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THE TECHVOL. XVIII. BOSTON,. OCTO3BER 13, 1898. NO. 2
TH E TECHPublished every Thursday, during the college year, by students
of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
MORGAN BARNEY, i9oo, Editor in Chief.STANLEY G. iH. FITCH, Igoo, Assistant Editor in Chief.
PAUL RAYMOND BROOKS, i9oo, Secretary.CLARENCE RENSHAW, '99.
GERALD MARTIN RICHMOND, '99.HARRY LEONARD MORSE, '99
GUY PRENTISS BIURCH, '99.BERTRAM W. B. GREENE, iqoo.
PHILIP COOMBS PEARSON, 'oi.ELLIS FULLER LAVWRENCE, 'o1.
P. Y. DUNVWOODY, 'oi.
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OFFICE HOURS:Editor in Chief, Saturday, 12-1 P.M.Business Manager, Monday, 9-10 A.M.
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Subscription, $z.50 per year, in advance. Single copies, io cts. each.
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Entered in Post Office, Boston, Mass., as Second Class Matter.
HE subject of ClassElections is onewhich deserves theattention of all Tech-nology men at the
opening of each college year. Unfortunatelyinterest in these affairs in past years has beenconfined too largely to one or two cliques orrings, who control the class politics. Now itis of vital importance that the best men shouldbe selected to fill the offices. The class pres-idents especially should be selected for theirability to preside over more or less turbu-lent assemblies, and speak in public. TheSenior Class President is frequently calledupon to address mass meetings; upon ClassDay and upon more unusual occasions, such
as when last winter the students presented theInstitute with the bust of General Walker, hehas to address audiences composed to a largeextent of persons other than students; so thatit is of importance that we, as students, shouldbe represented by our ablest men.
The under classmen, no less than theSeniors, should give the matter their mostcareful attention, for it is in the lower classesthat the men gain the experience which pre-pares the way for the leading part which nat-urally falls to their lot during their graduatingyear.
It has happened that when the time forclosing nominations had arrived, it was foundthat there were not enough'nominations to fillthe class offices. Although the above is anexceptional case, it is a common occurrencefor a ballot to contain the names of barelyenough candidates to fill the offices. Compe-tition brings good men to the front. The morecandidates for an office, so in the same pro-portion are the chances increased for securingthe best man to fill it. It is therefore ex-tremely desirable that we should each makethe coming elections a personal matter, andendeavor to secure the nomination and elec-tion of our best representative men.
T is a matter of regret that theClass of 900oo is entering upon itsJunior year with a large debt. Itwill be remembered that the lastIntercollegiate Drill, held in May,
1897, was not a financial success, owing topoor support by the Institute as a whole.
An attempt was made to secure sufficientmoney to liquidate the debt by means of vol-untary subscriptions, but this was only par-tially successful.
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Last year Captain Bigelow called the at-tention of the Class to the matter, and offered,if the Class would undertake the manage-ment, to give an illustrated lecture, the pro-ceeds to go toward paying the debt. Forvarious reasons his offer was not accepted,but it was voted to assess each member ofthe Class $I.I5. A large part of this assess-ment is still uncollected.
If the Class is to fill the position occupiedby former Junior classes in our Institute life,this debt must be cleared off at once. Thisis a matter which concerns the class pride ofevery Junior, and in the approaching elec-tions a board of officers should be electedwho will take vigorous measures to collectthe unpaid assessments, and place the Classupon a sound financial basis.
HE TEC H wishes tothank Messrs. Earl W.Gannett and A. S. Rog-ers, on the part of thestudent body and theInstitute as a whole, for
their co-operation and efficient aid in makingthe M. I. T. exhibit at the Trans-MississippiExposition a success. This is the kind ofspirit and love for Alma Mater which is veryrefreshing to witness, and which is needed somuch. Let us sincerely hope their examplewill be followed.
The Trans-Mississippi Exhibition.
As each great world's fair is opened to thepublic, education seems to be given a moreand more prominent place. The exhibits ofschools and colleges become the chief pointsof interest.
The exhibit of the Institute at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition is in the Mining Build-ing, under the direction of Messrs. Earl W.Gannett, '89, and A. S. Rogers, '94, of Omaha,Neb., who by their kind co-operation and
earnest labors have made the display a creditto Technology. As one might infer, it con-sists chiefly of an exhibition showing modes ofinstruction, practical application, and work ofthe Geological and Metallurgical Departments.Besides this, photographs and engravings of.the buildings, laboratories, workshops, refer-ence libraries, field work of the summerschools, boards of editors of THE TECH and"Technique," together with various statisticalcharts, give a very good idea of life and workat M. I. T.
But perhaps the greatest monuments to Tech.are the buildings of the exposition which showthe high standard attained by its graduates.We quote the following firom "Architecture inAmerica," "To Eugene Letang, Professor ofDesign at M. I. T. from its beginning to thetime of his death (four years ago) more thanto any other man is due the architecturalimprovement so apparent in America in thelast decade." Messrs. Walker and Kimball,architects in chief of the exposition, Mr. E. A.Crane, architect of the Government Building,Messrs. Eames and Young, designers of theFine Arts Building, Messrs. D. H. Perkinsand C. J. Beindorff, architects of the machineryand Horticultural Building, were all studentsat Technology, as was also J. J. Humphreys,designer of the Mining Building, and whodied so suddenly in Denver, Col.
Tech., o; Trinity, o.
TIiE first game of the season gave evidenceof the exceptional merit and earnest work ofthis year's team. The Trinity team had prac-tised much longer than our team, and playedbesides two games, but they were held firmlyfrom the first. The game was played in twofifteen-minute halves, and neither side scored.
The general character of the game was un-interesting to the observer. The ball stayednear the center of the field, except in punting,and all runs were short.
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source of weakness, but the men clearly out-classed Trinity. The end work was goodon both offensive and defensive, CaptainMorse's running being especially conspicuous.Team and individual work was very goodconsidering the stage of training, and justifiesat once the choice of Mr. Locke for coach.The team is very worthy of the hearty sup-port and interest of every student, and seemsin a fair way to receive it.
The only serious injury was Heckle's, whostrained a ligament in his knee in a tackleplay, and will be out for a week, at least.
The line-up was as follows: Chubb, r. e.;George, r. t.; McDonald, r. g.; Laws, c.;Nesmith, 1. g.; Heckle and Evans, 1. t.;Stebbins and Stevens, 1. e.; Blake, q. b.;Morse, r. h.; Jouett, 1. h.; Nolte, f. b.
Anson Phelps Stokes, Yale, '96.
MR. ANSON PHELPS STOKES, who Willspeak at the meeting of the Y. M. C. A. ofTechnology, Friday afternoon, is one of themost brilliant men who has graduated fromYale in recent years.
Mr. Stokes comes from a prominent NewYork family. He was the recognized leaderof his class and Editor in Chief of the ]-cleNews, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, leaderof the Freshman Bible Class, and for twoyears Chairman of the Bible Study Commit-tee of the Christian Association. It waslargely through his efforts that its presenteffectiveness was attained. Mr. Stokeswas also a member of the first Yale De-bating Team that defeated Harvard, andwas voted by his class the man who had donethe most for Yale. After his graduation hespent a year in a trip around the world.Previously he had visited Palestine, and madehimself familiar with the Bible land. Mr.Stokes is especially interested in Bible study,and the Technology Association is fortunatein having him speak upon this importanttopic.
Harrington's Spectacles.(Concluded.)
PART II.
IFTEEN years have passed\ away, bringing with them
~~-~~'~. many changes; not so many,however, that we cannot
,-/ ~~. recognize our old friend DickRogers as he stands leaning
hi~.,:- over the side of a Mississippisteamer. His eyes are scanning, with visibleinterest, the shore, with the moss-hung oaktrees, back in whose midst can, occasionally,be seen a small town, with its white housesand gabled roofs. As dusk settled down onthe surrounding scene Rogers.turned awayfrom the side of the vessel, and wanderedaimlessly to the guards; here his eyes wereattracted by the busy deck hands beneath, asthey hustled around attending to their duties.The red glow from the boilers and the ryth-mic beat of the engines had a strange fasci-nation for him. He forgot about the sceneswhich had so long occupied his thoughts, andwandered down into the engine room, wherethe hands seemed too busy to even look upfi-om their work.
After a few moments examination of theengine, Rogers turned his attention to themen. As his eyes ran over the dusty, dirtyfigures his attention was particularly attractedby a broad-shouldered fellow. He was awell-made-up chap with dark curly hairsprinkled with gray, which covered a well-shaped intellectual head; his face, thoughblack and dirty, gave full evidence that itsowner was a handsome man, and it was easyto see that he had not always been used tothe hardships of this life he was leading.
As Rogers stood scrutinizing him, hethought he noticed something familiar abouthim; he was trying to decide what it waswhen the workman turned his full face towardRogers, whose eyes fell upon a pair of gold-rimmed spectacles the man had on. "How
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strange for a workman to be wearing a pairof gold-rimmed glasses," he mused. At thismoment the man turned and exchanged a fewwords with his neighbor, and a broad, franksmile overspread his face; with a start Rogersdrew back, and for a moment eyed the manwith a doubtful expression.
"Can it be! is it Jack Harrington?" heexclaimed; but before the words were out ofhis mouth he advanced, and, approachingthe stranger, raised his hand and slapped himfamiliarly on the back, at the same time ex-claiming, "Jack Harrington, you here !" Theman wheeled around, a deadly pallor cover-ing his face; for a moment he seemed dazed,then, throwing up his arms, staggered back.
For a moment the two men stood gazing ateach other; the one, with light and joy writtenin his eyes; the other, the light of recollec-tion just dawning in his expression.
"Where have you been, Jack, all theseyears? We have looked for you everywhere,but our search was always fruitless. Don'tyou remember Priscilla? Come, old man, letus sit down here and you can tell me all aboutit; but why don't you speak?"
" I remember it all now," murmured Jack,as he sat down by his friend; " yes, it was onmy wedding day, and Priscilla, tell me, Dick,how is she ?"
"Priscilla? Ah Jack! our sweet Priscillais much changed, in fact everything seemedto change after that night; but tell me, man,what became of you?"
"I can just remember," answered Harring-ton, after a few moments' thought, "that Iwas on my way there to Priscilla's. I wasthinking of how lovely my little bride wouldlook in her bridal dress, and how proud Ishould be of her. Yes, I distinctly rememberI was very happy, when suddenly, withoutany forewarning, I felt my brain snap, and Iremember no more, until just now when Iheard you call my name I experienced astrange feeling within my head, and now Iremember all, thank God, all ! "
For a moment silence reigned between thetwo friends, when all at once Harringtonarose, saying eagerly, as though the idea hadjust come to him,-
"But why sit here, Dick? Come, let us gohome, back to Nestledown and Priscilla; wewill return together and there shall be anotherwedding day."
PART III.
Again we find ourselves in the village, inthe same charming village of Nestledown;with the same green meadows, the samehappy brook, elms, and road. A great manychanges can be seen in the houses; new oneshave sprung up, and the houses vary in color.
But there is one house, on a quiet littlestreet, which still retains its white walls andgreen blinds; the same red barn is to be seenin the back. The only difference to be notedhere is that the paint has worn off in someplaces, and, perhaps, the porch is minus aplank or two.
If we peep in at the window we will see ahappy assembly gathered around a radiantcouple, one of whom is a slight, frail-lookingwoman, with lovely blue eyes and hair that istouched with gray; she is dressed as on thatwedding day, fifteen years ago, in whitemuslin and orange blossoms. Her soft handis linked in that of a tall, strong man at herside, whose eyes are gazing down upon herthrough a pair of gold-bowed glasses with anexpression of fond, true love.
In the corner, Persis Percival, who, by theway, is still Persis Percival, whispers behindher fan,-
"Well, I don't believe it; I don't believethat his mind gave away from overwork atall; I just believe that he didn't want to settledown."
But Priscilla was saying to herself in herfluttering Iheart,-
"I knew he would come! I knew hewould come "
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(OMMU N IGATrlIONS.
The Editors do not hold themselves resfponsible for opin-ions expressed by correisfiondents.
To THE EDITORS OF THE TECH:-
I WISH to call the attention of the lower classes, par-ticularly of I902, to the Hare and Hounds Club, andI would consider it a favor if you would publish thisletter of information.
The Club is intended to give the members that ex-ercise which every student must have to do goodwork; we run for our health and to improve ourmarks, not to cover the greatest amount of ground inthe least possible time. It is open to all, and everyone who is neither crippled, weak lunged, or heartdiseased is able to run with us and enjoy it.
The runs will, if possible, be continued through thewinter. While short and slow at first they will becomelonger, and the time will be lessened later, so everyone should join now. It is the duty of the Captainto "whip in," that is to help along men who cannotreadily keep up, therefore no one need fear that hewill be left behind.
In the name of the Club I most cordially inviteanyone or everyone in the Class of I902 to come outand try it: no one knows what he can do until he triesit, and I can assure every one that he will have manygood times and enjoy better health if he joins us.
RUSSELL SUTER,
Captain.
To THE EDITORS OF THE TECH:-
In accordance with Art.IV. of the Class Constitution,the following officers are to be elected by ballot forthe coming year: President, First Vice President,Second Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and twomembers of the Institute Committee.
Nominations for these officers must be made inwriting, each nomination to be accompanied by thesignatures of ten members (and ten only) of theclass, and nominations must be handed to the ClassSecretary not later than i o'clock on Saturday,October i5, I898.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM VHIPPLE,
Secretary Class of j'Ig90oI, M. I. T.
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Mr. Blodgett's lectures on Railroad Signalsbegan on Monday.
Mr. Godfrey L. Smith has been appointedGeneral Manager of the French Play to begiven next Junior Week.
The following men have been elected arteditors of 900oo "Technique": B. S. Clark,W. C. Dean, and S. F. Ross.
Mr. Maurice Davenport, now engaged inthe firm of John Reis & Co., of Brooklyn, inthe real estate business, visited the Institutelast week.
Mr. Claude U. Gilson, 'oo, is at home onsick leave. He joined the volunteer army inthe spring, and had a severe attack of malariaat Chickamauga.
The fourth-year Advanced German classwill commence reading Goethe's "Faust."Later in the year Sybil's "The ErhelungEuropes" will probably be taken up.
The Institute will loan a limited number ofthe books required for summer reading tothose students who were unable to get them.Application should be made at the Secretary'soffice.
At a meeting of the Sophomore Class onFriday an appropriation of $30 was made tohelp support the Football team, which hasgotten such a good start, thanks to the man-agement and men.. This appropriation andother expenses are to be met by an assessmentof fifty cents.
The courts of the Tennis Association havebeen rolled this week, and are now ready for
play. The fall tournament has already be-gun. There are about fifteen vacancies inthe membership, which are open to new men.Make application to S. Badlam, 'oo, " Cage."
At the first meeting of the Mining Engi-neering Society the resignations of LewisEmery, '99, and Stanley Motch, '99, wereaccepted; G. C. Winslow, Jr., was electedPresident, and Dwight Farnum, '99, VicePresident; Etheredge Walker, '99, was madea member of the Executive Committee.
The first regular meeting of the Tech. GunClub was held on October 7th. Every twoweeks regular handicap shoots will be heldat Wellington. The Club will organize ateam, and matches with clubs of other collegeswill probably be arranged. Those who wishto try for the team should apply to Mr. G. H.Priest, '99, Captain.
The rehearsals of the French play werecontinued during the recent vacation as longas the Summer School lasted. M. CharlesBernard considers that good progress hasbeen made, and feels confident that the playwill be a great success. The rehearsals willbegin again in a few days.
The Glee, Banjo, and Mandolin Clubsopened the working season with the trial ofapplicants for the Glee Club October 3d.There are an unusually large number ofvacancies on the Glee Club, owing to the lossof several '98 men. This and the good seriesof concerts Manager Page is arrangingshould be an incentive to many to try for theClubs.
The Institute Committee met Thursdayafternoon to hear the report of the committeeon a trophy room. The report stated thatPresident Crafts had informed the committeethat the old Mathematical Library was to begiven the societies of the Institute for a gen-eral, office, committee, and trophy room. Avote of thanks was voted President Crafts andSecretary Tyler for their interest and aid inthis matter.
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As a reward for their hard training thei90oi Football Team defeated the WinchesterAthletic Club on Saturday, by the largemargin of 26 to o, and the Cambridge Highand Latin Schools, on Tuesday, 30 to o.These scores were run up by snappy teamwork and interference.
The annual business meeting of the Tech-nology Club was held last Monday evening.The outline for the year, as presented byPresident Munroe, promises an exceptionallypleasant series of smoke talks among its otherattractions. The first of these will be heldOctober 2ISt, when Mr. C. Howard Walker,who was chief architect of the Trans-Missis-sippi Exposition, will speak of the exposition,illustrating his talk with about fifty stereopticonviews. Joseph Jefferson is expected to speakat some time in December, and many otherhighly interesting evenings are to be arranged.
Technology Calendar.October ij.-Civil Engineering Society, II Rogers at
7.45 P . M. ' The Summer School of '98," by B. Herman,
99-October 14.-Y. M. C. A. in I I Rogers at 4. 10 P. M.
October is.-Weekly shoot of the Gun Club at Welling-ton. Trains leave Union Station at 1.47 P. M. and 2.45P. M Football, Varsity vs. Phillips-Andover Academy,at Andover; I90oi vs. Glen Moses, at Lowell.
October i8.-Meeting M. I. T. A. A., II Rogers atOctober 19.-Football, I901 vs. Cambridge Manual
Training School, at Cambridge.October20.-Meeting Mining Engineering Society, ii
Rogers at 4.I5 P. M. Messrs. Lewis and Harris, of '99, ofthe Summer School in mining, will speak.
A New Alumni Association.
ON September I7th the Tech. Society ofWestern New York came into existence at theEllicott Club, in Buffalo, N. Y. Mr. MauriceB. Patch, '72, presided over the meeting,which included twenty-six men of classesfrom '72 to 'oi. A constitution and by-lawssimilar to those of other alumni associationswere adopted, rendering eligible Alumni
and all who have studied or taught one yearat the Institute.
After a dinner the following directors wereelected: Until September, I902, Maurice B.Patch, '72; until September, 90oI, Elgood C.Lufkin, '86; until September, I9oo, HenryA. Boyd, '79; until September, I899, Dar-ragh De Clancy, 'go; Chas. W. Ricker, Sec-retary-Treasurer. Then followed a socialevening with college songs and a long Tech-nology yell at the end. The present roll ofthe Society contains the names of forty-fourmen and of three women, who are honorarymembers and are graduates of the Institute.
The Junior Week Play.
ON the 28th of May, at the very end of lastterm, the following agreement was made outand signed:
Joint Agreement beltween L'Avenir and the WValker Clutbregarding the Presentation of Plays by the twoSocieties during the Junior Weeks of 1899 and i900.
It is hereby agreed that the Walker Club will give noplay during Junior Week of i899, but will use its best en-deavors to promote the success of any play which may begiven at that time under the management of L'Avenir.
In the same way L'Avenir agrees to give no play duringJunior Week of i900oo, and to use its best endeavors to pro-mote the success of any play given under the managementof the Walker Club.
In case either of the two societies shall decide not togive a play as above provided, it is understood that theother society shall in no wise be bound by the terms ofthe above agreement.
EDWARD H. DAVIS,cLatTrman,
Jos. P. DRAPER,
JOHN OSBORNE SUMNER,
Committee for Walker Club.
BERTRAM GREENE,Chairman,
MARCY L. SPERRY,
GODFREY L. SMITH,
Committteefor L'Avenir.
The above agreement is an excellent omen.It shows that. a spirit of co-operation existsbetween at least a few M. I. T. societies.May this spirit grow and add to the welfareof the Institute; that is to say, to the welfare ofits members.
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'98. D. W. Edgerly, V., is taking a post-graduate course at the Institute.
'98. A. H. Jacoby, V., is Mr. Smith's as-sistant in the Textile Coloring Laboratory.
'98. A. A. Blanchard is an assistant inOrganic Chemistry.
'98. Mr. Chas. E. A. Winslow, VII., whoimmediately after graduation went to Mont-clair, N. J., to become chief of the Board ofHealth, has returned to the Institute in thecourse of some research connected with hisposition.
'98. Mr. M. De K. Thompson, VIII., isan assistant in the Physical Laboratory at theInstitute this year.
'98. Mr. J. C. Riley, II., is now an assist-ant in the Mechanical Engineering Depart-ment of the Institute.
'98. Mr. Earnest F. Russ, IX., is at pres-ent with Baeter, Adams & Co., Boston.
During the past spring and summer menfrom every walk of life have been in the ser-vice of the country, and it would be strangeindeed if Technology were not well repre-sented both afloat and ashore. The war withSpain found Tech. graduates from every Stateunder the Stars and Stripes; by far the largerportion choosing the navy, with its complexmachinery, as a natural result of the trainingthey received here. Several from the North-west saw active service off Cuba, and somelucky Chicagoans were assigned to the Ore-gon in time to have a hand in the destructionof Cervera's fleet. In this column later on wehope to be able to give in detail the. move-ments of those who gave such good accountof themselves.
The fall handicap meet will be held Oc-tober 22d, either at Harvard or Riverside.These games are open to any member of theInstitute.
The Freshmen should not be backward intrying for the Track team. Men are neededin every event, and especially in the weights.The management will be glad to help candi-dates in every way possible.
Sixteen men turned out for this season'sfirst Hare and Hound run, and all finishedwell. C. L. Richardson, 'oo, and Bettinger,'02, were the hares. The course was aboutsix miles, and lay through Arlington Heights,Waverly, Belmont, and back to ArlingtonHeights. The footing and country weregood, but the trail should have been better, inview of which it would seem that the clubought to make it a rule to have at least oneman as hare who has had experience.
The track material in the Freshman Classis very promising, and will be an importantfactor in the class games. Nearly all themen of the 190io Track team are back exceptPayne. In Murray, Baxter, Shepard, andGarrett, the Sophomore Class has four of thebest men in college. The Junior team isstrong in one or two events, but, otherwise,is weak. The '99 team, which won thechampionship last year, has lost Schmidt inthe weights, but has gained Grosvenor in thebroad jump. As it looks now there will be agreat fight between '99 and I9oi for firstplace, with i900oo and 1902 for the last twopositions.
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Rules to Govern Award of Emblems.
BY vote of the Advisory Council on Athlet-ics at the M. I. T., the following are thoseentitled to wear a T: For the Athletic Asso-ciation,-those winning points in a purely in-tercollegiate competition; members of a vic-torious relay team adjudged worthy by theAdvisory Council. For Football Association,-those having played at least two thirds ofthe season's games. The manager of theTrack Athletic team and the manager of theFootball team shall be allowed to wear a Tsurrounded by a circle. Exceptions or addi-tions may be made to the above by vote of theAdvisory Council.
The following are entitled to wear a T. A.A.: Winners of first places in class or openmeets; winners of two second places at thesame class or open meet.
An emblem may be worn as soon as won.Members of other associations may be
allowed to wear monograms at discretion ofthe Advisory Council.
L'Avenir.The first meeting of L'Avenir for the year
was held October 5th. An agreement withthe Walker Club regarding the Junior Weekplay was read. W. R. Morris, '99, waselected President, vice B. W. B. Greene, whoreceived a vote of thanks in a resolution tothat effect. P. R. Brooks, 'oo, was electedVice President; B. A. Shaw, 'oo, Secretary;O. G. Luyties, 'oo, Treasurer; A. M. Con-stantine, 'oo, Membre du comitY. The retir-ing treasurer, Lewis, '99, read his report, andwas given a resolution embodying the thanksof the society.
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Upo.Nreceiving the last issue of the periodical inthe production of which the Lounger considers him-self fortunate in bearing some part, he was at firstattacked with a violent fit of the blind staggers, andsecondly was filled with a passionate desire to seekout his friend, the Editor in Chief, and to make kind,but firm, inquiries as to his health. For there in faircharacters, manufactured at no small cost of goodprinters' ink and to all purpose enforcing a perusal,stood the brave legend, "November 6, i898,"- legendhighly proper in its own season, but not conducive toa healthy tone of mind at any old period of the yearwhatsoever. And, too, upon examining further intothe fair prospect of the engraving ornamenting thecenter of the page,-which, by the way, recalls to theLounger in its ensemble many tender memories ofthe summer still too green upon him to be uttered intone of voice more audible than a sigh,-his anxietywas trebly augmented, this time concerning the diges-tive status quo of the couple in the distance. Toexplain: These worthies, it will be remembered, werereclining quite comfortably on the edge of a sea, andbasking, as it were, in the subdued light of a more thanordinarily sentimental Cynthia, the latter, it should beremarked, on the point of leaving them in the dark.Thus far very good and very true to life. But no, itcannot be, for the gentleman in the foreground withthe Course X. mustache is made to greet the dear girlin the chess-board waist with "Good morningt, hele."Therefore the Lounger's piercing anxiety. If morn-ing, the heavenly orb cannot be Cynthia but Phcebus,and it is many good hours yet to breakfast! True,this explains the urgency of the gentleman's questionin regard to something to eat; but, verily, they arisebetimes in this elysium! And pray how about thecouple in so. busily seated? From appearances,they have not recently arrived at this pleasant spot,for with half an eye you will observe that the fair sodupon which they are resting has withered miserably
from long lack of due acquaintance with the nimbleocean breeze. Thus we are driven sadly to the onlyremaining conclusion. But can they have been up allnight? Can we believe it? If, as is quite natural tosuppose, the lady forming one member of the coupleis the sister of Ethel, and if, as is equally natural, sheshares Ethel's good looks and charming dignity ofpoise, can we believe she would do such a thing, andwith such a young man, and still retain the aforesaidgood looks and dignity of poise? The Lounger per-sonally trembles for the dignity of poise after theeffects of exposure to the damp night air. And,moreover, if she too wears a chess-board waist, whatcondition can that be in? The Lounger will not pre-sume to answer; but, out of regard to the many dis-tinguished youths who have claimed to be acquaintedwith the gentleman of the couple, and who haveasked the name of the resort, he can only assumethat there is probably more starch to be had, andmany more good silver moons, together with wholeacres of damp banks.
Speaking of pictures, the Lounger must hasten tocompliment the artistic editor on his remarkable effortnow filling the place of honor, and serving to lure thegamey dime from its almost inaccessible retreat of atrouser pocket. Truly a "fine figure of a woman,"elegantly chiseled out of the solid rock. Yet to theLounger it would seem that our newly arrived prophetof the northwest corner was unbecomingly merry overthe prospect, considering the decorum which thedignity of his position should properly entail.
It is to be sincerely hoped that the workmen whoinadvertently connected the escape of a hood in thechemical rooms of the new building into the registerpipe of the room above, have thought better of thearrangement and condescended to provide for a properescape in a more becoming manner. We cannot butappreciate the novelty of the connection, however,and admire the practical uses to which such an ad-justment might profitably be turned. Imagine, ifpossible, the saving to the long-winded instructor ifsuch rich supply of natural gas could be convenientlyat hand. Conceive, if you can, the intrinsic merit ofa little simple chlorine added to an otherwise com-monplace remark. Or how the sprightly fumes ofH2S welling up in a great permeating cloud, invisibleyet apprehensible, would awaken the sluggish studentto a proper sense of his position.
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lolIlis Street Theatre.-" The LittleMinister," the success of the century, with -MissMaude Adams and the original company and stagesettings, continues its phenomenal ruln of the pastthree weeks.
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Boston Theatre.--The New York and Lon-don success, the " WVhite Heather," enters uponthe second week of an extended engagement. MissRose Coghlan, Amelia Bingham, John T. Sullivan,and Wallace Campbell are in the cast.
Park Theatre.-- Miss Anna Held will con-tinue her success as " Susette" in "A FrenchMaid." She is ably supported by Charles Bigelowand a reliable company.
Boston ]Museutn. - The elaborate stagesettings for Messrs. Klaw & Erlanger's novelcomedNy, "'The Reign of Error," form1 a conspic-uous part in its success. The cast includes MissGeorgia Caine, Miss Ada Lewis, the Rogersbrothers, and George Marion.
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