National Republican., 1874-05-15
GOLLEGE BOYS,

Not long since o society, composed Of tho stu
dents Of the Agricultural college at Bladens-
burg, named the "AIercer Literary Society,""
gave q very nice entertainment, In the course OF
vious to the dancing. A correspondent Of THE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, doubtless impatient to
shake his "light fantastic" criticised the length
Of the first piece and the imperfect acting Of some
Of the volunteer company-not unkindiy how
ever, as We supposed, or We should not have
printed the letter. The after-piece and the dance
vas also the hospitality Of the college boys and
Shortly after printing the above letter, we re-
ceived peremptory and somewhat stilty demand
FOR the name Of our correspondent. or course
this was not acceded to, and we now receive,
through friend. the following Communication,
with q respectful request for its publication.
This request is complied with against our judg-
ment, because OF the anxiety Of the college
disciaimIng, at the same time tho belief that our
correspondent had any agency in procuring the
Objectionable paragraphs in the Sunday papers:
COLLEGE ENTERTAINMENTS AND BLADEasBURG
CRITICS.
Some weeks ago, a few days after our Enter
tainment, there appeared In the columns OF THE
NATIoN1L REPUBLICAN an article headed
Grand Farce and Hop at the Maryland Agricul-
tural College" We, Of course, read it, eagerly
desiring to find out how the people were pleased:
but instead of an expression Of public feeling,
beheld a miserable attempt at q criticism Of our
Plays, and an unsuccessful endeayor to get of
some witty remarks, whose awkwardncss only,
was mirth provoking. We endeayored to treat
the matter with the merited contempt by taking
no notice Of It whatever, but the genius who
originated IL, not being sufficiently cultivated to
understand the rebuke Of silence, continued to
show the narroHness OF his intellect by putting
similar pieces in other papers, propoundny point
less jokes at the expense Of the College boys, &C.
1t Is needless to enter upon any speculation as
to who or what this Individual may be- for in the
first place he has shown very clearly by his sc-
tions that he is excusable, and secondly, every
body has preconceived notion Of being who
would attempt anything 30 cowardly. All that Is
necessary to be said Is that zoe, the College boys,
get up our Entertainment among ourselves, re
-defray the expenses pertaining thereto Ds select
our own Plays, zoe play them 70 the best Of our
ability, zoe invite all our friends and welcome all
whom We do invite. Now II there be any invited
guest who was displessed in any manner, he can
Be assured 1t was no fault Of ours and It only
be considered an ungentlemanly act for him to
try to ridlcule the Play In any manner for what
was uniptentional But, II he be not an invited
guest, he only augments the meanness Of the
deed by trying to thrust himself In whore he Is
not wanted. In conclusion, / would add, that in
the future, II there be anyone who comes, invited
or unlimited, to our Entertainments and cannot
agree TO treat endeayors TO entertain him with
respect, or at least pass our tmperfections by In
silence, he had better, both for him and for US,
remain at home or some other place where his
eyes will not be tortured By gazing at our mis-
taxes. COLLEGE Boy.