The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-06-02
UNIVERSITY COLUMN.
CONDUCTED BY IL. ]. sNIvELY.
The Seniors are through!

The Seniors are busily engaged up
on their speeches for commencement.
The Props and Freshmen have had
several contests during the past week
in the baseball line-the Props al
ways coming out second best.
The Juniors exult over the fact
that they are now the biggest" men
in college.
A number Of the Seniors are still
in town and will remain until they
have completed their preparations for
commencement.
Mr.. f. G. Smith of II who has
been very i'll for the past three weeks
is out again--only little the worse
of the wear.
The Props think that there is some,
thing wrong with the organ again
at least they complain that the mu-
sic don't sound like it used to.
The trouble is the Seniors are not
there to sing.
A party of students with their
lady friends, spent very pleasant
day-so rumor says-in the noun
tains, on Saturday.
AT the University of Virginia they
call the "ladies' men'-the "calico
boys'-who occasionally receive the
attention of class of individuals,
known as the "Dykers."
Sixty of the siNty-five students at
tending the University of South Car
DINA are negroes.
Prior to 1776 but nine Colleges had
been established in the United States
/ Now there are more than four hun
bred colleges and universities, with
nearly $1,000 students and 300 Pro-
fessors ana Teachers.
The following is the maxim of the
Senior class at the University of Cal
ifornia-'Lead trumps early in whist
and remember the Sabbath day to
keep it holy has no refernce to Sun
day.
No 10 has been fitted up in fine
style and the modern Prep stepping
in, shifts the air like a Numidan lion,
and crosses the threshold with an
air of superiority, that would make
a Sampson tremble in his boots.
1t was at church-hc thought he
would and remained in the aisle ac-
cordingly; another fellow stepped up
to her just before she reached him
and he of the first part, suddenly
changed his mind, and thought he
wouldn't; he moved on, humming as
he went down stairs, "Jordan Is n
! hard road to travel"
The Senior class was formally dis
missed, on Friday morning; at which
time their diplomas were handed them.
The greatest signs of joy were mani
tested upon each countenance as the
diplomas were distributed; after be
ing dismissed, mutual congratulations
went the rounds; each congratulate
ing the other upon the successful at
tainment Of his ambition, after six
years of severe toll and study. The
best of friendship exists, without cx-
ception, in the class-this perhaps is
owing in some degree to the fact, that
there was no "honors' in this class ,
these were suspended, last year, by
the Regents. at the request of the
class. The special performance were
awarded by the Faculty regardless of
all difference Of marks. The Facul-
ty have had the least trouble in set
Ting up with this class, of any large
class, that has yet gone through.
The system pursued in refernce to the
class, has given such general salts
faction, that it doubtless will be per
manently adopted.
They were both Seniors, the night
wind gently famed their brows as
they peregrinated up Main street
and the presence of no prosaic throng
disturbed their meditations They
were whistling, gently whistling,
FLOATING down the stream of Time;"
tune after tune they discoursed sweet
ly, till when chung up at termin-
us of the street whistling in the
most improved manner, "Meet me
darling Josie at the gate"-there
was faint rustling in the ''dim and
purple distance" and a head, robed
in the vesture Of night protruded
and in sweet and mellifous tones
cried out, ''Vagabonds abscond! Let