ©ebanfe l)in3u. ©ie ©ifmuqeu uuilj* beren ©cfolqe erfd)eincnbcn Uebelftcinbc ucr* renb ber ©pnobe fonuicu leidji einen fnno> l)inbert merben. balen Slnfirid) befommen. 5Bicle ber Sllumni Stun rniH id) aber bod) mieber 311 meincr qcljorcn ber S3Qidconfiufi)nobe uidit an. (Sd Gr3dl)lung ^irUcffommcn. ©ic ©f)atfad)c, crfdjicn unbilliq, fie fo 311 ucranlaffeu, qc* ba|3 fjd) fo lueniq ^.eilnal)mc an bcu Sllum* luiffermancn an ber ©iliuug ber 5fi>idcoufiu* niuerfanunlunqen in ben erfien 3af)ren 3eiqic, fijnobe iei^uncljmen. SWcnii bie meifien nidjt l)atte 3ur $yolqe, ban 3ai)rc 1SS4 be* 5paftorcn luaren, bann fiel bad nodi qar fdjloffen luurbc, bie jaljrlidjen 5Berfammlun* nid)t einmal fo auf, aber luie nun bie ©a* qcn bei (Sc(cgenl)eit ber 'Bcrfammlunq ber djen lieqen, fonnte ber ©ebanfe leid)t auf* SBidconfinfijnobc ab3ubalicu. Sllle fiinf 3ali* fommeii. rc follte bie 33erfammlunq bci ©eleqculjcit (Sincm ridjtiqen SBaicrioluncr fommt cd beo Slctud qcljalicn merben. . t nun uidit barauf an. (Sr fann aud) einmal 3m Tolqcnben ^aljre irai eo nd) nun, bafj bie SBidconfinfijnobc bcfud)en • aber cin rid)* man bcibe S3efd)lunc uerciuigcn fonnte, ba bie tiqcr iaJaiertomucr ift and) mit foldjcn 'Be* ©i) n 0 ba luer fa mm l u itq in 'XUatertomn ftatt* sieljunqcn uid)t aufbrinqlid), unb bcdbalb fanb. ©edljalb crful)r bic Sllumuiuerfamm* erjd)ieit ed nid)t unbilliq, bafj bic grofje

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9Rcf)r3n0l ben SBenigen fcinc Joldje Jginber* niffc in ben illleg legte. Vluf ber anberen ©eitc faf) bic Bcrfamm* lung bee Vllumni bci ©elcgcnljcit ber ©ijitobc fiir bie 2lugenftel)cnben ein luenig luie cine ecclesiola in ecclesia cm3. Ter ©djein mug untcr alien Umftdnbcn uermieben lucr* ben. Obglcid) nun nod) 3iuci Jabre lang bie Vllumniucrfammlung lualjrcnb ber ©unobal* luodje ftattfanb, unb bie cine bauon, bic im 3«brc 3887 in ber ©d)ule ber ©nabenge* meinbe, cine fold) lebbafte Teilualjme erfuljr, bag bie .sberreu in bem ©ifer ber Berljaub* luugen cine uicrtelftiinbige ©rljolnngSpaufe eiutveten Iief;cn, fo luurbc fiir bag ^aljr 1889 bie Bcrfam mlung mit eiucm gefteffen nad) Ullatertoiim 311111 ©djlugactud ueriegt. gut uddjfteu 3°brc ucrfammcltcu loir un3 bei ©clcgeuljcit beg Vluftaltgjubilaumg fclbftuer* ftdnblidi luicbcr bafelbft, unb fo bat eg fid) feitber non felbft oljnc befonberen Bcfd)lufi bee. Bercinc. gemadit, bag bic ©iguugcn im* mcr in illatertoum ftattfaubeu Bei ndberer Bcobad)tung ift bas am Gubc bad ciii3ig riditige, unb bas ludre nun luobl im £aufc ber ©ntiuidlung unfereb Berciug- 3ur feften Orbuung gciuorbeu.

fiber bic ©ermanen bcridjten, fonnte man fie ein ad:erbautrcibenbcg Romabcnuolf nennen. 3^r ©auptrcid)tum lag in ber Bieh3ud)t. 2Tudj batten fie fein- ©elb, fonbern tricbeit 'Jtaturaliuirtfdjaft. ©ie unterfdjieben fidi abec non ben 'Jtomaben fjauptffidjlidj baburd), bag fie Vlctcrbau trieben, menu audj nod) nid)t im Ijoljein Siftage, unb baburd), bag fie nid)t in 3eltcn luolgitcu, fonbern in ^ciufcrn non .^0(3 gebaut. Urfpriinglid) luaren biefe Apdufer ueri)dltnismdgig leid)t, fo bag fie bei ber Vluoiuanbcrung auSeinanber gcitommen, auf ill a gen gclaben unb mitgenommen luer* ben fonnten. ©eft al$ bie Jliomcr il)r Bor* bringen Ijemmtcn, luurben bic ©emanen feg* baft unb fiugen an grogerc unb feftcre .span* fer 311 bauen. ©£ luaren mcifteno Blocfi)ciu* fer, bic mit ©trol) ober ©d)ilf bebccft luurben. Tie ©ermanen batten a ber, iua3 ben 9to* mern feljr aufficl, feme ©table, fonbern luoljutcu in offenen Torfcrn. Tic £)dufer luaren nid)t, luic in ben jegigcu Torfcrn, 311* fammenbeingenb gebaut, ioubern lagcn fel)r 3crftreut. gebeg *§^ub ftanb mitten in eincm freien, um3duntcn Raume uon 3ieinlid)er ©roge unb fdjicn fo uon feiuer Umgebung abgcfd)loffen 311 fein. TaS iianb luurbc jcbed 3aljr gemeinfam ucrtcilt, unb jeber befain ein ueftimmtcb ©tiicf, bag cr bearbeiten unb be* bauen fonnte. 'Jtadjbcm ein jeber feineit Tcil befommen battc, blicb nod) Sanb iibrig ; Bcfauutmad)uug. benn, fagt Tacitub, fie lucttcifcrn nidjt burd) Vim ir». >ui, nadnnittagb urn 3 Wjr, tagt Bearbcituug mit ber grud)tbarfeit_ unb ©r< ber VllumiiUBcreiu in ber Vlula bed ©pinna* giebigfeit beb Bobeng. Tab Vld'erfelb bear* fin mb. ©b fiubet biefeb galjr bie Bcamtcu* beiteten aber nidjt bic Scanner, fonbern bic lualjl ftatt. >h. Bl). Aloel)lcr. Frauen mit iljrcu .Uinbern unb bie ©reife. Tie 'Jftduncr ucrfdjindljtcn Sanbarbcit, fo lange fie nod) bic BJaffcn tragen fonnten. ©ie gingen lieber in ben .ttrieg ober auf bie $agb. ifeenu fie bab nidjt tljun fonnten, la*

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Icbcu einc grope Jflollc. Ter gaudttatcr mar glcidjfam 'em .ft'ouig im fleincn unb I)attc grope ©cmalt fiber feine Hngcporigcn. Vlber biefed ©effibt bee gufcfflmengcljorigfcit ber gamilic mad)tc bic ©crmancu nidjt bem Bcrt'cpr mit anbern Scutcn abgcncigt, Jon* been fie mareu im ©cgcntcil fclje gefcllig unb gaftfrei. ©in grember murbe non iljnen freunblid) aufgenommcn nub mar,_fo langc er ba blieb, ein millfommcner ©aft. 233cnu ailed ocraeprt mar, gab ber ©aftgeber feinem ©afte bad ©eleite bid 311 feinem uddjften SJ tad) bar. Uncingelaben unb ungeniert fepr* ten fic cin unb murbeu freunblid) empfangen. Hud) untcr einaubee ttcrfcprtcn bie ©erma* nen fclir Ijdufig. 3ur offcntlidjcu Unlerpal* lung bicutc Sfidffcntana unb JWfirfclfpicl. Ter B3agcntan3 beftanb barin, bag fid) nacftc gfiugliugc amifdjcn ©djmertern unb eutge* gcnftcpeubcu ©piegcu tanacub ftfiraten. Tad Ufifirfelfpiel trieben fic mit foldjcm ©enfte, bag fie auf ben leptcu 233urf ipre grcipcit fctjten, unb menu fie befiegt murbeu, gingeu fie freimillig in bie ©flatterci. Oft oeefammeltcn fid) bic. ©crmancu and) 311 grogcu ©aftindljlcrn, unb ba Tag unb 3tad)t 311 aedjcu gait fur feine ©djaitbe. 9tid)t feltcn gab ed bei cincr foldjcn ©elegen* Ijeit ©tecit, ber oft mit Totfdjlag cnbigte. 2Bir fepen pier, bag fdjon bie alien ©crmancu an bem Rafter, bee fibcrmdgigcn Trinfluft Iiiten, eincm Softer bad bie Teutfdjcu ttoit ip* nen geeebt 311 paben fdjeincn. IpoUtifd) bilbeten bie ©ermanen feinen ©in* jclftaat, fonbern aeepelcn in ttiele einaelne ©tdmme, bie pd) imtereinaubcr blutig befep* beten. Hud) bic cin3cluen ©tdmme mareu uur lorfee 3ufammengcffigt. gpre .ft'ouige ober .ftauptlingc fibten feine freic ©emalt fiber ipre Uutcrtpaneu aud; benn bie ©cr* manen liegen fid) in iprer greipcit nidjt be* fdjrdnfen. gpre greipeitdliebc mar fo grog, bag pe oft fogar 311 einem Ubelftaub murbe. 2Beun fic 3. 23. 311c 23erfammluug gerufen murbeu, famen fie nidjt foglcidj’ fonbern urn ipre greipeit 311 scigen, foilen fic oft 3)oei bid brei Tage burd) pingebradjt pa* ben. gn ipren Bcrfammlungen befd)log man fiber ^rieg unb griebeu, piell ©eridjte ab unb t»oH3og bie ocrpdugtcu ©trafen. ©d mirb beridjtet, bag bie ©ermanen ipre 23er= fammlungcn and) oft bei ©aftmaplern abgc* palten paben. 23eim Trinfeu berieten fie fid), metl fie glaubten, bag man 311 feiner anberen geit beffer geftimmt fei, aufrieptige ©ebanfeu offen audaufprcdjcn. ©ie befdjloffen aber

crft am nddjftcu Sage, menu He ntidjtern mareu; benn banu glaubteu fie, oor ^rrtum pdjer 311 fciit. SBenn bic ©ermanen in ben .Rrieg 303011, maplten |ic ben Tapferften untcr ipuen 311m gfiprer. Untec Ujm mareu bic einaelncn gduptlingc mil iljcen gunbcrtfdjaften, unb jebe guubertfdjaft murbe micbcr nnd) garnilien unb ©efdjlecptern cjcc^liebevt. Tie SBBaf* fen bee ©ermanen mareu einc grope .tteulc, cin ©treitpammer unb gramccn ober ©pccrc mit furaer, fdjmalcr ©ifenfpipe unb turacm Sdjafte. ©djmerter fatten |ic im Hufang nuc fcltcn. Tic gauptfdjupmaffc mar bee grope langc Sdjilb. feline batten nuc bic JBornepmen. Tie fibrigen fdjfiptcu ipr gaupt gemopnlid) burd) Ticrfcllc oboe burd) ben aufgcfpceeten JRadjen cincS '-Wolfed ober 23drcn. Tic Steiterei mac mit ciuem ©djilb unb mit einee Sanae bcmaffnei. Tie .ftaupi* madjt bee ©ermanen abce lag in bem gup* uoll'e. Tee ©ottedbienft bee ©crmancu mar cin* fad), ©ie oereprten bie 'Jiaturerfdjeinuugeu ; benn fie glaubtcn, bag fid) in bcnfclbcu bie ©otter offeubarten. gpre ©otter ftelllen fie fid) nid)t anil)ropomorpl)ifd) nor, mie bic ©riedjen, nub bedmegen Ijieltcu fie ed and) nid)t file augemeffen, il)ncn Tempo! 311 baueu ober fie auf 23ilbern baeauftellen. VIlo Cpfcr bead)tcu fic il)eeu ©otteeu gcmbljulid) Tierc bar, aumeilen and) llflenfdjen, bie gemolm* lid) ©flatten ober .Uricgbgcfaugeue maecn. gn il)rcu .gimme!, ben fie '-Walpalle uanuten, 311 fommen, palfcn feine Tpfcr, fonbeen ba* l)in famen nue bic tapferen Tcgcu, bic in ber ©d)lad)t gefallcn maecn nub bie .Uouigc ober .ftduptlingc. Taeitm fiubeu mie and) ei* ne fo auperorbcntlidjc Tapferfeit bei ben ©cr* maueu unb einc gurdjtlofigfcit nor bem lobe, meldje bie 'Jtomcr nidjt begeeifeu f'ouuten. 2.yir fepen, bag bic ©crmancu mand)e guteu ©igcnfdjaftcu unb ©itten patten, a ber 3uglcid) and) bie ©djmddjeu unb Softer cined Barbarcnttolfcd. ©ie maecn gefcllig, gap* feei unb offen, aber auf ber aubereu ©cite mar rucEfid)tslofc gdrtc bee ©ruubaug hired B3efcnS. 2i3ie cin ©turmminb ftfirmte ber .£)clb burd) bad Scben, errang ©icg auf ©icg, bis cr eublid) im tfampfe pel.

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as in the present crisis. Still, though stars went, it proved troublesome when it has just completed its one hundred the stripes began to multiply. In the and twenty-second year, it is older than War of 1812, after Vermont and Kenall the flags of the great nations of tucky were admitted, our flag had fifteen Western Europe. The origin is probably stars and fifteen stripes, but when the not known to all, and the history is cer- number reached twenty it was decided tainlv of great importance to every to return to the original thirteen stripes, American. which was done by act of Congress in The Stars and Stripes as formally 1818, the addition of a star for each adopted by Congress June 14, 1777, new State remaining as it was before, were the outcome of many changes. At first the stars were arranged in a During the Revolution the American circle, typical of perpetuity, then no parbanner appeared emblazoned with the ticular order was 'followed and they red saltier of St. George on a white field, were often arranged so as to form the and soon the pine tree was combined letters U. S. and were put in all sorts of with the cross. Already in the begin- shapes to form a constellation. Finally ning the cross wet the dislike of the Pu- it was decided to place them in regular ritans and it was dropped. Then the rows, and this custom has been retained pine tree appeared alone, or in union to the present day in our “Star Spangled with the mottoes, “Liberty or Death,” Banner” which is likely to “wave long “An Appeal to God”. In 1776 the navy over the land of the free and the home flew a flag, on which the pine stood be- of the brave”, tween the above mentioned mottoes on a white field bordered by blue stripes. Xo American standard was floated at European Influence in the United Lexington, but at Bunker Hill there were two, one was blue with a white States. canton quartered by a red St. George In the history of the world we can-find cross, the other was red, with simply these defiant words: Come if you dare.” no other countries that bear the same A certain Gadsden from South Caro- relation to each other, as the United lina devised a banner which met with States does to the countries of Europe, great favor. On a yellow field lay coiled The people of the United States do by a rattlesnake with'thirteen rattles with no means think themselves’inferior to the caution, “Don’t Tread on Me.” any other nation in the world. They This snake-idea was first suggested by are too proud to take anyother country Benjamin Franklin, when, in his Phila- for a model. Many of the Americans delphia Gazette of 1754 he depicted the think that we are the only nation that colonics as a snake in thirteen parts, can produce great men, especially invenwitli the legend: “Unite or die”. tors. Nevertheless we certainly cannot On “Admiral” Hopkins’ flag the rep- deny that we get more intellectual benetile was portrayed as lying across thir- fits from Europe, than she does from us, teen alternate 'red and white stripes, but most of the things we receive, we Those stripes were destined to stay, remodel according to our own taste and Then came the stars. These were often tendency. associated with other emblems, particuIt is really not necessary to mention larlv the eagle, as may be seen from the all the ideas we have from the ancient flag’ of 1777. It consisted of thirteen Greeks and Romans. If we realize how red and white stripes with a blue terri- much we study their ancient poets and torv in the upper left hand corner in prose writers, we all admit that they which was an eagle, surrounded by have greatly influenced our thoughts, stars. This led to the adoption of the In the old colonial days we were enpresent ensign of Libertv, the United tirelv English and England was everyStates flag. “At first it was intended to thing. From her we got nearly all our add a star and a stripe for each new ideas, and if she had not embittered herState that entered the Union, but while self to the United States by her tyranical this was found convenient as far as the attitude, she might still have a great

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influence over us. If we would remember how England behaved to us in all our wars, we should not now hear so much about an Anglo-American alliance. Wherever England docs anything, she seeks her owm profits. But still there seems to be a certain kind of sympathy existing between the United States and England. For a time the sense of gratitude to France for her aid during the Revolution was very strong. During this period French literature and usages were very much in vogue. France also had a great political influence over us, especially during the years of her own Revolution, But in our own times she is practically no factor at all in the moral or intellectual life of our country. French books, except novels and those in translation, are read very little. Neither do we give any attention to French politics, In art, however, France exerts great influence still. Many American artists, who do not go to Rome or Florence study in Paris. French pictures and other works of art are bought more by dealers and private buyers than equally good home-made works. The enormous German immigration of the last forty years has had a great influence over America. It has greatly increased the taste for music. But the vast majority of German immigrants belong to the poorer classes and few have until now played a conspicuous part in the universities or in English literature. Nevertheless the influence of Germany has been and is yet powerfully stimulative upon the cultivated classes. German books and treatises are read all over the country, especially in our colleges. Many of the best of the college graduates go tosomeGerman university to complete their studies. There the}’ are imbued- with German ideas and become familiar with German methods, The English universities have not developed advanced instructions in special branches of knowledge, therefore our students proceed to Germany for a more thorough courseand become accustomed t(r?ererman T3'* The German strain in American works we see mainly in historical and philological studies and in natural science.

In political matters the sympathy of these two countries is of course less close than in other matters. The other countries of Europe, as for instance Russia, Greece 01 even Spam have little or no mfluencein ourcountry.

Lucifer Matches.

. So general is the knowledge of fire and its uses that people hardly, if ever, take the trouble to try to find out the way in which fire became known or how it was first produced. The most priniative way of obtaining fire is undoubtedly the one which some savage tribes still use, namely, by rubbing two pieces of wood together until they ignite. Even after the discovery of America there were many people, who knew not the use of fire; for, when Magellan burnt the village of some tribe on the Ead rones Islands, the natives thought it to be some great animal that ate wood, The primitive flint, steel, and tinder, however, remained in common use till the invention of the lucifer match in 1829 by Mr. John Walker, chemist, at Stockton-on-Tee. In his experiments upon chlorate of potash, lie found that this could be instantly ignited by friction, as in rapidly drawing a stick coated with it and phosphorus by means of mucilage or glue through folded sand paper.' Mr. Walker manufactured but few of these matches for use in his neighborliood. Faraday, learning of them, procured some and brought them into public notice. Others put forward another as the inventor of matches. “The inventor of phosphorus matches,” says the Railway Review, “is stated to have been an Hungarian named Janos Trinyi, who was in 1835 a student at the Polytechnic school in Vienna. While attending the course of lectures on chemistry lie was much impressed by the reaction produced on rubbing together peroxide of lead and sulphur, and was struck with the idea that phosphorus might be used with much more advantage than sulphur. For several days thereafter he was not to be seen at the college and a friend going to his rooms

r THE BLACK AND RED. to look for him found.the door locked, and upon giving his name was rebuffed by the impertinent answer from within: “Geh* weg, Schwab, ich mach’eine Erfindung” — “Go away, Schwab, lam mak­ ing a discovery.” When next he ap­ peared in public he had his pockets full of matches, all of which ignited when struck on the wall. He had prepared them by melting phosphorus in a con­ centrated solution of glue and mixing in peroxide of lead, the composition then being applied to slivers of wood previous­ ly dipped in molten sulphur. He sold the invention for about $3,500 to a merchant named Romes, who is often accredited with the making of it, but this story about Trinyi is told by a col­ lege friend familiar with the facts. Trinyi himself is said to be still living in the southern part of Hungary.” But it matters little who the inventor of matches was. Their useful proper­ ties were soon perceived and their manu­ facture rapidly increased, till it became an important branch of industry in Europe an the United States. The best wood for matches is clear white pine. The wood is sawed into blocks which arc of uniform size and of the length of two matches. By machines of ingenious construction, these arc afterwards slit without loss of material into splints. These are then dipped in melted sulphur and afterwards in a phosporus composition. Matches are now often made without sulphur, paraffine oil being employed for saturating the wood. According to Bocttger' the best composition for matches consists of phosporus 4,parts, nitre 10, line glue 6, red ochre 5 and smalt 2 parts. “Safety lucifer matches” are made, in which apart of the com­ bustibles, as the phosporus, is placed upon some surface, as a piece of sand­ paper, while the other part, containing chlorate or nitrate of potash, is placed on the tip of the match. The match will not take fire from friction except when rubbed against this sandpaper. To prevent matches from smouldering, the wood is sometimes soaked in a so­ lution of alum, borax or Epsom salt. Nearly all the operations of match­ making', formerly conducted by hand, are now accomplished by machinery.

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In large establishments four machines are used for cutting, dipping and deliver­ ing the matches. A two-inch pine plank is sawed up the length of the match. These go into the machine for cutting, when at every stroke 12 matches are cut and by the succeeding stroke pushed into slats arranged on a double chain, several hundred feet long, winch carries them to the sulphur vat and thence to the phosphorus vat, and thus across the room and back, returning them at a point in front of the cutting machine. They arc there gathered by boys into trays, aiid sent to the packing room, whence they go to the different parts of the globe.

Becky Sharp. It is a well-known fact that Thacker­ ay’s “Vanity Fair” has no apparent hero ; but this need not deter us from saying that it has at least a heroine. A difficulty presents itself here in regard to whom this title is to be given. Many are inclined to apply this appellation to Amelia, while just as many again cast their vote for Becky Sharp. Let us leave this question to the discretion of every reader of this great work ; suffice it to say that Becky appears at any rate very conspicuous, at times probably too con­ spicuous ; but the attentive reader will soon discover this without our mention­ ing it. When we first meet Becky she is a pupil at Chiswick Mall, under the direc­ tion of Miss Pinkerton. This period of her life is marked with an almost con­ tinuous strain of depression, contempt and maltreatment. For she was not only poorer than her other schoolmates and therefore an object of contempt, but she was also subjected to the daily scold­ ings and abuse of Miss Pinkerton. A little incident will serve to explain the reason for all this. One day Miss Pinkerton, who had been listening to Rebecca as she. was practicing at the piano, became so elated at the skill that Rebecca showed, that she immediately' decided to save herself the cost of an extra music teacher by substituting Rebecca. But Rebecca firm-

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fied for her position, so that her good fortune now rested entirely with herself. Becky realized this and wisely deter­ mined to make herself ageeable to every­ body and to win over if possible those from whom the most patronage might' be expected. This was a comparatively easy task for her. How easily was not Sir Pitt Crawley fascinated by her pleasant, winning ways and by her everlasting good humor! Is it not almost ridiculous to see an old man on his knees before his servant proposing to her? But, others, who thought themselves more fitted to resist the smile of a poor governess, still were always in an ecstasy when this siren sang or spoke to them. Did not even the old termagant Miss Crawley proclaim her to be an angel ? Did she not, when she was sick, dismiss all of her other servants, who had served her faithfully for manv years, in preference to Becky ? Yes, Becky executed her plans well, and always gained her goal with such artful and executive audacity as is found unparalleled among our managing women, But her sucees was soon interrupted by her secret marriage to Rawdon Crawley. Her matrimonial state did not in any way interfere with her vain desire of ob­ taining a high social standing in society. But the fact that Miss Crawley had dis­ owned all connections with Rawdon and herself seemed to bear hard upon her and for a time threatened to frus­ trate all her bright plans. Then too there came the innumerable duns de­ manding payment of debts from many years standing and also the difficulty of obtaining further credit. But all these conditions Rebecca met with such singu­ lar liveliness and adroitness that all the creditors soon found themselves wheedled into good humor by this charming woman and found that they were no longer in doubtof being paid in full in the near future. In order to obtain some spare money, Rebecca resorted to some­ what baser means. Grand parties were given at which Rawdon, who was a gambler well known throughout the country for his great skill, would win the money from the innocent guests while Rebecca made herself agreeable to them and encouraged

THE BLACK AND RED. their visits. In her liyprocritical way she would often condemn that opprobrious game and with tears in her ej^es would sometimes implore her husband to leave off from his playing. In this manner she and Rawdon easily gained their livelihood and in a very brief time gathered a large circle of friends. The news of the outbreak of the war, however, terminated this easy life and called Rawdon away to camp. Here Rebecca likewise exerted no less influence than before. Her first prize was General Tufto, whom shesooncaptivated by her genial conversation, and George Osborne, although he had been married but a few weeks, found himself perfectly powerless in her presence. Oh now «t pleased Rebecca to be admired by everybody and to have the other women of the camp jealous of her! Such a vain person cannot very well bear much love to her husband. So we might surmise that the parting between herself and Rawdon was not very heartrending, No, she probably suffered Somewhat Iroiu the twinges of her awakened conscience for not having been loyal to her husband, but being a woman of the world, she would not permit herself much useless sentimentality for the irrevocable past, but after having devoted only the proper portion of regret to it, she then turned her whole attention to the future. All her admirers had left her, but it seemed impossible for her to live without having someone admiring her, and as Jos was one of the very few men who were left behind in the camp, she set about exerting her influence over him and in a very short time had completely He enslaved this helpless creature. agreed with everything she said, complied with all her wishes, in short, did everything possible to make Rebecca, whom lie fancied deep in love with himself, happy. But how did she return these tokens of affection ? All the time that she was trilling with the affections of Jos she was also busily contemplating how she could best profit by his friendship. An opportunity soon offered itself. Several days after the soldiers had left the news was spread about that the enemy was coming. Jos, now being in a terrible state of excitement, wished to escape, but could not

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procure the necessary horse. Becky had two but would not sell one alone, and so Jos was forced to buy both, for which she charged him a very unreasonable sum. In this manner she repaid his kindness. After the war she and her husband re­ moved to Paris, where she practically reached the highest pitch of her success, All the men adored her while on the other hand the women avoided her as they would a contagious disease. But her object was to please the men and not the women and she therefore took little heed ol the disregard which the women showed her. On one occasion, being confronted by a woman who wished to mortify her in the presence of the other ladies, the cool Rebecca utterly routed the woman with a curt reply, so that she was convinced of the truth that in the personage of our heroine there was a more formidable enemy than was expected. But her good reputation was soon blemished by some of her acquaintanees of England and she was compelled to quit Paris and return to England, There again everybody was glad to see her and she attained about as high a position as abroad. She succeeded in entrapping Lord Ste\me and in exacting presents and checks from him to the amount of more than £1000. Her dailying with this Lord finally caused the separation of Rawdon and his wife, This now ended her grand social career and she had now to take to other means of obtaining a subsistence. But the less there is said about the remainder of her life the better, Having failed in her attempt to effect a reconciliation with her husband and being now everywhere made an object of calumnies she went abroad and tried to lead a respectable life with a private family for a time. But the liveliness which she had been accustomed to lieretofore,. was lacking and she soon again sought a change. . She removed to a boarding house and there lived happily for some time; but her bad reputation soon became known there also, and the people there refused to associate with her. The final result was that she had to leave that place, She then again took'up her abode at an old filthy hotel of no high repute and

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now earned her living b\r gambling and other such base means. She also won over Jos again and held him in her power until his death, when he left his whole property to her. She then in­ formed Amelia of the true character ot her husband George and so opened for her friend the way to a brighter future. So the illustrious career, which her bright talents might have made honor­ able and useful was hopelessly wrecked and the remainder of her life was spent in deep obscurity abroad and in total estrangement from all her former friends.

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Baseball. While glancing over these columns some of our readers will, doubtless, look for an article reviewing the baseball season at the N. W. V. and will expect a summary of some big games. In this latter particular, however, souk* will be disappointed, for no intercollegiate games have been played this year. Last autumn most ot the boys enter­ tained the idea of forming a league con­ sisting of four nines divided as evenly as possible. But while the sum:. days of spring were drawing near the desire to have a first baseball team was so great­ ly enhanced in the bosoms of oui« boys that the original plan was abandoned and preliminary preparations were liegun to organize the Athletics, the first team. Notwithstanding the fact that grave mistakes were made by former captains and managers in neglecting to develop a home battery out of the splendid ma­ terial that we have among us, the pros­ pects for a successful baseball season, so far as players were concerned, were rather bright. But the formidable problem that con­ fronted the team was, how to procure the necessary pecuniary aid. As the occupations of the Watertown people are such that but a limited number of spectators could be present at our base­ ball games, we could not expect large

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gate receipts. Thus in order to defray the expenses of the team we would have been obliged to rely mainly on the generosit\r of the fellow-students. Furthermore most colleges arc so far remote from Watertown that a series of games would incur heavy expenses which we could not expect to pa}r from subcriptions by the students. For these reasons it was eventually decided not to schedule anv games with other teams, but to play among ourselves, merely for the sake of exercise and recreative amusement. Boys, if in future you desire to participate in intercollegiate sports the only apparent wav to insure financial success will be to follow the example of other colleges, and that is, to procure subscript ions from the merchants of the

Another eminent lecturer was Prof. Bigsby, Oxon., who on May 20 inspired his auditors to become devotees of linguistics. On May 27, Rev. J. Jenny (’81) spoke on the “Decadence of Spain”. His treatise was characterized by clear thought, and he admirably set forth the causes of the rise and decline of that once powerful nation, _ r Jt . , ,, ,1°!lc1of the m°ffc valuable additions Jha.t have recently been added to the janitors garden equipments is a large awn mo'ver. ^u,r, ex}et}sl,ve lawns can no'Y .£c better attended to, and thus contribute vastly to the general good appearance of the college premises. The sham battle of May 6, afforded the multitude of spectators that congre­ city. gated on the campus an opportunity of Owing to our prestige in athletics an a modern battle in^miniature, unusually large number of challenges Althoiigh Lieut. Swamp and his were received this season, among them ‘‘Spaniards were the cynosure of the two from Oconomowoc. On account of whole maneuver they suffered an overthc short distance and in order not to whelming defeat by the boys in blue disappoint the Cooney boys a picked commanded by Capt. Hinny . nine went to Oconomowoc May 28th Three of this year’s graduates of the and sustained our reputation in defeat­ Moravian College at Bethlehem, Pa., ing them. Probably a return game will were former students of the N. W. U.; be played June 1th. namely, Robert H. Brennecke, Theodore Reinke, and Win. C. Sehattschneider. Following was the batting order: x. w. v. u. u. P <>. A. Oconomowoc U. II. P.O. A. , ... i j .i (Sosi> . Tmiii- i f.......i « :: <* Albert F. Schmeling, who attended tne Miilusrhk:i j>....l ” MnlJCffl.!!’:! !! « Academy ’94 — ’95, was graduated Krusl ss ........... l (i ... ”

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Personal and Local. Thex course of lectures how , , , in, proccd, . urc at the N. W. Tj . has already brought several well-trained speakers to us, but a few more have recently been added to thchst On March 25, Prof. 0. Felland ( /6), now at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn., lectured on his tour through Europe. His discourse was very instructive and interesting, being ably illustrated by the stereopticon. '

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member of the class of’SS, was recently elected mayor of Columbus, in which capacity he is showing commendable zeal in militia matters. John Messer, former member of the class of >00 an(j ex-captain of the military companv, is with the U. S. regulars at chicamauga. From his letters we observe that* the southern climate agrees wjth him ’ . “Somebody’s” intentions of going to Cuba were frustrated by his being called home. He has again returned tQ college and is no\y a decided rebel.

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The fire in “Sebulon’s” office might have proved dangerous but for the ready action of the well drilled “door-smashers and bucket-brigade.” What’s the matter with our three health commissioners who have accom­ plished so much for the cause of human­ ity? They’re allright. Some of the students took part in the rendition of the instrumental music in the concert given by St. Marks’ choir on May 13. How did somebody like the “showerbath”? “Jap, tin" name is Patriot!” For information about the war apply to our “Gallic” brethern, room 23.

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Memorial day. was fittingly observed in this city. The usual ceremonies were That it pays to be ‘‘square” with the begun in the afternoon. Three com­ panies of infantry, accompanied by a printer is demonstrated hr a man in band and a drum corps, formed in pro­ Grant county, Wisconsin, who has al­ cession on Main street shortly after one ways made a practice of paying for his o’clock. Multitudes of people had by paper in advance. As a result he has this time gathered near the G. A. R. hall, never been sick a day in his life, has and promptly at 1.30 o’clock the long never had any corns on his toes, nor parade moved forward to Oak Hill has he had the toothache, his potatoes cemetery. never must, the weasel never kills his The ceremonies were held at the grave liens, his babies never cry at night and of the late Captain E. Off. The parade his wife never scolds. We, however, will then returned to the Turner Opera House not vouch for the truthfulness of the where a large number of people had assumption that the paying of sub­ assembled to listen to the speakers of scriptions was thccause of so much luck. the day, Rev. G. C. Weiss of Watertown Dr. W. Zimmermann, for some years and Judge G. Grimm of Jefferson. In the beginning and at the close the Sinnissip- a member of class ’97, was married to Miss A. Schulte on the 13th day of pi Band played patriotic hymns. April. The N. W. U. band serenaded the On Pentecost our band went out of new couple and a detachment of the town, being invited to a silver wedding military company fired a salute in honor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kube ; the of their former Lieutenant. Dr. Zimmerbright looks with which the members mann was graduated from the Wiscon­ returned spoke better than words of the sin College of Physicians and Surgeons pleasant time they had enjoved. On and has opened an office at Menaslia. Monday following, the boys again left We extend congratulations to the young the city for Columbus to pla\r for the couple and wish the doctor success in annual school picnic of Rev. 0. C. Koch’s his profession. congregation. The weather being favor­ able, the picnic proved a great success. The tennis prospects for next term are very bright. Arbor day was celebrated in the usual manner. The morning was spent in At the Northwestern University the planting trees and cleaning up the pr?m- first term of the next school year opens on the 31st of August.

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Your Wardrobe! Our made-to-order suits will do it. We have an elaborate line and excellent qualities to select from and strong price induce­ ments attached to it. You’ll be in luck if you happen along here before buying your spring suit. Our early trade in this line has warranted extensive preparations, hence we are now equipped with the most fash­ ionable assortment of both foreign and domestic woolens much lower in price than you expect to find them. An inspec­ tion is requested.

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side aid — must the alumni and fellowstudents hear it ?—is an odds not easily PUIILIHIIEI) QUARTKIILY IIY TUB 8TUIIENT8 OK TIIK counterbalanced; but all the more NoRTIIWESTERN UNIVEKHITY. cheerfully will we endeavor to overcome all difficulties, trusting in the old prov­ EDITORS : erb: “labor omnia vincit.” II. Et.’OEKT, "J9. After an interstice of nearly three months’ vacation, spent in a manner OTTO F. KUIII.OW, ’TO, characteristic to the students, a goodly MAX MICHAELS, ’90. number presented themselves for matric­ CKOKOE W. IIAUSCHILD, ’00. ulation. Periodic home-sickness re­ 11. 1’AUSTIAX. '00 curred as usual, save that the number of patients was smaller than ever, but KOIJHRT WOLFF, ’01. we are glad to announce that even these few have happily stood the trial. SfllSUUIIKIts IWILINO TO RECEIVE TIIK liLACK AND IlED The students on the black-list, who HEUUI.ARLY WILL I'LBAKK NOTIFY US PROMPTLY. have failed in one branch or the other, came back with new resolutions to suc­ A SLIP OVER THIS SPAPE SKJNIKIKS THAT YOUR SU1ISURIPcess ; those who have successfully scored TION IS |IUK. PROMPT REMITTANCE IS IMCSIKKIL another year of undergraduate life will continue with the same zeal and higher AHPHKss Al.l IUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS TO OTTO F. ideals, bearing well in mind that “well KI'IILOW, NORTHWESTERN UNIYKRSITY, begun is half done.” WATERTOWN, WIS. Ficldsport strikes the same responsive chord in us as ever: baseball has its TERMS: , . S devotees, football its champions-to-be, DKSIRAIU.K. gymnastics its aspirants ; the jolly col­ lege songster too, is resorted to with Printed by D. R A- S , Watertown, Wis. due exuberance. In short, the same good will and humor prevails as in the Entered at the post otllee of Watertown. Wis., ns secondhappy years gore by. class matter. Comrades, keep the spirit agoing, for just as a rolling stone gathers no moss, , , , , . , so neither does a student, judiciously that we have entered into another actiYe, — at work as well as at play — scholastic year is mainly emphasized by think of the gloom v side of life, the appearance of this issue of the Black and Red. With a partially new staff of ----------- --------------editors we shall again make an essay at Within two months two of this cenjournalism. Dear reader, judge us not too harshly, should we become the tury’s famous men have passed from victim of 3'our censure. The lack of out- life, Gladstone, England’s “Grand Ola

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area of this country shall be cultivated, when the immense domains of the far arid west shall be rendered productive by the magic touch of irrigation, a When fivescore and fifteen years ago system already introduced with astoundAmerica had achieved her political hide- ing success, who can fortell the transpendcncc, the nation consisted of thir- cendent possibilities of agricultural pro­ teen sparsely populated colonies gatli- duction? cred along the Atlantic coast. Behold The numerous rivers and lakes in conwhat a change ! To-day we arc in ex- junction with the stupendous network cess of 73.000,000 inhabitants and of railroads stretching across the contiAmerica covers a vast expanse of terri- nent and the magnificent sj’stem of intorv stretching across the continent stantaneous communication furnish from ocean to ocean. It is a country great facilities for travel and transembracing, with the exception of Russia portation. Then there are the Niagara in Asia, the largest portion of the earth’s Falls, admired all over the world nowsurface controlled by any one govern- only for their unique splendor and ment on anv one grand division of the beauty, but promising to be converted globe. This unprecedented progress has into a source of illimitable motor-power, been due in a large measure to the All these facilities together with the enormous inllux of immigrants, which multifarious inventions of modern since the revolution has approached the machinery give rise loan industry and colossal number of 18,000,000. But manufacture and commerce on a scale what induced these legions of sturdy never approached heretofore, settlers to llock hither from the remotest These advantageous conditions offer shores? Emerson admirably answered a great diversity of employment, which this question when he gave vent to that gives every one abundant opportunities spontaneous utterance: America, thy to gain a livelihood in one occupation name is opportunity! and America is or another. In Europe a great number of still the ,professed asylum and elysium the people lead laborious lives and are, of hope for the despondent and oppress- if not actually in want of the necessaries ctl of all countries, for no other land of existence, liable to fall into dearth offers such unbounded opportunities thereof. The children of the working and advantages to mankind. classes generally lead the same life of Contemplate our illimitable material drudgery and privation as their parents, resources! We have gigantic coal fields In England, when incessant toil has and enormous oil regions producing rendered the poor man decrepit and most of the petroleum consumed in both helpless, he must seek refuge in the almshemispheres. Among the useful metals house. copper and iron abound in great quantiHere pauperism is confined to a few ties. The mountainous regions of our of the large cities. There is a diffusion western highlands embody the richest of property and a degree of prosperity deposits of gold and silver in the world, among the common people not reached Alaska, hitherto considered as of little in any other country. As soon as the consequence, promises to be a land of immigrant breathes the balmy air of untold wealth. The eastern half of our Castle Garden, he realizes that he is now country and the great northwest con- in the land of liberty and affluence. He tain immense forests, which will supply has golden prospects. He is untrammelus with timber for centuries to come, ed and free to follow any pursuit of his Our rivers and lakes and all the waters choice. In case he devotes himself to bordering on the thousands of miles of agriculture he may in a few years own our scacoast are teeming with myriads an extensive farm and enjoy a pleasant of fish. " ’ life, the charm of which is greatly enThen think of the marvelous fertility lianced bv our healthful, genial climate, of our virgin soil, of the vast pastures He lives in a commodious house surand meadow lands so admirably adapt- rounded by richly-laden orchards and ed to farming. When all the enormous flower-spangled meadows. The children Oration delivered June loth, 1S98, by John Kavnsch, A. B , Danbury, Conn.

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grow up strong and robust, full of intelli­ gence and enterprise, determined to ob­ tain an easyr subsistence on a farm of .their own or to enter business in the nearest town. The estates are not kept in the hands of the first-born by any custom of primogeniture as in England, for an American testator distributes his wealth equally among his children. Our government has surpassed the munificience of all other countries; for during the last six decades it has dis­ tributed with a lavish hand immense tracts of fertile soil to multitudes of home-seekers, and to-dayr there are still over 600,000,000 acres' of public land available for homesteads. This salient feature of the American commonwealth stands unparalleled in the history of nations. Our young men have a decided advan­ tage over those in Europe in that they are exempt from military’ service. The European countries have formidable neighbors and must needs maintain im­ mense standing armies capable of pro­ tecting their flag from effrontery’ and of defending their fatherland against foreign aggression. The men are compelled to spend several y’ears in camps and bar­ racks, while the women are obliged to do the work of men. Owing to the admirable situation of our country, farremotefrom all thegreat nations of the world, and because of the absence of contending dymasties, we are not required to maintain stupendous military’ forces which devour the daily’ earnings of our people. A small number of regulars suffices to insure peace and safety at home and respect for the starspangled banner abroad. In case of emergency’ a formidable army can be raised and drilled about our nucleus of 25,000 regulars sufficiently’ powerful for offensive and defensive warfare. In all of our previous wars the American volunteer has displayed marvelous valor and dauntless courage, and has not but recently’ that signal victory’ achieved bv Dewev at Manila evoked profound ad­ miration the world over? Before the present Hispano-American war is con­ cluded our historians will have abundant material to record in the annals of our country’ rare specimens of prowess and patriotism.

The possibilities to amass prodigious fortunes in a short time have been with­ out precedent or parallel. It is frequent­ ly said that the poor man of to-day is the millionaire of to-morrow. While the opportunities for rapid changes from penury to opulence are decreasing, there is still abundant chance for noble achievement in the accumulation of wealth. Proceeding to the consideration of social conditions wc discern a marked disparity between the old world and the new. In Europe society is made up of divers distinct classes. In this land we have no rank, no recognized stamp marking one man as entitled to any social privilege or to deference from others. With the exception of the chief state and federal functionaries there is no such thing as an established order of precedence. Mister is the only title wc know of, and that is shared by the humblest farmer as well as by the presi­ dent of the United States. Never and in no country were there better oppor­ tunities to rise from a lower to a higher position. To the immigrant, who was doomed to the station of his birth, America throws open the portals leading to all the walks of life. There is no barrier to his progress. If he does not utilize these splendid opportunities, if his efforts are not crowned with success he has no one to blame but himself. Owing to the encroachments and rivalries of the churches a free national system of elementary education was not introduced in England until the present decade. The universities were closed to all catholics and protestant dissenters till 1871. Accordingly the education of the poor classes was sadly neglected. Even now it is impossible for a boy of limited means to obtain a university education unless he is ex­ tremely bright in which case he may be fortunate enough to secure a scholar­ ship. In this country wc have a magnificent system of public schools which begins with the kindergarten and ends with the university’, in which every one is free to prepare himself for citizen­ ship or for a professional career, if he is but willing to pay’ the cost in energy and zeal. As early as 230 y’ears ago our pilgrim

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by reason of their ability, their integrity and their force of character they finally rose to the presidential chair, the most cxalted position which this nation is capable of bestowing on its citizens. The members of the “Reichstag” and Parliament receive no compensation for their services whatsoever. On the contrarv, their political career involves considerable expense. This is a subtle device to debar the poor man from participation in the political arena. In the United States such impediments are removed, for all officials receive adequate remuneration. As every other form of government so also democracy is fraught with dangers and evils. Probably the most deplor­ able feature in our current politics is the organization of rings and bosses. It ----is to be lamented that some of our large cities are more or less in the clutches of these t3rrants. But it is due to the lack of vigilance on the part of the citizens who are so engrossed in business that they do not give to political work the attention it demands. On the other hand it is gratifying that the old spoils system is being superseded b\r the civil service reform, which diminishes the corruption that infests our municipal and federal government. It gives all citizens, dufy qualified, equal opportunities to secure employment in the civil service. In spite of the fact that some ideals of the framers of our constitution have not been realized, it must be admitted that in comparison with other countries we have in many respects the best government on the face of the earth. Is not the correctness of this seemingly bold assertion corroborated when we reflect on the perplexing problems which this nation has already unravelled, when we reflect that it was on the verge of dissolution and that it has now developed into an indissoluble nation of indestructible states? There is no cause for anxiety or alarm at the faint clouds that appear on the political horizon, so long as our citizens are vigilant and discharge their duties conscientiously. And now, citizens of America, the destiny of this grand republicis intrusted to you. Its whole future, whether for good or ill, for growth or decay, for

glory or shame depends on the manner in which you individually utilize the splendid opportunities. Have the welfare of your country at heart, let us all cherish the hope that the United States, which have been the cynosure of the universe will continue to rank among the foremost nations; that ours will forever remain preeminently the land of the free and the home of the brave. Yea, may the stars and stripes everlastingly be the emblem of justice and freedom and exact respect throughout the world,

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3u mibcrrufeii, ioeigerte er fid) gang cntfd)ic* ben, bad 311 tljun. (Sr Ijatte ben (Sib gcleiftet, (Sotted SBort lauter unb rein 311 leljrcn, unb nun lieg ed fein (Semiffen nidjt 311, bap er anberd l)anbcltc. gd) faun nid)t anberd, fagtc cr; bier ftcl)c id), fSott pclfe mir, Vlmcn. (Sin anbered Bcifpiel, and bem mir feinen (Slaubcndmut erfennen, bietet und feiu JBricf an’ ben Murfurftcn oon ©acfyfcn. Ticfcr l)atte iljn gemarnt nidjt nad) SBittcnbcrg 311 gepen, mcil cr if)U gegen Maifcr unb 3Icid) nidjt fdjupen fbnnc. Tod) Sutljer, ber nie ocr3agt mar, fonbern fid) in alien gcillcn auf (Sott ocrlicfp antmortete, cr ftel)e unler uicl l)bl)erem ©d)upe, bcgcljrc and) gar nidjt ben ©djup bed Murfurftcn, fonbern miiffc oiel* meljr ibu befd)iil3en, naturlid) burd) feiu (Sc* bet. VU)nlid)e (Sleidjmapigfeit finben mir and) bci jenem Ijclbcumutigen Monigc ber ©djmeben, ©uftao Vlbolf. gn alien I'agen unb 33cranbcrungen mar cr bcrfelbe unb 3cigle biefelbe Temut im (Sliicf mie im lln* gliicf. Vlber ber (Sfjaraftcr mup aud) (Sncrgic be* iifccn. Db ein Mtenfd) cncrgifd) ift ober nid)t, fieljt man fofort. (Snergielofc i?cutc mogen mol)l gau3 gute 5Dtenfd)cn feiu, aber ed feljlt il)ncn immerljin ein mcfentlid)cr Tcil bed cd)* ten (Sfjaraftcrd. Tiefc (Sncrgic bcftcljt in ei* ner gemiffeu ©cgciftcrung, bie cinen antreibt, frifd) unb frol)lid) and iffierf 311 gel)en mit ber fefteu Uber3cugung bap man bad Diedjtc tljun unb bedljalb erfolgreid) fein mirb. 2Uo biefe (Sncrgic fcljlt, Icipt fid) fclbft in foId)cn gallen, mo fid) feme befouberen ©djmierig* feiten bieten, ein bebenflidjed 3bubern unb gogern mal)rncl)men; nidjtd gcl)t fo red)t oon ftatlen. 2?ci cnergifdjen Scutcn aber fteigert fid) in fdjmierigcn unb gefaljroollen Sagen bie JUillcndtraft bid 31m Japfcrfeit unb 'lobedueradjtung. Tad fonneu mir an Marl XII. oon ©dpocbeu feljcu. Vlld er am VInfang bed norbifdjcn Mricged in ber Vtaljc oon Mopenl)agcu feine Truppen 311m erften 2RaI gege n ben geiub anfiiljrlc unb bie Mu* geln um U)n fauften, fragle er feine UBegleitcr, mad bad fur ein '.pfeifen marc. Vluf beren Vlntmorl, bap bad oon glintenfugcln ber* riiljre, fagtc er: Tad foil fiinftig mcine l*ieb* lingdmufif fein. VRutig unb mit Tobedoer* adjtung ging er oorau unb Ijattc balb feinen erften ©ieg gemonnen. Tiefclbc (Sncrgic unb benfelbcu 'JJtut 3eigte cr in ber Sdjladjt bei 9larma. Mcine Ubermadjt ber geinbe ocr* ntod)te iljm gurdjt eiippiflopen. Tad .peer mar oon feinem Japferen, cnergifdjen guljrcr fo begeiftert, bap aud) bie geigflen 311c 2tad)*

aljmung Ipngcriffcn murbcn. ©o riicfte cr bann im Vtameu (Sotted mit feinem fleiitcn £>ecrc non S000 VJtaun gegcn SO,000 'Jtuffeu unb loot' inncrljalb brei ©tunben .perr bed ©djladjtfelbed. VIn (Sncrgic unb VJlut fonnle U)ol)l fcincr ed il)in fo leid)t 3uoortl)im. gn alien gallon mar cr bcrfclbc cnergifdje a bee and) gotlcdfiirdjtigc 'JJtanu ; unb bod) feljlte tljm ein ©tucf, um il)u 311 cinem (Sljaraftce im cbelflcu ©inne bed Ported 311 madjen. Ticfcd cine mar cine gemiffe iUerftdubigfeit in ber 2(udfiil)rung feiner ^3ldnc. 5ffioI)l mirb ein cd)ter (Sl)arnflcr feiue (Sleidjmdpigfcil bcmaljrcn unb field tfyatfrdf* fig oorgcljcn ; aber cr mirb and) cine gemiffe vjcrfldnbigfcit anmeuben, ober in aubereu SBortcn, er mirb immer Qcit unb llmftdnbe in V3ctrad)t 3icl)en. Ticfc VJerftdnbigfeii aber feljltc Marl XII. gan3 unb gar. VIId 3. 'B. ber Mojafcnliclman VJla3Cppa Marl Sruppcu nub ^cbcndnuttcl anbot, menu er in bie Ufraine cin3bge, ging er trap bed dialed fei* ner fdmllid)en Off^icrc, bad nidjt 311 limn, barauf ein. (Sd mar nun einmal feiu MtfiUc, burd) bie .primal ber Mofafen 311 3ielien, unb ba half feiu fturcben ; obue meilered liberlegcn ging cr barauf lod. Vlber er mufjle and) bafiir bUjjcn. Ter TBeg, beu fie lid) oft feibft baljuen juufpen, fiUjrle burd) ungcljcurc ifilalbungeu unb miiflc ©icppeu, in beneu meber bcmoljnle Trie nod) ^ebcr.d* mittcl 311 fiitbcn maren. VJtcnfdjcu unb 'Biel) erlageu ben ungefyeueren iBefdjmerben unb ber grofjte Tcil bed (Sepddd ging oerloren. (Snbiid) gelaugteu fie unler ben entfeljlidifteu (Sntbclirungcn in ber Ufraine an. 'Jlun mare cd nod) immer jjeit gemefen um^ufebren ; bod) Marl hallo nod) nid)t gelernt, bap, man ein JBerftdnbnid fur bie ifage Ijaben mug. (Sr bcbarrlc in feinem (Sigcufiuu, jog meiler unb ocrlor nid)t nur feiu .peer, fonbern cut* torn fclbft nur mit groper V.KiUjc. Vl'ad 311 cinem gutcu (Sl)araftcr geljbrt, ift und nun tooljl ciuigcrmageu liar, bod) jept fragen mir: SBcr faun 311 cinem foldjen gelangeu, unb auf meld)e Sfieife? (S'd Icipt fid) nid)t leuguen, bap, ed audi un* ler ben .pciben (Sl)araftcre giebt. (Sin VJlenfd) mil cinem fcftcren (S-ljarafler aid ©ofraied Icipt fid) mol)l fd)mcrlid) finben. V3ci iljm maren bie cin3e\ncn (Srunbfapc fo fdjarf audgeprdgt, bap cr cd 3. JB. fur Unlreuc ge* gen bad Taterlanb Ijielt, and bem Mcrfcr 311 cntfliel)en, obgleid) man il)ii oljne irgenb ei* uen bcredjtigten (Srunb gefangeu l)ielt. (Siucn aljnlid) glan3eubcn (Sl)araficr fel)en mir in Vlgricola, bem ©dpoiegeroaler bed (Sefd)id)td*

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Commencement Exercises. The 15th of June was another mem* orablc day at our college, it having been the closing day of our scholastic year, The day previously set for this event was June 21. However, since the carnival at Milwaukee coincided with our synodical meeting, it was thought advisable to close school a week sooner and have the meeting immediately after our commencement exercises, and so avoid the bustle and stir which is never absent at such a great occasion, T,1C news this alteration it will readily be believed was hailed with great delight by all the students. Even the face of those, who at other events always bore a sombre aspect now was brightened up and smiles were seen on the physiognomv of all. And why should it not be so? Does not the honest laborer rejoice when his days work is done ? Ought this right to long tor rest after 10 months of hard and conscientious labor be denied us? Certainly no one will venture to deprive us of this privilege. But for the seniors this day was a day of great exaltation. Seven years they struggled on with unflinching spirit to reach their goal. Now that they had at length overcome all the obstacles and difAcuities which had presented themselves in their path to obstruct their progress, how great must not have been their joy! . But if the simple knowledge of having attained their long craved for object served to fill their hearts with joy, how

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much more so did not the consciousness of having devoted their time usefully and successfully help to make this event joyful! As was hitherto customary all nec­ essary arrangements were again in­ trusted to the Junior class. In other years these exercises had been held in one of the two large town halls ; but bv request of the faculty this prevailing custom was abolished and our spacious and commodius chapel was chosen for this as well as for all subsequent ex­ ercises. The hall was beautifully adorned with black and red bunting, hung in carefully distributed folds along the walls and across the whole extent of the hall. In order to introduce a little variation in the scenery green oak leaves had been hung on the drapings which gave to the whole a certain fresh appearance. Neither was the stage devoid of decora­ tions. Palms and also flowers donated to us for this occasion by friends of our alma mater had been arranged in per­ fect order on and about the proscenium. Long before the time set for the open­ ing a large audience, made up chiefly of relatives of our Seniors, of ministers and former graduates, and of friends that they had gathered during their sojourn here had already collected in the hall all eager to behold our Seniors, as they were to act their final scene of their college life. When at length the Seniors appeared following the venerable faculty and all had been seated, the N. W. U. band opened the happy occasion with one of its choicest overtures. This done, the assembly joined in the song of thanksgiving “Nun lob mein Seel den Herrn”. A blessing was then invoked upon those present by the Rev. Chr. Sauer of Juneau, Wis., and following this was the first oration of the day. President A. F. Ernst introduced the J first orator, Mr. John Mittelstaedt, who clearly set forth that Bella plcrumquc perniciosa esse cum iis, qui vincunt, turn iis, qui vincuntur. When the applause had ceased the grand choir rendered us a very appropriate Latin song entitled Salvam fac patriam. Mr. John Kavasch next rose to impress on our minds those mighty words which Emerson once uttered, “America, thy name is oppor-

tunitv”. It need hardly be mentioned that this oration captivated the whole audience, for it not only touched the weak strings of the loyal American hearts, which at that time were strained to the utmost, but it was also well pre­ pared and ably delivered and in every way worthy of the appreciation shown it. Hereupon the choir brought this patriotic strain to a close with the national hymn America. Then came the last orator of the day who rendered clear to us his subject “Uebcr den Chai acter”. Together with this was also given the valedictory. This speaker no less than the others received the hearty applause of the audience. That the work of the orators was duly appreciated was also shown by the exuberance of flowers given to the grad­ uates. The choir next sang a German song. When the last sounds of this song had subsided the President of the University addressed the assembly in which he demonstrated the misuse in the treatment of our modern science in the domain of history, of natural science and ofbible criticism, and at the same time showed us that we ought not per­ mit ourselves to be led astray by such errors. But now followed the happiest and also the crowning moment of the day, the moment in which they were to reap the sweet fruit of seven years’ hard labor, the moment in which each mem­ ber of the class of’97 was to be declared Baccalaureus Artium Liberarum! The happy recipients of this degree were the following: Edward Bartke, Manitowoc, Wis.; Theodore Hahn, Milwaukee, Wis ; John Kavasch, Danbury, Conn.; Henry Martens, Fond du Lae, Wis. ; John Mittelstaedt, Wilton, Wis.; Oscar Sonnemann, Milwaukee, Wis.; Henry Sclimeling, Milwaukee, Wis. Upon the distri­ bution of diplomas followed the bene­ diction. Then another song was sung and the event was concluded with a grand finale by the N. W. U. band. May this day live long in the hearts of our graduates and may they ever look back with jov and thanksgiving upon this institution as the place where they were fitted out with the necessaries to benefit themselves and mankind Now with these concluding words we

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2. Nun lob mein' Seer den Herrn.

3. rrnyer ..................................... 4-. Lalin Oration: Bella plcrumquc pcrnic:iosa cssc cum ii!-:, qui i-in­ c:unt, tum iis, qui vi11c1111t11r. ,Joh,1 ;\Tlrtt•IJ4tui•tlt, WIiton. Wl14.

"· Sal\':un fac pati-inm .................. <.. English Oration: Amcricll .\';1111c· is nppurttmity.

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10. Closing .\dilrcRR and DiRtrilmtion of Jliploma:;. 11. ill'lll'dictit,n .............................. 1 :!. /;'in· lcstc llmx ist 1111scr Gott... 1 ::, Oycrl11n: I·':1n·11·cll.. (;co. Southwell. :-;, w .... n,nul.

The Spanish-American War. The Spanish·:\n,crican war has now pntcti,:alh· come to an end and it is prohahly · not out of place to say a few wonb concerning it. The cause of the war a� we hnYe hearcl again and �•gain was the barharous misrule of Spain in Cuha c�1lminating with the destruction of the l'nited States battleship .:\Iaine in Havana harhor. The war nctually began on April 21, w!1en, in the response to the ultimatum ofthe United States, Spain gm·e Minister \Voodford his passports, and ended on August 12, when the protocol was signed, preliminary to the negotiation of n treaty of peace.

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The blockade of Cuba was begun on April 22, whc:n the first gun of the war was fired, but war was not actually declared until April 23. The original demand of the United States was that Spain should abandon· Cuba. The pro­ tocol provides that she shall abandon Cuha, P<_>rto Rico and all possessions in West_ Inches, one of the Ladrone group, the city, harbor and bay of Manila, and submit to such other actions as may be decreed by aj'oint commission. During the progress of a war lasting less than four months not a single ad­ vantage was gained by Spain, this being the second war on the pages of history in which all the victories were on one side. She captured no American vessels, though scores of Spanish vesseJs were taken; she took no prisoners except Hobson and his men. Two of her fleets were destroyed without an injury to an American ship. In these naval engage­ mcuts she lost at least 2000 men killed and wounded; theAmerican lossdidnot exceed a score of wounded. The ]and engagements before Santiago ,yere bet­ ter contested, but even there the Span­ i:ircls were invariably beaten with heavy loss, nn<I Gen. Miles has conducted a triumphant campaign in Porto Rico. The end of the war comes barely in time to save Spain from absolute and crush­ ing defeat. :'\ot more than one third of the .\merican land forces already gathered for the conflict has been en­ gaged in active service against the cncmv, nor has the country exerted its full na ,·al power. It is well that the unequal conAict has been stopped at this stage, for the next move would have been against Spain itself. However, now that the war has come to an end and the journals have no more brilliant victories and exploits to ma�­ nify and perpetuate, they tum their attention to the criticism of the admini­ stration of the army and navy. The annv administration has been accused of -serious incompetence, if not of political jobbery.. This charge has attracted moreattent1onthun any other criticism of conditions existing at the yarious southern camps. Many news­ papers e,·en propose that the secretary of war resign, - little thinking that a new man in his place would be like a man

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lost iu mid-ocean — on the grounds of alleged mismanagement, not only at' Tampa, but at camp Alger near Washington, and on the ground of general inefficiency in the conduct of military affairs. It is undoubtedly true that our troops suffered much in consequence of the fierce rays of the sun and tropical climate. But nevertheless in spite of stupendous difficulties they have done their dutv without a murmer of dissent although they were wretchedly supplied with suitable food, water and medicine, Not only sensational journalists or enemies of the administration but also unbiased correspondents state that the rations brought to the troops before Santiago, consisted of rancid bacon, beans and bad water, in which the hard tack was soaked. These were the daily rations of our troops, when they lay in their trenches drenched to the skin and worn out by vigorous campaigning and exertion in a hot fever-stricken country to which they were foreign. Even these almost indigestible rations could not be transported to the front, so that their onty sustenance was hard-tack and poor coffee. It also occurred that the quarter­ master department did not know what had become of many of the supply ships. Vessels on block adedut}^ on the southern shore of Cuba were irregularly supplied, so that the officers and crew were com­ pelled to diet on hard-tack and, simply because through the mistake or neglect of some officials a supply-ship lay at Ke}r West instead of supplying the blockade squadron with rations and ice. Before Shaffer’s army corps left Tampa for Santiago, daily reports were sent to Washington containing descriptions of the monstrous contracts that had been made for the delivery of garden-truck and fresh meat, for hospital ships to transport the stores of medicines, band­ ages and delicacies for the wounded and sick. But these ships seem to have been left behind or sent to some wrong destination. To this may be added the scarcity of munitions of war. Our soldiers were compelled to wait in the fierce rays of a tropic sun for several days, because somebody had forgotten the instruments with which the barb-

wire fences were to be cut, or because one vessel brought artillery and another the ammunition. If we consider how unprepared for war the United States was, how nothing was ready except the navy and that short of amunition, we must say that the war department has done extremely well. It is an established fact that in nearly every war more men are lost by disease than on the battlefield, so that the sanitary condition of the army, when compared with that of others under the same circumstances is on the whole very satisfactory, Moreover it has ever been thus, Lincoln was called a murderer, Grant a butcher, Sherman an idiot, and Stanton the tool of corruption. When all the facts are known we shall undoubtedly find that the yellow journals were guilty of gross misrepresentation,

Books. With a book man tramps over the mountains of two continents, is enabled to visit climes, cities, ancient civili­ zations and modern, that without them would never be seen during man’s years, so few and by strength so insufficient. Some books change our enemies into friends; shield us against ignorance; free us from superstition and clothe us with gratitude. Thank God for books cheer­ ing our solitude; soothing our sickness; refining our passions, and leading us out of defeat to victory. Books also preserve for us the spirit of earth’s gre'at one, just as the cellar of the king holds wines growing more pre­ cious with the lapse ofyears. From time to time God sends to earth some man with a supreme gift called genius. Pas­ sing through our life and world, he sees wondrous sights not yet beheld by our eyes, hears melodies too fine for our dull hearing. What other men behold as bits of coal, his genius transmutes into diamonds. The books he writes are the choicest in life, and gold is made fine in the fire of his genius. Seldom come these elect men, just as the bush burned only once during Moses’s many years in the desert.

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The divine injunction as to the com- ceiling lighted by star lamps by night, panionship of books bids us to point out Therefore let us all select books to read the use and purpose ol reading. Prima- which relate our own age and generation rily books are to be read for information to all its predecessors, all the epochs of and mental strength. The hunger of God, whose providence is thegulf stream the body for bread and fruit is not more of history, and then these divine teachers real than the hunger of the intellect for will go on to stimulate us to new and facts and principles. Knowledge is as greater achievements, vital relation to the growth of reason as iron and phosphate are to the enrich­ ment of the blood. Ignorance is weak­ ness. Success is knowing how. Ours is a world in which the last fact concjuers. Baseball. In a true deep sense, books are the gal­ leries in which spirits are caught and On the 3d inst. a game was played by fastened upon pages. the second team of the N. W. U. vs. the But remember it is a dangerous thing, to read the first book we chance upon. fast “White Diamonds” of Juneau. It Let us consider the selection of books. was very early for the circumstances, the school having begun onl\r 4 days Lamenting the number of books of poor previous. Still, thanks to the energy of (|ualitv now being published, we ques­ several of the team members, a game tion whether or not the printing-press may not be one of the scourges of man­ was arranged. Although during vaca­ tion none of the boA’S played ball worth kind. Wc confess that a great multitude mention, the\' did very effective work o( books hcwildcisand that careless and on the 3d. purposeless reading weakens and destrovs the mind, we admit too that ^he "amc was marked with gentlebooks no more mean culture than laws manly conduct of both teams, which mean virtue. Doubtless individuality made it very agreeable to the spectais threatened by the vast cataract of tors. The playing of the teams was literature. As children we trembled very good, with the one exception, the needlessly when our mother told us it visitors were exceedingly weak m batrained pitchforks, but as men we have a ting. Ihev could not hit pitcher Guse right to fear when the skies rain not at any stage of the game, pitchforks but pamphlets. Multitudes The home team played well, having arc in the condition of the small school- some magnificent plays to their credit, bo v who, when asked what he was One of these, a triple-pkiy, was due to thinking about, answered he had no the head work of catcher Albrecht. There thoughts, for he was so busy reading were three men on bases when pitcher and so had no time to think. Many Guse struck out the batter. The catcher stand before the vast abyss of literature Albrecht, dropped the ball intentionally crying, “What shall we do?” “What and feigned to throw it to first. The shall we read?” The necessity of severe runner being deceived b3r this, stopped selection is upon us, but certain things running and was called out. Albrecht all must read. however threw the ball to second from First of all, every vear each young and where it was thrown to third, thus old should take a fresh look about the finishing the triple-play. Besides this world in which we live. If indeed, God there was a double-play by the fast work did so dearly love this small star as to use of short-stop Ernst and second baseits very dust for making man after his man Moussa. Berg, first-baseman, also own image, we ought to love and study made a splendid catch, cutting off a Jwowell this" world wherein is enacted the bagger. Lees of the visitors played an drama of man’s life and death. It would excellent game in the left field, pulling be an ungracious thing for us to go on down five flies, many of thein looking living here without taking the trouble good for three-baggers. P. Heidtke led to look upon the floor of this earth, so the home team in batting, making two firm and solid, or study the beautiful singles ^and one double in four times at

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the bat Rudolph led for the visitors a longtrain of escort assembled on Main with one double and a single. On the street and from there marched to the -whole the victory was a duly earned St. Paul depot anxiously awaiting the one, due to the temffic batting, the ac- heroes of the day. Suddenly the train curate fielding of the team, and to the appeared - about two thousand feet splendid pitching of Guse. from the depot. The Northwestern U;nA.B.H.HP.AK I x.w.u. A.ii.H.p.AK versitv Guards, who had also been orIV. 1). Aibmrhtc....» s T2 2 o (iercci out, immediately opened a lire of Let?i? II.... ....r« i 1 b 1 1 Thnncr rt uoziunki 3b....n 01220 salute which they continued while the Wendt lb ....4 21000 Rudolph hb.,.,4 0 2 0 4 1 KrnJt’S.1!':::::?. 2 2 o S 1 train approached the station. This cero4 0 1 0 3 1 Kelly p 4 10 3 4 0 Knoll c ilili ™ony was followed by a few moments Hildenmnn2b4 114 2 1 iiinncntimirf» 21000 0f deep silence, but when tlie onicers 4 0 0 1 1 1 Acker ct Scherehel 3b...3 0 0 1 2 0

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Now that the war is over, prosperity is again blessing our beautiful land and thousands of brave volunteer* return to their happy homes. Aged parents rcjoice over the arrival of their beloved sons and unnumbered wives over that of a sincere husband. Young and old America eagerly rush forward to witness the arrival of those sturdy braves who so soon return with the laurels of a victor. j Not every city of the Union however shares the honor of being represented in the ranks of our country’s late volunteers. The war was too brief and the ■victories too gallant as to permit them all to send forward their quickly gathered forces. Among those cities, howeier’*^ia^are rePresen^e(^ ,s f° be found the city of Watertown. In sp te of the fact that the compai^ of volunteers, organized at the outbreak of the war, was not called for, a number of brave young men concluded to go forward in order to fight for the cause of their country. And it is thus that the citizens of Watertown were offered an oppor­ tunity to witness the never failing excite­ ment caused by the return of victorious soldiers. No sooner had it become known that i j* ° / i SoJhda3r and Surgeon Moulding of the 2d Wisconsin Infantry Regiment were to arrive at their home, preparations were made to render them a rousing reception. For this purpose

of their coaches, the\r were greeted with continuous loud cheers which were inter­ mingled with the successive pieces of two bands and the reports ol several fire arms. The soldiersof our alma mater, headed inarched by <be Tl.ey were followed by the old veterans ol Watertown. A gallant array of carriages was next in order, and the close of theescort was formed by the company of German old soldiers headed by the Sinnissippi Band. Lieut. Col. Solliday was the first officer who arrived at home, the escort having intentionally passed the residence of Surgeon Moulding without halting, as the latter was to accompany the procession through Main Street. ” On the next dav, Saturday September 10, the musicians William Grossert and George Kunert together with private Henry Krueger — all three of Co. B, 1st Wis. Infantry — arrived at the city and were escorted to their respective resideuces under the same ceremonies, Win. Sergei, August Henze and Max Krebs also of Co. B besides others ol different companies are still expected, *

Personal and Local. The Librarian has been very busy dur­ ing the summer months. The accession number is now 3694-, of which 124 have been added since last June. Mr. Heinboekel, our worthy steward i has returned from a pleasant eight weeks tour through Europe.

THE BLACK AND RED. The university brass-band is the happy recipient of an invitation to play at the marriage ceremony of Rev. E. Redlin Anthony Jenrich (’94) was married to Miss Beata ofatMilwaukee ,, 00,, , Baumann cT * r . ,on. the 28th day of June. Mr A Jennch is an architect and has opened his office at Milwaukee. We extend our best con­ gratulations to the young couple and *wish Mr. Jenrich success in his vocation, In spite of the recent rise in the price of goods, the Pettibone Mfg. Co. of Cincinnati has renewed its old contract with our military company. This en­ ables the students to secure a remark­ ably good and durable uniform for less than % of its present value. Mr. II. Frank, the new teacher and president of thecollegc band, has secured a very valuable cornet. The instrument is worth $1 ‘Jo. John Messer ofCo. K, 2nd Wis. U. S. V., formerly a member of the class’00 and captain of our military company, was made an officer while at Ponce, Porto R,co* This year the military company reemits a larger number of students than ever during anv of the last 3 or 4 seasons. ^ ' Besides a number of advancements, it is said, seven new appointments will be made in our military company this year.

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Students, like lamps, often smoke, sometimes go out atnight and frequently get turned down. All the graduates of the class ’98 will take up theology at the seminary at Milwaukee, except Mr. J. Kavash who wil, attcnd the s‘eminary at St. Louis, Mo. Within the last few months Cupid has shot many effective arrows at some of our former colleagues, of whom we mention the folio wing: Herman Krause, John Gischen, Revs. Herwig, Buenger, Gelim and Netzmann. The band has accepted an invitation to furnish the music at the annual fall bicycle-meet September 17th at Wash­ ington Park in this city. Among the former students that visit­ ed friends or relatives in the city we might mention the following : Messrs. Dornfeld, Haase, Fredrick, Schmidt and Judge Gewicke. E. 0. Eckelmann (’97) has accepted a call to Carrol College, Waukesha, Wis. The Beta Rho Literary Society will reopen with the first week in October. All eligible students are heartily requested to J0”1 the organization. It is to be hoped that still more enthusiasm will prevail than in former years.

The revival of the Harmonia Choral Society’s concerts is looked forward to with much interest.

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But surely this offence alon* could not have led to bloodshed and loss of life, had not the treatment received at the hands of the pale-faces been productive of malice and implacable vindictive­ ness. Yet this revolt was only a pre­ liminary to a more atrocious u®sing in the south, — the race riots in the Carolinas as the result of the election outcome. Political corruption, the aiding and abetting of ignorant blacksin party campaigns and the purchasable vote of the negro has engendered this angry race feeling. No little pains has been taken to show in. what contempt that race is held, and it is not to be wondered at that a reign of terror and a destructive race war has ensued. If we stand for humanitv, ought not these blemishes be erased from the pages of our fair historv, and civilization he begun at home before attempting to enlighten a medlev breed of unruly"people many thousand miles away ?

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It cannot be denied that the study of . , the fundamental elementary principles of law receives but little, if any, consideration beyond the legal profession. Hence ^is reputed very unjustly however—to he of a dry and unfruitful nature and to consist of an endless chain of anomalous rules disregarding justice and injustice, which have only been partly systematized and that part “only giving a person a vague impression of a vast field of curious learning, replete with contradictions and paradox, wherein confusion rather than reason reigneth”; thatevery student, intending to become a member of the legal profession, must memorize one by one those anomalous rules, the last of which he is never to become cog­ nizant, however unjust and anti-reli­ gious they may be; he must become the companion of confusion and terror, and which is worse than all, he must become It is gratifying to note with what a member of a regiment of which the alacrity of spirit our appeal for contribu­ arch-fiend of mankind is colonel. This may, at first glance, seem starttions in thepreeeedingissueofthe BlacIv and Rkd has been taken up. Several l”1” and untrue, but which, neverthearticles have already been received, while less having been gathered with a bona promises of further aid in this domain fide and conscientious observation, is are not wanting. The feeling is gradual- well founded. Worse than all, however, ly dawning upon us, that our paper is it is, if the opinion as represented, eonregarded not only as a mere recorder of cerning law and its profession, is preour school-happenings but as the hither- vailing in the ministry of the gospel, for to missing link to connect our students, a comment and criticism passed on law graduates, and friends with the Alma and its profession by a minister beneath Mater. If this spirit prevails through- the pressure of such an opinion, and the out, the success of our paper is assured, more so, he being unaware of the absurd­ ity of his argument and incorrectness of ______ T „_______ his statement, as it of recessity must be, must needs create dismal consequences. _ .• Whereas, had he a knowledge of the ine rashoda affair had strained the elementary principles of law, he would relations between Great Britain and either never make a comment on it, or it France almost to breaking. The pre- would be of a different nature, parations of both navies at one time A person, who has never studied law looked threatening. But thanks to di- and has in his imagination the “endless plomacy, which has averted a disastrous chain of anomalous rules” theory , can­ war. not, or certainly ought not, undertake to criticise that which wisdom of ages has created. Nevertheless, we see or hear this done daily, and very often in Subscribe for the BLACK and RED. our schools and Sunday-schools and,

THE BLACK AND RED. which is terrifying, more than all, we must some times hear it from some of our pulpits;— yea, at times the entire sermon, from its incipiency to its finish, consists of a terrific bombardment of mockery of the legal profession and our judiciary at large, and that to a degree that defies all description. True it is, to expect of a person who is entirely deficient to take cognizance of his deficiency is similar to expect a dead body to recognize itself. This, however, is no justification and docs not preclude a remedy for the evil. The foregoing we may well attribute as a reason for the well known fact that so few of our Lutheran people enter the legal profession and concern themselves with government affairs and become prominent therein, which is undoubtedly necessary and essential to the welfare of our revered Lutheran church. ‘’The child is the father of the man”, — how can the man respect that which the child has been taught to despise! Also may the deficiency of an elementary legal education lie entered as a reason for the stalest igmatizalion and profuse and jejune criticism so lavishly—unjustly however—hurled upon the legal profession at large and as such. Furthermore, a government is an institutiou of Divine Providence, the prime object of which is the administration of justice as far as is necessary for the welfare of the public, — hence our courts of law and the legal profession, the latter being but a branch of the former. Whoever despises that which the Creator has created, in ipso nrticulo temporis, despises the Creator. It cannot be expected that everybody should possess an elementary legal education, as perhaps might be understood by the foregoing without further elucidation; but a certain equilibrium in the advancement of the different branches ought to be maintained and the pendulum of the one ought not to be allowed to swing in one direction so as to disappear from the other. Next to religion, ought law to be studied more than all other branches, for the reason that next to religion it is a branch with which every person comes into closer connection than all others, the more so, our country being a republic; for the reason that law, in our

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sense, is that which we believe and about which we reason and strive to agree with, to-wit; the eternal and immutable laws of good and evil, of justice and injustice, which Divine Providence has imparted to every man. Law, in its most general sense, according to Sir William Blackstone, signifies a rule of action, and in its more confined sense, what is at present the purpose of consideration, signifies the rules governing human action or conduct. Law in its general sense is applied indiscriminately, to all kinds of actions, whether animate or inanimate, rational or irrational, Thus when Divine Providence created matter and the universe out of nothing, He impressed certain principles upon that matter, from which it can never depart, and without which it would cease to exist. Thus when Divine Providencc created man, He impressed upon him, amongst other rules, certain rules whereby his conduct and behavior were to be regulated, without conforming to which lie would cease to be, — he would be cast out. When our first ancestor transgressed these rules, punishment followed, from which he could never take leave without the last scintilla of law being fulfilled. To obviate details, and, as it is not at present the purpose to say what law is and whereof it consists, it might suffice to say that law is that which the Almightv has impressed upon everybody as to what is justice and in­ justice; we might call it common sense were our mind and reason as in our first ancestor before the transgression, Yet farther: An elementary legal education or an education of the science of jurisprudence is highly essential, so that one will not rashly and harshly deplore those whose opinions differ with one’s own, but will see and consider all the phases of a certain object, fact or conclusion before passing comment. Especially so that a person may not so rashly deplore the legal profession and our judiciary. The task to distinguish is not as unimportant and easy as is often thought. Were our minds and reason as in our first ancestor, the task would be easy, but now our reason is. unclear and imperfect, ruffled bv passion and clouded by prejudice, impaired bv intemperence and disease; every man finds

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his reason corrupt und his understanding full of ignorance and error. Eh, it might be said, what is then to guide in the administration of justice! What is to be our guide in the darkness! What is to guard us against prejudice! There is but one course to pursue and that is to study and follow the reasoning of the aggregate and most developed legal talents of ages. This, however, maybe done by various methods; one, for instance/tlie Roman; the other, our own; — which is the better remains still to be decided. But this much is true, that 110 one ought to criticise such reasoning without having studied either. But as every man of a liberal education is apt to reason about matters he comes in contact with, it is necessary for him to have such knowledge of law that will restrain him from ridiculing himsell by acts intended to criticise the judiciary; and, also, to have the more imprinted on the mind man’s fallibility, which is most explicitly disclosed in the science of jurisprudence, as appears from the opinions ofjudges and the deviations as to what is justice and injustice, — the reason whereof can certainly not be ascribed to a wilful and corrupt practice, An elementary education in the law in which we are bound to move in society, that law which tells us what is my right and your duty, is highly essential to a liberal education of which, it might be said, it forms a part and parcel. It certainly is indespensable to a proper accomplishment of every scholar. The above is well warranted by a precedent of the Romans. So Cicero informs us that the very boys were obliged to memorize the twelve tables as a carmen necessarium, to imprint them on the youthful minds, so that they might have greater love for their countn^ and institutions and thereby become the better citizens.. It is also a condition precedent to serving his country in an official capacity. The study of our constitution without the remotest idea of the law upon which it is founded is akin to a waste of time. Yea, even if the scholar memorizes it, he will not find sufficient interest therein to retain it be3'ond the halls ofthe college. The great necessity is that the scholar is instructed instead in the elements of

law, whereof law consists, and what its reason and reasoning is. Then, if he knows that, he will be sufficiently in­ spired with an interest for it and it will become unnecessary to instruct him when,by whom,and how our president, senators and representatives are elected, To go further would mean to study what is termed constitutional law. The same might be said with regard to the so called “commercial law study.” One lecture of a series of lectures in elementary law is more beneficial than ten hours in commercial law. It is useless to lay down rules or definitions, such as: What is a contract, note, bill, check, etc. No definition has as vet been given of a contract, and to memorize a fabricated one is harmful. Law itself is a rule, but it knows no rules within itself. The most important reason for the necessity of an elementary legal cducition, however, is that a person may be inspired with a love for our institutionsandlaw; that he may strive with interest for a better acquaintance there­ with, and that thereby our country may be the more secure of good government; that he may aid the legal profession in electing such men to the bench that are worthy of the honor and position, and that he may aid the legal profession in abolishing that which is harmful, such, for instance, as our present justice court system, of which the greater part is the most disgraceful and disastrous to our country and the most degrading and corrupt of anything now in existence in the United States, for all of which the people at large are responsible, and not the legal profession. Its study is necessarv that a person may know and be aware of the obligation resting upon him as an educated citizen, instead of sneeringly using the indefinite pronoun they and with an expression that means excluding himself, Reaper Block, Chicago, Illinois. November, 1S9S.

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Views of an Alumnus. Now that the press has once again heralded the fall-opening of our large and far-famed American colleges and universities, some students of our little known and not at all famed Alma Mater will perhaps be reminded of a regret, not at all new, that fate has not decreed them students at Harvard, Yale, or Chicago, but has deposited them in rural Watertown and modest Northwestern, Some of my classmates, a decade ago, disagreed with fate on that score; at times 1 was not free from like fault-findmg. Well may wc in part sympathize with these desires for greatness, or, rather, with desires for a connection with, and propinquity to, largeness and greatness when we regard, however briefly, some advantages which are and can be offered onlv by the foremost educational institulions. The bare fact of holding asheepskin from the “Hlue”, the “Orange”, the “Gold”, the “Crimson”, the “Violet” etc., speaks well for an individual in life, is, as it were, a badge of respectability and erudition; extensive libraries, complete laboratories and perfeet educational appliances are a source of never-ending delight to the hard student; professors and instructors “with a long disarrangement of the alphabet after their names” *) awe, and at the same time instill an ambition for similar greatness and the distinction thereto appendant; a variety of courses in every imaginable branch of learning gives wide scope to the most broad intellect and satisfies every yearning for novelty as well as for progress; communion with master minds and coming lights cannot but be of inestimable value; athletics, sports, “gyms”, tanks, tracks, etc., brought to professional standards and enjoying great prominence, (alas oftentimes too much) attract those of strong limbs and agile bodies ; the nonesse of an inspector in study, bed, and dining halls, a total absence of „.§au3* veijcl", to come and go much as one pleases outside of recitations and lectures, independent of every restraint, seems paradisiacal to a freshman, ave, to *) Richard Harding Davis.

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many higher classmen. Thus we could continue citing, advantages galore, some imaginary, many real, but we have enough for our present purpose, which is weighing advantages, those offered by our large institutions on the one hand, those found almost exclusively in our lesser seats of learning on the other hand, and in this latter class paying particular attention to the distinctive features which have made our Northwestern a success, to learn thereby whether fate has in fact been as unkind to us as wc would believe her to have been, Before proceeding to their examina­ tion it becomes me here to state that the contents of this modest effort owe their existence to an earnest desire on the part of the writer to instill in the hearts and minds of all students who have come in contact with her that love for oa1.' Alma Mater and that proud recogmtion of her superior qualities which she well deserves and which I am much afraid is not al'torded her m that pronounced degree which her worth would seem to warrant. Presenting the product ot many years’reflection and of an observing intercourse with college men anc^ women from all parts of this and other countries, I hope, on the part of graduates, that refre>hingremembrances Past benefits, and on that of present students, that a contemplation of real, solid advantages will aid all to renewed loyalty, to admiration and gratitude, At the same time I recognize my inability to cope quite as successfully as I should Avish with this difficult task and, bespeaking for myself the kindly forbearance of my readers, invite for the sake of the worthy cause a free discussion and critique of all and any phase of this paper. And now to advantages, r The reputation attending graduation from famous colleges need not disturb the serenity of any one at the present day. . 9,ur }v?r c! 1J*S. c“aiy»ea materia Iand not the least in that respect that never has the individual man been so prominent in the history of the world as he is to-dav. Though the growth of individuality goes back to a very recent date comparatively, it has no doubt come to stay. Montaigne started it in France, Bacon m England, Machiavelli in Italj', and from those

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times to this the individual has been growing and will continue to grow. A person does not need to have social or class advantages to make him an in­ dividual ; above and beyond thc\r tend to drag him into the crowd and bury him. Individuality will rise superior to social and class distinctions when it finds the man, the hour and the just cause. What we need at the present time are teachers who imbue the youth with his importance as a unit in the world and impress him with the fact that a good thing must not be hidden. When this is sought to be accomplished there is a need of individual work so called, work with the individual as an individual and not as one of a class. Where can this be done quite so effective­ ly as in an institution where small num­ bers make it possible for professors and instructors to know each student per­ sonally and well? Compare classes of fifty or a hundred with those of ten or twenty; it stands to reason that in those of fifty or a hundred pupils the work with the individual must of ne­ cessity make way for the work with the mass. It is true that some individuals will assert themselves in spite of the mass, but most of them will not, and when the professor has but a limited time-period for each one, many alight re­ mains hidden under a bushel and many a 3Toung sage and wit remains unknown because he has not been found and brought forth. Whereas, if you have small classes as we had them at our time — all is changed. It was possible with us that each and every student was heard in every branch at least every other day, not only was he heard, but he was heard out, corrected when in error, encouraged and spurred on where right. Not only that however; we were each taught in his own particular line so to speak, the intimate acquaintance with each student gave professors the prestige of knowing just how to bring out the best in each one. Classes con­ ducted as were those of our time made it possible that teaching had the only right aim, namely the aim not to cram the head full of matter but to teach how to learn, how to discriminate, how “to winnow the wheat from the chaff at

sight, almost by touch.” *) Not only that, but our small classes enabled prolessors and instructors to go into and through every topic with such thorough­ ness that every student was fairly pro­ ficient in one before he had to go on with the next subject. All of which can only be done in largeclasses under great difficulties, never with sure success as we have and never in the same compar­ atively short time that we used and still use. Just for sake of an aside, let me ask you in all earnestness: Have you ever for a moment considered thepronouncedIv small number of those who fail to go on with their classes in the Northwest­ ern? Though the standard is as high as anywhere and examinations not a bit “easy,” wh v is it that so few fail in their exams.? Think a minute or more and see if you do not reach the same con­ clusions as do I when based thereon I assert that the above mentioned points have all to do with the results achieved. Here some one will perchance inter­ polate: “Yes, but of what value is all system and thoroughness with an in­ ferior course.” Ah, but my friend our course is not inferior. Far from it, on the contrary it is as good a course of general learning as is offered anywhere and is in two particulars— Religion and German — superior to many. What we lack in fancy touches and new-fangled branches we make up, and well at that, by a thorough instruction in Religion and German. That Religion is an im­ portant factor in our times is apparent, and that everyone is better fitted for life’s struggles by a good knowledge thereof, and will, if he live up to its pre­ cepts, make a better man and citizen, no intelligent person will deny. So we need say little about religion How about German? Well, I appeal to your good common sense and ask you but to consider that we have hun­ dreds of thousands of Germans in this country, a large number of whom have either never learned any but their mo­ ther-tongue, or have acquired our lan­ guage in such small quantity or of such poor quality that in critical business or professional situations they are lost if *) Joseph H. Choate.

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they cannot speak German or be spoken right, justice and honor. In order to to in German. Again, will you reflect have men of that stamp we must traiii on the needs of great German interests the man in the boy and the youth. Let here and abroad, also on the needs of us sec what we accomplished in this re­ schools and colleges as regards instruct- spect at the Northwestern. What was ors in German; will you remember that our moral training and what is it tocourts need interpreters, that the govern- day? I do not allude to the slowly apment sends consuls to German parts, proaching lantern up Western Avenue, Then do not forget that a mass of pro- which has become famous and has been fessional, scientific and commercial lit- immortalized by tradition and song; erature is written in German, much of it not to noiseless inspection of study and never being translated. Looking away bed-rooms; not to watching at dusk* entirely from an educational standpoint, etc. Those were merely wholesome reand, what a sorry spectacle is an cduca- straints on our animal natures (alas, tion in which neither Schiller nor Goethe oftentimes but to necessary). But I do and Lessing is known in the tongue in allude to that fatherly, brotherly, gentlewhicli they wrote! But viewing only manly, kind, yet firm moulding of our the distinctly material side of the ques- characters which never punished in pastion, attempt to assert that a know- sion, never punished until the offender ledge of German does not pay—and then had been convinced of the justice of such remember that nowadays that which procedure. As often as we erred, and it pays, is the thing to be cultivated. was often, as much anger and righteous As to our course of learning in its en- indignation as we deserved, I know of tirctv, 1 would add that, when I say it not one instance where reprimands and is as good as is offered anywhere, I punishment were ever meted out in any would not leave the impression as if I but a most dignified and truly manly had subjected various curricula to a crit- spirit and manner. You will allow a ical comparison — this I leave to nobler personal allusion when you consider the minds—but I merely give you the results point it scores. Well do I remember of my wide observations on what grad- when the pleasure of my company after nates of famous colleges have accom- classes for a confidential interview was plished, and can assure you that far from desired by our noble president. I trembeing obliged to make apologies for our bled at the prospect for my conscience education, we may well be proud of it troubled me; yet I was an impetuous and of our Alma Mater that gave it. youth and resented his interference. I Coming back to the training of an in- was bitter in my denunciation and stubdividual Ictus cast our 111111(18’ eye to born to a degree, but now — I thank his moral being. Absence of „.£mu6rccjcl", him for it and would do so publicly, boarding house life apart from college Never can I forget that fatherly face lit influence, free and easy independence of up with holy design as, throwing aside action is well enough for some of us, but all indignation and anger, he pleaded most young men need supervision and with me for my own good. May God guidance and need it much. They are in bless him and for it. What I experienced need of it for their sake and for the sake in contact with the head I found in the of their country, which, bv increased members. Our inspectors (we had three, population, by’changing political and at times four; I understand thereis now social conditions and standards, by but one. Where lies the difference? numerous new demands has opened up Were we extraordinarily unruly or are fields which must have trained workers, present students of a superior stamp?) This requires men who have something too were models of gentlemanly tact, more than learning, good sense and In short we were treated in such a manpolish ; men are required who are of the ner, the appeals to our better selves highest sense of honor, of personal pu- were so frequent and so earnest that ritv of thought and action, men who, those of good behavior were strengthscenting danger, have the moral stamina ened to renewed virtue while those of to throw aside everv selfish consider- lawless disposition and many failings ation and stand up fighting nobly for were shamed to their good and in very

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many instances became new men. We were nottrained by force, but by reason; not by passion, but by dignity; not in narrow lines, but in liberal-mindedness; not by a thousand monastic restric­ tions, but by broad regulations. We were not cowed into submission, but were convinced by reason. We were not trained bjr masters, but by fathers and brothers, not by men, but by gentlemen. Result of religious aspect you will say. Yes, but not of religion alone. There are so-called religious institutions where they turn out Christian men; we turn out Christian gentlemen. Now, if you please, look at our plain yet thorough course, sufficient for the needs of the average man. not too much for him who ends his student days with our Senior class, enough for him who takes up professional or graduate work, moral training on correct principles, a reading, speaking, and writing know­ ledge of two modern languages, the usual proficiency in Greek, Latin and Hebrew, and tell me what more would you have. Still I will allude to some other educa­ tional phases. We were instructed in public speaking, in our regular work as well as in debating societies. We re­ ceived a knowledge of parliamentary^ rules and the practice thereunder. We were trained in reading music. We at­ tended botanical tours under faculty supervision. And how about athletics and sports which play^ so important a part in college circles ? No, we did not have professional standards, but we had that which makes the heart of every collegian swell with pride, we had first place in our class. Our baseball nine has been on top for years; our skaters owned (to use a term familiar to all the bo}rs) the river; —our military company was the pride of half the state; our Turnverein was in a flourishing condition. What more do you ask of an institution where athletics and sports were never permitted to interfere with the much moreimportant work of train­ ing of the mind ? So much about the university or college. The preparatory^ and business departments are in the same good hands and are all that can be asked considering the limited means at command. And now one short word about our

ladies — it would not do to forget our sisters. Their admission to our classes has always seemed to me a happy move; lor not onty do we delight in their get­ ting a higher education, but wc know that the qualifying and restraining in­ fluence of the opposite sex, the refining influence of their sex, the impetus given to our endeavors by their approval and their co-operation in the same lines can­ not be over-estimated. And the ladies, it is better for them to get their educa­ tion in a co-educational institution. (• The monastic system which obtains in Wellesley, Vassar, etc., is not only ab­ normal and socially unwise, but also in­ flicts a distinct loss upon the pupils and keeps and perpetuates injurious and artificial social distinctions beyond the college walls.” *) Thus, let us have the ladies by all means; wc need them, and they will admit it, need us. When I have written as of the past, you may well apply the present. The advantages, conditions and situations are today as perfect and as thoroughly worthy of praise as they were in my time. Before closing permit me to say that in rearing this modest monument to the happy and beneficial years at the Northwestern I follow the dictates of the same heart that echoes and reechoes the fond and fervent hope: May she flourish for ages, our dear Alma Mater, and be a blessing and an inspiration to many as she has been and is to the Debtor. writer. *) >Vm. Lloyd Garrison.

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public which gladly took advantage of the opportunity. On Sunday morning the students attended church and in the afternoon, after having previously taken leave from their entertainers, they again formed in a body. A short maneuver was given upon which followed a general farewell to all spectators. At a command the band struck up a march, and the whole column of soldiers moved forward, not to halt again until, after three and one half hours, it had reached Watertown, Everyone acknowledges to have spent a delightful time at Oconomowoc and the hardships of the long march seem to have taken no effect upon the boys, From the Oconomowoc Republican we quote the following: “Last Saturday about sixty cadets from the Northwestern University at Watertown enjoyed their fall march to this citv. Thev were accompanied bv tllcir band. They were invited by the German Lutheran church and the cadets were cared for by members of that church. The young cadets presented an imposing sight in the regulation arniv uniforms,and the difficult military maneuvers gone through by them elicited niuch applause from the interested spec­ tators They remained over night and attended church next morning in a bodv, the band furnishing music. On Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock thev formed in pllc and matched back to Watertown, Thdr gentlemanly actions while in the cj^v together with their proficencv in drill CCrtainly reflect great credit upon the institution to which they belong.”

In the early part of October the congregation at Oconomowoc invited the band and company of our institution, This kind proposal was looked upon by the students as a clear evidence of the congregation’s loyalty towards our Alma Mater and its scholars. In expectation of a very pleasant outing, therefore, our boys in blue heartily welcomed the invitation and, according to agreement, left Watertown on the morning of October 15th. After a •very delightful march of about seven miles a halt was made, and Mr. Heinbockel, who for the last five years acted as wagoner of the company, served refreshments to the boys. Thereupon the command to march was again given and with it permission to break silence in ranks. The regular beat ot drums now intermingled with songs and laughter. A variety of clarionet and cornet solos, together with the remarkable work of the drummer boy, made marching a- great pleasure indeed. Thus the ensuing five miles, which concluded the trip, were passed over without apparently fatiguing a single one of the men. It was shortly after eleven o’clock when ie city of Oconomowoc was reached. At once silence and strict military oidei were restored in ranks, the city was entered, and with colors flying and band playing the company marched directly to its new headquarters where the Rev. Guenther and teacher Daeke leceived their guests. Here the respective quarters were announced and the required number of men detached for each of them. Hos­ pitality seems to be a striking feature among the Oconomowoc citizens. This is proved by the fact that a considerable With the Army in Puerto Rico. number of p ople who were not mem­ bers of the inviting congregation, also Early in the morning of July 26tli our offered to entertain some or the guests, eyes were greeted with the first sight of The wish of very few of tiiese people land and a'ter two days were spent in could be complied with, however, the recommit e*ing the coast of Puerto Rico demand within the congregation alone we at lenetli entered the harbor of being nearty twice as large as the nuru- Ponce on July 28. ber of guests present. One of the main We had enjoyed a pleasant voyage in features of thenumerousaccomod ations spite of the crowded condition of our was the lake excursion tendered by the vessel, the ‘ Grand Duchess”. We had choir on Saturday afternoon. In the - Income inured to hardships, so that it evening the band turned out to render a mattered not if we slept in wet clothes selection of its choicest pieces to the and ate only canned tomatoes and hard-

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Over 200 prisoners and a flag were taken. This was the battle of Coamo. The whole brigade went into camp near the village of Coamo to wait for supplies from Ponce. When they arrived it was decided to make an attack on a Spanish force of about 800 in the pass of Aibonito. The battery bombarded the fortifications ’ nearly five hours and had driven the occupants back when the stock of ammunition became exhausted, That night two dynamite guns were brought from Ponce and at eight in the morning an attack was to be made along the whole line, when the orders came to cease hostilities, as the peace protocol had been signed by Spain. The provisions sent for had not yet come and sickness for want of proper food began to spread. Hard tack was all there was to eat for nearly a week and even that was worm}". The third battailon, i.e. Co’s. I, K, L, and M, was sent out on picket duty for six da3rs with two days’ rations and when the men were relieved at last the}" were like starved wolves. The rainy season now began, the rain pouring down every day. On account of the exposure to the dampness, sickness broke out in camp and before long, only about half of the men were fit for duty. When the orders came at last for the 2d Wis. to return to Ponce and to embark for New-York, no one was sorry and on August 29th the “Obdam” carried the first nine companies out of the harbor of Ponce.

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fagen, bad fci cine ctmad ubcrfdjiuanglidic Sluffaffung. 3d) bagegen bcljaupte, baft bic* fclbc 31? eincm tiicfltigcn 'JAcnfdjcn geflort, baft oflne bicfclbc gar feine maflrflajt inert* nolle 2eiftung mbglid) fci. Gd hat mofll jjcitcn gegeben, ba man «uf bad ©cmiltdlcbcn fo niel ©cmidjt gclcgt flat, baft ben 'JAcnfdjeu in fdjongeiftigem ©trcbcu bic JTraft unb bad 'JAarf and ben .flnodjen ging, baft fie in 9Auft£ unb SDiditung fo auf* giugen, baft fte, entnernt, nidjt im ©tanbe maren, eiuem pra£tifd)ercn cncrgifdjcn geinbe SBibcrftanb 311 Iciftcn unb burd) bittre (d)inere Aot erft mieber baflin gebradjt luerben inuft* ten, baft fte ftd) aufrajften unb fid; auf iflrc uorige tapfcrc 'JAcinnlicflfcit bcfauncu. Gd flat aber and) umgcfcflrt *}citcn gegeben, ba ber JBerftanb gan$ allciu regierte. .fling fein mar bad flodjftc gicl. .fllugflcit, 'Biel* rniften follte ben 9Acnfdjcn beffern, unb ailed Glenb, befonberd bic UntcrbriUiung ber SAaffcn burd) SGcnigc, murbe bein llinftaub augefdjricbcn, baft bie mciftcu llAcnfdjcn nieflt genug muftten. 93laffc Audfteruflcit, gemoflu* lidjer ©inn, niebriger Utilitaridmud, ein t ab ted fpicftbilrgcrlidjcd ipfliliftertum oflne .per3 unb ©cift mar bic golgc. 2>a gcfdllt mir nod) befter bie ,£>cvvfd)aft bed 3Billcnd. Gin millendftartcr 3Aauu ift nidjt flcin. Gr mirb bci allem lUlaugcl unb ©ebrcdjcu bod) nieutald ?Aiftari)tung gegen fid) auffommen laftcu. 9Aau mirb 1(1111 ;,urnen, man mirb iflu uerurlcilcn; aber cr amingt feinem Aidftcr Vldjtung nor bem par* fen, iapferen, audbauernbeu ©inn ab, ber iljn leitet. Tcnuod), bad ift and) cinfcitig unb nid)t bad Acdjtc. SBillfiir, bie banu gar 311 Icidjt in riictftdjtaiofe ©clbftfudit umfpringt, ift ba gar 311 fcijiicll bei ber .paub. 3Bo bic brei U3crftaub, 'Iflillc unb ©cffifll nidjt aufammen ftimmen, ba fcblt ctmad. Gd mirb aber immer jo {ein, baft man je nadj •Beit unb Umftdnben, uad) ber pcrfbnlidjcu Slrt unb bcrql. bad ,Sjauptgemid)t auf cilied 0011 ben breicn legen mirb. T>ic Aicnfdjeu finb einanber nidjt glcid) unb fallen cd and) mol)l nidjt fein, fonbern follcn fid) gegenfeitig in iljrer Sierfdjiebenljeit ergdi^en. ifijcnn nur beim Urtcil Tiber biefe Drcitcilung bed ©cclcn* lebend nidjt cined gau3 bci ©cite gclaften, {onberu jcbem {ein 'jflafc cingeraumt mirb, bann faun id) mid) mofll mit jebermaun bariiber oerftanbigen. gd) mbdjte nun* einmal bad pauptqcmidjt fiir eiuige SAinuten auf bad ©efuflldlebeu legen unb 3ioar bedflalb, meil bad, mad und flier 3ufammenfiiflrt, oormiegenb in bied ©e;

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Borlefung fiber cin pbi)d)oloojifdi=prattifdic*5 problem *u baltcu, fonbern id) IjaHc im ©tune, bad 311 redftfertigen, baft loir unc cimnal loicbcr bier aufammenfinben, and feinem aubern ©runbe aid ban, baft loir unfete alma mater Keb fyabcu unb ben ge* feftigen ©inn unb altc .tfamerabfdiaft pflcgcn 10 often. Tad ift and) cin locrtoolleo ©iitcE ©emutslcbcn. (Sd ift mir fruber fdion cub gegcugcbaltcn loorben, baft bad cine etioad feutimentale, fd)n>8rmcrifdic, unpraftifdje VI up faffung cined jungen VRcnfdicn ici $d) fagtc bamaid unb modjtc bad loicbcrbolcn: bic brei erften Attribute laft'e id) niebt gcltcn, unb bad lcl.dc non ber ^ugcnblidjfcit barf bod) U)ot)l nidit aid Tabcl aufgcfaftt loerben. Tarau? fommt bod) uicl fitr uufcrc Sciftuugd* fdljigt'eit an, baft loir im geioiffcn ©iunc 'fugenblid) blcibcn, unb bagi geftori, baft loir biefer ©d)ulc gegeniiber, fo langc cd rcdjt mil iftr ftebt, bcu.Binbcdfinn beioabren. 3n ben erften ^salircu bed Vlluinniocrciud lourbe ber ©ebanfe oicl ocniihrt, loic man bem Bcreinc cin praftifdjcd gicl geben tonne, urn bic Bctciligung ber Blitglicbcr <gi fteben. B3ir famcn ba auf mand)crlei (Scbautcu. (5d fofltcn jungc Scute in iftrem ©lubium burd) ©elbmittcl unicrftuftt loerben, ed folltc cine ^Jrofeffur funbirt loerben, ed foftten befonbere loiffenfdiaftlidie ^idc angebabnt loerben, bic ben einen ober aubern befonberd anloctteu unb bad ^ntcrcffe ber aubern ocrmclirtcn. SJiandjer lucrtoolle Borfdftag lourbe ba ge* mad)t, mandic Xhorheit lourbe ba gefagt. 3cmanb madite jjur 'Bebingung feiner 5eil* naftme, baft bie gcfeftlid)e ©pradje bed Ber* eind bad Salein ici. Bon anberer ©cite tain ber Borfdilag, man fofle ben BSur^eln griedji* fdier 3Borter, bie in ber fteftigen ©dirift gc= brand)! loerben, nadifpiiren. fclbft ftallc fdion oor oielcn 3abrcn ben ©ebanfen, cine Beitfdjrift luiirbe ben Bereindglieberu ctmad fidjtbared oor bic 'ilugeu fiibrcn, bad vie an iftre ptnftaltsoerbinbung crinucrt. Tied left* tere ift fein piel, fonbern uur cin Btitlei, um ben Berfebr 311 erleidjtern. Tagegen bic an* bereu Tinge loaren aid piele gebadit, obnc loelcbe cd teineu ©inn ftatte, im Bercinc (^u* fanimen gu fein Tiefer Befdjranfung moditc id) nun cut* gegentreten. 'JBabr ift cd, baft eine groftere Boftt oonJOlenfdjen burd) einen flar beftimm* ten praftifd)en gioed am beften gufammen* gebalten unb gemeinfamcn Tbun oereinigt loirb. Rob eiuige oon ben angcfiibrten Tin* gen mod)te id) nid)t abiocifcn, fonbern bem Bereine an’d §erg legen, 311 gecignetcr peit

einntal barilbcr ocrbanbcln: aber bad moditc id) babci fagen, baft loir and) oftne bic enger bcgrcu.fteu gicte ©runb genug baben, und jdbvlid) bier ,pt ocrfammeln. B*ic man (\crnc ,pi feinen (Sllcni geTjt, fo fudjen bic Sllumui gcruc ihvc „alma mater" bcim, befouberd bci eincr ©clcgculjcit, ba biefe in fcftlidicm ©dpnmfe crfdicint. Jm iibrigen ift ja nun aber unfer 3ufam« mcnlftun uid)i obnc praditifdic Bcfultaie ge* blicbcn. Vluf Vlnregung bed Bereind ift bad Black and Red ind Seben gernfen nun-ben unb bat nun cin Jaftr lang fcinc Bunbe bci ben ^reunben ber Vlnftalt gcmad)t. Tarf id) brauj bimucifcn, baft cd ber jciociligcu Be* bal'iion loilltommeu ift, lucun and ban Breife ber Alumni beraud non peil flu ;>cit cin Bci* trag crfdjcint; bad oerbiubet bic ©djulc nod) mci)r mil benen, bic fd)on oou ilir nudge* fdiicben ftnb, unb bail and) bic Vllumui im Saufe bed gained milcinanbcr im ($onlatt. gerner ift auf Beranlaffuitg bed Bereind im Saufc biefed Jaljrcd cin Bortragdeurfud angebabnt loorben, ber nad) ban Ucbevcin* fommen ber Jyacultat im uddifteu ^ a lire nod) loeiter audgebaut loerben foil. Trei .ft erven liabcn bic ^reuubliditeit geljabl, unfcrcrVluf* forberung unb Biile ^olge ,pi leiiteu. pm Saufc bed 'IBintcrd l)ielt 1'aflor ©pieving ciucn Borlrag iiber bad Vlniuadiien ber lutlicrifd)cn Birdie in unfrem Sanbe, '.prof, $cflanb oonBortbfielb folgtc bann im Vlnfang bed ^riilftingo mil eincr 'Befdireibuug ieincr JHeife burd) bad norblicbe Curopa, locldje cr .pigleid) mil ©tcreopticonbilbern illufivivtc, unb gegen tS'nbe ber ©d)ul;,eil hielt 'Bailor 3cnnb einen Borlrag iiber ben Viicbcrgang ©panicud. Tie beiben lepten Borlefungcn lourbeu in cnglifdier ©pradie geljalien. pit alien breieu batten fid) auftcr ben ©diiilcru unb Sebreru and) Jyreunbe ber ©d)ule and ber ©tabt eingefunbeu, unb loir biirien logon, baft biefe Bortrdge nidit uur Vlnllang gefun* ben baben, fonbern and) bad erreiditen, load fie urfpriinglicb bc.pocctlen, bie Vllumui in ndberc Beriibning mit ber ©diule ,^u bringeu. UGir baben frciiid) bic ©adie nidit gan^ fo cingcriditct, loie bci Coelegenbeit ber let;,ten Sllumnifipung oou ocrfdiiebenen ©eiten cr* loarict lourbe. Ta aber bem .Oanbcln ber ^acultcit burd) ben Befdiluft bed Bercind ^rcibeit gelaffen loar, fo baben loir mit ben ©diioierigtciteu nub .sbinberniffen gcred)net unb 3. 23. jeben Bebner bic 2Bal)l bed 2l)c* mad ubcrlaffcn, unb loir nuiffen fagen, baft bad foiocit fauni burd) einen oorberbeftimm* ten (Surfud beffer audgejallcn lodre.

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S)ic .Soften biefer 33crnnftaltunp fiat £>r. *£)r. Slrbcit in S(nfprud) penomnten batten. Slbcr Ctt and bee .Unite ber 'Mlumni bcfiritlcix G3 toie tocebcti im nddtften^nbrc bad23cegmigen pcl)t nidjt au§ bem SOortlautc beg IctiijaljrU baben, ben 93ortrap iibce U3ilbunp bee 0tim* pen ^.U-otofollS l)crt»or, bap, bad im 0inne me unb bee lUuofpeadje in 'XJcebinbunp mit pe* bed ilcrcind pcfdjcljcn ift. !£a id) mid) a bee tuubbcitdmcipipcn 'ittbmen 311 boren. Gd tljut beaut befann, bap bee (Sebanfe, oljne 'XUib.ee* mie leib, bap toie bad biedntal entbebren fprud) 311 crfaljren, auopcfprodjcn luuvbc, fo miiffen, ba biefe 0ad)e a new feature in bent bat id) vDe. Ott, 3unad)ft cinmal bad Gelb curriculum bee 0tubien biefed 3n^r ftemefen l)cr3upcbeu, ba und fonft trine ^nftcinbicjc ift. Gclbquellc often ftaub nub tnie bod) bic an* 3d) bobc feenee befannt 311 pebett, bap oon pebaljntc 0ad)c nidtt faftcu laffen molllcn, bee biedjdbeipcn Glaffe bie .!oceeen 3°*)nub id) ficqtc babci bie .ftoffnunp, bafj bee .Uaoafd), Sbco. £>nbu, 3ob. 9Rittelftaebt, 0. 'XJceeiit nufee ,$anbclu pulljeipcn loiiebc. 91. 0onncmann unb .£>. ©dimelinp fid) bei IBei bee Gclepcnfieii modilc id) auf 'XUitnfd) mie 3ue 3(ufnaf)mc in ben JHercin pemclbct bed £mi. Gaffirerd beaut aufmcrffam madjeu, baben. Gublid) ift baeatt 311 ceinncrn, bap in biefer bap, toie cine ^icmlidjc 0umme Gelbcd in bee .Uaffe baben, nub bap, ed pul join luieb, bap, 23cefammlunp bic i03al)I bee Bcamtcn fiatt* toie uud fiber ben Gebraud) bcffclbcn fdjliiffip finbet. luerben, bamit ed nidjt bued) 3ieUofe 5tud* pabcu uud cnlfdjunnbc, otjnc bap toie eltoad oon bem ^hdicn bcdfelbcn mcefen. Jycrncr mbdjlc id) beauf aufmcrffam ma* Synopsis of the Lecture on “Norse djen, bap, bad lepijabripc 'I'eolotoK im Mythology”. Black and Red idjon im September oee* Held November 18, 1898, at the Northwestern offeullidjl tooeben ift, cite ed 00m 'X>eeeiu aid University, by G. Bothne, Professor in piiltip anpeuommeu tourbe. SBidhcr fanb Luther College, Decorah, Iowa. biefe Vhmahme immee cr*t im nddqlen 3<d)re itatt bci eincr T>erfammlunp, in tocldjee fcljr Icidjl bie meiilen bee (eP.tjdbeiqcn Seilnefjmee In the introduction, Prof. Bothne par uid)t .pipcpcn tuaeeit. 3d) modtte crnpiel)* showed what researches recently have leu, bap, bee .\>crr 0cfectde am 0diluffe bee been made in the field of Norse myth­ 'X'eetammlunq bie 'Bcfdiluffc nub 'Horpanpc ology and that the chief works on it nod) fur.* veiumirt, bap biefed fJietumc aid were written by Meyer, Bugge, GrundtX'roi atoll anpefeben toeebc nub bap ed bee vig, and Jacob Grimm. We shall prob­ 0efectae bauu in bee ndd)ften iUummee bed ably never get far beyond the reconstruc­ Black and Red mit bee nbtipen 5(udfulhmp tion of German mythology made by the oeebpeutlidie. 3)ann todee bad autorifatiu, la?«t named author. The chief depositories of Norse myth­ toad im 0eud: erfdicint, nub bie 3Uumni, toeldjc nidtt bice toaeen, crfuhrcu, toad pe* ology are the folklore, the folksongs and l'd)el)cu ift, nub ein jebee bebdlt ben Uebcnd* the “Edda” or “Sagas”. Edda is the (ant bed 'X'eeeind fd)toae3 auf toeip, in bee name given to two different works, the Elder and the Younger Edda. The name .sSanb. ![\d) mup leibce bcricfjfeu, bap ed mie toie, Edda signifies “great-grandmother or bee nid)t pehtupcit ift. jemanben 311 peioinueu, ancestress”; this interpretation, how­ bem 'XJerciuc einen 5Uortrap 311 fjalten. Gd ever, is doubtful and it is more generally ift bad all bie 3l1brc lice ciu Ubelttanb pe* held to mean “poetics”. The home of toefeu, bee bued) bie ocetd)icbcncu 3?cfd)luffc these “Sagas” is by some said to be bed 'Xkreiud nidjt peljobctr touebc. 3d) l1cr* Iceland. Formerh' it was believed that the teauc abce baeauf, bap bued) bic lociteec Wudbilbunp bed 'Boeteapdcuefud bee ?llumni, “Edda” originated between the 6th and ben toie fur bie 0d)ulc beponnen baben, and) 9th centuries; but recent researches biefe 0ad)c in guhinft beffer oon 0tatteu sho wthat this theory is false. Norse pepen toieb. .fterr T'^of. £Ucimae todee pcenc mythology was influenced by Greek and mit einer Ulrbeit iibce einen fur und alfc uttpc* Roman mythology and by Bible stories. mein toidjtipen nub bod) oiclfadt uubct'annten Bugge points out that it was mainly Gepenftaub cinpetpeunpen, toenti ibn bie through the christianizing of Ireland Jefcten iCodjen nidjt 311 fefjc bued) bic gel)dufte that this influence reached the Norse,

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He proves with much reason that the “FHHV’ not older than 900 rears l^aaa is not oiaer tnan yuu jear... The younger ‘Edda is written in prose. Its author is Sturleson. It is divided into two parts, of which the first contains the -deluding of Vice” and the

- there being hut one member of the hi eh school 5,1 thc tomn’ Tho Oconomowoc team was so coufident of victory that they had made many bets on the results of the* same. (’apt. Tuttle von the toss-up and chose the* southern goal. Picper kicked off to Tuttle, who after a short run punted h^nt

second is a treatise on poetry. The elder “Edda” is a collection of thirtv-one poems treating of the Teuton „njcw rtf flinch nnpm? “Di<rli «on<r • 1 1 ,e ?? x- ’•. " T? & of Odin”, is remarkable tor its Ten Rules of Life, as, modesty and politeness in intercourse, respect to vour parents, temperance, and patriotism. The con-

Capt. Tuttle then made a beautiful end run around Northwestern’s left ctitl, securing at ouchdown. Tuttle kicked goal. Score G to o. Oconomowoc were nowovereonndent of victory. Pieper again kicked off and the Oconomowoc half-back w*s down jn i,js tracks. The ball went to Northwestern on downs, who steadily advanced within three yards of the goal-lino when Berg earned the ^k^’Gr for a touchdown- 1'^er faded to

tents ot this “Edda” had been handed down bv tradition for several generations before thev were fixed in writing.-— Prnf our Rrot. Rntl-me bSOtnne, a former lOlirnr student Stuaent of Ol out college, graduated from John Hopkins university and completed his studies m Norway. His lecture was scientific nnrl In ^11 resneets iin to date ana m all respects up to aare.

Football Games. X. W. U. 27.

l.nko Mills 0.

On Oct. S, our team went to Lake Mills to play the High -chool tea m of that place. Paptain Gross of Lake Mills won the toss and chose the southern goal. Picper kicked off for North­ western, who soon regained the ball, because the Highs failed to make the necessary gain. By steady line bucking and end runs thc pig­ skin was forced across the goal line for a touch­ down. Rosinsky kicked goal. During the rest of the game the Highs gained the ball twice, but were each time hold for downs. By mass plays on tackle and short end runs and crisscrosses the Northwesterns gained the remaining four touch­ downs. The features of the game were the long end runs of Capt. Heidtke and the general team work. The line-up was as follows: X. tv. u. Lake Mills. Heidtke. L. E ...Jinks Zarling, Keller......L. T............ ...McClellan. Keller, Rather...... L. G............ ...Holm. Michaels Gross, Capt. C Kind.... ....... Murphy. .............R. G. Wolff... ...... ...... R. T ........ Dumar. Schultz.. .R. E ...... Mansfield. Sauer..... ........ Henderson. Q Berg....... ..L. H.................Koepke. Rosinsky........... ..R. H.................Heitsch. Pieper, Zarling.........F. B............... Krippner. Touchdowns:Heidtke 2, Schultz, Pieper, Rosinsky, — goal Rosinsky 2, — Umpire Mahnke, Linesman, Erast. X. W. U. 21.

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Tuttle kicked off. Picper returned the ball to the ceutcrof the field, where the ball went to the home team, who then gained their last touchdown. Tuttle again off kicked to f». in kickcd andgoal. after Score a few 12 minutes plu*. Lllc thistle blew for the end of the lirst half. Oconomowoes were confident ami took some stimulants for the last half North westerns braced up, determined to win or die. Tuttle kicked off and our boys soon forced Heidtke across the line for a touchdown. Picper again failed to kick: goal. Score 12 to 10. During the remaining part of the game North western se­ cured two more touchdowns. Berg kicked goal. Score 21 to 12. The line-up was as follows: X. w. N.

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.Busch. Heidtke............ .L. H. .Youngs. Keller................ L. T i Mjodrich. Bather............... L. Ci liner. Berg.................. L. 11................. i I'yl.wt, Michaels........... C i> Zarling............. H. 11 Kind................ R. CL Bn-:. Wolff................ It. T Schultz............. R. 15. 1an<m. ,1VI > ibone. Sauer................ Q..F..... Piepcr............... .Tut tie. Touchdowns: Berg, Heidtke, Keller, Pieper. Goal: Berg. Score 21 to 12. Umpire: Mnhnke, N. W. U., Walter, “Cooney”. Linesmen ; Ernst, N. W. U., Wing, Oconomowoc.

For Oct. 22nd a game was arranged with Way land Academy. The game was begun some"'hat early and on that account there was a very meagre attendance at a game, that was as neat an exhibition of football as was ever seen in Watertmvn. Wayland won the toss and taking advantage of the wind they chose to defend the north goal. As the teams lined up the Academy boys showed to l)P a slight disadvantage in weight. Piepcr kicked off to Hansen who was downed after a £ain of five yards. By the excellent work of the line and of the ends, N. W. U. secured the ball im­ mediately. Repeated line-smashes brought the ball close to Way land’s goal, wheu they biaced up and nearly succeeded in getting it. The ball was given to Keller who carried it under the uprights for {fa. touchdown. Pieper missed the goal. Johnson

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Jacobson again kicked off. By end runs, crisscrosses, quarter-back passes the oval was carried down the field. Keller then carried it across the line for the third touchdown. After a few minutes of play time was up. In the second half Pieper kicked off. Hartland lost the ball on a fumble and Heidtke secured a touchdown on a crisscross, making a forty yard run. Jacobson again kicked to Zarling, who gave the pigskin to Guse for an eighty yard run. After a few minutes play Keller was again forced across the line for a touchdown, Hartiond. x. w. D. Larson, ......center...... ....Michaels Hanson .right guard.. ....Kind Entemann .right tackle.. ....Wolff Lawerie..., ...right end... .'...Schultz Glaw ...left guard... ....Rather Tones **** ** ...left tackle... ....Keller JHughes... .....left end.... ....Heidtke, Capt Bau....... quarter-back ....Sauer Crawford left half-back ... Guse Christopherson.right half-back ...Zarling Jacobson full-back ....Pieper Score: N. W. U. 27, Hartland 0. Touch­ downs: Pieper, Keller 2, Heidtke. Goal from place kick, Guse. Referee, Beurhaus. Linesmen, Ernst, Trickey.

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for the gentlemanly and clean games played. The first game scheduled was with Lake Mills High School, Oct. Nth; the second with Oconomowoc, Oefc. 15th; the third with Wavland Academy, Oct. 22. The manager had lailed to arrange a game for the 22d ot Oct. with Sacred Heart. A game was later scheduled for the fifth of Nov., but as several of our players were at home and others wanted to go home the game was cancelled. A game had "been arranged with the Ripon College for the twelfth of Nov., but after they had been defeated by Wavland, they cancelled our game. One of the reasons that made it difficult to arrange games was the lack of funds. It must be said t.o the credit of the management that they arranged as many games as possible without get­ ting the team into financial difficulties. To them also the excellent work of the team is due. As to the hue and cry of the Sacred Heart team, there need be but little said. Their asser­ tion that our entire team was here on the date fixed for the game is certainly — let us call it a mistake, but. to say that on investigation it was found that all members of the team were present, needs the “gall” and the inclination to untruth­ fulness, which only the writer in the Collegian can possess. The alleged sending home of our “sand”, that, to say the least, is nonsense. What would a game with Sacred Heart have been like ? Cer­ tainly not a game with which we would regale our friends. To give our readers an idea of what the game would have been, let the following, clipped from the “Waukesha Dispatch”, show: “There was a game at the fair grounds, Satur­ day, between the Carroll and Sacred Heart college teams. The visitors outweighed the Carroll play­ ers twenty pounds to the man, and considering this Carroll did remarkably well in holding them to a tie. Roth teams made a touchdown and goal in each half, the game ending in a tie, 12 to 12. The work of umpire Devaney was about the rankest ever seen on the grounds. In all of the games played by the Carroll team this year, they have never before complained of poor umpiring, but they are entitled to a kick against umpire Devaney as they were systematically robbed throughout-the game. The cou test was marred bv long and frequent wrangles which disgusted the spectators.” Nevertholuss we would have played them after the Thanksgiving Day game, to please our friends and to show conclusively that our team had nothing to fear from the Sacred Heart team, blit we heard from members of their own team that they had gone out of practice for several weeks, whatever that may mean. The prospects for a strong team for next year are exceedingly bright, since the team will lose but one player. Kind will make a good cent er. Rather played a good game Wolff played a strong game at tackle. Schultz and captain Heidtke are swift ends and sure tacklers. Keller played well, aided much by his superior streugth. He might have done better though, had it not been for his disposition to play the truant in prac­ tice games. Sauer is an excellent plaver at quar­ ter, he gives good interference and tackles low

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Locals* Halloween ! Post no bills! 0 tempora, 0 mores! Let’s go duck-hunting! Why shouldn’t I be proud? Haven’t I got six stripes now ? Three cheers for Toil’s shovel-brigade! Has the first “baloon” drilling to­ night ? Sergeant: What are leggings ? Raw recruit: Gloves for the feet. Why does “Lord” visit his uncle, the day before Thanksgiving? Say, Toit! who has charge of the R. R. when it’s Dido’s turn? Teacher: What is a penalty ? Scholar: Fifteen yards, or the ball! “A person can not be too cautious in choosing his parents!” Prunes arc all right once in a while! Ebie seems to have ceased to mock the baker at last! Who do you think is the most polite “Referee”? What is the first thing a student gets on his arrival at college? .sJmuSrcgdn. A ruling spirit seemed to prevail in the second meeting of the B. R. Literary Society. Since when has our “Poet Laureate” ceased to write poetry? (ans.) Since his last disastrous run-awav with “Pe­ gasus”. (Scene in King Richard II.) “Here comes the Duke of York, with signs of war about his aged neck.” Teacher: What were these signs of war ? Scholar: A “Battle-Ax Plug”,

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Through the kindness of Rev. Foster the students have an opportunity to hear a number of leading lecturers and concert companies of the country at a very reasonable price. The band played at the 50th anniverat

Bimmel III. is “on to” his business al­

II. Jaeger, one of our former students, is teaching school at Cold Springs, Wis.

What do some American students sa}T, where the English say, “I say, get up”! Answ.: Sa}f, the breakfast bell is ring­

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Waggs, (translating Homers’ descrip­ tion of Thersites): He had crooked legs, and but little wool was blooming on his head. Whose face was a mere blank, when he came back from skating?

H. Martens, ’98, is teaching at the 14th district school, Milwaukee, Wis. At the marriage ceremony of Rev. E. Redlin, ’95, the band furnished themusic. The wedding took place at Ironridge, Wis. All the boys reported a ver\r pleas­ ant time.

Who “became” a glance of the “Black Dog”? (For information apply to Wil­ liam the Peaceable).

Edvv. Rosinsky, ’01, is seriously ill at his home in Manitowoc, Wis. We wish him a speed}' recoveiy.

How many different sicknesses is a certain Sophomore capable of having?

Among the students that visited friends and relatives in the city we might mention the following: J. Haase, ’97, Edw. Bartkc, ’98, H. Martens, ’98, G. Kuhn, ’97.

Left-tackle! offside! please! What brave soldier had to retreat to the top of a dog-kennel, being pursued by a “Cooney” dog?

Mrs. C. I-Ieinbockel was serenaded by the band on her birthday, Nov. 11.

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Attorney S. M. Hayes, one of our for­ mer students, was elected Attorney General for the state of Idaho. We con­ gratulate him upon his success.

Prof. Gisle Botlmc, ’79, lectured on Otto Zastrow, formerly a member of “Norse Mythology” Nov. IS, 1S9S. His class ’02, was accidentally shot b\r the discourse was very instructive and in- discharge of his gun while hunting. He teresting and directed the attention of died November 20th from the effects of the students to a field of study hither- his injuries. We greatly deplore the loss to not paid its due attention. of this our beloved brother and express our deepest sympathy to the mourning At the funerals of privates Max Krebs parents and relatives in this sad bereaveand his comrade Arthur Fairfield the ment. military company headed by the college August Capelle of this city, a private band acted as funeral escort. of Co. K. Third Wis. Regt., returned The college band furnished the music home from Porto Rico on Thursday for the annual fall bicycle-meet Septem- November 6th. Upon his arrival at the ber 17th at Washington Park in this St. Paul depot he was welcomed bjr a large crowd of citizens and several city.

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, . , _ A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our Exchanges. Definition of a college paper: A publi­ cation, to the contents of which one per­ cent of the college contributes and with which the remaining ninety-nine percent find fault. — Ex. The Gitche Gumee, quarterly, is a new exchange. Its reading-matter is well written and its typography is excelient.

Dennis: “The great astronomers have seen a new asteroid.” Mike: “They can kape the animal. O’im satisfied with a common horse to roide.”—Ex. We haven’t seen anything of the Col­ Beacon for the last months. Is it gone out ? lege

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France has its seventh president since 1870. President Faure died unexpected­ ly in the midst of public disorder. M. Faure began his life as a journeyman tanner. His career may be compared with that of Jackson or Lincoln, but unlike them he was a man of good fortune rather than of especial ability. The election of the new president, M. Emile Loubet, took place without serious disturbances. M. Emile Loubet is known as a man of personal honor and decided ability, but whether he will be successful in solving the Dreyfus com­ plications and in preventing an over­ throw of the government by the Napo­ leons or the duke of Orleans, the future only can tell. There seems to be considerable compe­ tition amongst the press as to who can portray Agtunaldo, the interesting per­ sonage whom the late war has brought

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enmity, unless strict neutrality is to be accounted a crime. Some express themselves as follows : With our jingos it is a foregone conclu­ sion that Americans can do no wrong, and that some one else is wicked if the jingo programme can not be carried out in ever}" detail. At present the Germans are at the bottom of everything. Not the American government supplied the Filipinos with arms and ammunition through its agent Dewey, but the Ger­ mans, not the American consul at Hong­ kong and Singapore promised the insur­ gents their independence, but the Ger­ mans. The Americans would not dream of getting the Philippines by deceit and false promises. Only Germans arc capable of such things. Uncle Sam is faultless, all for freedom, humanity and civilization. The most serious complaints of our German-American colleagues in this con­ nection is that the majority of American newspapers printed in the English language refuse to tell the truth, or sup­ press it as much as possible, while giving the most carefxil attention to items which even the most ignorant should know to be false. The attacks of our jingos are both malicious and cowardly, — malicious because they want to pick a quarrel with Germany, cowardly because they must needs grovel before England to ob­ tain her help against the powerful Ger­ man empire. Not only has official Germany acted throughout with strict correctness and neutrality, but the Ger­ man business men in Manila have, as our ambassador in Berlin shows, ex­ pressly advocated the annexation of the Philippines as a part of the United States. This, together with the recent withdrawal of the German warships from Manila, ought to suffice to con­ vince even the most ardent jingo that Germany’s policy toward America is friendly in every respect.

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bem Icibenfdjaftlidjen 5)iot ber fRofe, etmad anbcrcd mit ben treuen 2lugen cincd 23ern* parbinerd aid mit bem fcpcuglidjcn .ftopfc einer .ftlapperfdjlange. Tann miiffen bn unb id) fragen : 333ad mill ©ott und bamit fa<gen? SDann ift bod) ailed in bicker SCelt bed ©tnbicrend inert ? Tie fUatur ift (Sotted Dffen* barung fo gut aid bad ©oangclium non (Sprifto, menu and) cine gan$ anbere, menu and) mit bem glud) bclabcn, menu and) fur nnd bnrd) ben Vlbfalt non ©ott geblcnbctc Sftcnfdpcn nut nod) unbeutlid) crEcnntlid). JUcr barum bic SRJclt nidjt fennen Icvncn mill, incr nidjt fleigig lernen mill, ift cin (Sotted* ucradjtcr fo gut mic bcr, mcld)cr an ©prifto feinen ©efalicn finbet unb bad 233ort nerad) tet. Unb ed ift cin Uimcrftanb menu man mcint, bie fUaturimffcnfdjaften auf _ unfern Slnftaltcn cntbcljrcn ober ungeftraft jum 3lfd)enbrobcl maepen 311 fonnen. 333cr nidit in bad SBirfcn (Sotted unb in bie 'Jtatur ge* fd)aut pat, mirb immer ein cinfcitig gebilbe* ter Dicnfd) blciben." 3m golgenbcn ging bann bcr fUebner auf ben 9Rcnfd)cn iiber unb acigtc, mold) cine munberbare SUelt im .ftleincn bcr 'Ulcnfcp fei; in bcr (Scftalt feiued ftbrpero unubertrefflid), in feiner ftofflidjen 3lliammcnfcftung ciii djemifdied Saboratorium non uncrreidjbarcr JOollfommcnpeit, cine 9Jtafd)inc, in mcldjcr allc ^rincipicn bcr 5Wcd)anif unb Tpnamif in 9lnmenbung loinmen, ncrmittclft number* barer ©inne mit bcr 33klt auger ibm ncr» feprenb. Unb mic bcr inenfdilidjc 2eib eiu 3jQunbcr, fo ift bie menfdjlidjc ©eclc ein un* crforfd)lid)ed 3tcitfel in iprem lUefen, ©rfen* neu, giiplcn, 233ollcn unb £>anbeln. ©ic treigt cincu fittlidjcn IHiditcr in fid), bad (Se* miffen, unb bod) ift fie burd) bic ©iinbc bem “nitimurin vetitum” piilflod uerfalleu,— ncrloren. 23on pier and ging bcr 'Jtcbucr fiber auf ben §lud) ©otted, ber um ber ©iinbc milieu auf bem !LUeufd)cn liegt, unb auf bad ©Dan* geliuni, bad ailed anbere in ber sIUcIt an 2&id)tigfeit unb 5u^crcTfe iiberrage, benn cd ift bie non ©ott gcoffenbartc ifUiffenfdjaft, „non meiner unb beincr ncrlorcnen unb burd) ©priftum micbcrgefunbenen ©cligfeit", opnc bie mic mit allem fonftigen 333iffen unb .fton* nen cmig <gi ©runbe gepen. 3ln biefem Gnangclium bat ,pnar ber 'J.Ucnfdi non 9ta* iur gar fein ^snlcreffe, cd ift ipm oiclmcpr ein 'ilrger; aber gerabe barin ift cd fo perr* lid), bag ed burd) feine cigene gbttUdje ftraft ben miberftrebenben HUenfdjen erfagt, iiber* minbet unb felig rnaept. Tann erft lernt ber

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bev 2)hjt()ologic bev gcvmani = Bolfdftammc. Vlad) bcu Borftcfluugeu faft allcr .peibcu finb bie ©otter nidjt uou ©loigfeit Ijcr gcine^ feu, nod) ift bic ©rbc burdj ben fdjopfcrifdjen 'IKi(leu ciued ©otted entftanben, fonbern bci iljnen finb ©biter unb bie ©rbc geiuorbeit. BJad bci ben ©ricdjcu bad ©Ijaod, bad ift bci bcu alien ©ermancu bcr bbc unb liner* fitllte Baum ©inuungagap, lubrtlidj ©affen bcr ©aljnungcn. Xodj fdjcint bci unfern Borfaljrcn bcr Bcgriff cincd ciu.pgcn ©otted, bcr bie BJelt erfdjaffeu Ijabc, nidjt 311 feljlcn; benu nadj ber ©bba uerbarg fid) Vllluatcr bei bcr ©djbpfung. Vtadj bciu ©tauben bcr alien ©ermancu Ijatte fidj am norblidjcu ©ubc ©inuungagapd Biflljcim gebilbet, cin buullcr unb falter Drt, am fubtidjeu ©nbe aber bic glammeniuclt VJtudpclljcim. pin Vtiflljeim luar cin 'Bruuncn, .fttocrgd* mir, bcr raufdjcnbc .Ucffcl. VIud biefcm 'Bruuncn ergoffeu fid) 3iublf ©tronic unb cr* fullten bie X'ccrc ©inuungagapd. 3)a bad UBaffcr biefer gliiffc fo lueit non feinem 11 r* fpruugc fain, bap, bie in iljnen cntljaltene BJarmc fid) uerfludjtetc, ueriuanbclte ed fid) in ©id. Sic nbrblidje pdlftc ©inuungagapd fillltc fid) allmdljlidj mit grogcu ©idmaffen an, bic filblidjc .spaljte aber blicb milbe uou ben geiicrfunfen, bie and VJtudpclljcim ljer* iiberflogeu. Burdj bic 3uiamn,c,llD*vfun9 uon .pipe unb .Italic entftanb nun bad crftc Seben, bcr 'Jlicfc V)mir. Bicfc Vlnfdjauuug uou ber ©djbpfung ift fomit cine matcrialift-ifdje, unb bcr lOlenfdj, lucldj.'r glaubt, bag burdj ciuc ^nfdlligc itombimtion uou uuors ganifdjcu ©toffen SDrgamdmcn entftanben feicu, load bod) alien luiffcufdjaftlidjen iljat* fadjen tuibcrfpridjt, befenut, bag cr cin .£>ei< be ift. ©d ift bodj luoljl uicl buffer unb ucr* nuuftiger allcr gorfdjung auf biefem ©ebiete aid §ttcit fein “ignoramus” aud3ufpredjeti unb mit bem ©huben 311 befennen: „Vlm Vlnfang fdjuf ©ott .pimmcl unb ©rbe." 2)cr jRicfc Vjmir ficl in cinen tiefen ©djlaf unb begann 311 fdjioitjen. Sa luudjd iljm unter bem linfen Vlrm VJtann unb iBeib, unb

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Prima Private Study Society. The readers of the Black and Red will perhaps remember that satisfaction was expressed in one of the numbers of ’97 — ’98 that literary interest was growing among us. We are glad that we can say that it has not subsided, but that on the contrary there is great interest in literary work shown by some students. The Sbhpliomore and Fresh­ man classes have founded a second literal society for their special use. Lately a number of Seniors and Juniors founded a private study society, perhaps the only societ}' of its kind in the history^ of the institution. On Washington’s birthday a number of Seniors and Juniors, actuated by the strenuous efforts of a member of the pre­ sent society, organized a Senior-Junior private stud}' society. The purpose of the society as expressed by the words of

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Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmes­ dale in “The Scarlet Letter". The Scarlet Letter won for Nathaniel Hawthorne the foremost place among the American writers of fiction. The scene of the story is laid in Salem, a port north of Boston, famous for is persecu­ tion of the witches in 1692. Hawthorne was surveyor of this port for three years. It is in this time that the author became acquainted with the localities pictured in the romance. In respect to form “The Scarlet Letter” has two peculiarities, namely, its introduction and the laying of its plot in the last chapters. Its chief characters are Hes­ ter Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. The aim of the story is to point out that the confession of a crime preserves the soul and that hiding on the other hand destroys it. We first sec Hester Prynne, a beauti­ ful woman, with “the scarlet letter” on her breast and her infant in her arms, publicly arraigned before the unrelenting New England conscience. She was sure-

ly a heroic figure as she stood there on the pillory, doubly branded, and saw among her judges the man who had wrought her ruin, and for whom she hoped by her obstinate silence to ensure the continuance of the love and vener­ ation, his parishioners already lavished upon him. At the end of this awful day, when Arthur Dimmesdale went to his home crowned anew with the approba­ tion of his townsmen, for his justice and discretion in dealing with this sinner, and Hester Prynne took up her life-long burden of infamy and went away in dis­ grace and shame to her lonely cottage, we might hastily conclude that the for­ mer had taken a step upward while the latter stood at the beginning of a long descent. But this was not the crucial moment in the lives of both. For when Hester Pyrnne publicly accepted her decree, and with a sincere repentance, put on the “scarlet letter” — that moment it ceased to be a badge of shame and be­ came a symbol of the upward strivings and the “purification as by fire” of the wearer’s heart. But when Arthur Dim­ mesdale, by his silence, allowed Hester to take up alone her burden of shame, which should have been equally divided between them, there began for him a life of most intense torture and of spirit­ ual retrogression. During the twenty years in which Pearl grew from infancy to womanhood, Hester Prynne sometimes through the public, sometimes through Arthur Dim­ mesdale, sometimes through their child — but more often through the bitter yearnings of her own heart — was taught the force of the law she had broken. But suffer as she might she kept unflinchingly to the path of rectitude which she had chosen, and at the end of these long years, we find her not only a beneficent factor in the life of the village, but she is now also a higher type of womanhood than she would ever have become as the wife of Roger Chillingworth. During these years, had Arthur Dimmesdale’s nature been less delicate, less finely attuned to higher laws, his con­ science would have become dulled and hardened by his constant remorse. As it was, all of God’s gifts that were the

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choicest became to him the ministers of spiritual torment. And when at the end ofthis time his conscience finally tortured him into a confession which he should have made long before, his spiritual life ay as dwarfed to such an extent that CAren by the most strenuous efforts he could never place himself where Hester Pry nne then stood.

Our National Pride. The word nation is taken in two distinct senses: In the broader or ethnolo°ical sense it signifies a race of peopte especially one of the same ethnic family and speaking a common language, In the narrower sense it signifies a body of inhabitants united under andconstituting an independent government. Taking the word in the latter sense, we are certainly also a distinct nationality and as such have ample reason to be proudofit. Yes, it could justly be considered unpatriotic if any of our citizens were indifferent in this respect. Such a citizen, if he at all deserves to be called so, would, indeed, not merit the superior advantages and immunities granted by our glorious Republic. But such a bold statement presupposes that our national pride is well founded, and to prove that it is, A\re need but briefly reflect on some of the more important and convinc­ ing facts. We can look back to a glorious past, Every one who has studied our colonial history realizes in what a primitive and m many respects deplorable condition we were at that time. But we threAv nf^L?PPrT°r s L°ke a“d maintained our independence through the Revolu-

town, and for the splendid navSf ries of Paul Jones andother^^We^Sieri established aJ republican fom of go4r“ rnent with a Constitution of chefks and" balances, which, although not entirilv where has there ever a constitution been adopted that was npr feet in every respect ? — be pronounced

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time. Special merit it deserves for pro­ Adding for a good system of public schools, and for separating state and church in accordance with the word of God so that every one enjoys freedom of conscience. . Our material progress is well-nigh mi­ paralleled. Thirteen small, sparsely populated colonies a little over a hund­ red years ago, arc now a vast ex­ panse of territory coA'ering almost 4,000,000 square miles and having a population exceeding 73,000,000inhabi­ tants. This extensive territory is not a barren tract of land, but a most feitile country with innumerable navigable rivers and lakes teeming with fish, a country having extensive forests, vast coalfields and oil regions, rich deposits of iron, copper, lead, silver and gold, and a climate favorable for developing fertility in the soil and industry in the people, Corresponding to all this, large cities have sprung up in a few years, innumerable railroads have been built crossing the entire dominion like a network, manufacturing and commerce are in a .flourishing condition, and everyAvhere we find all the modern inventions and improvements practically applied and utilized. These are only a feAAr of the many indisputable facts of the past that can be brought forth in behalf of the above statement, But to found our national pride we are not obliged to look merely to the past, as Spain must to-day, but we can also look forAvardto a faArorable present and to a promising future. There are no signs of coming decay and decreptitude as yet; on the contrary, eA'erArthing shows that we are in the age "of full manly strength and vigor. The

PcrhaPs think that our venturing forth * C°J°nial enterprise is a bad omen Such an enterprise, it is ’ ,'S,fraught with many great dan8 i ’ ^ut lf our government acts AVisely unproA’-es bj^ the experience of ° +lrS’ this danger diminishes very much

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When we now at the end take all this in consideration, we see that our national pride is not “built upon the sand” but “upon a rock”; and therefore we are justified in stigmatizing every one who goes under the name of citizen of the United States and yet has not a particle of national pride,, unpatriotic and, at least to some extent, disloyal. If all our citizens were of the same stamp, it would be more difficult for us to have a strong, consolidated government than it is to-day in Austria. The cords that unite us would then be almost like a “rope of sand . Therefore let us not be indifferent in regard to our national pride, but let us make it and feel it as our own. This, of course, does not say that he has no national pncle who severely cnticises the acts of his government when he sees it going astray; on thecontrary, this is his duty as a good citizen who has the welfare of his country at heart. The more severe public criticism is, the more careful and considerate will our government be in all its undertakings and will not be led by freaks and frenzies. National pride, especially in a Republic like ours, that cannot bear just criticism is nothing less than exorbitant. It is the pride of a haughty, overbearing nation, of a people given to vainglory and ostentatious boasting, and exceedingly disagreeable as a neighbor. " History leaves us not uninformed as to the fate of such a nation. Sparta and Athens, two rival states, are tvpical examples in ancient history. Their excessive pride and haughtiness caused dissension and dissension brought their ruin. The French under the rule of the eminent Napoleon Bonaparte were undoubtedlv the proudest nation of their time. Blindfolded bv self-conceit, they aspired to the subjection of all of Europe and swept down upon their neighboring countries like a scourge, until their boastful career was forever checked in the great battles of Leipzig and Waterloo. Undoubtedly also excessive national pride and vainglory dazzled the eyes of the majority of the Spanish people in the late Spanish-American war, so that they

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could not and would not see the futility of trying to hold Cuba and Porto Rico until their second fleet was totally an~ mhilated, and until their soldiers, weakened by fatigue, starvation, disease, and heavy loss in battle, could no longer cope with so formidable a force as the American army. Only complete disaster on all sides could convince them of the vanity of their pride and the futility of their obstinacy, Let us therefore profit by these lessons Qf history and not overestimate ourselYes, but, on the contrary, have an ever watchful eye to detect our faults anc] defects. Let us be broad-minded and always ready to amend. Then will our national pride be beneficial to our countrv, America’s name will ever be “opportunity”, and our land will remain “the land of the free and the home Qf the brave.” (Contributed.)

Gorbudoc, or Ferrex and Porrex. In England the people of old ever en“ joyed shows and pageants; already in the early part of the twelfth century there existed an English drama with acts and scenes. But its object then, as in ancient Greece, was widely different from that of the drama of to-day. In Greece, where the drama originated, it formed an important part of the pagan worship; in the Christian church of the later Middle Ages it served as a means of enlightening the understanding of the poorer, uneducated classes. In those days the instruction and welfare of the lay community devolved almost entirely upon the clergy, who in order to elucidate the Bible history and legends, employed dramatic exhibitions, which at first were performed in churches, and afterwards in the streets on fixed or movable stages. If the subject of the play was taken from the Scriptures, it was called a mystery-play; if founded on the lives of saints, a miracle-play. At first the monks performed the parts as actors. Later the guild-brethren took it upon them to do the acting, while the clerics furnished the compositions.

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Thus things held their course, unchecked by the Reformation, for wellnigh two centuries, when a third kind of religious plays was produced, termed morality-plays] which were based on allegory. In these, virtues and vices were personified, which took subsidiary places-to the scriptural and legendary characters. However, this new element soon superseded its predecessors, and separated only to give rise to tragedy and comedy. 'The moral plays, though the immediate forerunners of the regular English drama, were stunted by the rise of the secular plays. In 1561, about ten years after the first re<mlar comedv (Ralph Royster Doyster), there appeared the first regular English tragedy, known as Gorboduc, or Ferrex and Porrex, the fruit of the joint-labor of Thomas Norton and Thomas Sackville, the first three acts being ascribed to the former, the last two, to the latter. This drama was not the di* rect outgrowth of the religious pla}rs. There had come a time when the public tired of being bored by moralities and the like. The revival of learning occasioned by the Renaissance, the study of Greek and Roman art and literature soon revived interest in the drama. The university and law-students found ample amusement in translating and imitating the epic, lyric, and dramatic poetry of ancient Greece and Rome, and soon shaped their own thoughts on the models of the old authors. The collection of dramas attributed to Seneca, mere cop3'ing and plagiary of Greek prototypes, was much studied, and it is not strange that pla3rs of this period should have many parts in common with the old patterns. Students before long acted their plays at the Court, the universities and the inns-of law. Thus the members of the best society aspired to be pla3rwrights. The authors of Gorboduc were such, and e irlv distinguished themselves above a host of competitors, They were not merely copyists, for their drama is the product of their own ereative genius, and introduces several novelties. Gorboduc is characterized by three distinct innovations in the English drama: first, it is the first historical play; secondly^ the treatment of the

material as well as the structure of the tragedy is formed on the classic model; thirdly, it is the first play in which blank-verse is applied to dramatic composition. A distinctive feature also is the division into five acts which are subdivided into scenes (20). Three speakers at the most appear on the stage at one time, though occasionally intcrrupted by messengers who in long, highsounding speeches narrate a murder, conspiracy, rebellion, or battle, The chorus, which in the Greek plays and in those imputed to Seneca, played an important part, is in Gorboduc utilized merely to fill out the intervals between the acts. In the present instance it is composed of “foure auncicnt and sage men of Brittaine”, who after each of the first four acts step forward to moralize on the contents of the prcceding act. Noteworthy also is the “dumb-show”, probably of indigenous origin, which appears as a sort of interlude before every act, most likely for the purpose of exciting the expectation of the audience. No words are spoken; while the music (violins, cornets, flutes, hautboys, and drums) played, the pantomime was acted, signifying what was about to take place in the next act. For example, before the first act there appear six wild men, one of whom carries a bundle of sticks fastened together, which bundle they separately and joint­ ly try to break. Unsuccessful in their attempt, one of their number pulls out a single stick which he easily breaks; the others follow his example till all the sticks are broken, whereupon they retire from the stage. This simply meant that as long as a state or government remains united it may prevail long against the foe, but once divided, it is easily annihilated, as happened to Gorboduc’s monarchy which he divided between his two sons'. Before the fifth act the pantomimic warriors actual^ discharged their arms. This much for the structure of the pla3'. The diction reveals somewhat the influence of Seneca. The language is rather pompous and stilted, but marked by perspicuity and clearness. Of rhymed couplets there are but few; alliteration is occasionally employed in the speeches of dignified personages.

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As to the subject-matter of the story of the play, it is taken from Geoffrey of Monmouth’s “British History”. The plot is simple enough: The aged Gorboduc (supposed to have flourished in the seventh centu^ B. C.), king of Britain, notwithstanding the dissuasion by his council, divides his realm between his two sons, Ferrex and Porrex; the land north of the Humber is assigned to the former, the southern part to the latter. The queen, Videna, and her oldest and favorite son, Ferrex are enraged at a division of the kingdom. By a parasite, Hermon, Ferrex is made suspicious of his brother’s conduct and equips an army. Porrex, informed of his brother’s preparations, and deter­ mined to check the wrongly-interpreted course of his rival, takes his brother by surprise and slays him. Gorboduc, hor­ rified at the dreadful news, summons Porrex before his tribunal and banishes him. The unhappy mother avenges her beloved son; with her own hand she kills the slumbering Porrex. The people, moved with the terrible crime rise in re­ bellion and murder the king and queen. The noblemen assemble to punish the unruly subjects, and succeed in destroy­ ing the rebels. In the meantime, Fergus, duke of Albany, attempts to usurp the throne, for no heir had been appointed. The nobles join to defeat his ambition. A civil war ensues and the land is devas­ tated. Thus the play ends. A definite con­ clusion is wanting. Whether the nobles or the pretender are victorious, remains unknown. The play has a copiousness of con­ suming conflicts, sharpy-defined char­ acters, critical situations, exciting in­ trigues with remarkable solutions, — in short, it possesses all the elements re­ quisite to an animated traged}'. Gorboduc like its prototypes still abounds in lofty declamation; morals are not lacking; but considering the huge amount of material on hand, it is entirely destitute of that cardinal essen­ tial — dramatic action. Of the three unities, — action, place and time, the last two are disregarded. The English drama was as yet in a transition period. In this state it lin­ gered only a short time, till the talented

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933cnn nun ber 9Jlcnfdj. bad crljabcnftc ©c* fdjopf, bic pbd)fte 3«biuibualitdt ift, fo mujj cr fid) fdjarf bon febem anberu ©efdjopf un* tcrfdjeiben, unb bad tput cr aud). 9Bo finb 3mei unter ben Xaufenben unb 5lbcrtaujenbeu non IRcnfdjen, bic fid) bollEommen glcidj mdreu? 508enn ferner ©ott ber Gdjbpfcr ift, fo mug aud) fein ©bcnbilb, bic Gcclc, fdjopfcrifdje ?lnlangcn paben, fie mufj cine JEraft paben, bic frei mie ber 93Mnb mepet, mopin fie mill, unb fid) neue 93icltcn fdjafft. Tied ift bic fdjopferifdic imagination. 933er pcittc ed nid)t an fid) fclbft crlcbt, mic bic Gcclc fid) in Jbccu oerfenft, mic aud ben ©ebauEen 9Borte unb aud ben UOorten Tpaten merben? Gepeu mir 3. 93. ben 91 rmen, luic cr fid) in taglidjc 'Jtaprungdforgcu pinciu imaginiert unb fid) benEt, mic ed mare, menu er EranE unb arbcitdunfcipig murbe. ©r folgt biefem ©ebanEengange unb benEt babei uidit mepr an ben blaucn .^iinmcl iiber fid) unb an bic oiclen Elcinen 935glcin, bic forglod iiber fei* n em ^aupte pin unb perfliegen; cr fiept uidit b'e SUien auf bem gclbc, mie fie madjfcu unb bliipen, obgieid) fie meber feien nod) ernten. §iic bied ailed ift cr blinb, unb ba ift ed freilid) Eein SBunber, menu 93er3meiflung ipn ergreift, unb cr fid) burd) llnglaubcn iitd cmige 93crberbcn ftiir^t. Dber fdjauen mir auf cincn ©c^igen, mie er nur auf ©clt> finnt unb burd) ©ntbeprun* gen fein 2ebcn uerfiir^t; cr mcig mopl, bag cr im Gterben aud) nidjt eineu .\pcllcr mit fid) uepmen Eann, unb bennod) Eaun feine Gcclc nidjt ablaffcit 311 fpeEulicren. Ta ift ed bann aud) Eein SUuitbcr, menu man ipn cincd Taged tot in feiner bumpfeu Tadjftubc finbet — er ift bed Jpungertobed geftorbeu, umgc* ben uon grof5ein 9lcid)tpum. Tiefe imagination erblid’cu mir ferner am ipeffimidnmd unb Cptimidmud. 933opl alle 9Renfd)cn finb in gemiffem ©rabc ^3cffimiftcn obcr Optimiften.. Ter '-peffimift fiept nur auf bie oielen Giiubcu unb ungepeuren Gdjcibcn ber 'JJlcnfdjpcit unb benEt babei an ©otted goru. ©r ift cin Gdimgr.pcpcr, fiept aber nidjt, bag ber licbe ©ott bic 9.1'clt nidjt fdjmar3, fonbern bunt, ja mit alien fdjillcrn* ben iarbeu bed JHegenbogend gc^iert pat. Ter Optimift bagcgcu bentt an ©otted 2icbe unb ©rbarnten nub erblieft biefe pauptfddjlid) in ber Gdjopfur.g. ©r ift cin .£>umorift im eblen Ginne bed SGorted, mic 3. 93. 2utper ed mar unb pat Ijer^Iidjco 'JJlitleib mit alien ©rbbemopnern. ^pier 3cigt fid) loicber bie uncnblicpe SBeidpeit unb ©UtigEcit bed grojjcn

Gdjopferd, cr fcpafft bic ipeffimiftcn, bamit bic 9Jlcnfd)pcit bad ©rnfte iprcr Sage nidjt uncrEannt, unb bic ©ptimiften bamit bic UBclt nid)t in Trubfinn ftcfpcu blcibe. yum Sludfprcdjen iprcd 9Billcnd obcr Ten fcnS l)at bic Gcclc cine pcrrlidjc 0||cnbarung* bic Gprad)C. Tiefe l;at ipren llrfprung bn* per, baf) ©ott ?lbam cincn lebenbigeu ©bem in feme Slafc blied. 2Bopl benfeu cinigc SRcnfdjcn bic Gpradje fei at(mdl)lid) entftan* ben, aber pcifjt css nidjt in bee Gdjrift: Unb ©ott fprad)! ©d marc bod) aufjcrft tporidjt 311 glaubcn, bafe bic Gcclc, cin J^aud) (Sotted, fid) nid)t audbriiden fouutc! ©benfo tporid)t, aid menu jemanb fagen miirbc, bad ^euer miiffe erft 93rcnncn, obcr bad Sidjt erft Vend)* ten iernen. Tiefe 3bcc faun nur in bem ©c« pirn cincd Taruiniften cntftanbcu feiu, ber nod) oicl ocrfeprtcrcd bcl)auptct, iubcm cr 3. 93. fagt, ber Utenfd) pabc fid) allmdl)lid) worn Slffcu cntmicEclt. — SDafj cr fid) bamit fclbft 311 cincm cioUificrtcn 9lffcn ftcmpelt, fdjcint cr nidjt cinmal 311 mcrEcn! ilQic munberbar ift nun biefe Gpradje! burd) mcinc gunge fepe id) ctmao Suit in 33emegung, ed cntftdjeu Gdjallmellcn, biefe fdilagcu an bad Trommclfell cincd aubern, unb im 9hi ftdjt mcinc gau3C Gcclc nor fei* new geiftigen Vlugc; nod) uic gepabte ©efiiplc unb ©mpfinbungeu merben in ipm erregt, unb bicllcidjt paben mcinc 9Bortc feinem golden Seben cine anbcrc 'Jtidjtung gegeben. ©d fbunten nod) oiclc ©igenfdjafteu ber Gcclc angefttprt merben, aber ber JHaum ge= ftattd uid)t auf meite 9ludcinanbcrfe(juuc e.i eiu3ugd)cn. Vlur molten mir nod) cincn 931icE merfeu auf bic jepige Wenfdjpcit. Ul'ad fagt bie 1)1. Gdjrift? Gic paben ipren 9Beg berEeprt unb jinb allc non ©ott abgemidjen, ba ift Ecincr, ber ©uted tljuc and) nidjt cincr! ©bglcid) bied cin feljr parted Urtcil ift, fo ift ed bod) uuumftoglid) maljr. Geljcn mir bic SBelt ctmad neiper an. Giept bad ©anfle nidjt aud mic cin faulcnbcr 93aum, bem all» mdljHdj allc Scbcndfdftc fdjminbcu? Gelbft in ber fogcnanntcu guten ©cfcllfdjaft, mic oft begegnen uud ?ltpeiftcu, ©piEurdcr obcr Sftationaliften? Gic fclbft bc3cugcn ed bag f.e nidjtd niepr glaubcn, lieben unb Ijoffcn. ^pr gained Tafein brept fid) urn Slugenluft, £lci* fdjedluft nub poffeirtiged Seben. Gic fpiden mit ber Giinbe, mie ctma cin 'Jlarr mit cincr giftigen Gdilangc, bie ipu fdjon totlid) gebif* fen pat, unb cr merft ed uid)t cinmal. Gollte bied nid)t cin geidjen bed napen ©nbed fein? 2Barum folltc bie 9ftuplc ©otted nidjt enblidj einmal ftill ftefjen, feine Uljr

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LOCALS. Harmonia! Ambition ! O quae mutatio rerum! Somebody’s whiskers are a successful failure.

How many more Bimmels arc we going to have ? Pegasus nearly ran away with some one else, some time ago. Why does everybody practice drum­ ming on some certain mornings?

Prof.: What is an clement ? Pupil: A combination of gases. Our old book-agent has again put in his appearance and the reception tendcred ium by some students shows that his presence is highly agreeable. Bedroom no. 19 is never dark. A few conspiracies were lately added to history. “Lord” thinks he resembles a Hindu. Monitor Pee: (rousing his bedfellows) Povs, all aboard, early-Sunday-morning-breakfast-cake! Somebody wired his father to stay home. Prof: Which way does the Nile flow ? Pupil: Down hill. Whose letter miscarried ? Sa3r, but I got a good dose that time! Somebody: (hit by a snow-ball) You are'nt throwing.snow-balls, are you bo3's ? I wonder if there would be some more unexcused absences, if the train should ve wrecked again.

Personals. On Jan. 29th, the board of inspection, comprising the gentlemen, Rev. August Pieper, Rev. C. Jaeger and Mr. W. H. Gracbner, made their first round of the season. Rev. C. Koehler ’SO is seriously ill. We hope that he will soon recover. During his illness G. Kuhn ’97 conducts divine service and in connection with this teaches school. Miss M. Ernst ’96 was a visitor Feb. 25th at the meeting of the Beta Rho literar3r society.

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Prof. J. Koehler gave a series of in­ structive lectures with the aid of a stereoscope on old Egyptian, Greek, and Roman architecture. Theo. Ave'-Lallemant ’00 taught school for about two weeks in Rev. C. Koehler’s parish at Ridgeville, Wis. Washington’s birthday was celebrated in its usual way b}r the students. The military company gave a short drilling exhibition and fired a salute to his memory, while the band played appro­ priate pieces of music,

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Lieut.-Col. Otto H. Falk, a former Gilbert Diestler ’04 is seriously ill with student of the N. W. U. has been ordered typhoid fever at his home in Hortonto Cuba as a special inspector, to ex- ville, Wis. amine the conditions of the quarter­ Several of the students celebrated master’s department, in the various # . camps on the island. It is expected that Washington’s birthday at their respec* the duty will take two months, after tive homes, which he will probably be ordered to Rev, J. Klingmann, president of the Porto Rico on similar service. Michigan Synod, was a visitor at our Hugo Grimm, a former student of our institution Feb. 7. institution is with Co. C. 2. 111. Regt. The sick at Marieanno, Cuba. From a letter to , rooms . . have ,, . not, had , many a friend of his we were informed that he occupants during this school 3'ear. dointr well Chas. Lange ’04 was the only patient ® * seriously ill, but is now convalescent. J. Meyer and W. Schmidt, former stu# dents of our college, called upon some of the boys, while visiting friends 'and relatives in this city. Miss Ada Koch visited her brother at the college Feb. 25. Otto Keller ’04 was called home by the death of his father shortly after the Christmas holidays. Under the auspices of the Junior class Miss Marion Craig gave a dramatic reading of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” at the Concordia Opera House January 19. A large audience was present, and for those familiar with the play, her reading proved to be exceedingly interesting and profitable.

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Everyone will read to advantage “The Benefit of Work” in the Manitou Messenger of February. We earnestly recommend a thorough perusal of this choice article to our fellow-students. If we cherish hopes of ever succeeding in t^\s WOrld, let us remember “that we are not t0 rfn/t down the river of life t0 row” The “Lowell” number of the Come(Feb.) contained many creditable treatises on the poet. The tributes to Longfellow in the March issue are equalty recommend able. nian

Otto Rather ’05 was summoned to A writer in the High School News his home in Wrightstown on account has admirably succeeded in producing of the sudden illness of his sister. _ an “Allegory on Truth and Falsehood”. Prof. Edw. C. Sparks of the University A pleasant fascination enhances the inof Chicago, gave a series of instructive terest of the reader, lectures at the new High school build^ , ,, . xrKrr ing on “Men who made the nation.” . T ie subject-matter m the Hall Boy All students who listened to his dis- 18 al,waXs sclcc!r l3"1 a course claim that thev were well repaid productions of the cadets themsehes for their attending the lectures. P would be more adapted to a college journal. Qur steward Mr. C. Heinbockel has Theologue. — What language do you for some time been ill with pneumonia. suppose Balaam’s ass spoke in?” Happily we can inform his many friends Prof. — “Assyrian, I suppose.” — Ex. that he is convalescent. A recent Linden Hall Echo has not Phinney’s United States military band reached us. gave a concert at the Turner Opera House Feb. 27. Many students were present and reported that the band played tolerably well. ^Patronize our Advertisers.^

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