The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-03-15
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From Our Own Correspondent.
Boys all tosSshsr, here we are again. schoo
has bean open now about two weeks AMI
nearly all the boys that were here last year
except those who graduated. are now through
teaching and have returned. Over one hun
dred of the students that were here last year
have taught term OF from three to four
months.
There are now 107 membersin the Freshmen
class. Your correspondent heard Prof. Inger-
soil say, that the boys had never returned 80
promptly. and started in so we'll as this spring.
This is the largest Freshmen class ever entered;
the largest before this being the class OF '7s
(will graduate in '7s) which had SO members.
There has been but very little of that class of
fun known rs "Hazing," or things done Just
for the deviltry Of it. II is, however, great
source OF amusement to see the unwary Fresh.
as he saunters about like cat in strange
garrett, viewing the things of school, which are
new and attractive to him. He can ask more
questions than a visitor to greenhouse. He
Is, however, very quiet. and thinks be must do
every thing that any one tells him, especially
II the demand Is made by Senior: his inno-
cence and docility often, leads mischieyous
seniors TO place him IN rather embarrassing
position. One Fresh met your correspondent
aud in answer to questions told him all about
the college, who the President was, where he
coulo find the Steward, and how he should
proceed to get into the school another swept
the hall that janitor is paid For sweeping.
just because junior told him he must. IL is
not uncommon to see him hand over his pie
without thinking whose it il because fellow
asked him for it. The older students carry but
little drinking water, buy but few matches and
but little kerosene oil, until the Fresh. finds
out their jokes. They have the pleasure of
knowing however, that they will stake hitch"
1t the end of each college year.
The system OF students government winch
1as worked so admirably for the last three
years, is to be continued IN practice. The new
steward, in place OF Mr.. Hudson resigned, is
dr. Fox. The faculty remains the same as
asst year, but quite a change has been made
the scheme OF studies. There is DO Sopho-
more class as there were no Freshmen last :
ear.
several very desirable improvements have I
een made, both in doors and out The green ,
ouse has new windmill. The old chapel ia /
eng fescoed and fixed up, during which time t
1e armory is used As q chapel The new hall i
called Wells Hail. after Judge Wells. who
as been member Of the State Board of Agn-
llture eyer since it came into existence in
1872. Wells Hall has 100 rooms for students ia '
nelly situated, giving good view OF the capi :
u building IN the city. and is a substantial,
hiding; it Is heated by steam, and the entire
st was about $4,000. Some very valuable
ldltions, either by presentation or purchase,
we been made to the libraries OF the college
ne College Cadets mot last Saturday and the
lrlstian Union last Tuesday evening tor the
ection OF officers. The Sunday School was !
ganized last Sunday. with Prof. Cook az 4
IperintendeRt.
Inc new Foreman OF the gardens is Mr.
ank Gulley Of Dearborn. Gardening and
RIM work have not begun yet, but those who
sh to work are employed in Strengthening up
d preparing for them. *