, 1898-07-27
UNIVERSITY NOTES
THE STRANGE MONSTER WHICH
COMES TO THE CITY OF
IDLENESS.
Chemical Analysis of Aakali-Move-
ments of the Various Professors of
the institution During the Summer
Months-The Stage Coach Accident
Victims Rapidly Recovering.

hess IN UHe Lauu u ANOWueIe d grave
band of Sages. In their own Country
of Wisdom these Sages were Of a sad
and woeful ~countenance and had great
knowledge OF many things. Yet, it was
even said of them that they had opened
the ancient book Of pleasure and learn
ed the secret of youth and had discov-
cred in dusty laboratories whereof a
smile is compounded. But it was also
said of them, their knowledge is to-
abstract, making them old before their
time and in proof CT this was cited an
odd song of the Sages full OF inarticu-
late yearning:
Ring, Bling,
Wyoming!
Varsity!
Now it happened that a ran
through the City of Idleness in the
Land of Nowhere. Thither. it vas said,
had come a strange monster of a most
peculiar mein. Many armed, he was,
of changing aspect and his motion was
circular and his grunt musical.
Joy to the Sages, Here was their
chance. Oh, to add one more name to
the names of their great scientists, DIS
coverers, geniuses. But with a gra-
ciousness well suited to their gray wis
dom they decreed that there should be
ry. Together would they seek the mon
s.er that the honor might come to
him who most of all understood and
not to him who soonest came. So do
Sages live and act.
1t happened one summer evening,
amid the fluttering of the inhabitants
of the City of Idleness that they went
forth to investigation. They surrend-
cred themselves wholly to the charms
of discovery, not without trembling.
tBut what Sage pauses because. for
sooth, he tremblesO Whirled around
by the monsters strange movements.
r"ering into the monsters strange cavi-
ty. listening to his strange inarticula-
ions they spent the hours. Under the
gloom of late evening they departed
mystified, troubled. They longed for
him who deals with the prehistoric
and for him who has the right OF entry
to the atomistic. But such longings
were vain, for far were they from their
own country. So they separated to
dream over the prodigy.
It happened that their explorations
took them often again to the haunts of
the monster. ever without success.
When at last they gathered in on
sultation one ardent investigator spoke
Of his desire that they might carry the
monster back with them to their own
land and with instruments of torture
determine it's place in the evolutionary
descent. Another ventured that they,
the Sages, were baffled because here
first they dealt with philosophy in
concrete. while a third timidly added
that he had learned, at least, the COM
mon name Of the monster. Amid Il
GREATNESS hush he ~voudhsafed that a
little child had told him it was called
Familiarity. "Merry-go-round.' 80 does
wisdom come from the mouth Of
babies" Thus Thought the Sages.
But it is to be noted that they are
still in consultation. They are inves-
tigating ways and means.
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Mr.. Beach has Deer preparing for
some time past a chemical test OF aka
Ii, which is to be used as part of a CO.
operative bulletin tt be published in
the fall.
A publication OF Mornings o
ces and people is to be issued in a few
days. This publication. under the
supervision of Secretary of State Bur-
dick, will be the finest ever issued in
the state. 1t will contain a number of
articles on various subjects, among
which will be n by Prof. Buffum on
horticulture and one by Prof. knight
on mineral resources Of the state and
also complete catalogue of minerals.
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Nearly one hundred books have been
added to the French and German de-
partment of the library. These will be
used chiefly in sight reading.
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The annual cost of maintaining a
modern b~attleship is over three times
the total annual expenses of an insti-
tuition such as the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity.
Prof. Morey is spendig the summer
In the Tennessee mountains, and writes
that she is having a nos delightful
time.
Word has been received that Miss
Helen Barrow is now able to be off her
clutches, and that Miss Mabel Cheney
Is Improving more rapidly than was at
first expected.
Prot. Buffum's bulletin, No. 81, on
"Stooling Tests" will be ready In a few
days for press
DR.. Jerome Raymond. president OF
the West Virginia university, has been
credited by newspapers as being the
youngest president Of a college, but