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:,,, HHE accident that has just oc-I\ / a curred on the Vermont Cen-

tral, would have been robbed',@1~ Gii ' ~ of half its horrors if the cars

had not caught fire. And this%--~? a-=- - Aturns the attention of all think-

ing men toward the cause of such an outbreak,and the possibility of preventing its recurrence.This is not the first or second time that theadded horror of recording the roasting of pinion-ed men and women, who otherwise might haveescaped with a broken leg or arm, has occurred.No later than five or six years ago, on the NewYork and Hudson River Railroad, a specialtrain, filled with returning legislators from Al-bany, was overturned, and the whole wreck en-wrapped in flame-fire destroying what wreckhad spared. The fault lies in the mistaken systemof heating by stoves, in.tead of from the locomo-tive. If, by some system yet to be devised,pipe or hose attachment of sufficient strength tohold together when the train is on the rail, yetweak enough to part in case of accident, couldconnect the locomotive with the cars, and all

firing be done at that end, heating by transmis-sion either of steam, hot water, or hot air, wintertravel would be shorn of one feature, at least, ofdread.

The Institute is scientific, and here is a fieldopen for practice, if nothing more. The railwaycompanies would gladly take advantage of anypractical invention that seems at all feasible,and reward the inventor with a fortune as wellas a name.

NE prominent feature at the Institute for' which we should-be greatly thankful, is

the absence of the -ma-pet-ty-restrictions andannoying regulations under which the studentsof many other colleges suffer. The only lawslaid down for us to follow, are those which con-trol us within the buildings where we recite andwork. No morning chapel or obligatory Sun-day observances, no regulations about our con-duct outside whatever, except that of course- ifanything were done to bring discredit upon the-Tech., the student might be admonished. Atother colleges the students are harassed by thefaculty, who interfere with their amusements,prohibit certain athletics, and put restraint uponothers,- in fact, treating a class of young menwhose age would average above twenty-one, asif they were not yet out of leading-strings.

We owe our freedom in a great respect, nodoubt, to the absence of a dormitory system;though even if we had such a system, we haveconfidence enough in our Faculty to say, that wedo not think they would use their strengthenedcontrol in a tyrannical manner. As we are situ-ated, it would be impossible to exercise any sys-tem of surveillance over us outside of school-hours. Each student lives by, and looks out for,himself alone; and has his own responsibility,especially, as is the case with most of us, if he isaway from home. Though exposed directly to

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the many unfavorable influences of a city life,there are few cases where the freedom is abused.We are old enough to lay out our own courses,and do not feel the need of compulsory laws toaid us.

Restraint, even when judiciously applied, isobnoxious to young men of the present age, andin many awakens a rebellious feeling whichleads a man against his own interests. It ismuch better to feel a responsibility to one's self,and is, we think, in college life, far more pro-ductive of rational actions. The wild excessesand seemingly unexplainable proceedings whichare peculiar to students in certain colleges,have an air of defied authority, which can springonly from the subjection to perhaps needlessdiscipline.

IN the student, as in the pedagogue, there isa strong and unlovely bias in the direction of

positivism and dogmatism. No one deserves thetitle of man, whose opinions are swayed byevery wind of doctrine, willowy as the willow,blown hither and thither with every fresh im-pression. And the same thing can be said ofany one who insists on the certainty of hissuperior knowledge and the impossibility of a,mistake.

The unpleasant habit of thrusting our opin-ion, as a soldier does his bayonet, literally,down the throat of any one who may have themisfortune to get button-holed into a conversa-tion, is too frequent a practice with the youngidea.

The Freshman returns to his paternal hall,and one would think that Solomon, in all hisglory, was intellectually a failure beside thismuidum in parvo of learning. The swathing-bands have not yet disappeared in the distance,when lo! he proclaims himself a man; correctshis professor's mistakes; hauls his father overthe coals for expressing exploded views onquestions of law, politics, and science, and as-tonishes the old gentleman by taking issue withhim on religion. In fact, if we should take him

at his own value, we would possess a walkingencyclopedia, whose knowledge on all pointswas infinite, and a mathematical certainty. Tobe able to assert, without fear of error, thatevery statement that falls from your lips is un-gainsayable, is to be above all human accounta-bility, and dwell with the gods.

Such a character is unlovely in old age, but isdetestable in youth, and, if persisted in, will actas an armed guard in keeping out all friendshipand social intercourse, and make the possessormore of an exile than Napoleon on his lonelyisle; for he did have friends.

( HE Book Exchange has now been runningfor two weeks, and, so far, it does not ap-

pear to have been as much patronized by thestudents as one would have expected. In think-ing over the reasons why such an evidently goodway of selling your old books has not been util-ized, we find but little cause for wonder. Mostof the books which are used here are of a thor-oughly professional nature, and are practically in-dispensable in the library of such an engineer aseach one of us desires to be. Hence it is notsurprising that there has been no marked desireto sell any of these. Again, there are sometext-books which most of us have to use con-tinually for reference, and for that reason donot wish to part with. Still, it seems to us thatthere must be a good many books which eachfellow has that can be of no further use to him,but that can benefit him and some one else bybeing sold. We can only account for the non-appearance of many of these books in the Ex-change, by assuming that the fact that thereis an Exchange is not known to all. It is ratherlate now to urge the fellows to bring their booksto the Exchange, but we hope that by nextterm it will be more popular. It is to be hopedthat the Co-operative Society will not be dis-couraged by the present apathy, and give up theidea altogether. The Techs may be slow tomake use of all their advantages, but, never-theless, they are not entirely unappreciated.

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(ONE of the difficulties in the managementof the Institute's affairs, is the arrange-

ment of the studies in a tabular view, whichshall be, so far as possible, satisfactory alike tostudents and professors. The complexity ofthis problem is due to the many conditions whichmust be fulfilled, requiring a suitable time for alllectures, recitations, drawing, laboratory, andshop-work of each class, and on alternate days,when practicable, but without interference ofexercises for either instructors or students, re-quiring also a judicious arrangement of theblank spaces on the schedule, and attention tothe time of day when the exercises ought totake place.

Any one at all familiar with the great numberof studies occupying the members of our dif-ferent classes and their widely differing natures,will see what an undertaking the preparation ofthe tabular view is.

Now, although in most cases the arrangementseems very satisfactory, there is still a chancefor improvement in one direction. The moresolid scientific work does not seem suitable forthe hour from twelve to one o'clock. This houris generally given to the lighter work of thelanguages, or English studies, or to drawing, orthe laboratory, but Sophomore physics seem tohold out from year to year against the rule.This course of lectures is, at its time, one of themost difficult which a Tech encounters, yet heis obliged to struggle with all the intricatereasonings, explanations, and descriptions givenin a lecture, at a time when he is exhausted bya morning's work, sleepy, and hungry, evenfaint, sometimes, unless he shall have fortifiedhimself with a sandwich or an apple just beforeentering the lecture-room. If these lecturescould be given an h-ur earlier, the result wouldbe certainly greater comfort to the class, betterattention, and consequently a better understand-ing of the subject, while the time allowed theinstructor for preparation of apparatus andblackboard notes would still seem ample.

HERE is an old college saying that theFreshman is sure he knows everything,

the Sophomore thinks he knows everything, theJunior begins to think that he knows nothing atall, and the Senior is sure that he knows noth-ing. There is much more of truth, and less ofnonsense, in this saying than at first might ap-pear, and perhaps in few places is this sayingexemplified better than here at the Institute.The Freshman comes here with the idea thathe is going to be, let us say, a mining engineer.He knows what he is going to do, and can betold but little. He is going to study for fouryears, and then go out into the world a full-fledged M. E. No idea of the vastness of thesubject has yet dawned upon him, and he thinksthat four years study is going to accomplisheverything. By the time he gets to be a Soph-omore, however, he has met with a good manydifficulties, and the subject looks bigger to him.Still, he does not change his ideas very much,though they become a little unsettled. A littlemore study than he anticipated at first willmake everything all right, and so he gives butlittle more thought to this subject. When ourSophomore has become a Junior, however, therange of subjects presented for his study hasenormously increased. It seems to him as ifeach particular branch would take years to learnthoroughly, in all its intricacies, and he beginsto think he doesn't know so much after all.After a year's more study he becomes certainthat his ideas on this subject are now right,and that probably he never will know eachbranch perfectly, but will spend the rest of hislife in continually learning new things abouthis profession. And we believe that the manwho acknowledges the vastness of his profession,and the small knowledge he individually pos-sesses concerning everything in it, is really in-finitely superior in information and the prac-tical application of his knowledge, to the manwho thinks there is nothing more for him tolearn. Truly, it takes a lifetime to learn onething thoroughly.

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SOME one has truly said, that a collegepaper is a better criterion of the spirit of

the institution and the character of the studentsthan are its catalogues, or other official commu-nications. The reason is easily discovered.Students select a college because they expectto find there, that which is congenial to theirtastes; and once within the college, the collegepaper, being their mouthpiece, naturally express-es their ideas and sentiments. So from thecharacter of the paper is divined the characterof the students; and on the character of thestudents, depends that of the institution towhich they belong. It becomes, therefore, theduty of each student to support the paper, notmerely by subscribing to it, but also by contrib-uting ideas, and evincing an interest. If themen find fault with the paper, they are condem-ning themselves. The paper is what they makeit. If they complain that one element of theinstitution is more largely noticed than another,they are simply acknowledging that the tooprominent element is more energetic, morekeenly felt in the institution than their own.The remedy is in the hands of the students, andis applicable by them alone.

To A "Skin Roll."The nmost useful of modern inveontions.

O little epidermal roll,O timely and omniscient scroll,Held deftly in the practiced hand!Thou did'st fulfill the mind's demand,And save full half our struggling bandFrom getting too far in the hliole.I recollect I sat up late,In order that I might createSome means by which my empty pateShould next day be assisted;Saved by thee from a hapless fate,I left that tough " exam" elate,For on thy face was many a dateRevealed when thou wert twisted.Your saving me from direst doleMy ardent thanks enlisted;I pledge to thee a brimming bowl,O little epidermal roll. -Trinity Tablet.

Like a Linden.Like a linden, tall and stately,Nodding to the breeze sedately,

Is the slender grace and beauty of the maiden that I love:Like a linden's leaflets whisp'ring,To each fleeting zephyr lisping,

Is her dainty lingual leaflet very much inclined to move.

Never linden's stern as slim,Or its even bark as trim,

As that fascinating waist I long so ardently to bound;But I dare not take its measure,For when last I had the pleasure,

She promptly went and advertised the matter all around.

When I ope the outer door,Turn to say good-bye once more,

Her red lips are so near me that my poor head fairlywhirls,-

For I know- that when I've kissed her,She will run and tell her sister,

That plaguey little cousin, and some forty other girls.

But, in spite of all, you seeShe's so very dear to me

That I really can't refuse her when she wants a valentine;Though of course she's sure to show it,And accuse me as the poet:-

Well,-I'll swear straight up and down it isn't mine!B.

A Biologist's Escape.

IT is well known that readers of THE TECHappreciate all tales with a flavor of the super-

natural, and I have therefore ventured to put inwriting a strange experience that lately befellme in the biological laboratory. It was onesharp winter evening, shortly before the semi-annual examinations, and I was sitting at thetable In the southeast corner of the laboratory,with a huge pile of books staring me in the face.I was studying botany, and was doing my bestto master the ponderous and involved sentenceswith which Sachs struggles to convey his ideasabout the noble group of Protophyta.

Suddenly the air in front of me seemed togrow white, and I heard a rustling, as of thesound of many voices. At once it entered mymind that it was the night of all the year formaddened spirits to be abroad- the night ofthe meeting of the American Society for Psy-chical Research. Now was the time to make

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some "original investigations," and possibly togather in some valuable material for my thesis.Leaning forward, I turned the gas low, andstrained my eyes out into the dense blackness.I became dimly conscious that I was beinggazed at intently by a host of strange faces, andmy teeth chattered in spite of my resolution tomake the most of my opportunity. At lengtha voice broke the oppressive silence. I recog-nized, by some intuition, the voice as belongingto that eminent possessor of a branchiostegite-- the Lobster. As he spoke he advanced to-ward the table, his protopodite trembling withsuppressed emotion. Waving his chelae in theair, he thus addressed his companions: "Fellow-sufferers in a noble cause, the auspicious hourhas come! Never before, in the history of thelower invertebrata, has a more fitting subjectfor study presented itself. You see before youthe topmost twig of the family-tree. Had notone of my remote ancestors developed hischele at the expense of the supraoesophagealganglia, such a height might have been my own.But let that pass. An opportunity is at lastpresented us to retrieve all errors of this nature.From the gross anatomy and histology of thisinteresting specimen, we may derive many hintsfor our future advancement." So saying, heturned upon me his huge eyes, through whichlife must seem to him very checkered; andthen, whirling about, beckoned to the indistinctshapes in the outer darkness.

As they came forward at the signal, I wassurprised to notice many familiar forms amongthe number. A plump, well-dressed younglady with a delicate, pale blush suffusing thewhole surface of the anterior adductor, I at onceknew to be that juicy lamelli branch -the Clam.As she drew nearer, I was able to see beneaththe folds of her mantle the tip of her tiny foot.I heard at the same moment a sweet, melodioussound, the source of which I could not for a timemake out. Finally, I perceived the music wascaused by the two aortae playing a duet uponthe organ of Bojanus. The tender mollusk shotsoft glances at me, and murmured somethingabout my having trifled with her heart. I was

about to reply earnestly that nothing had beenfarther from my purpose, when my attentionwas arrested by the remarkable actions of thenext comer. A starfish came swooping acrossthe table, making for my lady friend. As hedrew closer he pressingly begged the molluskto shelter him, as he was nearly exhausted byhunger. The bivalve seemed a little unhingedby this request, and remarked to the Lobster,who was standing near by, that some gentle-men were startlingly intrusive. There washardly time to observe this little episode, whena host of objects presented themselves to mywondering gaze. Three amoebae were sport-ively chasing an yeast-cell, who was evidentlya politician, since he was declaring himself in agreat ferment over the question of taking offthe duty on sugar.

Behind this group, and a little to the right,was a diatom, with his sails spread, and takingevery advantage of the currents of conversationon either hand. On the outer edge of the cir-cle was something that looked like a huge sun,but which vanished every few minutes. Ihad about concluded that it was a flash-light;placed to guide to this spot all wandering, in-fusorial spooks, when it came quickly towardme. I then perceived that it was the contract-ile vacuole of a gigantic Paramcecium, and thatit was merely a great storehouse of luminiferousether. During the day it accumulated radiantenergy by alternately contracting and expand-ing, and at night it gave out a brilliant light forthe edification of its little world. Convincedthat my thesis subject had been captured, Ipresumed to ask the Paramoecium a few ques-tions about his marvelous possession, but wassilenced by a discharge of trichocysts, whichpierced my hand in several places.

And now the animal and vegetable ghosts ap-peared upon the scene in large numbers. Bell-animalcules, Hydrze and Monads jostled withBacteria, Spirogyra, and Chara. The gown ofthis last lady attracted much attention from theassembled throng. She wore a green silk, cutbias, and trimmed with large masses of carpogo-nia and antheridia. The numerous whip-shaped

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filaments of these latter ornaments gave a verystriking effect to the whole costume. Her cor-tex consisted of the best silica to be had in thelaboratory, and altogether she was perhaps ascharming as any person on the table.

It was a beautiful sight. Lichens, tenderlycarrying Protococci in their arms, were flirtingwith the Mosses. The Ferns were congratula-ting one another on the gradual decrease in sizeof the prothallium, and the concomitant increasein importance of the asexual generation. Myx-amoebae were dancing the schottische with thespores of Pilobolus, and the whole spectacle wasone of life and gayety.

The Lobster called the vast assembly to order,and made a short speech, the words of which Iwas unable to catch. I saw, however, from thefierce glances directed at the spot where I sat,that there was no doubt about their purport.The company was then drawn up by the Lob-ster into a semblance of order, and a committeeappointed to undertake the work of the evening.The Lobster was made chairman. He cametoward me with a sphygmograph, for the purposeof registering my pulse-beats. I felt that I hadno power to move. The instrument of torturewas screwed tightly down upon my wrist. Itried to scream, but my voice was drowned in thegeneral murmur of approbation that greeted thework of the Lobster. I was declared, on theauthority of the sphygmograph, to have aneu-rism of the aorta, and for that reason it wasdecided to begin operations upon my head. Thecommittee were in hot dispute over the questionwhether it was best to start first with the cere-brum or with the cerebellum. I was in utterdespair. Suddenly the laboratory kitten bound-ed upon the table, with an exclamation of indig-nation, knocking down on the way the botaniesof Sachs, Goodale and Vines, and three volumesof the Standard Natural History. My would-bedissectors sought refuge in speedy flight fromthe claws of the enraged kitten. My preserverbowed politely, and warned me not to delay mysteps; for against the spirits of her own departedrelatives, her intervention would be useless.She added, in a lower tone, that there were sev-

eral feline spooks who had their residence in thelaboratory. I took the hint, and rushed from theroom. At the first opportunity I revived myfainting strength with a careful "adjustment ofthe internal relations to the external relations. "In consequence of this adventure the laboratorykitten is still alive and well, and has been re-ceived into the bosom of my grateful family.

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Poker.

I would tell her, if I dare,But that twinkle says beware,And I only have a pair-

Deuced small.

She is bluffing, well I know,Though there's not a look to show,And I feel it would be rash

For me to call.

Oh, my fate was badly planned;If I only had the sand,I would ask her for her hand-

Ah! but then,

I have called her once, you know,And 'twould not be comrmne ilfautIf I told her I should like

To call again. I. W. L.

A Day on Black Mountain.

I- LACK Mountain, or, as the guide-books call'- it, Sandwich Dome, is one of the promi-

nent peaks of that cluster of mountains whichlies almost due south of the Franconia range.The ascent of the mountain is usually madefrom the old Campton road, about two milesfrom its terminus at Waterville, New Hamp-shire.

On a clear day last August, a party made upof eight of the guests at Eliot's Hotel, in Water-ville, started with a guide to climb the Sand-wich Dome. The larger portion of our partywere young people. The others, although older,were none the less merry. We left the hotel atnine in the morning, and were driven in bargesto the foot of the mountain. We were accom-panied by a number of friends who no doubt en-

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People had told us that the first third of theway was the hardest, and we believed it beforewe had climed fifteen minutes. It was likescaling the side of a house. In some places itseemed impossible to ascend farther, but wefinally succeeded by availing ourselves of thehardy little spruces that offered their friendlysupport on either hand. We had climbed stead-ily for nearly an hour without being able to getany outlook, so thick were the trees on everyside. All at once, however, we came out uponthe bare cliff called Noon Peak; then we knewthat the hardest part of our walk was over.

Let me say a word here about the odd nameof the peak we were on. Noon Peak was socalled by the settlers of this region, because- atabout midday it casts no shadow. The sun'srays fall almost directly upon it at that hour.

To return to our party. The path led alonga ridge that rises gradually from Noon Peak tothe summit. It took us a little more than anhour to walk the remaining distance. Whenwereached the summit, we seated ourselves ona large pile of rocks, which commanded a superbview of the Waterville Valley on one side, andof the lakes Squamr and Winnipiseogee on theother.

The Appalachian Mountain Club has placedon the summit of every important peak in theWhite Mountains, a tourists' register. Thisconsists of a strip of paper several yards long,wound tightly around a wooden pin; the wholebeing inclosed in a cylindrical bronze box, thatlooked at first sight like some kind of an infer-nal machine.

The leader of our party seated himself on thepile of stones that marked the place where theregister was kept. He opened the box and readaloud some of the names which were written onthe roll. The person who had placed the boxon the mountain, and whose name headed thelist, was, if I remember rightly, Prof. W. H.Niles. The roll was passed round, and each ofthe party wrote his name on it; the last man put

the paper into its case, and replaced it whereit had been found.

It had been agreed before we started, that attwo o'clock we should "flash" to the hotel.The hour arrived soon after we had finished eat-ing our lunch. One of the gentlemen had apocket-mirror, with which he obtained the properangle, and sent a "flash" to our expectantfriends in the valley. In a few moments returnflashes came to us, and we knew that our signalhad been seen.

It would take too much space to tell of all theexploits and adventures of that day. Let itsuffice to say. that we all arrived safely at thehotel at nightfall, ready to do ample justice tothe excellent supper that awaited us, and toenjoy the cheerful blaze of an open fire.

H. P. S.

A Biological Excursion.

JOLLY instructor, and four equally jollyTechs, appeared at the door of Rogers early

one afternoon last November, and seeing a depotcar passing, raised a mighty shout that broughtthe gaudy vehicle hurriedly to a stop. We werebiologicals, headed for Beverly Bridge, intent onbusiness and pleasure. Whenever the biologicalstirs abroad he is taken for a fisherman, and thistrip was no exception; for, before we had gottenaboard the car, no less than half a dozen fishyquestions had been asked by Freshmen loungingon the steps, who think they are thus workinghard now, but who, in the next year or two, willhave this delusion completely knocked out ofthem, and will then wonder at their presumption.

We finally arrived at Beverly by the limitedexpress,-a genus of train that stops at the sightof a red flag, and boasts a high-sounding namefor its engine.

Beverly Bridge is a favorite place for col-lectors of zoological specimens, and is muchvisited by students of zoology. Though 'themarine life there is not very varied, the oppor-tunities for collecting are so good as fully tomake up for any deficiency in variety. The tide

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was quite low that afternoon, and from the foot-path on the bridge we could see quantities ofcurious living things scattered beneath us inevery direction, leading a life of apparent lazi-ness, with naught to do but to eat and rest. Wewere disappointed in not being able to procure aboat from the man in charge of the draw; but, not-withstanding, each invested himself with a pairof tall gum boots, leaving his overcoat and shoesin the little house belonging to the keeper of thedraw. Before going to work we lingered toadmire the Mayflower, and wonder at the grace-ful curves of the yacht which so neatly frustratedJohn Bull's designs on the America's cup. Wefelt all the prouder of her when we learned thather designer, Mr. Burgess, is a well-known bi-ologist, who can dissect insects quite as well ashe can design yachts.

Upon our arrival on the mud-flats we disre-garded, for the time, all the attractive forms soinvitingly strewn about, and spaded up the wholearea in search of mud-worms. We met with nosuccess, however, and finally gave up digging.The flats seemed like a highly-cultivated gardenas the sun shone on them, the brightly-coloredanimals standing out in bold relief against thedark mud, while more somber forms gleamed inthe sunlight, reflecting tints even brighter thantheir own. The bridge, in the background, gaveone the idea of a regiment of soldiers drawn upin battle array, the ranks deep, and seeminglyirresistible, while the rumbling of vehicles andhorse-cars upon it in that still afternoon air ofNovember, seemed like the roar of distant can-non. Meanwhile the tide crept slowly towardthe sea, its eddies chasing each other about thepiles of the bridge, and disappearing fartherdown, where the undisturbed water swept moreswiftly on.

Great beds of mussels covered the whole flat,and their dark, confused masses were studded withbrightly-colored star-fishes -genuine sea-starsagainst a muddy sky. These mussels furnishmost of the food of a sea-star, for the latter is ableto turn his stomach inside out, thrusting it be-tween the valves of the mussel's shell, whenopportunity offers, and digesting him without

taking the trouble to chew or swallow. Thehuge beds of mussels promised food enough forthe star-fishes for a long time to come, for thelittle wedge-shaped young of the former layclustered about the larger shells in the greatestprofusion. In this garden of animals we lookedfor the sea-star's cousin, the sea-urchin, but didnot discover him, and had to be contented withthe fishy, though wondrous tale, told by one ofthe party, of crows carrying these spiny echino-derms into the air and dropping them on rocks,in order to break the shells, and so securethe flesh. The piles of the bridge were coveredwith fine specimens of hydrozoa, and we filledmany a bottle with these curious and beautifullydelicate little animals. They grow in colonies,and when expanded in the water give the effectof little branching trees. On this account theywere called, not long ago, " zo6phytes," meaning"animal plants." The colony must be as busyas a bee-hive when at work, for at the end ofeach little twig is a cup containing a minuteanimal, ceaselessly plying its tentacles in thehope of capturing prey. Fastened to the pileswere great numbers of fleshy polyps, whosemany tentacles formed a network encircling themouth. There were forms producing jelly-fish,and others that increase by budding, but theseanimals are so delicate that we took only a fewof the gayest-colored ones. Some collectorshave been lucky enough to obtain sponges onthe bridge; but we were not successful, handi-capped as we were without a boat. The spongethat occurs there is a silicious form called chel-inula, and which, from its peculiar branching, issometimes called "dead man's fingers." Sodeeply were we absorbed in our work, that timehad not seemed connected with existence, and itwas only when one of the party, looking at hiswatch, shouted that a train would leave Beverlyin a quarter of an hour, that we realized thatnight was coming on. We hurried to the cot atthe draw, and each one taking a load, set off has-tily toward the station. The last one to leavethe little house grabbed all that remained, andrushed after the rest of the party with overcoatsand a basket. We arrived at the depot together,

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and, the train not being yet in sight, each iden-tified his overcoat and claimed it. When everyone had supplied himself, however, an extra over-coat remained, and the question was, "Whoseis it?" We concluded it must belong to theman at the drawbridge, so we sent the thief backwith the stolen article, to follow us to Bostonwhen he could. The more fortunate and morehonest remainder boarded the train, which wasalready in the depot, and rapidly bowled alongtoward the Hub, dreaming of cross sections,longitudinal sections, and injections which wewere to make upon our victims on the morrow.

Sine Qua Non.

Sadly I sit on my empty trunk,And vainly, madly ponder;

The rhyme I want is far awayAs the jewels of Golconda.

Forlorn was I when my board-bill came,But now, alas! forlorner,

With every stitch that is fit to wearIn the laundry around the corner.

Here's a bang-up poem I know will sell,Complete save the final passage-

O hang it! That isn't the word I want;Will anything rhyme with sausage?

I. W. L.

The Poet Laureate of '87.

"Here's to '87 !She is the creme de la creme."

( jO the genius to whom we owe those death-less iines, G-l-s Ta-nt-r, P. C. S., this

tribute is offered by one of his profoundest ad-mirers. Rarely has the litterateur such an ex-pansive subject to deal with. It is a delightfultask to dwell upon the merits of such a poet asTa-nt-r, as the many qualities which his poemspossess offer such chances for contemplativeresearch. There is no doubt but that he is thegreatest expounder of the style in which hewrites extant, and the vigor and symmetry ofhIis productions are unequaled. It may be in-teresting to trace the events which combinedto develop that poetic imagination. It was in

the country that our poet spent his earlieryears. Communing with nature, growing upwith the daisies, all the influences around him ofa tendency toward fostering the poetic germthat was hidden in his soul, young Ta-nt-rthrived and blossomed into manhood. How hemust have felt when he first was aware of hispoetic powers! What a thrill of ecstacy as hecomposed his first verses, and trembled at hisaudacity! Alas! We of the common herd cannever know the rapture of the soul when firstexpressing itself in verse.

Ta-nt-r was peculiarly fortunate in his choiceof a place to cultivate his powers; for where butin Boston could he obtain the desired aid ? Hisassociates have been happily selected, as theyare souls of a kindred spirit. To his mentor,Mr. Ta-nt-r undoubtedly owes much ofthe terseness and beauty of expression so notice-able in all his work. This association withsympathetic minds, minds sensitive to all thehigher influences, and who yearningly striveafter the ideal, can but be of benefit in produ-cing such thoughts as emanate from his fertilebrain.

In the production of odes, Ta-nt-r shows howeasily he can, by his masterful command oflanguage, appeal to the feelings. When set tomusic and sung with a spirit, sung as the Frenchsing the Marseillaise, in fact, sung as he singsthem, the responsive chords in the souls of hishearers are touched instantaneously. Whocould remain passive when hearing those stir-ring words,

' You can bet your boots'87 '11 never bust."

Few, indeed, are they who could listen unmovedto such animated utterances !

But it is not alone in the ode that we find thissincerity and truth. It is rumored that a workis in progress which will surpass all that hasbeen heretofore accomplished. A grand epicpoem after Milton's style is what is promised us.We would caution Ta-nt-r from following Mil-ton too closely, as there is such a superiority inhis own style. Perhaps he will show us how hecan adapt a style to himself so as to improve it,

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by lending to it, his own personality. Our bestwishes to the Bard of Keene; and if he shouldshow some new powers and make a new success,we will take new pride in the thought that weknow such a genius, and are associated withhim.

A Valentine

DEAR MAIDEN: You know 'tis an Arabic sayingThat there are four things whose return no one's prayingCan ever procure; and the "word that is spoken"Comes first on the list;-unmistakable tokenOf what we poor mortals would give all creationVot to have said on that special occasion,

But which, having said, we find to our sorrowCan scarce be explained or smoothed over to-morrow:The less if we have but a vague recollectionOf just what remark met so cool a reception.So being myself in this painful position,St. Valentine'sfeet I invoke to my mission:'Tis fair that a fellow who slings darts around,For once on a mission of peace should be bound;Besides, being "up" on the feminine heart-Far more so than I am--his medical artWill sooner discern what corner is wounded,And what sort of remedy should be compounded.My hopes I intrust, then, to his intercession;Peccavi ! I cry; I own my transgression-Whatever it is--with most abject repentance,And hope to escape with the law's lightest sentence,Since you must know well, fairest judge, how remoteAll purpose unkind was: so pray do not quoteThat old Latin proverb, as "SaltationisAmentia omnia non excusat" isA flexible rule not designed to be hard onSuch foolish expressions we constantly pardonIn every-day life; how much more when before usFlit beauty and youth, while the orchestra o'er usPours billows of melody, lending romanceTo brighten the commonplace afternoon dance.Forgive the offender, forget the offense,Nor deem it a sign of complete lack of sense,Since reason at times bids each mortal farewell,As I now do you.

Yours sincerely, X. L.

Noticeable Articles.

THE Fortnightly for January opens with the first ofa series of anonymous papers entitled, "PresentPosition of European Politics," by a writer whoseems to be exceptionally well-informed. This oneis on Ger~many, and the writer contradicts the gen-erally received opinion that the death of the agedEmperor, which cannot now be far off, will be the

occasion of a great change in her policy. Here is aglimpse of two of the female actors in the drama ofEuropean politics: "The idea that the Crown Princehas any different policy from his father, and that thisother policy will obtain after the old Emperor's death,will suffice, no doubt, to send up stocks in one countryand send them down in another upon the news of theEmperor's death, and to form the foundation of end-less columns of big type leaded leaders, but it has nofoundation in fact. The Crown Prince, it must beadmitted, intellectually speaking, is largely by hisown will the Crown Princess (eldest daughter ofQueen Victoria); but that most able lady, when sheshares the German throne, must inevitably have forher policy the Bismarck policy, the strength andglory of the German Empire. The Princess Royalis an interesting figure upon the European stage, ofwhom, in a political sense, it is necessary to speakShe belongs to a family in which there are manyable members. Her mother is, considering thepressure of detail in her daily life, one of the mostable persons, king or queen, that has ever sat upon athrone. But the Princess Royal is in some respectsthe ablest member of her family, and in all respectsthe ablest member of the family except her mother.And the Princess Royal has that which her mother'sperpetual hard labor upon limited and special workhas necessarily kept from her -much deep reading,and great knowledge of literary and general affairs,which have made her as strong a Liberal in manymatters as the Queen is a powerful Conservative."The Crown Princess is not popular in Germany.The reasons of that unpopularity are on the surface.She has been the patron of reputedly free-thinkingclergymen, and popular gossip has accused her ofbeing a complete free-thinker. This makes her un-popular in some quarters. She has often turnedGerman prejudices into ridicule, and this makes herunpopular in others. She is very clever -a qualitywhich in courts makes princes unpopular with fools.She is somewhat learned, which everywhere makespeople unpopular with the ignorant." This glimpseof the daughter is interesting, but we never remem-ber to have seen before so high an estimate of therespectable but sharp-tempered old lady who sits onthe English throne, and goes through the motions ofgoverning. Her Majesty's published writings wouldincline one to credit her with hardly more than theabilities of an ordinary school-girl, and we haveheard that her favorite philosopher was MIr. Tupper.

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The whole article is crammed with information,and is by a close and well-informed observer. Nobetter way to pursue the study of practical politicscan be devised than to supplement the systematicstudy of general principles with the careful readingof the discussions on the burning questions of theday as they are carried on in the best periodicals.They will be sure to bring out admirable writing.The interminable Irish question is a good example.The student need not feel bound to come to anydefinite conclusion; indeed, John Bull would un-doubtedly give a liberal reward, and possibly bestowa peerage, on any reader of the TECH who willsolve his Irish problem for him. But the study ofsuch problems is most instructive, because the dis-cussion is sure to be carried on by very able men.Thus there appeared, last summer, a very noteworthybook entitled " England's Case against Home Rule,"by Prof. Dicey. Prof. Dicey is Vinerian Professorof English Law in the University of Oxford, andauthor of an admirable volume, recently published,of " Lectures Introductory to the Study of the Lawof the (English) Constitution," which the presentwriter takes this opportunity to recommend to allstudents of the United States Constitution, on theprinciple, which he considers a sound one, that therecan be no thorough understanding of the principlesof our own Government without an equally thoroughunderstanding of that of the mother country fromwhich it is descended.*

Prof. Dicey's book is a clear and vigorous argu-inent against Home Rule, and, of course, it could notfail to elicit replies. The ablest man who followedthe fortunes of Mr. Gladstone in the recent split of theLiberal party was Mr. John Morley, and, in the line-teenth Centu;y for January, he gives the first part ofhis answer; while in the Contemporary, Canon MacColl, another prominent Home Ruler, gives his.There is a passage in this last paper which forciblyrepresents the helplessness of Parliament under thepresent burden of its labors: " In ordinary circum-stances, Parliament sits about twenty-seven weeks outof the fifty-two. Five out of the twenty-seven may safelybe substracted for holidays, debates on the Address,and other debates, apart from ordinary business.'rhat leaves twenty-two weeks, and out of these, twonights a week are at the disposal of the Government,

* To this might be added the still more recently published"Law and Custom of the (English) Constitution," by SirWilliam Anson. The two books supplement each other.

and three at the disposal of private members; leavingin all forty-four days for the Government, and sixty-six for private members. Into these forty-four nightsGovernment must compress all its yearly programmeof legislation for the whole of the British Empire,from the settlement of some petty dispute about landin the Hebrides to some question of high policy inEgypt, India, or other portions of the Queen's world-wide Empire; and all this amidst endless distractions,enforced attendance through dreary debates, andrapid talk, and a running fire of cross-examinationfrom any volunteer questioner out of the 6oo oddmembers who sit outside the Government circle.The consequence is, that Parliament is getting lessable every year to overtake the mass of businesswhich comes before it. '"

One would think so, and the truth is, that the maindifficulty of the Irish question is, that it is only theburning part of two much larger questions which con-cern the whole Kingdom; namely, the land questionand the general question of local self-government.Mr. Goschen has said, "There is no labyrinth sointricate as the chaos of our local laws." Whoeverwould form some idea of it, can consult the excellentlittle volume on the subject by Mr. Chalmers, in the"English Citizen" series.

One difficulty in the study of the Home Rulequestion is, to understand exactly what the phrasemeans. Prof. Dicey enumerates four-distinct anddifferent meanings. Mr. Matthew Arnold, in a paperin the NVineteenth Century, entitled "The Zenith ofConservatism," defines it as " A separate Parliamentfor Ireland, with an Irish executive responsible tothat Parliament," in which shape he does not thinkit likely to be granted. Another difficulty is, amidstthe cloud of interested and partisan misrepresenta-tions,'to ascertain what the real state of Ireland is.Sir Arthur Hayter helps us somewhat in the For/-nzightly by an interesting account of a recent tourthrough the West of Ireland; while Mr. Healy makesa contribution from the Irish side, in the Contempo-rary, by a rather bitter paper entitled "Jubilee-Timein Ireland."

With the advent of the new year two new maga-zines have appeared,-a new Scribner's, on this sideof the water, and Murray's, in London. Students ofsocial science will be interested in our President'spaper on Socialism, in the first; while the magazineof the great house that first published Byron's poems,opens appropriately with some new Byroniana.

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There are only four regular miners in '88.

The advanced German class are readingFaust.

The Architects are holding a grand exhibitionof all their drawings.

President Walker is giving the fourth-yearGenerals a course in Finance.

Professors Runkle and Osborn have beenconfined to their homes from illness.

President Walker has been elected Presidentof the American Statistical Association.

The Biologicals have learned how to dissecta Welsh rarebit.

Mr. F. W. Ranno, '89, has been initiated intothe Sigma Chi Fraternity.

The Freshman drawing-room is now suppliedwith stools.

A very successful blast-furnace run for leadwas recently finished in the Mining Laboratory.

Fourteen Freshmen are said to have "ac-cepted lucrative positions" at the end of lastterm.

Several of the Senior Mechanicals recentlyvisited the National Tube Works, at EastBoston.

Gen. Walker has been elected President ofthe New England Delta Kappa Epsilon Associ-ation.

The Sophomore miners have a broader coursein surveying than formerly, and are taught moremine surveying.

The college editors will dine at Young's onFebruary 22d. About twenty papers will berepresented.

Papyrographs have reappeared in the form ofnotes on Assaying. Papyrographs must"strike the gong, Maria !"

The Freshmen class has a correspondent ofthe English High School Record. It is saidthat " Babyhood" is' also represented.

The four class societies held their meetingson the same night last week. TECH studentswere pretty well represented at the hotels.

An '88 Chemist recently asked for some kero-sene to build his fire in the Assaying Laboratory."His little soul to the angels flew; Boo-hoo !"

The Sophomores feel pleased that the Fresh-men have shown their appreciation of '89's tasteby choosing the same air for their class song.

The Society of Arts met at the Institute lastThursday evening, and listened to a paper byMr. Dwight Porter on the water power of theUnited States.

A committee from the State Legislature vis-ited the Institute last week. It is expectedthat a report favorable to an appropriation willbe made.

Mr. Francis Goodhue, '90o, has been obligedto give up his studies, on account of troublewith his eyes. We hope that he may be able toreturn next year.

A " Crib Club" is the latest thing with severalstudents rooming on Chandler Street. Theindications are that there will be some goodsparring at the in-door games.

The S O F 4, a society which was organized bythe Freshmen after their foot-ball victory over'89, recently dined at the Tremont House.Twelve new members were initiated.

An '88 Miner was asked if he didn't think"King Solomon's mines" very improbable?He replied that he couldn't say, as he had notgotten that far in his mining lectures.

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The '87 miners start on Thursday on a thirty-six hours blast furnace run for lead. The oreis an argentiferous galena.

The receptions given by Mrs. William B.Rogers to the Juniors, on February 4th and 9th,at her home on Marlboro Street, will be pleas-antly remembered by those who attended.

The Hammer and Tongs Club dined at theHotel Vendome last Saturday night. The newinitiates, Messrs. French, Gannett, and Craigin,'89, made their debut before a critical audience.

Supeing parties at the American Opera arevery popular with Freshmen and Sophomoresthis week. We understand why the papersspoke of the well-drilled warriors in Lohengrin.

The Society of '88 had a very successful meet-ing last week, and passed a most enjoyableevening. Everybody present took part in theentertainment. Mr. Collins story was especiallyentertaining.

The winter indoor games will take place inabout three weeks. Several events will be opento the Harvard and other athletic clubs, so ourathletes should begin training at once and notlet the outsiders capture the prizes.

A fondness for naps in the waste-basket isevinced by an '89 Mechanical. His new book,"Dreams in a \Waste-paper Basket," will soonbe out, and for sale at the drawing-room. Forcopies, apply to B-sf-rd, '89.

The 2G Society held a regular meeting atthe Thornclyke, February 9th. Mr. E. C.Means read a paper on the Blast Furnaces, whichthe Miners visited last year on their excursionwith Prof. Richards. Discussion of the supperfollowed.

The Appalachian Mountain Club met, Febru-ary 9th, at the Institute. Professor Crosbyread a paper on "Elevated Potholes near Shel-burne Falls." It was announced that a winterexcursion to Williamstown, Mass., would leaveBoston, February I9th, for a four-days' trip.

The Society of '89 met at the Quincy Houselast Friday evening, with a good attendance.The dinner was well spiced with entre'es in theform of marons. After the tables were clearedthe members were entertained by songs, banjoselections, and by stories which had been ap-proved of by Deacon LaRose.

The Society of '87 met at the Tremont Houselast week. It was decided to give a professor'sevening next month, when the members of theFaculty will be entertained. The Society alsoproposed making the April meeting a ladies'meeting, similar to the one given two years ago.After the lunch, Mr. Lane read an account of adream experience, and a round of stories weretold by the members in turn.

The Society of '90o sat down to an initial din-ner at Parker's, last Friday night, with a largeattendance. The elaborate meni. was gonethrough with the spirit of eagerness peculiar tosuch occasions. The festivities were continuedto a late hour, with the result of depleted ranksat the drill next morning. The following offi-cers were elected: President, A. M. Woodman;Vice-Presidents, W. Coffin and G. F. Weld;Secretary and Treasurer, H. B. Roberts.

The class of '87 held an important meeting lastSaturday, which lasted two hours. It was decidedto hold the class dinner March 25th, at Young'sor the Victoria. Messrs. Shepard, Harris,Sears, Sprague, and Spaulding were elected acommittee to select the toast-master and makearrangements. The class decided to co-operatewith the Society of '87 in entertaining theFaculty, and the Executive Committee were au-thorized to act with the committee of the So-ciety. The main business was in connectionwith the class-day exercises. After discussion,the matter was left to a committee of fifteen, whoare to make every effort to eclipse all previousclass-day exercises. The committee are asfollows: Shepard, Fish, Sears, Curtiss, Spauld-ing, Harris, Sprague, Peters, Thompson, Gay,Hadaway, Draper, Kendall, Thomas, and Cobb.The meeting then adjourned.

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Owing to the sickness of the Exchange Editor,this column was unattended to last issue. Wethank the Lasell Leaves for their kind notice,and shall endeavor in the future to keep fromsuch debilitating actions. If our sister collegi-ates see anything medical or feverish about ourjottings, will they please put it down as thephysician's fault, as we have done?

The Era's budget deserves more than a pass-ing notice, not only on account of excellent ma-terial, but its decided college character. "TheGenesis of a Cornell Song" we would call par-ticular attention to, as a move in the rightdirection, in placing the authorship of all collegeeffort. Diogenes is modernized in a bright,witty and effective manner, not to say classical."Cornelliana " deals somewhat in "chestnuts,"though, we are happy to say, as yet only atretail.

*A tabular form of study for the present termis given in the Yale Courant, that it might bewell for the Faculty of the Institute to lookover. It appears that the Psalmody of David isto be revived, with its instrumental accompani-ments -the harp, the sacbut, and the dulcimer.Tobogganing is classed as a new feature, and,we doubt not, will be largely attended, notwith-standing the doubtful wisdom shown in theselection of text-books. The authors are stand-ard, however, though ancient, and judging fromprevious history, are competent in all matterspertaining to the slide. The editorial matter isprominent for subject-matter and style, and thecontributions, both prose and verse, are invit-ing and original.

*Shadrack, Meshack, and Abednegro. Edition 4004B. C. Pub., Nebucheneza & Co.

Colby has again gone forth to battle withvigor, if not discretion. The echo of its doings,however, sounds Lilliputian and childish beyondthe immediate field of conflict.

HARVARD.- The expenses of the University,according to the annual report for the currentyear, were $626,899.80, while the income was$688,218.50.-One of last year's graduates is onthe stage, while another is engaged at a salaryof two dollars per week.- Two hours per weekin the gymnasium is required of the two lowerclasses.- The Gun Club is trying to arrange ashoot with the Cornell Gun Club.--The ex-penses of the Athletic Association were $2,300

for the past year.

YALE.-The Sheffield Scientific Departmentcatalogue contains the names of 297 studentsand 29 instructors -The first rowing-weightsused at Yale were placed in I2 North College,in 1858. They consisted of open bags of sandfastened to ropes that passed over two pulleys.The crew rowed twenty minutes daily; andduring the last three or four minutes of eachpull, the captain stood by with a tin cup andfilled the bags as rapidly as possible, to producethe effect of the spurt (Ex.)-The holidaytour of the Glee Club was very successful.-The Yale crew are getting along swzimmingly ontheir new tank.-The average price per yearfor a room at Harvard is $145; at Yale it is lessthan $90 -The Yale orchestra consists ofseven violins, two violoncelli, one double bass,two flutes and one trombone.- Sliding-seats incollege boats were first introduced by WalterBrown, '70.

PRINCETON. An exceptionally fine engrav-ing of President McCosh is the frontispiece inthe February Century.- A Yale Sophomoreand a Junior are writing a novel, so they say.It will be published next spring. The scene islaid in Princeton ! -The senate system inaugu-rated by Amherst has been introduced.

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The inter-collegiate regatta between Cornell,Bowdoin, Brown, Pennsylvania University andColumbia, will be rowed on the Fourth of July,and will take place either on Lake George orSaratoga.

LAFAYETTE has never received a legacy.JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY.- President Gil-

man was formerly President of the Universityof California.

AMHERST. -The course in English L,itera-ture will be omitted for a time, the trusteeshaving been unable to find an instructor in thatbranch.-The Freshman nine have accepted achallenge to play the Harvard Freshmen soonafter Easter.

DARTMOUTH.- Dillon, '89, Darttnouth's fa-m.ous pitcher, who was offered a large salary topitch for the Burlington nine, perished amidthe flames at the recent railway accident atHartford, Vt. A large body of students at-tended his funeral at Springfield.

TUFTS.-The Foot-ball Association is overone hundred dollars in debt. A small weeklyassessment is declared, by which it's hoped thedebt may soon be canceled. The Faculty havedecided that absence from recitations lowers aman's marks.

LICK UNIVERSITY. The remains of JamesLick have been placed in a niche in the founda-tion of the Lick Observatory, on Mt. Hamilton,Cal.

COLUMBIA.- There are twenty-five candidatesfor the Freshman crew.---During the first weekin January two successful plays for the benefitof the University crew, were given by a num-ber of students.-A mass-meeting in the inter-est of base-ball was recently held.

TROY POLYTECHNIC. -President William Gree-ley is dead.

The Oxford-Cambridge race will be rowedover the usual course (Thames, near London),this year, March 26th.

VASSAR.- It only costs the young lady stu-dents $25 per capita, per annum. Does thisapply leap year ? -A new gymnasium, to cost$20,000, is soon to be erected.

THE DIFFERENCE.

Girl: 'Ain't that your fadder coming ?"Boy: "No; it's your own !"Girl: " How can you tell ?"Boy: "'Cos your fadder takes up both sides of

the street, and mine lies down in the middle." -L ife.

THE FRANCO-GERMAN VIEW.

There is a place that Ingersoll

Is certain don't exist;And if it don't, we're certain that

It never wvill be missed.

But if it does, why what of it?It can't our comfort spoil:

We Teutons and we Frenchmen quite

Enjoy a festive broil. -- Lzfe.

DO YOU?

Miss Chillingly: " So, Mri. Robinson, youkept a diary for four whole years, and then gaveit up! "

Mr. Featherstone Robinson: "Ya-as. And it'sweally quite interwesting to look it ovah, andsee what a fool I was then."

iMJiss Chillingly: It's a pity you gave it up.Only think! In ten years you might read itover and see what a fool you are now! "- Life.

The Tantgent Galvanometer.- Prof.: "Byreading this angle, gentlemen, we may deter-mine the strength of the current. Let me see-in the present case it appears to be about eighty- eighty' Chorus of expectant Juniors:"Eighty-eight?" Prof. (sarcastically), "0 no,gentlemen; not quite such a small current asthat."- Brunonian.

" Why is the wicked student like a sky-rocket ? "-College World. We've seen a dozenanswers, but in our opinion the reason why awicked student is like a sky-rocket, is, becausehe will scintillate at night.--JVewark Courier.

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S-S-SHAME T' KEEP THE OWL S'NEAR LIGI-IT."

A tom-cat sits upon a shed,And warbles sweetly to its mate:

"Oh! when the world has gone to bed,I love to sit and imew zUil late."

But while this tom-cat sits and sings,Up springs a student mad with hate;

I-e shoots that cat to fiddle-strings-He also loves to mu-ti-late. -Cynic.

It was a Vassar girl just graduated who in-quired: " Is the crack of the rifle the place wherethey put the powder ? "- Ex.

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boy who will feign cramps about school-is indulging in champagne.-Life.

THE ARTIST'S PLT.

A charming young Latter-Day St.,Thought she'd like to be taught how to pt.;

But her grenmiere etudeWas a statue quite nude,

So she straightway fell down in a ft.-Pennsylvanian.

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_ "- dBIIIPIImade from the brightest and highest cost gold-leaf tobacco grown. Beware of imtions and observe that signature of undersigned appears on every package.

S g'e I....ta'('tK) I ALLEN & CINTER, Manufacturers, RICHMOND, VA.i I__________________ _ Also Manufacturers of VIRGINIA BRIGHTS, OPERA PUFFS, Etc., CIGARETTES.

DRESS SHIRTS,For Weddings, for Receptions, for Dinner Par-ties, with Collars, Cuffs, and C'ravats, in the latestEnglish styles.

Plain French Bosoms,Fine Spots, Plaits and Cords.

Jurors' award for beauty of workmanship anddesign, and distinguished excellence in the man-tufucture of shirts.

NOYES BROS.,Washington and Summer Streets,

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BLANKET WRAPSFor Men, Women, and Children, for the House.the Bath, or the Sick-Room. Those having occa-sion to be up nights will find them indispensable.

$3.75 to $75.00.Lambs' Wool Abdominal Bands, a positive

cure for all Bowel Troubles, Ladies' and Men's,at Noyes Bros.'

Underwear and Hosiery in Pure Silk, Lambs'Wool, Merino, Balbriggan, and English Cotton,for early fall wear, at Noyes Bros.'

English Flannel Pajamas, Long Flannel NightShirts and Wraps, for steamer and railway trav-eling, at Noyes Bros.'

Dress Shirts, w--ith the New French Cords,Spots, and Fine Plaited Bosoms, elegantly madeby Messrs. Noyes Bros.'

English Mackintosh Coats for Ladies and Gen-tlemen, at Noyes Bros.'

Fine Pottery, Glass, and Lamps.'HE subscribers invite attention to their stock of the above branches, which

we dare say is not excelled on this continent. One of our firm visits thePotteries of England, France, Germany, China, and Japan, seeking the bestproducts from original sources. We have also specimens from the best homemanufacturers, comprising desirable exhibits of useful and ornamental wares,to which WE INVITE INSPECTION. Six floors, wholesale and retail.

JONES, McDUFFEE & STRATTON,I2o Franklin Street, corner Federal.

N. B.-Our exhibit of Lamps, Bed-room Sets, Smokers' Sets, and choiceGems in Cut Glass and China for Wedding Gifts, is extraordinary Fromthe old Wedgwood Pottery we have Plaques, Plates, Mugs, Jugs, Tiles, andCoffees, decorated (under glaze) with Boston scenes (including cut of theTech Institute), which may be found desirable as souvenirs.

STUDENTS'

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A FULL LINE OF

Mathematical Goods, Blank Books,Figuring Blocks, Stylographic

Pens, etc., and all varietiesof Drawing Papers.

Also, the LATEST NOVELTIES in

CHOCOLATES, BON-BONS, and GL

C. M. & J. W. CC.ACE FRUITS.

Wholesale and Retail Dealers in

Artists' Materials and Fine Stationery,

DRESSING GOWNs, JACKETS, AND WRAP:English Cheviots,

ENGLISH AND FRENCH FLANNELSilk and Wool, and Pure Silk Shirtings,

For Lawn Tennis, for Steamer Traveling, fHunting and Fishino, for Railray and Yachtinalways in stock or made to s7ecial measure.

ENGLISH NECKWEAR.London Tall Street Gloves, warranted, $1.38

NOYES BROS.,Washington and Summer Streets

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HENRRY H. TUTTLE & C0OWould call the attention of Students

to their stock of

SeasonaDle Foot Wear,NEW AND NOVEL STYLES,

Some of which are excluszie withi us.

Prices as low as consistent with

good stock and workmanship.

435 Washington Street,

214 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON, MASS.#Menus and Orders for Class Suppers and Dances.

BOSTON.

GRAND UNION HOTEL, NEW YORK CITY.OPPOSITE GRAND CENTRAL DEPOT,

GUESTS' BAGGAGE TO AND FROM

GRAND CENTRAL DEPOT FREE.

Over 600oo handsomely fuirnished

rooms at $I.oo per day and upward.

European Plan.

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Tr-avelers can live -well at the

GRAND UNIONfor less money than at any otherfirst-class hotel in New AYork.

WV. D. GARRISON,MTanager.

Smnokizg Any of ALLEN & GINTER'S TOBACCOS will give satisfaction. The well-known " tiechmond ;emna' and their new brand, C"Dixie Jhop C'tf," arehighly recommended.

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CAREFULLY SELECTED STOCK OF

fAINTINGS,FINE ETCHI NGS,

ANE fNGRAVINGS, PFAPBONS,

PHOTOGRAPHS, FjTC., f-TC.

PECIAL ATTENTION TO ARTISTIC FRAMING.

PLD fICTUFRES fZESTOED. PLD Jf'AMES .JE-GILT.

79 POYLSTON PT., POSTON.

k} 0 IGENTS FOR JOGERS' PROUPS.

PORTRAIT ARTIST.

PHOTOGRAPHER TO THE CLASS OF '87.

ALL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS MAY HAVE

PICTURES AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES.

A. N. HARDY,493 Washington Street, Boston.

RAYMOND179 TREMONT

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Importers, Jobbers, and Retailers of Fine Cigars." He who doth not smoke hath either known no griefs, or refuseth himself the softest consolation

next to that which comes from IIeaven."-Sir Bulwer Lytolt.

Our assortment is at all times complete in Popular Brands.Our importations are regular, and in such quantities

at all timesas enable

to offer to our customers fresh goods.

RAYMONDThorndike Hair-Dressing Rooms.

A. S. SCHUTZ, Proprietor.

SIX SHAVES FOR NINETY CENTS.

Bs~illiard-R-foom-~~ Cozy LxFected.3

BOSTON FOREIGN BOOK-STORE.CARL SCHOENHOF

144 TREMONT STREET, BOSTON.

AMATEUR PHOTO-OUTFITS.DISCOUNT TO STUDENTS.

Send for lists to CHANNINC R. SELEE,56 Bromfield Street, Boston.

TOOL DEPOT.CALL AND EXAMINE THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT

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MACHINISTS' TOOLSAND SUPPLIES

To bet foun:Ld ixn NT-vv.- EraglargiL

A. J. WILKINSON & CO.

184 and 188 Washington Street, Boston, Mass.

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GERLACH & STEUER I(Formerly Jacob Gerlach),

ladies' and Gents' Hair Cutting54 TEMPLE PLACE,

BOSTON.Manufacturer of Ventilating or

Gossamer wigs and toutpees.Ladies' Hair Work of every va-

riety. Children's Hair cut in theneatest style.

TRADE MIARK.

Black StockingsMoney refunded if they st~ain the

feet. Every pair stampled withour warrant.

THE F. P, ROBINSON CO,-9 "VWrest street, 3otot.

FALL RIVER LINE TO NEW YORKAlong the St. Lawrence.

[Fr-,l the Neew York %World.]

All quiet along the St. Lawrence to-night,Except now and then a cashier

Is seen, as he crosses, with gripsack in hand,And imagines a cop in the rear.

All quiet along the St. Lawrence to-night,No sound save the rush of the water,

While amateur warriors, curled up in bed,Are dreaming of horrible slaughter.

"All hail to this snow-covered alien shore,"Quoth the boodler, disporting a plug;

"Far better the sweep of the boreal blastThan a lbed in the circumscribed jug."

"But, alas ! for the fellows who lingered too late;We think of 'hem ever -with pain,

For they lost the rich slpoils of municipal war,By waiting too late for the train."

Was it the moonbeam so suddenly brighlt?The starlight so won(lerously lashing ?

Al, no; 'twas the glint of the glimmering glass,And the cocktail is ebbing anid splashiln.

All quiet along the St. Lawrence to-night,Though the cashicr is crossing forever:

While depositors rush on the balk whlichll he left,I-Ic draw-s on the bank of the river.

FALL RIVER LINE TO NEW TYORK

THE ASSCCIATION GYMNASIUM,Corner Boylston and Berkeley Streets.

R. J. ROBERTS, Superintendent.H. L. CHADWICK, Assistant Superintendent.L. F. SMIALL, . . . . . . . . Clerk.

CORPS OF COMPETENT VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTORS.Classes Morning, Afternoon, and Evening.

Special Attention to Members not in Classes.The newest and most complete Gymnasium in regard to

Apparatus and all other appointments.Term., including Box, Measurements, Personal and Class Instructiow,

$8.00 per year for three months, $5.00.Young men purposing to join a Gymnasium are invited to inspect

this Gymnasium thoroughly.

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A large Stock of Foreign andDomestic Goods always on hand.

Agent for Winchester, Son, &Flowers, 17 Maddox Street, andWhitaker ,& Co., 14: Conduit Street,London, WV

Lonldoil Tros1 er-Stretcher.T'Iak; s }) g'ill ng ()it (of knll(( anl rc->terrs

pa ti talIo ,Is t14 s I i i lonal shal)e. lPrice,,,'.50). AGENTS WVANTED. Senlfo)r Circultar. ''lhet best P'resent voue cilIliake to, atl- g tel lletmiun. 1 Solle W hvlesaleuA-eilts ill tile ltllitedl ,tiltes,

G. W. SIMMONS & CO.,32 Nortih Street, Boston, lMass.

BRUNSWICK HAIR-DRESSING ROOMSROBERT LINK, Proprletor.

Six Shaving Tickets for $1.00.

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Museum of Fine Arts,

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up or down town,

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Latest' Goods !Special Prices

Finest Work!to Students!

MESSENGER BROS. &JONES,Tailors and Importers,

388 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON.

STYLISHCOLLARS AN

OFFICE, 31 EXCHANGE ST., BOSTON.

Designing aqd ingravirgof every description, for Schools and Colleges, by our new Photo-Engraving method, and on Wood.

N EC KWEA R,[D CUFFS FOR MEN.

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Sole Agents for the New Ortho- panatinic Lens. 3 34 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass.

GOLD ~DAL PaRIS EXP OSITION, 1878,83,OSEPH GILLOTT & SONS, Jo Steet, New Yok HENRY HOE, o Agent,R ARATIONISTIC USEf ir dhne raTECHNOLOGnH_. _ _ _ _ (thors to tceleb Cre , 9operative Sodity* lj~fi § 1 UEU r$ PR ROAD WRITING,For Writing- For Draing- 330 WAS INOTON ST., OSTO,ond,. t andard $Tracing, I, 4.WfflTING'8, WATEERAL WRITI, $. 4 d 4§i ** Soldby * # ALL DEAL.ERS 'ASITrLg-PP t Wield.

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PCirculEPARATion f or t Coe INSTITUioE of TECHNOLOGY, I

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PRIVATE SCHO L FOR BOYS, Tae Books to tude Cooperativs'e Souppety ,165 Trenont .treet, Boston. .At IaWe~s p@e prce,Preparation or College,330 WASHINGTONTITUTE O ST, BSTONndFor WrCtltOFongls r Drawinge

Bond Standaed, PaFrhmen, Prol, Dail, Tracing, and 110 ashingto treet BostonCambric rinolino, Mummy Cloth, Bilue Process, Co-oidinatel

0W~ITING'S. WHATMAIS,.Circulars upon application for Colleetioss of Siterars, ,ed

3r6abexs -low fo Deileteaeipe 1'hem. Pop- Dress Suits zoas2ed for Ocasions;

Co Es RIDLER9 (Stationery, Drawingg-Mnaterials, Etc.)Cornler BoylstoTI and Berkeley Sts., Boston.

PRIVAT:, SCHOOL FOR iB0Ss, Note Books and Stuadenets Supplies,16&S Trenmont Street, Boston. A lowest possiblRe pries.X

Prepaxratlon for College, INSTITUTE OP TECHNOLOGY, annd = HD ?~unineu.. Thorough Inatruction given in Elenientry

Native French md Gmraun Teachers. P08 lrd l l Waington 3tZe36t ]3sto:

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