The New York herald., 1870-02-18
THE RATTLE OF BaAIRS
TAs Yisad After fhs 0ontest-Ihe Wounded and
Is How They Are Getting Along What
Their Friends Say and How
*a@Ca the victors Act

College are 10 nave haya time OF II for s0uic time
70 come, judging from the present aspect Of aasirs
| and ali owing 70 the new syetem Of ''exeelsnce'
which they have iatey adopted. They do not expect
nor have they so fur. experienced any oppossion Y
| their course from the Executive Commlttee Of tht
Board Of Education, which has special charge o.
the Free Academy. On the contrary several OF the
committee have expressed themselves a. highly 90
ughssA With tine state Of AFFAIRS and have corsll
ally compinented the iacuity on their good judg-
ment IN the matter
HOW THE DEfiCIENTe TAXI THE MATTER.
The ''hard ume,n however, u TO come, ana has
already made Itself felt through the Indignation and
vexation Of spirit Of the parents OF many OF the de
nclentsn the latter. matter OF course, very
sore over their iate bus The majority Of them arc
si0e enough u know thar they grief through
selr own negligence ihe stinguess Of nature who
dad nos $50 NJ 70 GIN them with very great qssn-
tum Of brains and 30 sassfI themselves with grum-
bling mildly and making the best of it. & -
NDl0NAAT PAKENrs ON THs RAMPAGE.
& Not 10 win many Of their parental relations.
particularly those who are blessed With pietn0ra Of
tnIs worlds goods, and who consequently cannon SEQ
for The LIE Of thenhh0w earth possible that their
sons could be found deficient" just US though they
were the 0fYsprng Of the mere h0dcarrler, or cart
man, or butcher, what not-a tnat is not aristo-
Cf6itS III ulIb UT uOuScuscs lueSC ucUplC uuSC NV
simply contented themselves with mntsering their
Indignation TO themselves, or kicking up o rumpus
IN the family circle bus have IN several INSTANCES
seen 1T 10 order JOnn 10 drive to the college and
dep0sit them the gate, whence they nave sruued
angrily 70 room 0i the PRESIDENT aud given hun
TRYING ro MAKE AN OPPRESSION
Afady called yesterday on General Wco0. and an
nounced her5ell as Mrs. -. Sne ls wealthy, at
husband is and she naturally felt taat hor
slKs and satlnn ner Inverted servants, who stood
at the gateway, and who c0utd be seen from the
Presidents window, would make q very stron9 I'M
presslon upon tue college fotks-lhat s impression
tnat woud make them strike or from the ulacx llst
az leastOno OF the studies in when hcr son aud heir
had been iaid out as ''detecient"
THE FATE OF BRIGHT BOY.
After seating herself IN the char which the cour-
teous President placed for her near his table,
%we SIR cannot ANN % see the Ell justice % Of this thing as
ALL It's AN outrage. lps . shame. and my hus-
Madam interrupted the President, ''your son
was treated the same as oil others.
"But what right say what rlgnt-have the faculty
70 decide what snail constitute a'dencency sufficient
"ihe samen repied General Webb. quite un-
moved. ''as it has TO decide when pupil should bs
expelled for Da0 conducto
"My .On is urigntsboy.n
''Inat being 80 ne Is an the more to blame not to
..tut my dear SIR" continued the excited lady,
it s en- awful thing for NJ; all his friends know OF
It and IT'S great disgrace. yon know.n
II am very sorry Dut he 10 resp0nslbe for It, was
the simple answer
''And the facuityw
sThey nave uone their Duty
''Then there u no hops Of my sons being allowed
to resurnfn
"rhcre Is.n
"YOu dent say so; am 80 glad. When shall
tell hlm to cOmes''
"Nexs june when ne VIII be examined like oil
other applicantso - Was the reply.
Tue lady saw the 'polntn and gracefully with
drew. satisfied that her couid get DacK alter all
Dut not 10 soon Us she desired.
BRAINS AND NOT FINE DRESS WANTED.
An irate gentleman called TO see one OF the pro-
fessors about MS son. who had Also been snlppeo
the bark .Denciency." He ia big man about Town
in wavs tnaa one, AMI felt hls'own importance
II the Professor did nor. After lengthy cdnversa
ton he exclaimed,
"But my boy must come backo
''fhat Is all very well TO say,n said The Professor
"was he not well conducted u hoy as you nave
herer'
..He certainly was.n
"And'weIi dressed and OF good moralss'
81 Deiieve he waa."
''Welr'
"kll he wanted was this,n gently remarked the
Professor, as ne tapped hls own lorelead with ina
open hand, TO Indicate tnat the boy woudsbave been
much Deneted by an increase OF his stock OF oraus.
The interview here ended quite suddenly.
A DADDY's RESOLVE.
Among others VINO called TO plead their soas' cases
Was u cartman, VINO lives down town. aud VINO had
Set his heart seeing his boy graduate ut LIE col
s.Yoar son is naturally UiIted,n said one OF the
faculty, ''but ne dad nos study enough"
.'fhen was al through his own iaais that he had
to g0.n exclaimed the man.
"rhat, and nothing more"
"And he can gel back next June II he studies
hardr,
"lie can, aud will be welcome.n
"Tncn nell study, or Pm noe his daddy" and the
man went away as II determined to go straightway
TO son. smut him up IN garret and make him
coln earning'' TIL the flowers Vi May are IN bloom
GOOD EFFECTs or TUE NEW ipEA.n
IL need only he said In conclusion that the boys
wnOxhave passed through the ordeal OF the
tion eel rather proud or tho tnng, and that the
system has inSiiled INTO the mind OF every student
the Idea that he must study hard or he cannot re-
main IN good standing IN the college. The good
eject OF the system will doubtless be hllly demon.
slrated at the next examination.