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Vol. XIV. State Normal School. Bridgewater. Mass.. October. 1893. No.2.

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EDITOHIAL 130AH.J).

EJ))TOR.JN-Cll1EF, MABEL W. DOTEN.

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VIGIL.\ T, Valkyrie, Victory! is our Yankee7'0/1, 7'ldl, 7,1(1 \\-ay of reporting the result of

the international yacht ract's for the America'scup which were concluded last week in ew Yorkbay. The trophy remains with us as it has sincewon forty-t\\O years ago a token of the skill ofAmerican naval architects both in winning anddefending it. The Britisher made a gallant fightthis time and came so near getting one of the

memorable words, "Either the Day of Judgmentis at hand or it is not. 1f it is not, there is nocause for adjournment. If it is I wish to befound in the line of duty."

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As the time for election draws hear the politi-

cal campai;;n grows more interesting andexciting. Doth parties are working zealously fortheir principles. Naturally the state of the coun­try at large will materially atTect the results andit will be impossible to confine the discussion tostate issu~s. Each party is doing its best andwill cling to its hopes of success until the seventhof ovember shall deci.de whether our state rulefor the next year is to be I >emocratic or Republi­can.

The political affairs of the country and the stateare subjects upon which all should be informed.It has been suggested that the Lyceum follow theplan adopted by the Boston University and havean address from a member of each of the leadingparties, who shall state briefly the principles andpurposes of the side to which he belongs. Thiswould give us a chance to hear both sides of thequestion and enable us to decide our politics forourselves instead of forming our opinions in ac­cOl'dance \\'ith those of our friends.

FLOR'\ P. Tow. 'SF. n.

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NANNT-:'nr-: M. YOUNG.

THIS Fall has seen some of the most terrificgales which have swept this portion of the

country for many years. The last storm particu­larly has brought reports of disaster from allalong the coast. Telegraph, telephone and elec­tric wires were laid low, bui Idings were demol­ished and fruit crops ruined. Although the dam­age on land has been great it has been evenworse at sea. Many vessels han~ been partiallydestroyed while others have been wholly wreckedand their crews saved only by tlfe efforts of themembers of the life saving service.

By some these convulsions of Nature are takenas presaging the fulfilment of Lieutenant Totten'sprediction regarding the end of all thin~s, but in­stead of worrying over what we cannot control letus follow the example of Abraham Davenport,who, on the famous ., Dark Day" of 1780 repliedto the motion to adjourn the Senate, with the

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races that he is encouraged to try again anotherseason so those who thought that defeat of thissupreme effort of British yachtsmen meant relin­quishment for a long time of these internationalsports will see that our English cousins h'ave byno means Dunraven after that cup.

THREE FAMOUS QUEENS.

No epoch in English history has been, perhaps,more productive of men and events that

have had a lasting influence, than the age ofElizabeth. The first act in the elrama of theReformation was over and the thought of thepeople was developing along new Jines. Litera­ture, art and philosophy took the place of religiouscontention and the settlement of old questions,brought unity of interest, and fostered a spirit of'loyalty to England and to her virgin queen.

Elizabeth personally was vain, unscrupulouslyselfish and unrestrained in her desires, but inmatters touching the nation she was cool and pru­dent, solving great problems through the keennessof her insight and her great political sagacity.Coming to power in the hottest of the religiousconflict, she was troubled by no religious sympa­thies, and was therefore just the woman to ac­complish without hloodshed what Froude callsthe "greatest achievement of English history,'breaking the bonds of Rome.'" Yet not to heralone belongs all the glcry, but to the great menwho upheld her throne in the times of peril. Thefame of her long reign arises not so much fromher undoubted ability as a sovereign, as from theimportance of her times, the great men and greatmovements of her age.

In contrast with" Good Queen Bess." considerthe woman who, paving her way by a heartlessregicide, succeeded by the very boldness of herplans, by a revolution of a day, in establishingherself upon the throne of the Czars, to be forthirty-seven years, Empress of all the Russias,Catherine II. She stands as a type of cruel, un­scrupulous use of untold power for the furtheringof ambition.

True, she effected certain reforms, affected topatronize letters, extended her vast dominions,and established a code of laws upon which restsher claim to the title of legislatrix; but her arro-

gance, the utter selfishness of her aims, her shame­less depravity, and her criminal lavishness at theexpense of her wretched people, make her charac­ter, both as a woman and a sovereign, condemna­ble.

Turn now to a sovereign whose greatness is in­dividual, whose fame arises not so much from herpolitical achievements or the importance of hercountry, as from that strength and purity ofcharacter, which give to Maria Theresa the mosthonored place among the famous queens of his­tory. Her courage, evenly-poised mind, andgreat executive ability, made her fit to cope withthe appalling difficulties of her position, when sheascended her father's throne, and found the sov­ereigns of Europe clamoring to pick to pieces herkingdom.

From having no army, treasury or ministry, al­most no throne, she raised herself to the com­mand of armies and resources with which, in re­peated wars, she defied the greedy powers ofEurope, and at last established herself Empress­Queen of Germany, Hungary, and Bohemia. Inpeace, she employed her great energies for theimprovement of her country and people. Greatcommercial, political and educational reforms re­ceived their impetus from her, and she ever heldthe good of her subjects before her own desires.A woman of simple tastes, sincere feelings, andhigh motives, she commanded the respect and ad­miration of her enemies, and the adoration of herpeople; she was in truth, "an honor to her sexand the glory of bel' throne."

These three women, Elizabeth, Catherine, andMaria Theresa, widely differing in character andcareer, are among the world's most famousqueens; and from their use or abuse of the greatpower tbat they wielded, their place in historyhas been determined.

FIFTEEN MINUTES A DAY WITH THE

BEST POET& I

MANY of us say as excuse for our wan t offamiliarity with poetry, that we haven't

time to read, But I am sure that there are fifteenminutes in every day which each one of us usesfar more unprofitably than in reading poetry.

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Fifteen minutes is not long, but it is sufficientto read a short poem. and to read it carefully soas to get its full meaning: it is ample time tocommit to memory some of the beautiful gemswitb which good poetry is filled; and it does nottake many fifteen minutes to read one of thelonger poems with which everyone who is IYell­read must be familiar.

Perhaps some of us do not care for poetry, buttbat is all the more reason for reading it. Wemust study it and learn to like it. As teachershow can we expect to train pupils to the love andknowledge of good poetry if we do not appreciateit ourselves? "\'e do not always realize bow little

'- poetry we have at our command until we arecalled upon for quotations.

What better resolve can we make than that wewill spend at least a few minutes daily with agood poet? We can easily do this without ne­glecting our regular duties and we shall be sur­prised at the end of a year to see how our knowl­edge of poetry has increased. Just try it and see!

SOME time before the close of last term the

school orchestra had been planning for apleasure trip to be taken after graduation, for wefelt that the past year bad required on our partmany hours' work devoted to the tbings musicaland that the fall term would find several membersfar from the happy influences of the organization;we had therefore for a long time been lookingforward to a day which we could give wholly tothe pleasures of visiting new scenes. Nine mem­bers were able to go and the place happily se­lected was ewport, the queen of American sum­mer resorts.

As tbe pleasing emotions awakened by themany objects of nature and art may be com­pared to those produced by a complete musicaltheme, so our journey may be expressed as anharmonious arrangement of four succeeding move­ments, the first which is an

Allegretto {{Ill brio.The time included is during our journey from

Bridgewater to Newport and is marked by abright expectant quality, with several brilliant ac­celerando passages. At Fall River a rest of several

A TRIP TO EWPORT.

measures gave opportunity for a survey of therailroad station, so much in contrast with the onefrom which we started. From Fall Ril'er south­ward the view on ~It. Hope Bay is very attractive,thougb it was somewhat obscured by tbe morningmists.

On arriving at Newport we were cordially re­ceived by the proprietors of carriages, who giveevidence of having studied the methods of theNi.lgara Falls hackmen,-if newspaper paragraphsare to be believecl concerning the latter,-tbe re­semblance of the two species especially in theirimportunate manner are very strong. We madeour escape however and after a brief period de­voted to tbe purchase of a guide book, engaged aconveyance, and partaking of an excellent lunchat a Thames St. dining room, we entered our car­riage for the next movemen t.

• ":lldallte mllestoso.

The charms of ewport, both natural and de­vised, have been the theme of many enthusiasticwriters. It has been pronounced an island gemin an ocean setting, unrivalled in its superlativelybeautiful landscapes, magnificent ocean views andunlimited in the variety of its picturesque shores,to which man has added mucb of historic memo­rials and institutions. With all these features sheis yet without equal among the many newly de­veloping watering places of this continent. Wecan add nothing to this and have only to say thateveryone realized the truthfulness of this eulogyand such scenes stimulated the thoughts and fan­cies of the party and resulted in many brillianciesof wit and wisdom.

To rehearse the guide book summary of pointsof interest would be unnecessary here. Severalwere especially to be remembered, Lime RockLight, the home of Ida Lewis, the estate of Prof.Agassiz on 'astle Hill, of Wm. G. Weld, VicePre~. Levi P. Morton and the magnificent milliondollar marble palace of W. H. Vanderbilt, andlast of all the Old Stone Mill in Touro Park.This mysterious object, about which so much hasbeen surmised and so little known, is one of themost fascin;lting objects in the vicinity. Its en­tire lack of ornament or inscription is suggestiveof tl;e mysterious and legendary. At this place,while grouped around the tower, we gave atten­tion to a " sn ap-shot" cadenza by Mr. Allen.

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Soon after we left the tower we arrived at therailroad depot and our long and interesting ridewas completed. Here we may introduce a litttlpassage-tempo tli marcia-for which we will re­member Mr. Soule and wish him many returns ofthe day. This movement closes with a duet indouble quick time by Messrs. Allen and Kir­mayer, expressive of a race to catch a train.

Allegro 1'i2IO.

At last our farewell to Newport and once morewe turn toward home and in due time arrive atMiddleboro: Here a shorL rest precedes theFinale.

Allegro COli dolore.

Violin secondo} t tPiano ace.

The first to leave the party were our membersfrom the Cape' whose departure at Middleborogave the dolore expression to this movement.

The chords which had so long fostered the feel­ing of fellowship were the prominent ones in theclosing strains and with the conviction that fromour memories the day will never fade, our "sym­phony" ended.

MUSIC.

A shadow rests upon my life;Alas, it is a shame I

A shadow rests upon my life,And this is how it came.

'Twas the mystic time of midnight,And the silence of the hour

Had enwrapped earth's tired mortalsWith its weird and awful power.

'Twas the mystic time of midnightAnd I was wrapped in sleep

After a weary study day,And my dream was very deep.

Methought the hour was seven,And, seated in my room,

I studied at my musicFearing no coming doom.

A knock,-and then one enteredWhose eyes were black as night

And cold as winter's coldest day:They filled me with affright.

In one hand she held a pointer,And before a \Vord she said

She beat the time; down, left and up;Oh, 'twas a sight to dread I

She spoke,-"My name is MUSIC,I hear strange reports of you,

Come now with me, I wish to seeHow many of them be true.

I followed her as in a spell,Not daring otherwise,

And as we entered the music roomI stood still with surprise.

There were characters in musicOf every shape and size;

And all endowed with life they seemed;To me they turned their eyes.

The notes were chatting with the rests,The F clef with the G,

But an ominous silence fell on allAs their eyes they turned on me.

They led me to a corner,Without a single word,

Where a small eighth note was moaning,And this was what I heard:

"She put me in a measureWhere a quarter note should be.

It spoiled the piece of musicAnd the blame was given to me."

The other notes with c1amoringsHad each some fault to see:

"She sang me to the wrong pitch."" She didn't accent me."

The clefs took up the gloomy strain,"She didn't write me weI!."

The flats a1ld sharps and naturalsHad the same sad tale to tell.

Oh, boundless grew the uproar IIt made my cheek turn pale.

"She didn't know how to beat time.""She can't transpo,e the scale."

"She mixed me up in outline."'''She forgot my definition."

And ,-I hadn't a word to say,Oh, sad was my condition I

But the major and the minor scales,And the chromatic, too,

Said not a word; but oh, their looks II read their meaning true.

The leader grimly smiled and said,"I see these words are true;

The puni hment in store for yonIs, shortly,-to REVIEW."

Unconscious, I fell to the floor.That is all I have to tell;

But my senses did not return to meUntil the rising bel!.

A.M.

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JOTTINGS FROM JAMAICA.

KINGSTON, W. I.

THE Institute of .J al11aica in Easl street is botha museum and a library. The library is

fairly well stocked with modern books and can·tains a considerable number of volumes andpamphlets bearing on the history and natural pro­ductions of the West Indian colonies. There aremany objects of much interest to the visitors.Among these is a collection illustrative of thegeology of the island made by the officers of theGeologic:!l Survey between the years 1860 and1866. r\ collection of specimens of Jamaica

'- woods fills one small room. The herbarium con­tains complete sets of the ferns, gras es, sedgesand orchids of Jamaica. There are also wellpreserved specimens of the shells, fishes, birps,reptiles and insects of the island.

The Women's Self-Help Society has its quar­ters at the south-eastern corner of Church streetand Water Lane. Externally the building, whichis quite new, looks rather cramped, but within itis well arranged and presents the appearance of asmall museum of works of art and of taste. 1thas been in existence as a society for more thanten years and has been the means of enablingmany poor women to earn an honourable liveli­hood. It is not intended that the society shouldbe the means of enabling the daMghters of thewell-to·do men-clergymen and others-to savetheir fathers' pockets. The society is fortunatein having for its manager an exceedingly capableand courteous lady. Kingston, too, is well sup­plied with other benevolent and chari table insti­tutions, amongst which are the City Dispensary,variclus Dorcas Societies, the Sailors' Home, andthe Hebrew Benevolent Society.

Many Christian sects have their places of wor­ship in Kingston: the most important of whichare the Parish Church in the Parade, St. George"in East street, St. Michael's in Tower street, theRoman Catholic and Scotch Kirk in Duke street,U. P. Kirk in East Queen street, Cokp (Wesleyan)Chapel in Parade. Wesley Chapel in Towerstreet, nited Methodist in East street and twoBaptist Chapels-one in East Queen street andthe other in Hanover street. There are also ~wo

Hebrew places of worship, a handsome well-built

structure in Duke street, and a smaller buildingin East street.

The old Parish Church has recently been en­larged at great cost and with much taste. Theindefatigable rector has been so liberally backedup by his devoted congregation that the KingstonParish Church is one of the largest ecclesiasticalbuildings in the West Indies. On the walls ofthe churcll are memorial tablets to many whosenames are familiar in the past history of the col­ony. Near the East end is the grave of AdmiralBenbow who was Jamaica's beau ideal of a sailoruntil Rodney" came, saw and conquered." TheParish Church has one of the largest organs inthe British West Indies and a well trained choir.Its services are largely attended. The abovechurches of Kingston are well-built, handsomeand spacious. Anyone visiting Kingston shouldnever forget to spend a Sunday in one of thechurches. A. s. H. EDWARDS.

AN AFTERNOON WITH TINY TIM.'"

As I was out walking one day, along a streetin Camden Town, one of the suburbs of

London, 1 passed a little house, and hearing thesound of laughter within, 1 immediately thoughtof Bob Cratchit's dwelling ,as Dickens says helives in this vicinity) and wondered if this was it.I asked a small boy passing, and he said it was;so, as I know Martha Cratchit slightly, I knockedon the door and was admitted by Mrs. Cratchitherself, who said in a cheery tone, "Good-after­noon, good-afternoon, ma'am! Come right in andtake off your things. I don't know how manytimes Martha has spoken about seeing you at theshop. And the children, are all right glad to seeyou, 1 know ;"-as they certainly appeared to be,-" it's Tiny Tim's birthday, you see, and we'reall making merry! He's nine year old this day,ma'am, and Mr. Scrooge he let Bob stay at homethis afternoon, and says he, , Cratchit, here's justa little something for Tiny Tim.' Mr. Scrooge

"'The above paper was received by one of our graduatesfrom a pupil in the freshman class of a high school. Thesubject was as,igned by the teacher after the class had leadDickens' ,. Christmas Carol." Application of cel tain rulesin punctuation was required, but activity of imagination, in·fluenced by ideas acquired from the story, was the chiefobject sought.

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is that changed you wouldn't know him." Hereshe stopped for breath, and I pa id my respects toTiny Tim, who sat in a little chair near the win­dow, and the two young Cratchits came runningup to greet me and Peter and Belinda were notfar behind.

"You see, ma'am, Rob's gone out to fetchMartha home, and we were all playing a game offorfeits. Perhaps you'd like to play?" So ofcourse I did and had a merry time of it. TinyTim gave out the forfeits in honor of his birth­day. Very soon Bob came in, looking just as Iexpected him to, and Martha was with him. Shewas a very pretty girl with red cheeks and dim­ples, and a plump little figure. She flew around,kissing everybody, and it seemed as if the Cratch­its would never stop their noise. They did, how­ever, and Mrs. Cratchit said, "Tiny Tim alwaysmakes a little speech on his birthday, and so wewill all listen, and then we will open what Mr.Scrooge sent." So Tiny Tim sat up straight inhis little, chair, and began :-

"I'm very glad it's my birthday. I always feelvery nice then. I love everybody especially onmy birthday. I think that my father is the bestman in the world, and my mother the bestwoman. (Cheers.) I think everybody is verykind to me, and of course that makes me loveeverybody. I think that Mr. Scrooge is a verygood man, he comes here so often and makes uslaugh. I'm always going to try to do right and­I guess that's all. God bless us, everyone! "

Everybody cheered, and Bob said, "Now forthe package!" So Tiny Tim untied the string inabout two minutes and what should roll out but agreat, big, luscious orange! Tiny Tim clappedhis hands and then opened the other little bundle,and there was a little savings-bank with a sov­ereign and a lot of shillings in it! The Cratchitsall crowded around and said how good Mr.Scrooge was, and how much he thought of TinyTim. Then Mrs. Cratchit said they would dance.

Well, Tiny Tim took a comb with a piece ofpaper over it, and played something whichsounded exactly like "God save the Queen."And Mrs. Cratchit and Peter, and Bob and oneof the young Cratchits, and Belinda and Marthadanced, or rather jumped around the room, whilethe other young Cratchit kept getting knocked

down, and getting up again, not seeming to mindit a bit. Finally they had to stop, so Bob satdown in front of the fire, near Tiny Tim, and heand his wife each held a young Cratchit, Marthasat on a stool, Peter and Belinda on the floor.Then t hey talked, Peter about a little girl wholooked like Tiny Tim. and 1artha about a nicelady, who was Mr. Scrooge's 'niece by marriage,and the two young Cratchits talked all the time.Then I put on my wraps, and Bob said he wouldcome with me, and the Cratchits all waved theirhands, and last of all I heard Tiny Tim's voice,saying, "God bless us, every-one!"

MAUDE L. RAY.

ATHLETICS.

FOOT BALL.

THE foot-ball season was opened this year bya well played game with the Campello Ath­

letic Association. Our team played an excellentgame for an opening one, and although heavilyhandicapped by the overpowering weight of theiropponents, nevertheless, showed remarkable abil­ity. The playing of Cobb for the Campellos, andthe work of the Normal rush line were particularlynoticeable. The score, CampeJlo 26, Normal 10,

tells the story better than words.The teams I~ned up as follows:

CAMPELLOS. NORMALS.

Murphy, r. e _. _. _.. _ 1. e. PutnamKeith, r. t. .. _ _.. _ __ .. , 1. t. ColeGoss, r. g , 1. g. MmphyC. Wilbur centre _ BrownJohnson, I. g .. __ _ r_ g. F. M. ShawWilbur, I. t. __ r. t. A. P. Keith

Winslow, I. e .... •. _. _ r. e. { IIu~~~,~~~

Junes _ - Quarter-back _ Swan

Cobb ~ ~ . .•...... Tibbetsl'vlcClintuck . Half-backs Gaffney

.... .. ReynoldsNelson FuJl-back _ Carroll

Umpire-Mr. Smart. Time-50 min.

OCT. 14- Once again the ormals "lined up."This time it was against the Boston Latin Schoolteam. On account of a deficiency in the numberof men on the visiting team three Normals weretaken. Although the Boston Latins were quickat lining up the Normals were quicker. At theend of the first half the score stood 14 to ° in

THE NORMAL OFFERING. 1,favor of B. N. S. The second halE was twentyminutes long, During that time the Normalsscored four touchdowns and two goals. Whentime was up the score stood 34 to ° in ormal'sfavor. It was easy to see from the first that itwas the Normal's game, but nevertheless no care­less playing was allowed.

ROSTO LATIN. NORMALS.

Hardy, r. e 1. e., Burke(Putnam) Cronin, r. t. 1. t., ColeDaniels, r. g 00 •••••• 00 ••••••••• 1. g., MurphyCobb Centre n. P. ShawWhite, 1. g .. " r. g., F. M. ShawMcLachlan, 1. t. oor. t., KeithGilbert. 1. e .. 00 ••••••••••••••••• 00 •• 00 •• r. e., HutchingsMaguire Quarter back " Swan

R~il. . . . . .. 00 00 •• 00 } Half backs { CarrollTJ1den . GroverCunniff Full back Willis

Score-Normals, 34; Boston Latins, o. Referee-Mr.Smart. Umpire-Mr. Cholerton. Time-50 min.

TENNffi TOURNAMEN~

THE N. 1'. C. held no tournament this season,but through the efforts of a few a private one

was held Saturday, September 23. Sixteen ladiesand gentlemen entered. Mr. Baker won thegentlemen's prize; Miss Baker was the winneramong the ladies.

FIELD DAY.

ANOTHER Field Day has come and passed.The sun and a moderate wind. were all that

could be desired to make the afternoon a pleasantone. It was good to see and welcome the largenumber of graduates who were in attendance. Be­fore two o'clock had arrived a large crowd hadassembled on the campus to witness the interest­ing and exciting events which followed. The offi­cers of the day were: Field Marshall, A. P. Keith;Starter, G. E. Murphy; Timer, C. E. Glover;Referee, G. M. Fisher.

Events and results.I. Potato Race, E. C. Knight, '96, 5 I sec.2. Putting Shot, J. E. Parker, '94, 29 ft. 6 in.3. 100 Yards Dash, J. Carroll, '94.4. Ball Throw, C. H. Morrill, '97, 31 I ft.5· Standing Broad Jump, J. E. Parker, '94,

10 ft. 6 in.6. Quarter Mile Run, J. Carroll, '94, 56 sec.7. Alumni Team Race, Tucker, Fitzpatrick,

Cholerton.

8. Running High Jump, J. E. Parker, '94,5 ft. I 111.

9· 50 Yards Dash, J. \V. Reynolds, '97, 5:: sec.10. Three-Legged Race, Reynolds '97 and

Tibbetts '97, 1st heat, [41 sec., final heat, 16; sec.[1. Running Broad Jump, J. W. Reynolds, '97,

J4 ft. 8 in.12. Hllrdle Race, 120, yds., J. Carroll, '94,

19 sec.13· Hop, Step and Jump, J. W. Reynolds, '97,

37 ft.14. Pole Vault, C. H. Morrill, '97,8 ft. 6 in.15. Team Race, Carroll, Hutchings, Cole,

min. 2 I ~ sec.Unfortunately the time of the 100 Yds. Dash

was not taken. The Alumni Team race was ahard one. Fouls on both teams ruled the eventout. We hope to see this part of the programmepushed next year. Comparison of the resultswith those of other years show that five recordswere broken.

Former records:Running High Jump, Leonard, Tibbetts,s ft.,

'9 1 /'9 2 .

Quarter Mile Run, Paul, 58 sec., 'go.50 Yds. Dash, Barry, Carroll, 6 sec., '91/'92.pqle Vault, Eldridge, 8 ft. 4 in., 'g1.Team Race, Eldridge, McGrath, Paul, I min.

22J sec., '9I.It may be well to state that the team which

entered the Bean Pot Race, from the school, ranonly for time. Following this event the prizeswere presented to the winners by Miss Stuart,representing the ladies to whom great creditshould be gi\'en for the excellent badges preparedfor the occasion.

\'\'hy not have a Spring Meet in ninety-four?

RECORDS OF BASE BALL CLUB UF '93·BATTING.

G. A.B. R B.H. B.H.AV.

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LYCEUM.

THE first Lyceum of the term met September16. A large number were present and

thirty-three new members were enrolled. Afterreport had been made by some of the officers oflast term, and other business had been attendedto, the following programme was presented:Piano Solo, Miss YoungSong, Miss PrinceReading, Miss KendrickViolin Solo, Miss DotenSong, Miss Jackson

The subject for debate was; Resolved: Thatthe Bering Sea Decision is unjust to the UnitedStates.

FIELDINC.

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Oct. 7.Oct. 14.OCt. 21.

OCt. 28.Nov. 4.Nov. II.

~ov. 18.

FOOT BALL SCHEDULE.

Campello A. A.Boston Latin School.Quincy Y. M. C. A.Fall River.Alumni.Roxbury Latin Schoo!.New Bedford High School.

DEPARTMENTS.

The disputant::; in the affirmative were Messrs.Babcock and Burke; in the negative Messrs.Allen and Swan. Mr. Brown spoke in generaldebate. The vote on the merits of the questionstood twenty-one in the affirmative to sixteen inthe negative. on the merits of the debates twenty­two in the affirmative, nine in the negative.

The two prominent features of the meetingwere the excellent presentation of the facts of thequestion by the first gentleman on the affirmative,and the lack of speakers in general debate. Maythe members follow the example of the first andimprove upon the second.

AT the second Lyceum, September 29, fourjoined, making the total membership one hundredand thirty-seven. The following programme wasprese nted:Piano Duet, Misses Garfield and ConnorReading, Miss JamesonClarionet Trio, Messrs. Allen, Keith, HaywardSong, Mr. JordanReading, Miss DarlingPiano Solo, Miss Morton

Debate. Resolved: That the inventions of thepresent age are injurious to the interests of thelaboring classes. The speakers in the affirmativewere Messrs. Kirmayer and Davis: in the nega­tive Messrs. Knight and Grover. A large num­ber took part in general debate.

The resolution was not adopted, the vote stand­ing three in the affirmative to forty-five in thenegative. The votes on the merits of tIlt' debateswere twenty in the affirmative, four in the nega­tive. We would sl!lggest that two votes be takenat each meeting. A little thought on the matterwill surely make the reason clear. During gen­eral debate several members whose remarks hadbeen refuted answered the attack. This if notcarried to an extreme will be profitable, as onewill endeavor to be clear in his remarks, and willalso get practise in answering the arguments ofothers at once.

LATIN.

THE entering class in Latin has been twicesub-divided, those beginning the language

being in a section by themselves, and those hav­ing studied four years or ~ore continuing theirstudy in what corresponds to a regular college

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course. Livy XXI is now being read, and thenwill follow Tacitus, Horace Odes and Satires,Juvenal, etc. The third section is reading thefifth book of Caesar.

These sub-divisions will enable those of thehigher section to do real teaching to the lowerclasses, and this will be made a feature of thework.

Topic papers upon "Latin Composition,""Scansion," "Reading Latin," etc., are now 111

process of preparation.

KINDERGARTEN.

TH E kindergarten departmen t opened Tues­day, Oct. 3, with Miss Wells of Hartford,

Conn., as instructor. Ten of its twenty pupils aretaken from Miss Stuart's classes, and ten fromthose who have applied for admission to theModel School but who for lack of room could notbe received.

PERSONALS.

-'93. Miss Maude Ricker is 111 Adamsville,R. 1.

-'92. Miss Ella J. Brown is a teacher in Dux­bury.

-'93. Miss Eliza D. Bean is teaching in Oak­ham.

-'93. Miss Grace R. Neely has a school inScituate.

-'92. Miss Ellen B. Ewell has a school atScotland.

-'90. Miss E. 1. Beal teaches in the Rock­land high.

-'91. Mr. Onsville M. Farnham is teachingat Brockton.

-'93. Miss Annie H. Chadwick has a positionin Fall River.

-'92. Miss Clara 1. Wheeler teaches atNashua, 1 . H.

-'92. Miss Minnie Webster is at the Putnamschool, Cambridge.

-'92. W. F. Eldredge is principal of theRockport high school.

-'92. W. L. Dates is assistant in the GeorgePutnam school, Boston.

-'93. Miss Rochefort has charge of an Inter­mediate school in Colrain.

-'93. R. P. Ireland has the Walnut Avenuegrammar school in Revere.

-'92. Miss Rebecca M. Howes is taking acourse at noston University.

-George H. Eldridge has been elected princi­pal of the Bourne High school.

-Miss Alice Hubbard is teaching in Cam­bridge at the Wellington school.

-'93. Bertram C. Richardson is master of agrammar school in Bath, Maine.

-'92. Robert S. Atkins has charge of theAdams grammar school at Millis.

-'92. Miss Flora Billings has a position atthe Webster school in Cambridge.

-'92. Miss Mildred L. Hunter has returnedfor an extra course in the sciences.

-'91. A. F. King, Jr. is principal of the AshStreet school in Manchester, N. H.

-'93. Mr. William F. Tucker is taking acourse at Burdett's Business College.

-'92. Died, in Plymouth, Oct. II, Miss MaryLouise Cobb of the class of June '92.

-'92. Married in Bridgewater, Sept. 2 [, SarahB. Hewett to Mr. Chas. Greene of Arizona.

-'93. Miss Anna L. Thompson is preventedfrom joining the pedagogical ranks by poor health.

- The Misses Smith of the class that enteredin February '93 are now teaching in East An­dover, N. H.

-Miss Draper who has been teaching a pri­mary school in Farmington, N. H., for the pasttwo year", is now in the Stony Brook school,Kingston.

-A large number of graduates have remainedwith us to enjoy a term's work in the Modelschool. They are: Misses Hawks, Adams, Flynn,Starrett, Keith, Daily, and Mr. Glover.

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-'91. Married September 6th in antucket,W. Marshall Black to Ellouise A. Eldredge, agraduate of '9 I.

-'93. Miss Maude L. Hayward has enteredthe Wellington Training school of Cambridge, asa member of the training class.

-'93. Miss Jean U. Piddington reports hav­ing accepted a position in the Merrimac school

o. 8, primary grade, North Andover.-'93. Miss Mary S. Dean is substituting in

the 7th grade of the Cohan net Grammar schoolof Taunton, in place of Miss Eunice Pierce whosevacation has been extended to January.

LOCALS.

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Pupil: " Compressible."Teacher: "Then what may you call that

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