River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-28
University J~ottings.

The hegira Of students at the open
ing of the holiday recess, blocked the
traffic at the depots for about two
hours. Something more than 1900
checks for return tickets were issued
by the railroad secretaries.
A popular innovation this year is a
meeting of the students and faculty
each Friday from twelve TO n
o'clock. The meetings are character
lied by the singing of college songs,
with the intermittent yell of ~ Rah!
Rah!! Wisconsin, given with the
hearty swing and yigor of more than
a thousand voices, Speeches by faculty
members upon various phases of Uni
versity life are always warmly well
coined. Pres. Adams has secured
some of the leading public men of the
day TO appear before the students at
these meetings. These speakers have
brought messages of inspiration and
contributed advice which any good
student can we'll afford to heed. Two
weeks ago at the weekly convention
of students, DR.. e. Benjaman An
drews, superintendent OF the Chicago
public schools, spoke to a large audi
ence upon 1.-THE Individual and His
Education After complimenting
Wisconsin for her leading position
among the great western universities,
H.. kal,nvrc rofl that No tAntfnr how
broad the scope of a university curric-
ulum there are many fields left I'M
touched and the individual, unassisted
must explore these fields, select from
them the elements he desires to be-
come a part of his life and character.
ut is only such an individual" he de-
clared, ''who can claim TO be broadly
and properly cultured" While in
town DR.. Andrews vas invited TO adj
dress the Women's Club OF Madison,
and our lady afterwards remarked
that She admired a man who could
address an audience of women upon
questions of political import, speaking
to them as though they were capable
of approaching his best thoughts, in
stead of assuming the co~ndesending
attitude that 81 many men do when
talking to them Of anything beyond
the kitchen and dress parties.
The management of the Daily Car
dinal in preparing their annual sow
enir Christmas edition, invited Elk
Gov. Peck to contribute an article
upon college Roofing at Football
Games" The genial Peck began his
article in his characteristic vein:
editor Cardinal: owing to hoarse-
ness which l acquired at Chicago
Thanksgiving day l am unable to
write an article for your Christmas
edition 49, You know as well as / do
that a football game is 0 by the
rooters, and there ought to be a Prof
essorship of Roofing in the Uniyer-
sity. / am not working for myself to
get the position of chief rooter. with
a salary and house rent free. My pol
itics would bar me out, but | want to
see roofing made one of the sciences
to be taught on the bill-Christmas
science or any old science
One of the brilliant university pro-
fessors who conducts a Bible class in
one of our city churches, was recently
explaining why people had given up
the idea of DiYine interference with
natural laws and the affairs of men.
He explained that mans duty is, to
conform himself to Gods laws and
not expect God to change his laws to
meet human whims. A lady mem
Der of the class who evidently was not
| converted to the new faith exclaimed:
well DR.. - if you saw a cyclone
| coming, wouldn't you pray to have it
stopped?" The professor quickly re-
joined, II might pray but | would do
it on the run"