The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-06-17
MtSrelld,lenuS.
THE STE W ARDS co W.
By ". II, WILLIS.

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The leading passions OF YOUTH am inclined to
think, are hot pies, and retrlbutive justice. AT
least to me, and my experienced youth, fater
myself, Is a' long rs other mems, the prominent
'eo'''''o,, VI 'n'"'.' ""1" ~ co''osr' was ''o
ulurna caliu tart eaten al Ola Sherlli sat lwe'e
wh'e by lar Tue most salient memory OF my aca-
ue"ca' evenings was our huihbIe atehiP' 10 reg
u'a'e 'he Inequalities OF college government. WIN
""'' %e''' whe' 'ie oul'er was rancid ana we
WORK upon 'he nara nhdrt OF the steward, luhrlca-
ing MS door steps win the rennnder OF the iirkn
stopping MS Ney-ho'es and window cracks, and
,ehuef'y sFea'ils ,0e rough coat 81 old DohhIn his
o'arN 'h'rA, WIN what conshernle promplneSs
ana taste when the painting "l the college build
img' was unhea''h'nhy extended INTO term time,
ana we ny the ar''scl' light OF the moon, expedite
the diffusion OF me offensive p'gmants-'ranSlorm'
ing t'e rieS'ueht reSpeclaoc COW rom an nncIlS-
s'ca' o',nd'e 10 sandued cream color, wi,h red
'es' ana rea eali' How delicate, vet elective, was
our reouke 10 lh1 Professor, nes'ecIng to Inye u
~ 'ci ana TOAST WIN MS t'ee daughters, ProVi-
oIhs MN NJ our own cost ol note paper and mes
sehSer' WIN large patty, Ourselves lncluded,)
10 snare MS fanny festivities ON New Years Eve!
Alas That with increasing years the heart grows
unsuscep'lble OF TINS seIi-SncrIicms enthusiasm!
mat even IN colege THIS apprehenslyc and lndg
nm, sense OF justice Is porcepiby bIuned-the
sophomore more ardent than The Senlor,lhc Fresh
man lhlh Inc ooph, while among other lhco logical
students the instances OF amy Jealous pnrlIrpt-
t"h III lhese hl9hlly cruSadeS against oppression,
are comparatively rare!
"stransc, ms the human heart grows DID,
nov virtues pulse beats slowand cold
The introduction OF the stewards COW into the
college enclosure CHS occurred in June 1880
was lct to be one OF those high -headed encroach-
menis which called for slngnal resistance. The
students OF the day, 1t should be promised, were
pasloray nclined and the end of knowledge was
chewed, Ike Nehuc'ndnezzni lying beneath the
shade oil trees II Is not mentioned that the graz
lpS monarch OF Bahllo shared his pasture with
o'her neaSt', ana mere seemed neither precedent
nor proprlety III the intrusion oil ''ils unahneiIy
qundrnped
IN inc council heId under the only remaining
c'eah tree 10 devise means to abnte this grievance,
several measures were proposed, which had in
,ne'i, 1'ore o' energy 'han prudence or humanity
Hir mos PlpkIns, the Napoleon OF scmpes, and
our perpetual chairman in council, was person of
'ehuer sehso'Il'les' ana ne would hear OF no dam
age 10 the COW, Tor which our pockets could be
"''ue respohSloe. a PROJECT, lnaturad with PIE
co''ou' Nhow'edse OF mechanics, (by which the
coW WAS I'd DC hln5 a' hlIn a' illinan IN the tree
before the Presidents Window by his resolu,e
humanity, fell to the ground. So did the scheme
foi breaking her into harness, preparatory to our
suburban excursions in The watermelon time; and,
ater snndry propositions, of which the above were
lhe 'ndest IN Their character, the chairman begged
TO suspend tho discussion, while he ascerianed BY
vote the popularity Of milk among the membcrs.-
The ayes hlvlng It by accldmallun the chairman
(sonething out of order but in STYLE peculiar to
hmselr) moved and seconded that he should be
committee of one TO procure satisfaction to the
class for the indrnity offered by the steward ia
their grass and character. Carried also, and The
meeting adjourned
The south entry Of the COLLEGE M tho n,sse,sb he
very well knew, shuts uppn the, nuhIic stree, Cnh.
81 from the superior une,y Of the nrosnec, from ,,v,
windows, or from one those mysterious crys,ali.
z,on which nroye ,b,, hon,,. ,re s~hac,,o ,ho
law, of III. n;unr,l kin,d,,n-f bonco L,,.J
he1ris)-that entry w,s occu,;,d alma, ovc,r
sively by student, or r,,bn, -, n(Jrvo,cor, o,i;,
ofcharacter pipiins occpnied the C,ur,h s,orv
front corner and nv cyp.ri,npn, pnop In, o,d,r,,co
of IN, piou, indign,,s ,vh, cara nc,os,rl, ~,
pointed hi, room ,n,,.. bv ,hn F,cnI,y hi, oh .
Ter served him nj las, "a ~, excln ,;yo h,,r -, ,L
APARTMENT. II viii ba soon ,b,, tho so,,,ro I,r
mitory was verv ;m,nr,,n, n ,La ,o,,,,ni,,,'o
The regular behdam,J,i ,noa,;,,, nc ,lo ,,,.r.
on Friday evening, was actually taken ,dynu,nps
Of to regulate such little matters ns reouircd bc;r
absence from the entries; but il was no, ill tho
following Friday tina, he could hone IN be,r tho rc
port of the committee. A. the click s,ruck n,h,
and each entry dissorred pnnc,uolly ,,s yuo,di1i,
white cravat, propressn, with a norbapIv d;rnc
ton to the room of The spnor tutor tho ronreson,o
tive body of which pp,,ins ~ have said hoc,rs
was perpetual ch,irnin. be,,n IN r,din,n cores
ponIingly to the south: and with that simnl,onp.