St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-28
UNIvERxITY CONTINUATION.

In Eastern colleges ii has long been Gus
tomary for students to give dramatic per
formances two or three times a year. They
are classed among the events of college life
The legitimate drama has thus been sue
cessively and successfully performed for
years. In our university not much interest
in this sort of work has been manifested of
late. -Four years ago the class of "a or
ganized dramatic club and presented John
BaninI's celebrated play, Damon and
Pythias, besides performing several anna
teur plays with marked success. That was
the elimination and last Of the drama here
1t is To be regretted that the work thus sue
ceSsfully begun was not kept up. for as n
simple matter of rhetorical work. it is prob
ably not exceeded by any, and besides
affords relief from study and amusement OF
a healthful nature TO both the actors and
the audience. A revival of interest IS now
at work in the breasts of some of the stu
dents and a delightful parady on Shakes
peare entitled, The Shakespeare Water
Cure" is to be given for the benefit
of the Athletic association some
time during the month. 1t will only be
necessary to mention those who will take
part TO prove that the play will be a sue
cess. The cast is as follows:
Mr.. Macbeth ...................J. w. Adams
Romeo ..-.....--------.-..J Z. Il. King
OJlelo ..,...................h WIZ DOnahOwer
ouylock. ..-..-.--..--.--.-.A "A. r. Emery
Mrs. Macbeth. ...............M Miss Flo Gideon
Ophena. Miss Alice Adams
.lullet. Miss Belle Gale
POrtia Observation-Disclosures Miss Sue Stearns
Nothing succeeds like success" The
gymnasium. now that it has fairly begun TO
exist, suddenly finds itself backed by un-
limited generosity. EX-Gov. Pillsbury, who
has always been an ardent supporter and
liberal contributor to the organ ZatiOn of
the students. tells the committee 10 go
ahead with the gymnasium and when any
thing is lacking 10 come TO him. Regent
Sibley sends so and Regent Knute Nelson
writes the president of the gymnasium club
that he wants the regents to take hold of
the matter and furnish the students a first
class gymnasium. What is now needed is
an instructor who understands his business
to take charge. otherwise i'm q few weeks
there Will be gymnasium with no athletes.
There is not much cause for complaint as
a rule in regard TO the management of
affairs i'm and about the university. but Oc-
casiOn will perforee arise at times. One of
the most just and lOng-standing causes for
grievance here is the source of filth and
disease located a few yards east of the
main building. Here stands an old wooden
shed, used for hen house by the janitor, a
stable by the professors and a water closet
by the gentlemen students. For years filth
has been allowed to accumulate about this
place till ii is no longer enduTabe. To be
obliged to set in a recitation room with the
Odors of a stable and others much worse
waited in by the spring breezes. and above
all to be obliged to frequent this source of
nOxious eXhalation is too much for boy
of common decency. and already dark
hints of gunpowder and dynamite
are heard. Nor is the consideration
one of offended Sensibilities alone
but the far more important one of health
1t has been remarked that persons con-
Stantly employed on this side of the build
ing which ought to be the most healthful,
since it receives most smlg ht, are con-
stantly afflicted with some malady. DIR.
Hewitt, our most worthy instructor in sani-
cary science who is thorough sanitarian
and always on the alert for hidden CAUSES
of disease, when giving one of his lectures
in Prof. Downeys room recently, wanted
to know if that soap factory had not been
removed yet
If there were any causes for the neglect
70 procure proper appliances and the re-
moval of this source of disease il might do
10 keep quiet, but as there are no such
causes, the attention of the authorities
ought to be called to it.
The Farmers alliance, holding their meet
ings at the university. has brought ont sew
eral erroneous ideas which seem to have
gained currency among the tillers OF the
soil. The one most nearly affecting the
students is the alleged discrimination Of
caste among us. They say that farmers
sons are looked down upon by the city
boys. and are subjected TO a social OstTaclsm
by those whose earlier advantages have
rendered their manners more polished, and
whose pocketbOOks have been competent To
furnish them with better clothes. That
there is some truth in these charges cannot
be denied but that it is serious is not true.
There are at the university. as at all SINH
lar institutions, few conceted prigS. whose
only merits are those which { CIV owe to
dress, and to this class the sturdy. comm
sense farmers boy doubtless apDe
worthy object of contempt, but tn the
farmers sons are compelled ga take a
seat is entirely false. They a he lea ers
in scholarship as well as al Morthy College
enterprises.
Term examinations come the first three
days of this week, and then there is a n
cess till the Tuesday following
The Chi Psi and Theta Phi societies gave
parties on Friday night.
The Kappa Kappa Gan M Cadies) soci-
ETY. entertained their friends at the resi-
dence of Miss Belle Gale on the island
Wednesday evening.
Prof Downey's lecture on the battle of
Atlanta was considered masterpiece.