Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-02-15
A STUDENTS TOWN.

Experience with MyStertous lin rams
E~Suspeoded from Trees.
Lsss Sharp IA DairVR Free Press,
always make it q point once q year or
so to take . universit! course. Sometimes
I graduate at one collegs, sometimes at an
other, One day last week went through
the State University st Ann Arbor. A train
leaves Detroit at $50 in the morning, and
Q person can come back at 5 p. m. and have
the diplomas sent on the freight train that
follows some time after.
The town itself is a summer town, with
fne lawns and grounds. You meet students
everywhere. The Ann Arbor student iS
very different from the Harvard variety that
| had the pleasure Of meeting a few weeks
ago. The Ann Arbor man evidently means
business. He is earnest, energetic and push
ing. he pushed me of the sidewalk seVe-
raj times during my short stay IN the town.
He is evidently not on the average too well
of in the worlds goods. but he don't care a
rap who knows it. He is going to make a
name for himself; he is going to shove him
self into a position in this world, and if you
don't like that kind Of q fellow-well-he
thinks YOU can go to Harvard or some
other place that will suit you better. The
Harvard man is q cultured, not-in7S hurry
sort of individual, and he will let you have
half the sidewalk. .
Ino,iced a CURIOUS Ann Arbor custom IN
nv morning walk to the college. Spikes are
driven into the trees, and on each spike Is
hung . bright tin pail. Some trees were
surroundered with pals. 1t was an odd
decorative feature l had never noticed be-
fore. Itook one ofthe pals down TWAS
empty. While / examined it g man came
out Of the gate.
ooh, it's you, is itT' he said.
Yes" said /. How de dO7 Can't say
/ recognize yeu.'
"Youu recognize me all right when get
you expelled from the university. That's
three pals you've cOllared this week. Now
I've collard you"
"MetsPhoHcslly." .,,.
Yea every way. The professor saio tnat
If I caught = pail thief Just 70 follow uln,
End out his name aud he'd be bounced.
The professor
"No; you
well, You'll have q lively time if you
follow me round all day.
We walked in silence together. l asked
him questions about the town but he gave
me mo- information. Then | came back to
the pals.
"Whst do you hang pals out for any
hoWT'
Not for you to steal 'en."
'Oh. Expect contributions in them1
No answer.
II hope you don't think they are Orna-
mentslT
No answer.
Nov, il you hang them on the branches
II would be better-mOre of q Christmas
| tree effect you know
aid ike to hang you on O good stout
branch That's what you'll come to yet
Not in Michigan, you know -,
A severe looking man came up 3 soe
street.
"Tve got bin professor" said my friend.
Watched all morning for him Cangnt
him with the pail in his hand" -,
10 you oelOuB W eWS NU'J
said the professor.
HWen, / graduated here n day a dozen
wears or 80 ago. Since then have been
10 Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburg, Dabhu,
Glasgow, Harvard, Toronto and Heidelourg
universities, and have Just come back to
Ann Arbor to finish up"
Il think you viii find it IS told YOU
said the professor. at is not q student bat
some outside man who takes your pals
"Isn't be 9 studentf'
II don't think he would undertake to an.
swer me in the manner he did II he we're.
Then III make complaint against HIN
down town" said the man, turning awsy.
The professor crossed over toward the uni
Versity grounds
"Genilemen," Icried. before wep@rk tell
me what hose pals are forY'
Neither had the ~Poiteness TO answer, but
another did
A man drove up in q wagon filed with
pals. BE took one of q tree and hung q
ful one on. Then. in tones that rang sharp
in the morning air. he shouted. "Me-lik.'