Show g Exchanges and 3 gf ff YA J Vassar has Democratic and Republican clubs so the story runs It is said that Senator Stanford has ha's made his will leaving to the Stanford U University Ex x The graduated class of the University of Michigan n numbered men This is the largest class that ever graduated from an American institution During t the e two centuries and a half of the existence of Harvard College but one graduate has been executed as a malefactor tor and he was a victim of the witchcraft witchcraft witch craft delusion The eds co-eds of the University of Michigan Michigan Mich Mich- igan are gathering signatures to a petition which will be presented to the State Legislature Legislature Legislature Leg Leg- asking that be appropriated appropriated appropriated for the erection of an annex to the gymnasium General Francis A. A Walker president of the Boston Tech has been appointed to to deliver the Phi Beta Kappa commencement commencement commencement commence commence- ment oration at Harvard Mr Maurice Thompson will deliver the poem The library of Williams college is open on Sunday It is our opinion that such a anew anew anew new feature will prove to be very success successful successful success success- ful and beneficial A literary Frenchman after studying g English for a few mont months s wrote to an American friend In small time I can learn so many English as I think I will wil come at the America and go on the scaffold scaffold scaffold fold to lecture I During the last forty years the population tion in America has increased per percent percent percent cent while the number of college students students students stu stu- dents has increased per cent The sudden increase from iSSo 1880 to 1890 is stillmore still stillmore stillmore more striking g. g In In this decade the population population population lation increased ased 25 per cent while the increase increase in in- cre crease se of students was over 50 per cent The It is said that in the case of the Chicago University the admission of women to its halls has proven very satisfactory Although Although Although Al Al- though they comprise only about one- one fourth of the students their share shaie of the honors is proportionally much greater In September a woman gained a scholarship scholarship scholarship scholar scholar- ship by standing the best entrance exam i- i nation The The Journal MODERN GALL All Gall is into parts ot of three Divided by Creation i tJ I Juniors and Fresh be may may l t fo ji z 1 S Said id to this compose nation r The primus is note for his wit vit Secundus' Secundus name means none of that Tertius possessed of not a bit Is called by all a common rat Secundus and Tertius are near Also the same to you they speak And after their customs without customs without fear They've named their capitals Nerve and Cheek R. H. R. R R. R D D. in The Journal The following clipping is taken from The Era of Indiana University All the faculty of the Chicago University University University Uni Uni- are called Mr by the students and others instead of Professor This is a good move and we believe that Mr is to tobe tobe be it preferred every time ille We might add that the name Professor like many other titles such as Colonel Captain Captai Judge etc is becoming of so little importance importance importance im im- that it designates nothing more t than a amere mere man who has read a little littfe Latin Greek etc or even less Of c course course uise those titles give more influence to the holder but it does not follow that lie he knows ys O more or is a bett better betterman man often to the c contrary We Ve can point out such i r. r I t i j j Ji i t Li men men in our otil our own midst some have held held such positions In times of scarcity others have received the titles as nick names j some receive them from colleges while only few are are entitled to to them There are aie some very amusing cases with our own graduates graduates' who when they register at hotels prefix Prof to their names We Ve cant can't blame them in the least because they thereby receive special attention The title Professor is used in so many diverse ways that it has lost its dignity We Ve would like to s see e the title dropped in our own University sity because the Professors Professors Professors sors are thought more moie of than the title indicates |