New-York tribune., 1902-06-18
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

The University OF Chicago Will "segregate and CO.
educate" according TO the headline in Cnlcaso
paper To educate and to ''coeducate' are wei
recognized functions OF an institution of learning
but to "segregate'' is something new. President
Harper is trying to form compromise between
the types OF universities which flourish east and
those which thrive west OF his institution He -
going TO offer TO the public mans college and a
won1en's college and a coeducational college all
in one Students entering may take their choice
whether they will be Segregated" with their own
sex in the classroornS or ''coeducated' with the
other 1T Is expected that we will have two
cuadrangles in addition TO the one we have now.
SAYS DR. Harper. TT is proposed to have the one
in which women will be most interested stretch Tor
two blocks along the Midway east of the present
campus with the mems quadrangle stretching two
blocks to the west from the principal group The
plan for division OF the will probably be more
welcome to some than others For those who
much prefer the system or attending classes IN
-hirb are both sexes the authorities con-
lplating the addition OF q section in many OF
The classes IN which men and women will recite
together" There seems TO be no provision IN this
goa -you-please'' plan OF education for such an
emergency as would arise If all OF one sex should
decide ''segregate and some or all OF the oIeE
wish to coeducate.
seediman-I saw your advertisement in this morn
ings paper. and | We called 10 see "la' you si'e
me for these half dozen vo!ul9eSi ~ would buv
Seediman-WelI this is my whole Hbrary-(Cath-
olc Standard and Times.
The postal reports for May show total receipts
abova 81 600 900 in this city, an advance of more
than Il per cent in excess of the figures of May Of
last year. Chicago fell below per cent OF increase
while Jersey City. our hourshing nelghoor on the
other side of the North River. gained more than
II per cent There is great deal or letter WrltnS
on the west bank of the Hudson, and the sales OF
postage stamps and postal cards are enormous
Jersey City is modest. coy and shy, and never
boasts herself. But she cannot resist the tempia-
tion to send a bashful message OF inquiry TO chi
cago asking what is the matter
there re vas bTea thiesg silence
a poker game between two OF the oilhonaires
About their table were packed and tammed hun
dreds Of curious excited people watching their
Dsf .fn "5e bet you porter6ouse steak. says one
Clear and stern comes the answer: ,..
'Tn see that porterhouse steak and raise you
two rib roasts a pigs knuckle and can OF OK
Here the onlookers ,easped.
One of them. indeed, muttered:
1T is such things as this that make anarchists"
But pooh. What know the hoi polloi Of SPORT
Baltimore American
There is to take place in Miller County. New.
this month what is described with pardonable
cess of superlatives most unique picnic" In
1855 man named Wilson died and was buried in
a cave with demjohn of whiskey in his coffin. 1t
was his dying request that at the end of seven
years his coffin should be opened, the demjohn be
brought out and the mouth of the where
he Law buried his friends should gather and enjoy
so much dancing feastng, drinking and laughing
that his spirit would join in the revelry. The end
of the seven years came just in The middle of the
Civil War and the demijohn and cave and Wilson's
last request We're forgotten. Since the end Of the
war Miller County people have been planning 10
hold a picnic at which the demijohn should be
opened but the idea has been carried out.
Now a grandson of Wilson's living at Brumley.
Miller County has taken the matter up and pro-
poses to hold a picnic to which all the people of
Miller County invited
the United States Court at Topeka. lawyer said
to another. You are a llar. DO you mean that
personality" passionately demanded the other
(kansas City Journal.
Senator Heitfeld tells a story which is called TO
his mind by the prediction that Congress is about
to adjourn follows
.'An Irish friend of mine named Flaherty. had
conversation with about another Irishman
both knew.
"'O'Grady seems to be doing we'll where he is
said
Abr said Flaherty. but nell not lasht long
in it
why not? I asked. He seems to be doing
well
'Thrue for ye' said Flaherty. but he'll not lasht
month. I've said so iver since he got the job two
years ago. I say now.
a well known judge on Virginia circuit was re-
Gently reminded very forcibly of his approaching
badness by one of his rural aequaintanees:
long fo' you'll hev to tie string around yer head
to tell how fer up wash yer face."-(Chicaso
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