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Normal College Echo —
Vou. III.
No. 7.
ALBANY, N. Y., FEBRUARY, 1895.
CONTENTS.
PAGE.
Lrrerany.
‘The Muses =
Noted Burial Places, Part 11
The Frost King..
From Venice to the Alps.
The Isle of Penikese 3
‘Three Summer Moons in Rhineland, Part IL
‘The Quintillian Reception
‘The Giant's Causeway
Eprrowar Nores
Eprroxiats.
College Patriotism...
‘The Schoolmaster in Politic
On Which Side Are You? _.
THE MUSES,
‘AIR Calliope’s Epic song,
In stately grandeur rolls along,
The first among the Nine!
While Clio, in an open scroll,
Records the ages as they roll,
The deeds that thro’ them shine!
Euterpe, breathing Love's desire,
Comes next, the mistress of the Lyre,
With charming theme and word!
While in her train Melpomene,
The vengeful Queen of Tragedy,
Appears with flashing sword!
Sublime Polyhymnia’s song comes next,
The sacred theme its precious text,
With grave and pensive look!
Urania with a globe appears,
The shining Muse of stars and spheres,
The Crystal Sky her book!
Muse of the Choral Dance and Song,
Gay Terpsichore, trips along,
With golden hair and lyre!
While fair Erato speeds her dart
Unerring thro’ the Lover's heart,
Which kindles as the fire!
While Thalia’s mirthful, comic line,
Idylic, rounds the tuneful Nine
With mask and shepherd's crook!
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NOTED BURIAL PLACES.
i,
RROMINENT among the noted burial places
in London is Smithfield, the former site of
the execution of criminals.
Here is erected the memorial tablet of two
hundred and seventy-seven martyrs who were
burned at the stake in the time of Queen Mary.
Here, too, Sir William Wallace was executed;
and here, Wat Tyler was slain, at the head of
his rebel forces, by the mayor of London.
In Christ’s church the pious Richard Baxter
at last found the “‘Saint’s Everlasting Rest ”"—
of the body, at least—of which he has so ably
written. And at St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields lies
buried the fair Nell Gwynne and other celebri-
ties.
Samuel Pepys, the noted diarist and secretary
to the admiralty of the times of Charles II, is
buried in St. Olave’s (Old Jewry).
This is a locality, in London, said to have been
inhabited by Jews of the Shylock stamp. But
since it is pretty generally understood that the
Merchant of Venice is a myth, he can hardly be
set up as a type of any class, whether Jew or
Gentile.
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At Twickenham, on the road to Hampton
Court, lies Alexander Pope, and in Cheswick
churchyard, five miles from London, rests William
Hogarth under a tablet bearing a quaint epitaph,
written by Garrick,
At Stoke Pogis, two miles from Windsor Castle,
the poet Gray sleeps, not far from the “ Spread-
ing Yew” of which he sings in his “ Elegy.”
A little farther on, at Beaconsfield, is the
grave of Edmund Burke; and there are also other
interesting tablets in this vicinity.
One of the most noted burial places of London
is Kensal Green cemetery. Here are the tombs
of Sir Sidney Smith, Anthony Trollope, William
Makepeace Thackeray and Tom Hood. This
last monument bears the inscription: “ He sang
the song of the shirt,”
Brompton cemetery also contains some of the
most noted graves of London. Among them is
that of Sir Roderick Murchison, the geologist,
who “christened” and established the Silurian
system of sedimentary strata.
In the old Chelsea churchyard are found the
graves of many eminent citizens of London.
Here lies Thomas Shadwell, the rival of Dryden,
who died of opiun-eating.
Ten miles from London is buried, in the parish
church of Richmond, James Thomson, author of
“The Seasons.”
Highgate cemetery, noted for its beauty, con-
tains the graves of the poet Coleridge and his
sister; also the graves of Michael Faraday, Mrs.
Henry Wood, George Eliot and many other
equally distinguished persons.
In St. George’s burial ground, Hanover Square,
lies Lawrence Sterne, the immortal author of
“Tristam Shandy.”
But aside from Westminster Abbey, there is
probably not a burial place in London of more
interest to the tourist than Bunhill Fields (origi-
nally, Bonehill Fields). Situated almost in the
center of the “Fields” is the grave of John
Bunyan. ‘There is some fine low relief on this
monument, representing some of the chief points
of his “‘ Pilgrim’s Progress.” Not far from this
“Puritan Mecca,” are the altar tombs of Henry,
Richard and William Cromwell, and a little far-
ther on is the headstone of Susannah Wesley,
mother of John and Charles Wesley. Across the
toad, oposite the “ Fields,” stands her monument,
adjoining which is the Wesley house, a low, brick
structure, having a flower garden in front.
Neither of her sons is buried near her.
Isaac Watts is also buried here, and near his
resting place is a pyramidal monument to Daniel
Defoe.
Dame Mary Page, bearing a very quaint inscrip-
tion.
Near these “ Fields,” is the “ Friends’” burial
ground, where lies George Fox, founder of the
society of Quakers.
It is not to be expected that all the “ Buried
Greatness” of England can be included in so
brief a review of the subject. But it may be that
these few hints may assist those who are inter-
ested, in seeking out the urns of such as are not
to be found within the noble precincts of the
Abbey. Mrs. M. B. Ketty.
THE FROST KING—A NOCTURNE!
OW clear and calm the starry night!
‘The sheeted moon, the mere and hill!
The ghostly pines so weird and still
Look ont upon a sea of white!
Where erstwhile smiled the daffodil! *
And silent too the sparkling rill!
Its laughter hushed, its prattle mute,
Untuneful as a shattered lute;
Is voiceless, now, and cold, and still!
Uncanny as the night-bird’s hoot!
Not very far from this is the tomb of
O’er Autumn’s song and Summer's hymn
The Frost King reigns! His sparkling throne,
More radiant than the shining zone!
When in the West its lamps grow dim,
From Sparks of Death his scepter blown!
Where, now, the insect world of Life?
The song which thrilled the leafy bower?
The glorious tint of shrub and flower?
Unequal conflict won the strife,
And chilled the Earth’s supernal dower!
But, hark, to merry voices near!
‘The stars peer down with wondrous light,
And life once more pervades the night!
For, lo, the skaters crowd the mere
And fill the air with quaint delight!
* Genus Narcisus,
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Which louder grows, as rings the steel
Upon his cold unyielding breast!
While song and laughter ill suppress’,
The mocking glen but half conceals,
The Nymex of Myrtu withholds the rest.
More brightly glows the fires above!
Pale Cynthia smiles thro’ crystal sparks!
Their glist’ning path, delighted, marks,
And beams approval on the love
Which on some sunny heart embarks!
Once more the stillness of the grave!
Oh! for some balm to heal the scars,
The cruel lines his bosom mars!
Whose shield, erstwhile, shone like the wave,
When in it gleamed the spheres and stars!
But hurried grows the ambient air
To rain-drops turn his crystals spears!
Kind Nature's ever-pitying tears,
Its channels fill, renew its glare,
That on the morrow, light appears.
PATRICK CAREY,
FROM VENICE TO THE ALPS.
E had resolved to remain in Venice all
summer. So lovely were the June days
that we could not bear to think of leaving; life
on the lagunes is fascinating. There is refresh-
ment in the great expanse of water as seen from
our windows on the Riva degli Schiavoni, with
the beautiful churches of the Sen Giorgio Mag-
giore, Il Redentore and Santa Maria del la Sahite,
seeming to float on its bosom.
There is refresh-
ment in the soft splash of the waves against the
walls of the house; and there is ecstacy in see-
ing our gondola waiting beneath the window,
with its white canopy and snowy vested gondo-
lier, as we take our first glance abroad in the
morning, There is nothing on earth comparable
to the calm, tranquil delight of gliding in a gon-
dola. The motion so smooth, the air so soft and
balmy, every object that meets the eye so full of
beauty. Then the gondola is so comfortable,
with its well-cushioned, sofa-backed chairs, its
carpeted floors; there is no carriage so easy; one
finds ease of mind and body as though a magic
wand had touched it; when one steps in care is
left behind; all vexatious thoughts vanish, one
remembers them no more, perfect tranquility of
mind is hired with the gondola.
And the nights in Venice — the summer nights
—how indescribably lovely; whether sitting
under the cool colonnades of the Piazza San
Marco, eating Florian’s ices and meeting every-
body, or again in the gondola sailing amid the
mysterious shadows of the grand canal, enjoying
the fine music, vocal and instrumental, from the
concert boat, which. gayly decorated with colored
lanterns, is moored near the house of Desdemona.
No, one could not leave it, and so we glided on
day after day, lotus eating, forgetting that all
earthly joys are like the blossoming of the rose—
beautiful but brief. The sérocco came—the rose
was withered. Could it be the same Venice?
‘A leaden sky, a heavy, dense atmosphere that
seemed to press upon the brain and deprive one
of all desire of action or even of life. It was
our first experience of sirocco, and it was ter-
rible. We looked longingly across the great
northern lagune to the line of mountains, with
their snowy crests, and thither we fled.
The journey from Venice to the Alps is charm-
ing. We traveled by rail to Belluno, where the
railway ends, Belluno is a small town at the foot
of the mountain, very pretty with a really first-
class hotel, where we stayed for the night, and
on the following morning commenced our long
drive to Pieve di Cadore, en route for Cortina in
the Austrian Tyrol (Dolomite Alps). We arrived
at Pieve di Cadore about five in the afternoon ;
the day’s driving had been delightful ; good
carriage and horses, scenery of unrivaled beauty;
books have been written on the subject, but no
writing can convey an idea of the exquisite ever-
varying landscape — it should be seen. We had
arranged to stay here one night to rest, as it was
Next morn-
ing, however, it was raining heavily ; we were
very comfortably settled in the hotel, the charges
were ridiculously cheap, so we deferred our de-
parture. Between the showers we went out to
look at the town. Pieve di Cadore is, as every-
body knows, the birthplace of Titian, There
are several of his paintings to be seen here, also
the unpretending house where he was born.
still many hours’ travel to Cortina,
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Beyond reminiscences of the great artist and its
glorious situation Péeve has no attractions; it is
an insignificant village.
On the second morning when we arose, the
near peaks, which had been green the night be-
fore, were white with freshly fallen snow (July
1rth). On the third morning the sun shone
brightly, so we ordered our carriage and set off
for Cortina. After leaving Pieve, the beauty of
the scenery increases, indeed, many consider it
the most beautiful drive in Europe. Far beneath
us flows the river — we hear its murmur and see
the rafts as they are guided down its devious
course. The road gradually ascends, winding
around the base of lofty mountains, dotted with
picturesque cottages. Many churches with slen-
der spires pointing upward attest the fuith of the
Tyrolese ; large crucifixes also are placed at
intervals all along the way.
In about four hours we reach the Austrian
frontier. Here our baggage is examined by very
polite officials and we leave “la della Stalia.”
E. McAuuirre.
(Concluded in the next issue.)
THE ISLE OF PENIKESE.
HE system of summer instruction which has
since been successfully practiced at Chau-
tauqua and elsewhere, was undertaken more than
twenty-two years ago by Agassiz.
The idea of establishing a summer school at
the seaside for the benefit of teachers of natural
history, originated with Prof. N. S. Shaler, then
a teacher of natural history in Harvard college.
He communicated his thoughts to Agassiz, and
together they attempted to organize such an in-
stitution.
About that time Prof. Shaler received the ap-
pointment of State Geologist of Kentucky, and
to prepare for his new work he went to Europe,
leaving to Prof. Agassiz the entire care and man-
agement of the new enterprize.
Suitable and comfortable accommodations for
aclass of fifty were secured. The services of
twenty lecturers who, partly from their interest
in the work, and partly from their love and es-
teem for Agassiz himself, gladly co-operated
with him.
Before any invitations were extended to teach-
ers to come and enjoy the opportunity, Mr. John
Anderson, a wealthy merchant of New York city
—owner of the island of Penikese in Buzzard’s
Bay, which he had bought and improved for a
summer seaside residence — offered the island
with its buildings to Prof. Agassiz for the use of
the proposed school. This offer he subsequently
supplemented by a donation of $50,000 in cash
for needed preparations.
Prof. Agassiz’s movements having become
known, many applications for admission to the
privileges of the school were received. Fifty,
the whole number desired, were selected, and
all the rest were rejected. It is said that in one
small city in New York State there were twenty
applicants and nineteen disappointments.
The fortunate fifty were duly notified of the
day their presence would be welcome, and on
the morning of the 8th of July, 1873, were met
at the Penikese pier by Prof, Agassiz and his
wife,
When all were assembled in the neatly fur-
nished lecture room Prof. Agassiz arose among
them. Then occurred a beautiful and impressive
event, which has been rendered classic through
Whittier’s charming poem.
He looked around upon that little assemblage
and saw their hopeful trust in him and realized,
perhaps, as he had not before, the deep signifi-
cance of the hour,
His beaming smile was chastened by an ex-
pression of tender solicitude that the hopes
and expectations of those trusting in him might
not be disappointed, and by the thought,
“In my own strength I am not equal to this
task. One higher than I must direct this move-
ment.”
Pausing a moment he said: “Ladies and gen-
tlemen: We meet under very peculiar circum-
stances. We are all strangers to each other. I
know not whether there be one in this assembly
upon whom I could call to open these exercises
with prayer. As for myself I would not ask any
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man to pray for me. I willask all of you to join
with me a few moments in silent prayer.”
“Then the master in his place
Bowed his head a little space,
And the leaves by soft airs stirred,
Laps of wave and cry of bird,
Left the solemn hush unbroken
Of that wordless prayer unspoken,
While its wish on earth unsaid,
Rose to heaven interpreted.
* * *
Even the careless heart was moved,
And the doubting gave assent,
With a gesture reverend
To the master well beloved.
= * os
Who the secret may declare
Of that brief unuttered prayer?
Did the shade before him come
Of the inevitable doom,
Of the end of earth so near,
And eternity’s new year?”
Then followed a few words of welcome on the
part of Agassiz.
Thus the life at Penikese was begun.
Agassiz’s intense love of nature constantly re-
yealed itself in unconscious words and actions.
He gave the following address to his pupils:
“When sitting at the laboratory table you should
give yourself up exclusively to your work.
Never trifle with nature. The objects we study
are the works of the Creator. A laboratory of
natural history is a sanctuary in which nothing
improper should be admitted or exhibited.
There we are in the constant presence of nature
and its author.”
He was particularly careful to forbid any use-
less destruction of life. Even the birds’ nests
so profusely scattered about the island were sac-
red to him.
Familiarity with all form of life had made him
exceedingly tender and watchful of their natural
rights.
The golden hopes raised by the brilliant be-
ginning of the summer school at Penikese were
soon blasted. Agassiz died during the succeed-
ing December. No one, after his death, felt
capable to complete the liberal plan laid out by
Agassiz, and the enterprise was abandoned.
The beautiful spirit of Agassiz, his sublime
self-denial in his devotion to nature make it pos-
sible to conjecture what an impulse would have
been given to the study of natural history and
“higher culture in kindred science,” had he
been permitted to live until he could have seen
the budding promise burst into bloom of realized
success. R. M. C.
THREE SUMMER MOONS IN RHINELAND.
Parr II.
ROM Wiesbaden we made many delightful
excursions to Mayence, to Frankfort, to
Hamburg; but our month, all too soon, draws
to a close, and we reluctantly bid adieu to our
kind hostess and her amiable family, and take
the train for Heidelberg. Here we found our
rooms all ready, nothing left to be desired,
and we lost no time in hunting up the famous
castle. And not only that day, but many
following days, found us still turning our steps
in the same direction. The fascination of
Heidelberg castle is indescribable; when we saw
it first in the afternoon, we felt we must
try its effect in the morning light; then we
found that every succeeding hour threw a new
and lovelier light on court, and tower, and
terrace. It is a place in wh to dream
away a whole summer. On the occasion of the
birthday of the Grand Duke of Baden the castle
was illuminated with Bengal lights. We repaired
with the crowd to the other side of the Neckar,
and took our position directly opposite the cas-
tle, comfortably settled on camp stools to await
the spectacle. The night was very dark, as if
made to order. On the hillside we could only
discern a confused mass of buildings, when -~a
gun was fired—and instantaneously the whole
contour of the magnificent pile was outlined on
the dark mountain in glowing fire. At the same
moment many boats on the river commenced
throwing up rockets, and a boat underneath the
bridge burned red and blue lights, which, with a
line of white stars which were arranged over the
bridge, made such a charming coup d’oiel that it
was difficult to decide which was the loveliest,
the castle or the river, Anything more beauti-
ful in fireworks could not possibly be — the cas-
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tle, the bridge, the river, all steeped in the bril-
liant, many-colored lights, the myriads of shoot-
ing lights, and the reflection of all in the water.
It was soon over, alas, but the night was
charming and everybody walked about the town
and enjoyed it. We met many Americans in the
crowd. Inthe town of Heidelberg are several
very interesting historical buildings, and along the
Neckar are pleasant rambles to medieval villages.
One can walk through the shady glades of the
Odenwald, the pine needles forming a glittering
carpet, and when tired of walking, can easily reach
the river and return by small boat. Neckarely,
Neckarstienuch, Neckargemund, and many other
villages are well worth visiting. ‘There is one
small village, situated on the top of an almost in-
accessible mountain, where, although within sight
of the surrounding villages, people are born and
die without ever descending from their eyrie.
What a strangely isolated life — what a singular
race.
In our wanderings we came on many old cas-
tles and churches, all full of interest. When the
moon was full again we threaded our way up the
wooded hill to enjoy the climax of scenic beauty—
the Heidelberg castle in the moonlight... A num-
erous company was already in possession of the
grounds, the great court was filled with carriages,
and gay young voices filled the air. A boy, in a
delicious excitement, rushed towards us, from a
group of ladies, asking, “Have you seen the
ghost? Have you seen the ghost? We have.
Just now we saw it gliding under yon dark arch-
way.” The ghost, I thought, must be a ‘very
sociable ghost who undertook a midnight prome-
nade here, on a moonlight night. The crowd
rather spoiled the romance of the situation; but
the scene was absolutely beautiful, and we had
only to draw on our imaginations little to fancy
ourselves in the midst of the cavaliers and
dames who formed the court of the fair Eliza-
beth Stuart, when she held it here.
another month is gone, and we leave romantic
Heidelberg with its gardens, terraces and dark
subterranean passages, and hurry onward with
the crowd to be in time for the September festi-
val in the Black forest. E. M. A.
And now
THE QUINTILLIAN RECEPTION.
“‘} ASTE thee, nymph, and bring with thee,
jest and youthful jollity.”
This was the command issued by the Quin-
tillian officers, when on Saturday evening, Feb.
2, the kindergarten rooms were thrown open to
the friends of the society. As the guests entered
they were ushered into the reception room where
they were received with charming ease and
cordiality by the committee in charge. We
congratulate the society on its excellent judg-
ment in selecting for officers four of its fairest
Very lovely and picturesque they ap-
peared in their dainty evening gowns, against the
dark green background of tropical ferns and
palms.
Alluring strains of music drew us on and we
proceeded into the main hall where Gioscia’s
orchestra discoursed sweet sounds. Here was
members.
found a large assemblage, towns-people, col-
legians and a sprinkling of Union College men.
The faculty was well represented.
A stage had been erected from which the an-
nouncements for the evening were read by the
president, Miss Helen E. Wilson. A choice lit-
erary and musical program was presented, every
number of which was well rendered and warmly
received. The reading of the society paper
“The Budget of Q's,” disclosed something of
the nature of the organization which seems to
promote the cultivation of literary talent and to
foster a sisterly feeling by social intercourse.
The paper was unique in form, being cut from
cardboard in the form of a large “Q,” and tied
with the society colors, green and white. Many
sly hits and witty personals were given to the
evident enjoyment of all who understood the al-
lusions.
At the conclusion of the program the presi-
dent ascended the stage and, to the surprise and
delight of all, extended the invitation:
“ Come and trip it as you go
On the light fantastic toe.”
The evening ended most pleasantly, and all
tendered their thanks to the fair Quintillians for
this delightful closing of the winter term.
The following is the programme:
Music.. . ..Gioscia’s Orchestra
i + Miss Blanche Munn
Solon = -Miss Mae Hall
Reading of the “ Budget of Q’s”....Miss Breckinridge
Wocal ducty. «a. eee Misses Hall and Goldthwaite
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THE GIANT'S CAUSEWAY.
| ALWAYS had my doubts, when reading the
account of the destruction of The Spanish
Armada, that the north coast of Ireland could
have been so havoc-spreading among the rem-
nants of the fleet.
My doubts were all dispelled on visiting that
portion of Ireland; and, instead, a feeling of
wonder came that so few wrecks are reported
from that rock-bound coast each year.
While it is a source of much care and uneasi-
ness to the mariner, to the visitor it is a source
of wonder and delight.
No part is more frequently visited than the
Giant’s Causeway.
How to reach it will no doubt be interesting.
If you take the State Line of steamers for
Glasgow, you may get a faint glimpse from the
steamer’s deck, while passing. From Glasgow
the State Line will send you to Belfast without
charge. At Belfast take the train for Coleraine.
Then from Coleraine to Portrush by train;
from Portrush to Gaint’s Causeway by electric
tramway.
If you take any of the Liverpool lines, you
can of course leave your vessel at Queenstown;
take train to Cork, to Dublin, to Belfast, and
so on.
Or you may not leave your steamer at Queens-
town, but proceed to Liverpool, then by steamer
to Dublin, or Belfast.
If you are in London, you can take train to
Liverpool, or to Fleetwood, thence by steamer to
Belfast.
My first visit to the Giant’s Causeway was
when a mere boy, before the electric tramway
from Portrush was in existence.
This tramway, indeed, is a famous one, since
it is the first ever operated in the British Isles.
I happened to be staying in Coleraine, the
town known to fame through “Fair Kitty,” fora
time. I was anxious to visit the Causeway, and
was told that the best effect could be obtained
by keeping near the coast.
I decided, therefore, to tramp the distance,
which is about twelve miles. B, J. M.
(Zo be continued.)
A COLLEGE IDYL.
AM it in, cram it in,
Students’ heads are hollow;
Slam it in, jam it in,
Still there’s more to follow—
Hygiene and History,
Astronomic mystery,
Algebra, histology,
Latin, etymology,
Botany, geometry,
Greek and trigonometry—
Ram it in, cram it in,
Students’ heads are hollow.
Rap it in, tap it in—
What are Profs paid for?
Bang it in, slam it in—
What are students made for?
Ancient archeology,
Aryan philology,
Prosody, zoology,
Physics, clinictology,
Calculus and mathematics,
Rhetoric and hydrostatics-—
Hoax it in, coax it in,
Students’ heads are hollow.
Rub it in, club it in,
All there is of learning;
Punch it in, crunch it in,
Quench their foolish yearning
For the field and grassy nook,
Meadow green and rippling brook.
Drive such wicked thoughts afar,
Teach the students that they are
But machines to cram it in,
Bang it in, slam it in—
‘That their heads are hollow.
Scold it in, mold it in,
All that they can swallow;
Fold it in, hold it in,
Still there’s more to follow.
‘Those who've passed the furnace through
With aching brow will tell to you,
How the teacher crammed it in,
Rammed it in, punched it in,
Rubbed it in, clubbed it in,
Pressed it in, caressed it in,
Rapped it in and slapped it in,
When their heads were hollow.
—Anon.
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so ably edited the paper for the last six months,
has been obliged by the increasing College duties
to resign his office. With many regrets we ac-
Miss Charlotte E. Lans-
ing, our exchange editor, having graduated this
month, left us with a position to fill. We trust
cepted his resignation.
Miss Lansing may make as great a success in her
future work as she has on the Board. We were
about demoralized when Miss Anna E. Husted,
editor of Echoes and Personals, resigned, having
found the work too much to allow her to do jus-
tice to it and to her duties as president of Delta
Omega.
Wird our editor and two of our best assistant
editors gone, we felt very lonely, but, pulling
ourselves together, we decided on action. As a
result of which Miss Mary G. Manahan, our
literary editor, was elected editor-in-chief ; Miss
L. Louise Arthur, our news editor, and Mr.
Snyder Gage, our exchange editor. We hope to
make the paper as interesting as ever.
“COLLEGE PATRIOTISM—HOW MAY IT
BE HEIGHTENED ?”
By keeping up with your class-work,
By being on time for chapel exercises.
By regular attendance at glee class.
By patronizing the library.
By indentifying yourself with your class.
By attending College receptions.
By supporting the college paper.
The Ecuo has on its exchange list, Zhe At-
lantic Monthly, North American Review, Scribner's
Magazine, Review of Reviews, Overland Monthly,
Lippencott's Magazine, and Teachers’ Institute,
It also exchanges with the publications of the
leading colleges and schools throughout the
Union. This testifies to the high standard
reached by the Ecuo in the rank of College
papers.
THE SCHOOLMASTER IN POLITICS.
HE schoolmaster has certain rights which he
may or may not exercise. Some board
members hold that outside of school hours, the
schoolmaster’s time is his own. He may teach
private classes or follow commercial pursuits,
saw wood, or make political speeches. In fact,
he may do exactly what any other citizen would
do, so long as he fulfils his school room duties.
This idea, however, is vigorously combated.
It is held that the teacher holds a relation to
THE NORMAL COLLEGE ECHO. 9
society which precludes active partisanship, that
his position is a public one which renders. politi-
cal activity “pernicious; ” that the influences
which he must necessarily hold over the pupil
are apt to shape the latter's opinions on political
and economic questions; that, by becoming an
active politician, he becomes a teacher of politics
and a feeder for certain political parties.
These objections appear reasonable. To enter
the political arena in any active form means to
cast the schoolmaster’s influence, as a school-
master, into the partisan balance, to the detri-
ment of a noble profession. The effect is
obvious. ‘The teacher’s position would in time
become a political one and efficiency and scholar-
ship would have to give way to party activity and
“ political pull.”
This does not mean, however, that a school
teacher cannot with good grace aspire to the
position of County Superintendent or State
Superintendent of Public Instruction. These
positions are semi-political only, and although
dependent upon the popular vote, are strictly in
line of professional promotion.
ON WHICH SIDE ARE YOU?
OU are all familiar with a certain historical
instance, in which a man makes a fatal mis-
take by saying, “Gentlemen, I hope you belong
to our party.” Of course, this was answered by
the query, “What party?” in trying to answer
which he became involved in an issue which cost
him his life. Had he boldly declared himself to
belong,to one side or the other, he might have
chanced upon the right one, and so have passed
the enemy’s lines unchallenged.
Not infrequently, serious, if not fatal, result is
the outcome of this fear to avow yourself; this
desire to conciliate both sides, arising, perhaps,
from a misinterpretation of the maxim: “Be all
This spirit may proceed
from a desire to please doh parties, or from an
inability to decide for oneself to which party one
belongs. To people of the former class we say,
Beware ; he who tries to please all, seldom suc-
ceeds in pleasing one; to the latter, He who
things to all men.”
waits for another to make up his mind for him,
virtually refuses to exercise the highest of man’s
God-given faculties,— the decisive power of free-
will.
It is amusing at times in an assembly to note
the behavior of certain members when a vote is
Called for. Their hands are never raised until
the question is decided, then they claim to have
been in the right all the time, since they were
not in the wrong. It reminds us of the small boy
who made the request, “‘Give me some of what
you've got.” determined to be “in it” anyway.
Of course, the “ non-committals” are indis-
pensable in one respect; they serve the purpose
of the gilded bird on topmost pinnacle, a con-
stant variable, indicating the direction of the
moying zephyrs. And then they never fail to
cheerfully volunteer adverse criticism on the
measures rejected. But while we thank them for
their valuable afterthoughts, we should be still
mote humbly grateful for an occasional demon-
stration of their theories —a sort of model les-
son, as it were,
It may be pleasant to sit on the fence and
watch the progress of the game, whilst consider-
ing on which side it will be safest to descend,
but we cannot all be umpires in the game of
life; some of us must come down and keep the
ball in motion. And is it not better to be iden-
tified with one side or the other, to share its toil,
to hope for its triumph, or to gracefully accept
its defeat, upheld by the consciousness of having
played a good, fair game?
Have an opinion of your own. You are not
obliged to hold to it forever; the premises from
which you draw your conclusions of to-day may
be altered to-morrow. Do not jump at conclu-
sions, nor be in haste to express an opinion be-
fore it is properly formed, but when once a
conviction arises in your mind and the proper
occasion comes on which to express it, give it
voice and uphold it until, if incorrect, you dis-
cover your error. Do not fear to do this though
you may stand alone on your side of the field
with all the odds against you, for it is the
people with convictions who are least often con-
victed.
ro THE NORMAL COLLEGE ECHO.
SOCIETY NOTES
AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION.
great deal of interest is manifested by the students
and faculty of the College in this popular organiza-
tion, The membership roll has swelled to seventy-nine
members, and it is only a question of time when the
society will be obliged to hold its meetings in the chapel.
At the last regular meeting Prof. Byington, a gentle-
man highly versed in the art of photography, gave an
interesting and highly instructive lecture. He described
the different parts of the camera, and explained their
workings, revealing the secrets of the dark room and
the mysterious process of taking a snap-shot.
Some time ago a committee was appointed to prepare
a paper for the edification and instruction of the mem-
bers. This paper, brimful of interesting matter, con-
tained many scientific articles, the written results of
original investigations by the members along the lines
of Chemistry, Botany, Geology, Physiology, Zodlogy,
Biology, Oology, Ornithology, Ichthyology, Conchol-
ogy, Paleontology, Paleology, and many other branches
of science, mention of which is prevented by lack of
time and space.
M. N. Beaupry, Sec’y.
Quickst.ver REApine Crrcie.
Work in this charming circle is as delightful as ever
and fraught with interest to the members who represent
the intellectual élite of the College. The work of this
quarter is to be centered in the poet Danté. Short bio-
graphical sketches will be read with view to gaining a
knowledge of the poet’s life and the spirit of his age.
Selected readings from his wonderful works, followed
by discussion, will be given at each regular meeting.
On Wednesday, February 27, the time was devoted to
exercises appropriate to the celebration of Longfellow’s
birthday. There was a large attendance, and at the
program’s close all felt quite close in spirit to America’s
best-loved poet.
Ata recent meeting the following officers were elected
for the spring term :
President... Mr. J. Hazlett Risk
Vice-President . .Miss Mary M. Van Arsdale
Seeretary v.00. Miss K. Estelle Bradshaw
Treasurer. ............Miss Katherine Toohey
Pur DELTA FRATERNITY.
The officers chosen by the Fraternity of Phi Delta for
the third quarter are :
President... John McLaury.
Vice-President L. R. Herzog.
Secretary .. L. K. Rockefeller.
W. H. Good,
C. M. Frost.
Financial Secretary
Chaplain...
Marshal,
Treasurer
Outer Guard .
Inner Guard, .
. H. F. Blessing.
. W. A. McConnell.
. H. J. Risk.
. Snyder Gage.
A PLEASANT OCCASION.
N Tuesday Feb. 6, a farewell reception was
tendered to Miss Rose Hamill by Mrs, John
Ryan, at her residence 435 Clinton ave. ‘There
were present a large number of Miss Hamill’s
city friends and fellow collegians. Cards and
dancing were features of the evening.
Several choice selections were rendered by the
mandolin club, and with music, song and laugh-
ter the hours sped quickly by until the hostess
gave the signal to withdraw to the supper-room
where a dainty repast awaited the guests.
It was not until the “zee sma” hours that they
departed after thanking their hostess for her kind
hospitality and wishing Miss Hamill all success
in her future work.
IN THE MODEL CHAPEL.
[HE pupils of the primary and grammar departments
celebrated Longfellow’s birthday, Feb. 27, 1895.
The following program was rendered and enjoyed by
all who were present.
Recrrarton—The Reaper and the Flowers,
Miriam Ames.
Essav—Life and Writings of Longfellow,
Mabel Perry.
Concerr Rucrration — The Children’s Hour,
Primary Department.
Reape — Footsteps of Angels - - - Ruth Bartlett
Recrration—Christmas Bells - - - Louisa A. Wood.
Reapinc—Viva Solitaria - - - - - Laura Wilson
SinciNe — The Arrow and the Song,
Primary Department,
Essay—Hiawatha - - - - - . - Edna Elmendorf
“The Childhood of Hiawatha,”
Class of sixteen boys and girls,
Recrration — Longfellow’s Best Sonnet,
Claude Jagger.
Reciration — The Castle Builder - Mary Mattimore,
PIANO Soto—Selected - - - - - Edna Elmendorf.
Reciration—Snow Flakes - - - - Mildred Bell.
Concert Recrration — The Day is Done,
Grammar Department,
“The Brook and the Wave,” - - - Lthel Anderson.
Reorration—The Builders - - - - William Grant
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THE NORMAL COLLEGE ECHO. 11
ECHOES.
A HOLIDAY.
a
Seven of the February class have secured positions.
Nearly all students, who are so fortunate as to live
near Albany, celebrated the 22d at their homes.
Owing to the severe snow storm, on February 8th,
there was a noticeable small attendance at chapel and
recitations,
We are glad to see that with the beginning of the new
term the attendance at Glee Class has largely increased.
This is as it should be.
On February 15th a party of students accompanied
Miss Stoneman to the Capitol, where they visited the
modeling and carving rooms
Why is it that the time-honored customs of sending
valentines on the 14th, and being patriotic on the 224,
of this month, seem to be dying out?
On the evening of February arst the Albany Camera
Club gave a lantern slide exhibition in the chapel, which
was well attended and enjoyed by many of the students.
Dr, Milne has been away since February 18th attend-
ing an important meeting of the Department of Super-
intendence, National Educational Association, at Cleve-
land, Ohio.
The “Napoleonic craze” has reached room 306. The
latest allusion to Mr, Bonaparte was made by the Pro-
fessor of Natural Sciences in a practical talk on the
human skeleton.
On the evening of Saturday, February r6th, the chapel
held a large and delighted audience of students and
their friends, who listened, for an hour anil a half, to a
lecture on “Tennyson, and His Poetry,” ably delivered
by Prof, James G. Riggs, A. M., of Plattsburgh. The
lecturer gave an interesting description of Tennyson’s
home and family; an account of a visit made by Prof.
Riggs to the Isle of Wight a short time after the poet's
death. Prof, Riggs related several events in the life of
the late poet-laureate, gave his own and others’ estimate
of Tennyson’s work, and read selections from his poems.
The pleasure of the entertainment was enhanced by a
song of Tennyson’s “Sweet and Low,” sung by Mrs.
Charlotte S. Mann with a piano accompaniment by Prof.
White.
A MODEST EFFORT.
TracnER—lI will award the medal to the boy
who suggests the most appropriate motto for the
schoolroom.
Dick Hicxs—‘“ We study to please.”
Hicxks—“ Education is a good thing.”
Wicxs—“I believe you. Without education
it would be quite impossible to bamboozle the
fellows who have no education.”
PERSONALS.
ISS ANNA M. SPEIDEL, ’94, spent Feb. r-4,
with Miss Husted.
Miss Gaegan, ’96, went home to Amsterdam for the
holiday,
Miss Lansing and Mr, Orchard are continuing work
at College.
Miss Waite and Miss Putnam are teaching at Pitts-
field, Mass.
Miss Helen Pratt, '96, who has been ill, is once more
at College.
Miss Katherine Toohey, ’9s, spent Sunday, Feb. 17,
at Catskill.
Miss Hamill has been offered a position in the public
schools of Utica.
Miss Susie McDonald has returned to complete her
College course.
Miss Marion Goodhue, '96, has left College on ac-
count of illness.
Miss Doyle, ’96, spent Sunday, Feb. ro, at her home
in Amsterdam,
Mr. Snyder Gage, '96, spent Feb. 21-24 at his home
in Johnstown,
Mr. Forrester, '95, returned to College on Feb. 20,
after a short illness.
Miss Holliday has returned to College after a long
absence caused by sickness,
Miss Hall, ’96, spent the:short recess between terms
at her home in Newburgh.
Both Prof. Bartlett and Prof. Wetmore have been
suffering from “la grippe.”
Miss Van Arsdale, ’95, spent Sunday, Feb. 17, in
Poughkeepsie, a guest in the family of Judge Guernsey.
Miss Duckworth was obliged to discontinue her Col-
lege duties for a couple of weeks on account of illness.
Mr. Thomas Toohey of Wilkesbarre, Penn,, was the
guest of his daughter, Miss Katherine Toohey, ’95,
Feb. 4.
Prof. White will give an evening of readings at one
of the Churches of Fort Plain, on Friday evening,
March r.
Of the students from Newburgh, Miss Joy Reed
’95, Miss Robeson, ’95, and Miss Moss, ’96, spent Feb.
22-24 at home.
Mr. Charles Bradshaw visited his daughter during
the second week of the month. Mr. Bradshaw is the
comedian in Pauline Hall’s company, which played at
the Hall, Feb. 8.
On Friday evening Prof. White gave an evening of
readings under the patronage of Prof. Newbury, who
tendered the entertainment to the Junior and Senior
classes of the Johnstown High school. There were
present a large number of invited guests.
12 THE NORMAL COLLEGE ECHO.
PERSONALS.
ISS FRANCES McHARG has left College.
Miss Gillespie is teaching at Locust Valley, N. Y.
Miss Smith has a position at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Miss Waldron has accepted a position at Dolgeville,
N.Y.
Miss Birch, ’96, spent Feb. 22 at her home in Am-
sterdam,
Miss Husted, ’o4, spent Washington's Birthday in
Canajoharie.
Miss Scudder, ’96, went to her home, St. Johnsville,
for the holiday.
Miss Newman, ’95, has returned to College after a
four weeks’ illness.
Miss Agnes Babcock of Leonardsville, N. Y., called
at the College on Feb. 21.
Mr. Wilbur Sprague, '96, spent the time between
terms at his home in Moriah.
Miss McCullough is teaching in the public schools at
her home, Newburgh, N. Y.
Miss Northrup, '95, has left College for this year. She
is teaching in Jordanville, N. Y.
Miss Eckert, ’96, has been absent since the opening
of the term on account of illness.
Rey. James Deane of Crown Point, N. Y., visited
his daughter, Miss Mary Deane, ’96, Jan. 31.
Miss Tarr, ’96, spent Feb. 22 and the following Sat-
urday and Sunday at her home in Johnstown.
Miss Perkins, ’96. spent Washington's Birthday and
the Sunday following at her home in Amsterdam.
Dr. Milne delivered a lecture on Friday evening,
Feb. 22, at Fort Plain. Prof. Wetmore will lecture on
Friday, March 8, at the same place.
The members of the class of ’95 who finished the
course in February are as follows :
CoLLEctAtE,
Sarah Ellen Hawley, A. B.
CLAssIcat.
Jane Gillespie, Charlotte Elizabeth Lansing,
Hambly P. Orchard, Julia Mary Smith,
Minnie Estelle Waite.
ENGLisi.
Katharine Cecelia Kennedy,
Alice M. Waldron.
SPECIAL,
Martha Sibyl Putnam.
Louise May Coughtry,
Agnes McCullough,
Rose Mildred Hamill,
KINDERGARTEN.
Jennie Lillian Arrison, Grace Foster,
Jessie May Pulis.
ALUMNI NOTES.
"60. ISS Isabella D. Holmes, for many years a
teacher in the public schools of Albany, died
at her home in this city, January 31, 1895.
‘91. Miss Annie W. Campbell, of Cohoes, was married
at her home on the evening of January 30, 1895,
to Mr J. Edward Lyon of Canisteo.
Miss May Elizabeth Young, who spent the first
term of the year at the College, is now teaching
at Pittsfield, Mass.
‘92. Miss Clementine Helfer, who is teaching at Fort
Plain, N. Y., attended the Quintillian Recep-
tion February 2.
‘93. Mr. Herbert Campbell was present at the Quintil-
lian Reception, February 2.
‘94. Miss Harriet Carpenter is teaching at Deposit,
N.Y.
Miss Mary Babbitt and Miss Anna Mackey spent
Washington’s Birthday and the following Satur-
day and Sunday in Troy and Albany.
Miss Caroline Goddard called at the College Feb-
ruary 18.
‘95. Miss Minnie E. Waite was in town for February 22.
COLLEGE NOTES.
1. Princeton will soon have a new gymnasium.
2. The number of students at the University of Berlin
is 8,450.
3. Foot-ball was a crime during the reign of Henry
VIII.
4. Only three women have ever been granted the
title of LL. D.
3. The University of Michigan has fifty of its own
graduates among its faculty.
6. Ohio leads all the other States in the number of
colleges. It has over thirty.
7. The largest college in the world is the college at
Cairo, Egypt, having 10,000 students.
8. The University of Chicago intends to publish a
magazine similar to the Century.
9. The Italian government has ordered English to be
added to the curriculum in all the colleges.
ro, The first college paper was published at Dart-
mouth in 1800, Daniel Webster being one of the editors.
11. The Delta Psi society of Yale College has recently
completed its new dormitory. It isa fine building.
12. Prussia pays a pension to all who have worn
themselves out in the practice of teaching.
13. The faculty at Harvard have advised the athletic
committee to abolish the game of foot-ball. ?
14. No. less than twenty-two Yale men are coaching
foot-ball teams of other colleges. It is in order for
Yale tof’give some of} her graduates the degree! of
“Bachelorjof Foot-Ball,!” |,
THE NORMAL COLLEGE ECHO. 13
EXCHANGE.
1, There are three classes of students in the world —
the wills, the won’ts and the can'ts.—Zx.
2, You cannot possibly make yourself into a charac-
ter unless you hammer and forge yourself into one.—Zx.
3. Thought is what has lifted us from the pits and
tuts of life. Let each one strive for more of it.
4. The Normal College Eco has added *
tler’’ to its exchange list, and finds it a helpful and
interesting paper.
3. According to the habit of college graduating classes
using the last two figures of the year, as ’94, '95, ete.,
what will the graduating class of r900 call itself ?—Zx.
6. A class in grammar was reciting, and one of the
younger boys was asked to compare ‘‘sick.” He began
thoughtfully, “t Sick "paused while his brain struggled
with the problem, then finished triumphantly, “Sick,
worse, dead ”
8, Hereafter the exchanges will be placed on a shelf
in the library so that the students may have an opportu-
nity to see what is being done in the literary line by
other schools and colleges. They will be found to con-
tain assistance which is very valuable.
9. The question that Seniors ask: “If the Review of
Reviews reviews the reviews, what reviews of reviews
will review the review which reviews the Review of
Reviews—Ex.
Qurry.—We should like to know who writes the
cute little verses which appear in the Times-Union, one
of our daily exchanges.
The following are examples:
To single blessedness inclined,
I pay my way;
When thoughts of marriage fill my mind,
I weigh my pay.
They heard her father descend the stairs,
But they trembled not, “for,” said she, “who cares?
Just get thee behind my left arm sleeve,
‘And he'll think my dear you have taken leave.”
No colleges in England publishes a paper. Even in
their college days the American youths begin to show
the push and enterprise so characteristic of Americans.
There is scarcely a college of any note in America that
does not have its college paper published by the stu-
dents; some of them have two, and the following pub-
lish dailies: Cornell, Brown, Harvard, Leland Stanford,
Princeton, and the Universities of Michigan and Wis-
consin.—Ex.
England has ninety-four universities and employs
2,728 more professors than the 300 colleges of the
United States.
“Oh, what’s a kiss my pretty maid,
Grammatically defined?”
“Tt is a conjunction, sit,” she said,
“and cannot be declined.”
The faculty of the Boston University has decided to
allow work on the college paper to count for English in
the regular course.—Ex.
Why not at the State Normal College?
“Fred,” our chemist, once felt thirsty,
O, ‘twas sad to see,
What he thought was H 2 O,
Turned out HN Og.
OVERHEARD IN THE LIBRARY.
Vew Student.—O} for an Ariadne who would furnish
me a thread to guide me through these labyrinthine
Normal halls.
Senior.— Foolish youth! You'll be on a string soon
enough. (Liter the Minotaur.)
Q. When are we sure to have a /ark?
A. When the swallows downward fly.
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.
NDUSTRIAL Primary Arithmetic is becoming very
prominent and is being introduced in many graded
schools.
There is a discussion among many prominent men
about the practical value of introducing military drill in
common schools.
An organization known as ‘‘The Manual Training
Teachers’ Association,” has been effected in America.
Its purpose is to secure co-operation in study and ex-
periment and development of manual training.
Cornell offers to teachers, during the summer holi-
days, a supplementary course, consisting of every
branch of study.
Harvard also offers a course of the same work, but
not especially for the benefit of teachers.
‘The Harrisburg, Pa., Board has decided that here-
after the high school assembles at 9 A. M., and is dis-
missed at 11.45 A. M., assembles again at 1.45 P. M., and
is dismissed at 4 o'clock. By this system the schools
are dismissed fifteen minutes earlier in the morning and
a half hour earlier in the afternoon. The time of recess
usually passed in leisure will hereafter be devoted to
study which warrants dismissal earlier than heretofore.
THE NORMAL COLLEGE ECHO.
AMONG OUR MAGAZINES.
Norra American Review For Fesrvary.
The North American Review for February opens with three
timely articles on the currency question, which ate bracketed to-
gether under the title of “ The Financial Muddle.” They are written
by Secretary of Agriculture J. Sterling Morton, Representative Wil-
liam M, Springer, Chairman of the House Committeeon Banking and
Currency, and Henry W. Cannon, President of the Chase National
Bank of New York, and formerly Comptroller of the Currency.
‘This important symposium is followed by a trenchant article on
“ Literature and the English Book Trade,” from the pen of Ouida
A paper on “Politics and the Farmer,” by the Hon, B, P, Clayton,
President of the Farmers’ National Congress, next claims our atten-
tion.
“The New Pulpit,” forms the subject of a vigorous paper
ct wide atten-
‘University;” H. H. Boysen deals with “The Matri-
monial Puzzle,” and Charles Sedgwick Minot writes on “The
Psychical Comedy.” ‘The second instalment of the ‘Personal
History of the Second Empire,” by the author of * An Englishman
in Paris,” Albert D. Vandam, also appears in this number. It deals
with “The Opponents of the Prince Presidents” Other, topics
treated are “Images in Dead Eyes,” by Dr. Eilersiie Wallace ;
“The Cat in Law," by Gertrude B. Rolfe; “ Newspaper Row and
National Legislation,” by Albert Halstead, Washington correspond-
ent of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazetle ; and “ How to Repel
Train Robbers,” by Lieut. J.T, Knight, U.S. A
Hawthorne’s Seclusion.
Even the style of Hawthorne brings us hardly a reminiscence of
his reading. Like everything else about him, it has but the deli-
cate aroma of his personality. Nothing precious in it was plainly
copied, and very little can be borrowed from it after him by lesser
hands, As we linger entranced over his pages, neither he nor we
may remember the name or existence of other literary artists. We
enter with him directly into the sanctuaries of the soul.
his solitude was his fate on earth. Longfellow was his college
associate at Bowdoin. One would think two such gentle and sensi-
tive natures would surely discover each the other’s rare gifts even
then, But they confess later, with regret, that they were not drawn
closely together in their college davs. Many years after, Emerson
lived beside Hawthorne in the quiet Concord street. They occa-
sionally walked together, but Emerson acquired only a general
optimistic faith that the manwas “healthier than his books "—those
books which the tolerant philosopher seems to have pronounced
morbid on rather slight, and slighting, perusal. i
Perhaps the final judgment will reverse this Emersonian dictum,
and say Hawthorne's way of life was a morbid one, or, at least,
would tend to produce morbid men in most cases,’but that its
hermit-like seclusion and loneliness were destined in this particular
instance to make possible the most unique and inimitable master-
pieces of creative prose that our race has yet to show.
‘Agassiz compelled a young student of biology to concentrate all
his thought, week after week, upon a single fish, and that fish
finally taught him the true insight of science. — William Cranston
Lawton, in March Lippincott's,
Liprincort’s Macazine ror Marcu.
‘The complete novel in the March issue of Léppincott's is “A
‘Tame Surrender,” by Captain Charles King. Departing from
this author's usual field, the purely military, it deals with the
Chicago strike, the riots and their suppression, and the loves of a
United States lieutenant and a high-minded young lady who works
a typewriter. It is her “tame surrender,’’ after long resistance,
which gives the tale its title.
‘The other stories, all very short, are “ Fulfilment,” by Elizabeth
Knowlton Carter; “The Luck of the Atkiuses,” by Margeret B.
Yeates, and ‘* One of the Wanted,” by B. B
‘Two brief scientific articles are supplied by George J. Varney,
Electric Locomotives on Steam Roads,” and “The Story of the
Gravels,”” by Harvey B. Bashore.
“A Glimpse of Cuba,” by James Knapp Reeve, is a vivid and
readable sketch. Isabel F. Hapgood writes of Furs in Russia,”
and W. D. McGrackan on’ A Question of Costume.”
Prof, William Cranston Lawton discusses The Artist's Com-
pensations;” Prof, H. H, Boyeson furnishes ‘* A Youthful Remi-
niscence,” ‘and Lucas, as “Doolittle,” writes An Open
Letter ” to Mrs, Grundy.
‘The poetry of the number is by Prof. Charles G. D. Roberts and
Richard Burton,
ATLANTIC MonTHLy ror Marcx.
The Atlantic Monthly for March will contain the opening chap-
ters of a striking serial, entitled ‘* The Seats of the Mighty,” by Gil-
bert Parker. It deals with the life and adventures of a young cap-
tain ina Virginia regiment, afterward of Amherst’s regiment, at the
time of the fall of Quebec. It will run through several numbers,
and is one of this popular author’s most powerful stories. Fiction
is further represented by the first installment of a two-part story by
Grace Howard Pierce, entitled ““Gridou’s Pity,”” and additional
chapters from Mrs, Ward’s serial, “A Singular Life.”
Everyone who is interested in anti-slavery literature, or who has
read “ Neighbor Jackwood ” and “ Cudjo's Cave,” will be glad to
read “Some Confessions of a Novel-Writer,” by John T. Trow-
bridge, the gifted author of these remarkable stories.
‘Two papers of importance are “ Immigration and Naturalization,”
by H. Sidney iverett, and the second of Mr. J. M. Ludlow’s papers,
*Some Words on the Ethics of Co-operative Production.”
‘The educational paper of the issue is by Prof. N. S. Shaler, who
treats of “The Direction of Education.” “Another delightful bit of
Sichign travel and description by Elisabeth Pullen is “ Bova Unv
ited.”
‘Aside from these features, there are poems by Bliss Carman, Clin-
ton Scollard and Madison Cawein. ‘The book reviews will appeal
especially to the lover of poetry, as there is an exhaustive review of
current verse. The usual departments complete the issue.
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
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Normal graduates
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MORE ABOUT THE DOLLAR MARK.
Teacher —‘‘ Tommy, did you find out anything about
the origin of the dollar mark ?” :
Tommy—“TI asked paw about it, and he said the
straight lines stood for the pillars of society, and the
crooked one for the way they got their money.”
“The oldest college in the world is the Mobamme-
dan College at Cairo, Egypt, which was founded 1,800
years before Oxford.
THE NORMAL COLLEGE ECHO. 15
Ina paper upon ‘The Secret of the Roman Oracles,”
Professor Rodolfo Lanciani describes some of the
methods used by organized impostors in 218 3. c.:
The most popular mode of divination in central Italy
was the drawing of lots, or sores. The sortes were little
counters, made of bone or wood, inscribed with a sen-
A boy would
draw one at random, and the words written on it would
tence, and kept in a kind of dice-box.
be taken as a response or omen. Livy relates that in
218 B.C, one of the lots’ kept for use in the temple of
Falerii leaped out of its own accord. It bore the words
Mavors telum suum concutit (“ Mars shakes his javelin ”),
which were taken as a warning of the advance of Hanni-
bal by Lake Trasimene. Another device practiced in
times of public calamities was the substitution of smaller
sortes for those generally in use. This alleged miracle
was called attenwatio sortium, and its awe-inspiring
omen was averted, or supposed to be averted, by the
celebration of the /ectisternium.
A considerable number of sortes were discovered in
the sixteenth century in the Euganean Hills, near the
Bagni di Abano, the ancient Fons Aponi. Here was an
oracle called the oracle of Geryon, because it was con-
nected with the tenth labor of Hercules; with the cap-
ture, that is, of Geryon’s oxen, and the driving of the
herd from Spain to Greece. The Oracle was consulted
by Tiberius at the beginning of his campaign in Illyricum:
the words which he drew by lot told him to throw golden
dice into the spring. Suetonius says that in doing so
he turned up the highest possible numbers (sixes), and
that the gold dice could still be seen under water in
Hadrian's time.
Un Calmatiff—Une petite dame nerveuse, en entrant
dansun wagon, apergoit un voyageur avec un fusil.
“Votre arme n'est pas chargée, n’est-ce-pas, mon-
sieur?”
Le Sportsman (folatre): ‘Au contrairie, madame;
mais cela ne fait rien, je vais y mettre un bouchon; il
n’y aura plus de danger !”
La voyageuse est immediatement rassurée.—Zphemere
Comigue.
Les Origines du Peuple Frangais. — On demande
a Bébé ce qu’il apprehend a l’école:
“ Japprends Vhistoire de France, mais je ne suis pas
trés avancé. Je n’en suis encore qu’a Adam et Eve.”—
Le Masque de Fer.
“A BON CHAT, BON RAT.”
Gallidermis came to Corinth,
In the Classic days of old,
With a school desk for inspection,
And, t'was rumored,-—goodly gold.
Him two bandits slyly shadowed
Till he sought the office door
Of a potent school-board member,
And an able Counselor.
“ Foiled!” said Bandit One, morosely;
“No,” said Two, “It’s better far;
Now we'll take the gold this evening
From the member of the bar.”
—Athenian,
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