The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-20
THE UNIVERSITY.
Doings and Sayings at the W. WI.
ny OUR REGULAR REPORTER.

d. It. O>t leit htuQdN llpTHtn0
on the train for his home. He will
probably be absent for week or ten
DAYS.
Mr.. Lindermuth eontemplates
making q short visit to his home in
Wheeling soon.
Now that the whistle of the engine
can be heard n inconsistencies, un-
known before comes over the stu
dent and he thinks OF home, and
straightway applies for leave of alb
sence for few days to visit the old
homestead Before, the idea was
not entertained a moment by him
when he thought of the so0l-trying
hack ride from Fairmont, intervening
as an almost impossible barrier be
tween him and his friends. But the
day of hack rides is past for the stu
dent of the w. " L., and he rejoices
with unfeigned delight.
Company "A" has completed its
drill III sabre exercise, and "B" has
transformed itself into a well-drilled
Artillery corps. If the weather con
tinues pleasant the corps will proba-
bly, be called out for infantry drill this
week.
Thursday evening the detachments
in charge of the Napoleon guns fired
four shots TO try the nerve of the
new eannoneers. The boys looked
like they thought they were engaged
in bloody conflict and really anxious
for gore
1t is very likely that a national
salute will be fired on the 22d in
honor of the day.
The roof of the old college build
ing is undergoing repairs.
Friday morning Prof. White gave
his geology class some very interest
ing and instructive lantern views of
the strata of the earth. Professor
knows how to make a study interest
ing.
From the wise way in which the
Senior Metaphysics class talk about
evolution we do not doubt but that
question will be settled soon. This
is certainly a question of great mo
ment and ought to be settled; of
course it is of very little Importance
to man whether he is closely related
to the monkey; but it is of vast inn
portance to the monkey to know
whether it is of any use for him, un-
der the most favorable environments,
to aspire to the proud distinction of
wearing cane and sporting plug
hat.
The Columbian society received
one accession to their number at
their last meeting, Mr. Isaiah Bee. Jr
The temperature of the society
campaign is rising. All the cam
paigning methods known to politi-
clans are resorted to. There are
party speeches and the speaker
grows eloquent over the planks in
his platform. In order to carry on
the work more successfully combi
nation, which we might call the
Street Corner Button Holing Asso-
ciation,s has been formed The
members of this committee, like
Socrates of old are usually seen at
the street corners, and like the same
old sage they are generally talking.
One argument used with doubtful
members" is that he stands in dan
ger of never getting an Office of trust
and profit in the society if he does
not vote as the bull-dozer says. Our
sage friend, Socrates, always went
with his pockets empty The com
parison will not hold good here, for
It's said that there is a "barf' in
this campaign. One Columbian has
posted notice on his door refusing
admittance to demagogues. Let the
good work go on.
Scene in Metaphysics class: Prof
IF a man were stationed at a table
with a bag full of the letters of the
alphabet, and were ordered to take
them from the bag by chance and
throw them on the table those letters
must sometime form the combina-
ton John Smith
Incredulous student--"That de
ponds -"
Professor mean if he were to
continue at his work to all eternity
the letters must some time make
that combination Now suppose
that he were to look at those letters
on the table some time and were to
find not only the name Of John
Smith, but the names of all his fam
lily, what -"
Incredulous student-"Professor,
| think that would take two or three
eternities.n
Scene in History class: Bright
student-"The tax was imposed
principally upon the land-a certain
amount for every skin of land. CA
litter in the class. The tax ON each
skin of land was --'
PROFESSIONALISM that you're
saying? You mean a hide of land,
don't your
Bright student-"Well, what's the
difference between hide and a
skinYn