Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-02-08

LAWRENCE, Kan, Jan 30, 1888.
If the people of Ohio think the
have had the monopoly of the col,
weather, they are very much mistaken
for we have been having a Sigh
touch of 1t here in Kansas.
The morning of the 22nd was tn
coolest of the year, fourteen degree
below zero by Prof Shows thermom
,eters, which are "Signal Service" in
struments, and absolutely correct
Saturday the 20th the mercury die
not get above zero at all during th,
day, and at half after five p M it wa
ten degrees below The change wa!
very sudden, when it turned cold tn,
evening of the 18th. About Z. p. m
| started down town, and 1t was pleas
ant and warm, but by the time l hac
got forty rods from home the wine
changed to the north "norther" came
sweeping down from the north pole
and by the time town was reached Il
was 'cold as Greenland if not o few
degrees colder.
Twas quite fortunate compared with
some, who, as it was so pleasant, had
started down town with no overcoal
ond so were exposed to the full furry
Of the "norther," for l had taken the
precaution to take mine. as | remem.
bered the proneness of Kansas to sud
den change.
The regular directions given tc
eastern parties, when going out for an
hours ride, are, stake your winter suit
and your summer suit and an umbre,.
10, SO as to be prepered for the
changes" The way the election went
last fall is simply another proof of the
truth of the stories of the unexpected
changes to which we are liable to here.
But to Offset the cold the weather
has also been clear and beautiful, and
the sleighing and skating have been
excellent and we'll improved too. Ev-
erybody who could in anyway rig up a
sleigh, if it was nothing more than a
dry goods box on board runners and q
string of bells, even if nothing more
than COW bell, has been sleigh riding
to bis hearts content. 1t is not often
that they have the chance, and when
il does come they are bound to i'm
prove it.
The University is in very prosper
Gus condition this year and well merits
its reputation of being the best school
10 the west. The chancellor, DR. Mar
win seems to be peculiarly fitted for
the head of University, controlling
the hundreds of students under his
charge moro by kindness and mora
suasion than by rules. Indeed there
are fewer rules here than you will find
in many district school. The Chancel-
ior is a man of sound common sense
and is loved and respected by all.
Among the professors, Snow, Ropin
son, Miller, Spring, Garfield and DR.
Williams, are the best known, though
some of the younger professors are
becoming recognized in educationa
circles outside of the State.
Prof. Snow, Of Natural History
Geology &c, is perhaps the best knowr
Of them all, he being given as auth
ority by many visitors upon those
subjects. He is one Of the most un
assuming Of learned men [ ever saw
in the class room he is pleasant ant
seems to think that the students ar,
ladies and gentlemen, ami entitled tt
be treated as such; indeed this is th'
great reason for the general good or
der here, and The scarcity OF old TIM
college scrapes, for at this universit,
the students arc treated as they SHOULD
be, not hedged in by sense!ess regu
iations, as if the faculty were afraid t,
allow them the liberty offree breath
ing.
Prof. Robinson, Of Latin is one o
the finest latin scholars in the coun
try; he can talk the language with a
much ease (sometimes l think witt
more ease), as English. The system
Of teaching Latin here is that know
as 'colloquial" that is, the language 0
the classroom is in that tongue, ant
in the higher class no English is spoke1
except in translation. 1t is said tina
system is carried to greater perfec
sion here than in any other college il
this country.
Prof. Robinson was hunting in th
Indian Territory during the holiday
and the report is that he frightened o.
band Of hostile Indians by talkin
Latin to them; but, as the Courier ha
it "that story is evidently the inven
tiou of some wicked paper"
Prof. Miller, of Mathematics is on
of tho most popular, if not the mos