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6 The Herald March, 1879 Olhp Iflhart ijm ld PUBLISHED MONTHLY DURING THE COLLEGIATE YEAR by The Students of Hobart College BOARD OF EDITORS Managing Editor HENRY McBRIDE Business Editor A. D. CHEW E. G. HERENDEEN, ’79 C. F. J. WRIGLEY, ’79 ALEXANDER MANN, ’80 A. S. WOLCOTT, ’80 TERMS Two Dollars per Year Single Copies, 25 cents. All communications, subscriptions and advertisements should be addressed to THE HOBART HERALD, Geneva, N. Y. ( E a m p u a S i r t t r r t n t l / e f c i i i l m ' Editors Herald: Last June the students were aroused from the even tenor of their way, by startling, because entirely un expected, announcement that we were to have a gym nasium. This awakened great enthusiasm, and immediately a glowing article appeared in the HOBART HERALD, announcing that the Trustees (in their boundless liber ality) had resolved to fit up a building for a College Gymnasium, it not having been decided whether to build or buy. With this hope, the students left for home expecting to find on their return something answering, to some extent at least, the purpose of a gymnasium. But Trinity term has passed away without another whisper about the gymnasium, and the students are, at last, beginning to realize that hopes were vain. What is the matter ? It can not be lack of funds for they were ready before the Trustees took the matter into consideration. Could it have that the Faculty were afraid least the students should become strong and healthy if given any advantages? A good gymnasium is necessary accompaniment of a college, and in this respect Hobart is far behind all other colleges that claim to amount to something. It is important that a college student should improve his physical powers as well as his mental, and to this end most colleges and many preparatory schools ha\e provided gymnasiums. At Hobart, alas! Although the students do as best they can in their rooms, with Indian clubs and dumb bells, there has never been, we believe, in the history of the college, a regular gymna-ium. A de-pera^e effort was made to get one after the boat-house was built, but it failed and the e seems to be r.o hope left exce, t ir. applying to the ladies of Geneva, who have built us a b sat-house ar. i aie now endeav. ring t\ -u. ply u~ with r ats. NEMO —A rumor i s going the rounds that a College meeting was held the other evening. Some indications of it were seen around the old chapel. —Hobart is at last to be the fortunate possessor of a foot-ball; —the money has been raised, and the ball sent for. Let other colleges be on the outlook for a challenge. —We are glad to report that the Glee Club has been re-organized, with the following' members: Buttles, Davis, H. W. Dusinberre, Giiberson, Humphrey, Rankine, Town send C. 8 . Van Rensselaer and Wood. Much enterprise is shown by the Club in the matter of practice, and we hear that the manager, M. A. Brown, intends to have them sing in one or more concerts for the benefit of the Base Ball club, in two or three weeks. —Twenty-seven applicants presented themselves for entrance examination, on Tuseday the 17th, and as many more are expected at the beginning of Trinity Term. —The Junior Class think that it would be an advantage to them in point of time, if the Faculty would have the College bell rung at eleven o’clock A.M., as their attention is sometimes so fully occupied in the Chaucer and Logic that frequently it is a quarter after eleven before their notice is attracted to the fact. —Hobart ought to support a good, string hand. There are several fine musicians with us, and from the enliven ing strains issuing from the buildings lately we should judge (hat extensive practice was taking place. Along with the Glee Club we might send out a minstrel show. It would have the character of a novelty, in college enter tainments anyway. —New dormitories will be needed next year, and now is the time to build them. —Many of the Alumni are in town for the Commence ment exercises; and all seem pleased at the condition of the College, and feel sure of its continued prosperity. ( I l i p j n n g s ( f i n l l r g r 5 f n t r s COLUMBIA—There are fourteen hundren and ten stu dents in Columbia,-an increase of ten over last year. SY'RACU SE-Gigghng and co-education go together. Let a party of s-tudents kick a football around the campus and in a few minutes bevies <.f co-eds will fill the windows and giggle, giggle-at what ? Heaven only knows what. It comes naturally and doesn’t need a reason. UNION-Two Indians have entered Union. CORXELL-Sinee 1>72 the number of students at Cor nell University has decreased from 7UU to 401). Of this number 7>:i are ladies. WILLIAM ANT* MARY-Wiliiam and Mary College is s. or. t\ dose from lack ..f support. It is the second oldest s litcre in the untry. having held its first commence ment in IT oi . i . Harvard was founded in ICds. EX.-The r.umber of students in Ameriea-The number ■ : stu tents n Amvri' an C-dleges in 175*.« was 4 ,Til's. Now at .ut ■.O.'joo are „n attendance. EX.-Tnerearc -lxty-Nur cJIege secret societies In this 1 4\7 living cnupteis and a membership of -et- have thirty-five chapter houses. The \ r.av The exrer.-.'.t .r.*. A Child a-ked: \Methen. v. rat .- a*- ar.g-d . angel is a child that tkes.\ \Bet m.tr.er. vv.-.y ; always call my governe-- ar. a- ge. . 'AN... ►_ the mother alter a rau-e, “she .- g ,.r g t - Gerrit Smith was in college r.r.er. i_.:e had been concerned in .-:rr,e m.s.h.e:, ar.„ tr.e tracked him to his room. Or.e tn-m t*e and there he was. “Smith, c .me :-t v.r.at doing there?” .Smith answerer, .r. r.s r.iar-e. t. voice: “Meditating.\-Ex. We never tried to spin afore. A yarn that had been -pur. afire, but when vve pun on Pinafore, It seems we’ve heard the pun a: re.-Ex. When a baby stuff- its toe into r.:- rr. nr. realizes how hard it will be for h.rn ;r. .ater make both ends meet. FRESHMAN IN ALGEBRA, while the pr fe - is turned, (in a whisper/: “Say, how do .. . get :: ity out from under the radical?” CONSOLING FROSH—“Rub it out ’- There is a fair maid in this city. Whose hand is exceedingly pretty: I kissed it one night In the silver moonlight,- And the way it slapped wa- a p ity.-Ex In the race for matrimony it i-; rot alv.ay- the covers the most laps that win-. Small Boy—“Why doe.- a duck water?” Student, with great intellect—“For Boy— “Why does he go on land?” Student—“For sundry reasons.” Boy, perplexed—“Why, did you say, a duck put- h head under water?” Student, smiling— “To liquid ate his little bill.” Boy— “And why does he go on land?\ Student—“To make a run on the bank.” r.o put hi- diver re au rea- H i t r r a r p YounK F o lk’s ‘ ’H istory of E n g land.” By Charlotte M. Yongp. B o s t o n : E s tes & Lauriat. 1K79. If such hooks as this are to he studied hy ehildren. older r»eople w ill wish they m ight go to school again , fo r this makes history as interesting as a story-book. Of course, the volum e before us v,ill be com p a red w ith D ickon’s Child’s History o f England, hut will not lose anything b y the* com p a rison. Its style* is adm irable, sim p le and clear, but not childish o r nilly. The chapter w h ich describes the Am erican w a r for independence w ill, however, ca ll forth a sm ile from Miss i o n g e a A m e r ican readers. T h e book i- profu s e ly adorned with beautiful illustrations, there being no less than sixty-seven, which add v e r y m a terially to its puriio.se in interesting children in this m ost im p o r tant study. Allntu for thr QCrntul r.j 1 -it:, had - •: armer.; a; fir-t a-I'd, tr. note, .-ecmed certain t<> l - 'U. ,* * tgree- ■ k^r.r.jS, r. .-it-ever o; y i- ciawlm; •ur coat by ea-v An . v.r.a* .. tr. t-r. of ,_.,ur-e, had in mind _ r.e -a. ; ‘ ;ht- ■_u-*■.num. \Long? N\t at all T'y xgnt-a- y .u’H pre-cr.tly fmd- - - ■.- ’-r a at ■ . al.'.'W : ' ;nt- crawi, T ' t fj-q. .r v a- • r>- v.; .. r.t-vv to rne then; t-t rr>.- tv tr.mkir.g r. v. v.c.l .t a; p u t-, A r.'frt.y t v b A women and men, A mattt' f .ifc a- they daily ari-c; _ -. .t - *r.f -r.r.r-:agt- ,r. numan affair-- Trc p*-.rr..-.c- n.w great, the performance how -rnak, Ar . .e-t '11 a-.n- > trr.ent -h'-.uM come unaware-, Re re eir.br frc- a-.d “all-,v/ for the crawl!” a t- for the ballot to :-ave -a hi■. imperj.ed to-day, Too ta;r--rrar. ■ O -r co j.’ t -... May covet an office and r.ot he a knave, V.'r.&o-ver the rierce oppo-ition rriav :-av; R-t the ‘ platform” to which he to valiantly dings, B. .vhi'h re pj.,{ o -e- to : tand or to fall-\ ‘‘Re ii'.i d r ,” remejnbt-r, are lippeiy thing.-, Ar.d in po.itic- aivvay- “allow for the crawl!” 7ou^ are deeply in love with the v,cete.-it of girls, Who-e pre-ence the height of your happiness bring- Khe look:- like a queen in her beautiful curls, Like a -eraph -he i-rniJe-, like a - iren .-he sings! Ah! '-plendi'i and va t an- the lancics of youth, But down to plain facto they mud finally fall; And happy the couple who, finding the truth, In conjugal kindne- “allow for the crawl!” In brief, recollect that in human affairs, In social connection -, in travel arid trade, In courtship and marriage, in sermons and prayers, Home grains of concession must always; be made; In fine, be a prudent though generous man, Uniriendly to none, arid veracious with all; Believe in your neighbors as much as you can, But always be sure to “allow for the crawl!” -J. G. S. Ifutithall iKfpurt We had hoped to chronicle, i f possible, a victory for Hobart’s football team, but since our last issue everything has changed. We had organized a team of fifteen, with a supply oi substitutes for any emergency that might occur. The team, under an efficient and enthusiastic manager, were put into regular training, and had several games with the remainder of the College. They played well to gether, although they labored under a disadvantage in not knowing the various tricks and little dodges in the game. Many remarks were ventured on the light-weight of the team; hut wind and endurance, with fast running, can accomplish far more than mere weight. To support this statement, look at the best players on the team. Who do the most effective work ? Invariably the smaller men, But what avails all this if we merely remain home, to bruise and mutilate one another? Let us sally out and try our strength with some of our sister institutions. Rochester has been challenged hut has declined. With all her num bers, Rochester can only boast of a “paper” team, A c cording to one of the number “there isn’t sand enough in the institution to support a foot ball association.’’ We are sadly disappointed, for we did not in the least doubt that we would have had a game last Saturday. But our manager is not at all disheartened; he says he’ll play something, even if we have to visit the secluded and re tired site of St. Stephens-on-the-Hudson. But w e very much doubt whether the faculty of the aforesaid institution would allow their tender charges to so far excite them selves and the neighboring community by an inter-colle giate contest. It would take their minds from their books, and distract them far more than an ever approaching commencement day. Cornell seems willing to play, but somehow her willingness does not meet with much response from our supporters. The team are extremely anxious to go to Hamilton, whose baseball nine beat us so handsomely last month, and there is but little doubt that Hamilton would get up a team especially for the occasion, I t would be a fine thing for us if we could get even with them, and we w’ould be sure of a very cordial reception. Let us decide at once, for the season is fast closing. The Baseball Team H a a fbaU With the advent of Spring comes the annual fever f<>r baseball. The Hobart nine ought this year to practice faithfully; for the condition of the grounds is fine, the calibre of the men good, and a mask, two good balls and ,-everal hats are now in possession of the club, which were left over from last year. We would advise the Captain of the nine to call a meeting of the men as soon as possible, and ascertain from each one what he is willing to do the coming season in the shape of substantial work. The obtaining of good, serviceable suits for the men has been suggested, and we think the suggestion a good one. If a subscription list were started and contributions '•olidted from the citizens of Geneva, we doubt not it would meet with success. Geneva has ever been loyal to old Hobart’s call for aid, and her citizens always feel a certain kind o f interest in the athletic sports as well as in the prosperity of the I’ollege in general. There is no reason why Hobart, in a few seasons, should not have as good a nine as the one she so proudly pointed to ,five_ years ago. For then she won laurels for herself in victories with Cornell, Syracuse, and Rochester universities; and, in fact, w ith nearly all the college nines of the State. We learn that good new suits can be procured a t prices ranging from six to ten dollars per man, m a k ing for a complete outfit for the nine about $75. Could a portion of this be raised in Geneva, w e are satisfied that no trouble would be met with in obtaining the remaining part from the students of the College. The matter should be taken in hand at once. Base Ball Kappa Alpha The Beta Chaptei’ of Kappa Alpha, the oldest secret College Fraternity in the United States, which was established at Hobart in 1844 and suspended in 1850, has been recently reestablished.
