Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-11-02
VARIOUS THINGS
A. sEES AND ooSaDEHED NJ ouR
CORRESPONDENT.

InrcEsrIy happened to meet one OF
the State College boys, Who had been In
the bolt, and had, consequently. been
suspended. lie va. on bis way back TO
the college. 1, being hi. las, day Of grace
for thi. term. Ia answer 10 inquiries In
regard 10 the trouble AZ the college and
the final outcome Of IL. he said; "Oh.
the Faculty were IN the right. | 'upPoss.
Al any rate. they have ,hs bes, OF u, at
present. We have our choice. 10 20
back OF stay out; I'm going back. Bat
/, seem. TO me ,h., the of,ne, wasn't
serious enough 70 wsrAn, the punish
men, which the boy. received. The pa
per. mi.repressn,sl IL. and made too much
ofi,."
Az elderly gentleman who stood near
now joined in and made sons inquire.
In relation % tbs ,roable. which showed
him 10 BE- Of q no, entirely anpr idiesd
mind. lie Af,erward, expfs,'si 20 me
lh. opinion that the student. a. opno'
beias helped by the State, oishi To be
more crefal TO preserve good order and
avoid making di.,arbaaes. than woald be
obligatory upon the sludsai. al Harvard
or any other college where, a. he express.
ell il. ",hs boys pay their bills. S'me
remark, were added touching upoa the
hostility OF a good m,ny Of our people TO
the State College. Now my elderly
friend should remember iha, no college
/. .elf..upporting institution. and that
the students. though they pay nomi'
nal sum for tuition. owe the advantages
which they enjoy largely to the bens-
hcene. Of other people. Soh It !, IN
eumben, upon the students az our state
College to be careful in their conduct, It
i. no le.s 50 upon the students OF other
institutions. though their AID comes from
q diifs,n; source. Bat. az the gentle
man Who va. 90 unfriendly 10 the State
College himself admitted. !, Is difti;al, to
make the inepressible nature Of young
men take accoan, OF such Indebtedness.
TmE following paragraph appeared ia
one Of the newspapers .hof, time since
The La,hersn Observation Joins with
other newspapers In aivOcstlng chsnging
the time fOr the na,louL Thanksgiving
Day from "blc,k S)Vemoir - golden
OctO)cr."
While some classes Of oar people
nigh, be pleased by such change. there
woali b, oa the other hand. departure
from the original custom and in,en,ioa
Of the day. Thanksgiving ". a day
.e, apart by ,iller Of the 'oil. 10 return
,hank, for the fruits Of the soil. and /,
va. very appropriately held after harvest.
The golden day. OF September aud Oeio-
Der are the time for the farmers fairs,
and they never were brighter or better
appreciated and improved than they have
been thi. year Bat the harvesting IL
no, entirely flashed; the outdoor work
on the farm /, no, all done some OF the
stock /, still ia the pastures, ani the
preparation, for winter are no, eomple'-
ed. When the established tins for
Thanksgiving comes. the harvesting i'
done, the stock is in the barn. the house
/, banked and everything made saas
and comfortable for the win,er, aud the
farmers have little leisure between
,heir fall and winter work. And II
those OF u. who are engaged In other &C.
cupA,ions do not have the same leisure
q, ,hA, time. and are inclined to com.
plain tha, the weather Is no, 80 favor.
able nor the air 50 bslmy /. in earlier
fall, we should remember how the day
originated. and wh., !, celebrates.
Again. Thanksgiving IL the grea, home
holiday. And there i' no better time to
appreciate the blessings OF home than
"bleak November" ALEcK.