Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-27
CONSTANT WORK STUNTS MEN.
Max Muller on the Evils Of hurry in Our
seats Of Education.


seats Of Education.
Prof. Max Muller has been regret.
ting that 1.-THE luxury and beauty Of
scholarly leisure" At the universi.
stiles have passed away forever. ut
Is quantity to-day rather than quail.
ity, 4 fear" he said to an interview.
Or Of the Culver ''Thc tutors bc.
come teachers far too young, and
they work 40 hard they they have no
time to LOOK to the right or the left;
and what Is life II not continually
glxncing to the right and left? They
give themselves no time to devclop.
They take o good tirst.ciass and then
give out what they have learned a.
teachers This engenders the msney.
making spirit I have no word to
say against 1t, but It all tells on tho
spirit Of the university"
The present system OF constant OK.
aminations finds no favor with Prof
Max Muller. They stunt our young
men," he said, ''they have no time
or opportunity to be Idle. Now, do
you know, II Ia my idle friends" he
added, ''who have become disttn.
guished men In later life? I believe
In cultured idleness 1t gives q man
time to read for himself but look at
these examinations: why, q man
knows exactly what he has to read
frequently to the very page. You
don't call that study"
The professor confessed that ut
first he had been opposed to the girls
colleges, but they are, he said, great
success, land 1t Is q real pleasure to
me to see the young girls SO eager to
learn. Young men do a. little 40
they can, young women do AZ much
Us they can; too much, indeed.
Again, they work more systematic.
ally, aud their knowledge Is better
arranged. 1t tends wonderfully to
the improvement OF tho whole Of
their character. l wish the men
could be ashamed and spurred on to
further effort Indeed" he added,
laughing outright, "a friend Of mine
and his wife went In for the Same OK.
aMinatlon; she took o first cluss, he
only second" Prof. Max Muller,
however. thinks nothing tang bio
comes Of all the labors of the girls,
while II only they could get fellow.
ships they might do good work.
Westminster Gazette.
A Summer Resort Incident.
1t happened at one Of the inland
lake resorts OF Wisconsin. A young
man from Chicago was stopping
there with his wife. and the wife had
wandered down to the shore OF tho
lake to enjoJ the evening breeze A
short pier jutting out into the lake
looked inviting ana she went out on
II, unmindful OF several small urchins
who were lowering about the boat
house at the shore end Of the pier.
A few minutes later her husband
came to the lake to join her, but
was intercepted by one OF the
urchins.
"say, mister, Is that your girl?"
asked the hoy.
"she's my wife" replied the young
man.
well, you tell her to 90 homo,
cause we boys wants to 10 In swim.
min," said the yOungster, ana think.
ing that would settle the matter
why az AOtiiCu w LuC UOuVIOuSc W |
The young man promptly informed
his wife OF the request, but she was
en- Toying herself and was not anxious
to leave. She laughed and called to
q new arrival at the boath0use.
'Tell the boys" she said, when no
had come TO her, ''to run out and
lump into the water IL they wish tn
| won't look"
The little fellow hurried to tho
with the message, and
there was Immediately a council of
war. At its conclusion he returned
10 the end Of the pier and said
"Flease ma'am, the boys say they
1asn't risk it"-Chicago Evening
Post
Ira man shakes hands with a sum.
mer girl these mornings, he has to
AXE his hand to the fire to thaw 1t
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