The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-04-22
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erent foramina of the sphenoid bone,
and what structures pass through
them? Eh?"
"Comingl" yelled his son. Com
ing!" and dashed out of the room.
81 didn't hear any one CALL" OBJ
served the doctor
Didn't you sir?" said Garraway,
pulling on his coat. 81 thought
head a noise"
"You read with my son, 1 be-
lieve?"
"Yes, SIR"
'TThen perhaps you can tell me
what the structures are which pass
through the foramina of the sphen-
oid?"
ooh, yes sir. There is the -. All
right, Tom, all right! Excuse me sirt
He is calling me-" and Garraway van
1shed as precipitately as his friend
had done. The doctor sat alone,
putting at his cigarette, and brooding
over his own dullness of hearing,
Presently the two students return
ed, looking just little shame-faced,
and plunged instantly into wild talk
about the weather, the town, and the
University = anything and everything
except the sphenoid bone.
you have. come in good time to
see something Of University life,"
said young Dimsdale. To-day we
elect our new Lord Rector. Cara
way and will take you down and
show you the sights"
81 have often wished to see some
thing of It," his father answered.
81 was apprenticed to my profession,
Mr.. Garraway, in the old fashioned
way, and had few opportunities of
attending college.
Indeed, sir"
'But I can imagine It all What
can be more charming than the sight
of community of young men all
striving after knowledge and emul-
ating each other In the ardor of their
studies. Not that l would grudge
them recreation. | can fancy them
strolling in bands rouhd the classic
precincts Of their venerable Universi-
ty, and amusing themselves by dis
cussing the rival theories of physiolo-
gists, or the latest additions to the
pharmacoPoeia."
Garraway had listened with becom-
dng gravity to the commencement
of this speech, bur at the last SEN
tence he choked and vanished for
the second time out Of the room.
{. your friend seems amused" re-
marked Dr.. Dimsdale mildly.
eyes. He gets taken like that,
sometimes" said his son. "His
brothers are just the, same. 1 have
hardly had chance yet to say how
glad ann to see you. dad" -
''And l to see you. my dear boy.
Your mother and Kate come up by
the night train. have private rooms
at the hotel"
Kate Harston!" 1 can only rem
ember her as little quiet girl with
long brown hair That was six years
ago. She promised to be pretty"
"Then she has fulfilled her prom.
Use. But you shall judge that fol
yourself. She is the ward of John
Cirdlestonr. he African merchar t,
but we are the on'y relations sh, ! as
on earth. Her father was my secont
cousin. She spends a good deal (
her time uoW with us at Phillimore
Gardens-Gs nuch as her guardian
will allow He prefers to have her
under his own roof, and l dom
blame him, for she is like a ray o.
In, hn IL
drawing his teeth to get him to con
sent to this little holiday, but
stuck at it until l wearied him out
fairly wearied him out" The little
doctor chuckled at the thought of III.
victory, and stretched out his thicl
legs toward the fire.
"This examination will prevent
me from being with you as much al
/ wish"
That's right my boy; let nothing
interfere with your work"
"Still, / think l am pretty safe.
am glad they have come now, fo
next Wednesday is the internationa
football match Garraway and I ar,
the two Scotch halfbacks. You mus
ali come down and see It.
"'I'n tell you what, Dimsdale,
said Garraway,, reappearing in tn,
doorway, "if we don't hurry up w
shall see nothing of the election. 1
IS close on twelve"
81 am all ready" cried DR.. Dims
dale, jumping to his feet and button
ing his coat.
LET us be off then" said his son
and picking up hats and sticks the,
clattered off down the lodging hous
stairs.
A rectorial election is a peculiarl,
Scotch institution, and, however 1
may strike the impartial observer
st is regarded by the students them
selves as rite of extreme solemnit!
and Importance, on which grave Il
sues may depend. To hear tn
speeches and addresses of rival ora
tors one would suppose that the in
tegrity of the constitution and tn
very existence OF the empire hun,
upon the return OF their special nom
dnee. Two candidates are chosen from
the most eminent of either party, ant
the day is fixed for the polling. Every
undergraduate has a vote. but thu
professors have no voice in the mat
Ter. AS the duties are hopiHAl, Their
Iss never any lack Of distinRIiiEhet