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Oar Models.r p H E desire to excel in some particular -L direction is universal. In order thus

to excel some standard, a model of perfec­tion or duty, is very commonly selected for imitation or attainment. Frequently, per­haps in the majority ot cases, this is done unconsciously, but the choice on this ac­count is none the less real and is just as rigidly followed. This model, which we are constantly copying and striving to approach, is usually far above us—far beyond our ability to reach. A greater power proposes a higher standard. It is well that this is so, for upon the attainment of our aim self- satisfaction, the foe of all progress, would take possession of us, the stimulus to further exertion would be removed, and the inevit­able result of this, a speedy deterioration, would be apparent. The standard closely corresponds to one’s character. lie who delights in reading and is pleased with able productions in literature has chosen his ex­ample from the list of great writers. It is his ambition to become an author and he has resolved to follow, as well as he is able, in the footsteps of him who fulfils his idea of all that is desirable. Another has chosen a political life and his model is some well- known statesman who is the embodiment of all that is necessary. There are higher standards than these, if we would but choose them, and higher aims and desires are by no means rare. We may, perhaps, from every-day life and from among our own companions,, select a noble example, to follow which would be to improve. All se­lect their standards from life, from fiction or they are the productions of their own imaginations. Very often in some great work of fiction a character awakens

within us so great respect and admiration that we instantly make it the character wo are to acquire for ourselves, the goal we are ever to keep in view. Very often also we form in our imagination a person who com­prises all that is good and praiseworthy in several individuals, but without their de­fects, and this becomes our conception for attainment in life.

It is evident, then, that an example adopted with serious purpose exerts a most important influence in shaping our lives and in forming our characters. If our model bo lofty, elevating, ennobling, we in our daily life attain a higher plane in thought, in feeling and in action. But those for whom a vicious example has only attraction, and there are such, become degraded only so much the more rapidly, and it is but human nature that the goal is attained in the one case and not in the other. It is thus we see some rising daily and some falling further and further in the esteem of their fellows.

VVe may conclude that in all pursuits there is no greater aid to progress than an earnest endeavor to follow a good example. A general desire to improve scarcely answers the purpose of a standard to which all our actions may be referred for judgment. But the great danger of choosing a standard is that" we may unintentionally adopt a very imperfect one, and imitate its failings most carefully. Not infrequently examples most to be avoided are followed under the im­pression that we are in some way advancing ourselves. A model, then, is of great bene­fit in helping us to attain success in our pur­suits, and in helping us to come to a deci­sion upon different questions. But we must also bear in mind that it sometimes leads us to acts that conflict with our own sense of what is just and right, and also that it con­fines us to the opinions and peculiarities of one character, E psilon.

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Mental Dyspepsia.r p H E stomach

tion Iis the organ of indiges-

A curious definition truly; butevery lean dyspeptic will tell you that the small boy who so defined it stumbled upon the truth. The stomach is, too often, the organ of indigestion.

But is the stomach alone in this distinc­tion ? Are there not mental as well as phy­sical dyspeptics? The subject is trite, I know. Men are ever declaiming against the folly of injudicious acquisition. Read few books and good, own every book you read, master one before you begin another, are as oft quoted and familiar as the ten command­ments. But trite or not, the subject is emi­nently practical, and my object is to present it in a plain, practical fashion.

Some minds are naturally weak—quite unable to digest hearty food. To this many a man will testify—many a father who has spent his $5,000 on a $5 boy. Then, too, some minds naturally strong enough, have become weak through insufficient or im­proper nourishment. They have been fed on the sweets alone—French novels, for in­stance, than which no poorer mental pabu­lum exists.

But the true mental dyspeptic,who neither assimilates nor appropriates that which his mind receives, is made, as a rule, not so much by poor food as by too much food. There are men who seem born into this world for purposes of acquisition only—intellectual gluttons; sponges that soak up more book knowledge than they are well able to con­tain.

Take the man inveighed against so often —the omnivorous reader. He’s ever on the alert for books! With nerves strung for action, and with body and spirit both redo­lent of printers’ ink and book-binders’ paste, he goes about seeking what he may devour. History, poetry, fiction, biography—it mat­

ters not what. All is wheat that comes to his garner. And there’s the trouble ! His garners are too fu ll! He can’t lock the doors and keep in the grain ! His mind is a perfect hodge-podge, an omnium gatherum of ill-assorted and ill-digested facts, avail­able neither for his own use nor for the use of anybody else. His lesson is easily drawn. Read slowly; chew the thought, don’t bolt i t ! For thus, and thus only, will you be able at length to say, “ ]t is mine !”

There s another—the man who knows all things and yet knows nothing. He sits down at the table of knowledge (and a right roj al feast it is too,) prepared to clean the board. He doesn’t stop to ask a bless­ing. He’s in a hurry; he’s hungry ! And so : First a course in Mathematics followed by a dish of Science. Then the languages, dead and living, with a dash of .Literature, to make them taste good. How Philosophy, Scepticism, Theology, all disappear, followed by the side dishes Art and Music, with whatever Rhetoric he can get by way of dessert. This in the twinkling of an eye ! And gazing with im­mense satisfaction upon the now depleted board, he rises from the table, a full man. Full of what ? Knowledge ? Wind ! Any­thing you please, so it be nothing. It is said that certain animals having gorged themselves with one big meal, forth­with retire to their dens and there remain until they have slept it off. Could not the intellectual glutton profit by this ? Let him go to his den ! and take a dose of physic. Beware of over much information ! Don’t live too high! You’ll get the liver complaint or the gout! Better diet once in a w h ile - miss a meal—go out and saw wnod. For, mark me! as surely as an overloaded stomach weakens the bodily strength, just so surely is your mental vigor impaired every time you fail to digest thoroughly and well that which you take into the mind.

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Sonnet.

Shall I forget thee when long years have flown, When loveliness enchanting, once thine own,Has faded fast—to withered wrinkles grown ? When nevermore thine eyes’ deep tender light, Dear starlight of my soul, shall sparkle bright, And wavy tresses, brown, are gray—Oh ! when Thy beauty’s gone, shall I forget thee then ?Shall I forget thee ? Ah 1 if that e'er be,Then shall mine eyes have closed eternally And all of mortal life be lost to me.For while my heart beats or my spirit lives,No change can mar what gracious Heaven gives— The memory of a nature so divine,Essential beauty must around it twine.

A Variety of Ideas.

Messrs. Editors :—My attention was lately at­tracted to one or two articles in your columns im­pressing on your readers the desirability of Hobbies, and moralizing on the enduring achievements of Men of One Idea, urging us to follow their praiseworthy ex­ample. Now, although deeply impressed by the sound arguments and brilliant rhetoric of these articles, and admitting the value of the authorities advanced in support of their position, yet in our humble opin­ion it seems as if something, at least, might be said on the other side of the question. In this connection we would invite your attention to a few words on the subject, Variety of Ideas.

There is a class of young men who seem to have a certain routine of ideas, a certain fixed line of thought, outside of which all is “ terra incognita” to them. If they are called upon for a speech, their ideas seem always to run in one direction; they seem to have only one subject. In society, if their own string is touched, they can res­pond ; otherwise they are silent. Now this is all well enough if our society is constantly changing; hut it is a very poor state of circumstances for ordinary men. An itin­erant minister may preach the same sermon to every congregation which he meets, and he will, perhaps, benefit each one. A wan­dering minstrel may have the same melody, may sing the same songs in every village,

and perhaps give pleasure everywhere. But it is decidedly to the disadvantage of a young man, if his stock of ideas, his range of thought is so narrow as to necessitate him to be forever recurring to the same sub­ject, and riding the same hobby. There is no thought so much abused as that about the man with one idea. It is all very well to be so thoroughly master of one thing, so at home on one subject, that it forms, as it were, a part of our nature. It is most ex* cellent to have one steady aim and purpose in life. But to imagine that this requires us to be forever harping on the same string, in speaking, in writing, in conversation and in our meditations, is entirely to misunder* stand the import of the expression. At any rate this is the exception, not the rule.

It certainly shows that a young man is but very poorly making use of his advantages. The world, nature, society, literature—all are full of suggestions ; all speak with elo­quent, with rich and varied harmony to the attentive ea”. An idea here, a thought there, to-day this expression, to-morrow that quotation, suggestions from books that we read, from conversation, from the nature of our daily duties—these together, if carefully chosen and skilfully arranged, will abun­dantly enable us to secure a wholesome va­riety of ideas.

Life is variety; life is harmony. Where there is no variety there can be no harmony. Monotony drags us down; our souls are clog­ged with the hum-drum. But in us, around us, and above us, are the means of relieving that monotony, of infusing new vigor into the wearied soul. Skilful adaptation is the great necessity, and no earthly ingenuity can adapt the force, the meaning of one idea so as to apply to all the conditions of life ; and as long as such an abundant variety of of ideas is at our disposal, there is no neces­sity for it either. H.

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rp H E present seems an unusually befitting time to publish a collection of Rutgers

songs. The Glee Club is meeting with un­paralleled success, and there is a revival of music in our midst. Will not some active man take up the matter at once, collect the old and new songsj start a subscription and have them published ? The matter has been talked of so long that there is a strong sentiment favorable thereto, and we doubt not that the undertaking would meet with assistance and approval in all quarters.

rpH E R E will be no Sophomore Prize Speaking this year. According to pre­

cedent the present Sophomore class has for­feited its right to such. The action of the Faculty with respect to the Exhibition, as we understand, may result in the permanent abandonment of said speaking. Rut what are we going to do with Washington’s Birthday ? We can easily get along with­out the Exhibition itself, but we must have some exercises in commemoration of this day. It is only right that the day should be fittingly observed. We would J

suggest that an appropriate exercise be ar­ranged for that day. It certainly is in order and could be but of a beneficial nature in its influence. Let some action soon be taken upon this matter, and we presage happy results.

HERE is it? We mean the Scarlet Letter, which was promised so early

by the enterprising Class of ’81. We ex­pected from the censorious remarks made about “ leaving everything till the last mo­ment,” and their proclaimed intention “ to hand down to posterity the unimpeachable example of those wTho had kept abreast of the times,” that long ere this the Scarlet Letter would have been issued. Present ap­pearances, however, suggest the question whether it will be ready as soon as those of their predecessors whom they so patroni­zingly criticised for their tardiness. Un­doubtedly there were hindrances unlooked for, but none that could not by energy and tact be greatly overcome. The palm, there­fore, of instituting a new departure in the time of issuing the Scarlet Letter and of “ handing down to posterity,” etc., is left yet for others.

BUR College Curriculum has been broad­ened so as to bring into the regular

course of required studies, branches which have been either elective or which have had to be taken up voluntarily by those who desired certain special studies. Thus better facilities are now given for the study of French and German and other branches. This is certainly gratifying to those who have desired some such arrangement here­tofore. We also call to mind the voluntary efforts of some of our Professors to assist the students by additional instruction out­side of the prescribed course, but upon sub­jects of very great importance. These things are a source of extreme gratification,

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aud they should call forth the appreciation of those who avail themselves of them. The curriculum is already an excellent one, hut those who have the interests of the College at heart, we mean in this connection the Professors, are bent upon doing all in their power to place within the reach of those seeking her halls, such instruction and in­formation as will be of the greatest service to them in active life.

A T Dr. Campbell’s suggestion we made an inspection of the College and its fix­

tures, and to our disgust found that he had underestimated the damage that has been done. It is particularly noticeable in the Chapel and Prof. Yan Dyck’s room. The Chapel is highly ornamented by the names or initials, both' of men we had thought in­capable of doing so mean an action, and of those of whom we could expect little else. Do they expect to keep their “ memory green” by thus carving upon wood ? Time, with his “ long handled razor,” some other person equally as flighty, paint or white-wash will soon obliterate all that was once the heavy carving of a vandal Freshman or the delicate and more artistic touches of a Sophomore. Other rooms have suffered, but not to the same extent, but the injury may more easily be repaired. If this thing continues, we promise these wood-choppers and wall-bcautifiers that we will give them all the fame they need by inserting their names or initials in the columns of T he Targum.

rI THERE seems to be a most amazing con- fusion of identities in some of the Col­

lege recitation rooms. The other day we saw the gentleman sitting next to Mr. Y. turn to a neighbor and politely request him to pass an overshoe of Mr. Y .’s to that gen­tleman. This gentleman exhibiting the

same astonishing ignorance as to Y .’s where­abouts, passes it to the next, while the owmer of the shoe frantically endeavors to convince the class of his own identity. There will be a great struggle to discover Mr. F., who has lost his necktie, or Mr. W., who has lost his hat, and both seem to have lost their identities also. Handkerchiefs, pen-knives, five cent pieces, anything which may be supposed to be found in people’s pockets, make similar journeys, occasionally making a short cut through the air. This is a problem which needs explanation. We candidly confess that we do not understand it. Can it be that much learning has made us mad? Possibly an overdose of Calder- wrnod might produce such effects. But we do not know. We recommend our Pro­fessor of Metaphysics to give the subject his attention. It may be that some psychologi­cal law yet undiscovered would explain this seeming loss of identities.

■ISTEH, ye Collegians ! It was the hour of midnight. The festivities were over.

A Rutgers student, in words bland and promising, presented himself as an escort to one of the fair ones who had graced the gathering. With an inspiring confidence that he would see her safely within the shelter of her domicilium, she accepted. Alas, the fallibility of human nature! Whether the conversation on the way had affected his mind, or whether he was seized with a fit of philosophical absent-minded­ness, or whether it was from pure ignorance of etiquette, we know not. Whatever may have been the cause, the offense is unpardon­able. He left her at the bottom of the steps and walked off without ringing the door bell. Arid there in the dark and lonely night she grappled with it alone, but it brought forth no response; no help from with­in. Desperation and horror seized her.

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Dainty feet struck fiercely the unyielding door ;Dainty hands clutched wildly at knob and bell;

Tearful eyes searched the dark in sweet terror ;Trembling voice could make no wakening j7ell.

We will here draw the curtain. He, the inconsiderate cause of it all, was meanwhile walking cooly homeward, little dreaming of the trouble which his ignorant omission was causing. This incident bears in its statement its own moral. We present it as an antidote to the unintentional incon­siderateness and thoughtless breaches of etiquette to which we are prone. However, gentlemen, take this editorial advice and in­variably “ ring the door-hell yourself.”

O TRANGE, indeed, wTould it be if amongst ^ two hundred young men entirely sepa­rated from all direct home influences, there should never be a step from the straight and narrow way—never a moral lapse. Strange, too, would it be if the gossip-mongers arid evil-hearts of the town should not eagerly seize upon all such, and repeat them for the delectation of themselves and friends. And stranger yet than all would it be, if well- minded Christian people should not deplore the fall of any student, bitterly condemning the sin, though carefully shielding the sin­ner. In this city are published three daily papers. One is disposed to make every sensible allowance for College misdemean­ors; the other two are not. One is uniform­ly kind and just in its notices of College doings ; the other two are not. One lightly passes over what is reprehensible or apt to bring discredit upon the College, and presents at length the brighter and better side of things; the other two do not. These are very plain statements, and quite as plain is the proof of them, taken from the columns of the papers themselves. How we do not expostulate, neither do we cry out that great wrong is done us. We simply ask a question or tw o:

First.—When an institution exists solely for the education and culture of young men, is it not more sensible to notice it in that connection, than as furnishing material for cynical and sensational articles ?

Second.—Does the aesthetic taste of Hew- Brunswick demand more than a semi-week­ly allusion to the immorality of one unfor­tunate college lad ?

Third.—Would not extreme care about the publication of a story falsely reflecting upon the College, conduce both to the sale of a paper and to the prosperity of its print­ing establishment ?

Fourth.—Shall not our Glee Club, at the invitation of a church organization and with the active approval of the College Fa­culty? give a chaste and refining concert, notwithstanding the reflections of a highly religious writer in a highly religious sheet ?

We have heard before of the devil quoting scripture.

66 A HD there’s the other end.—Well, you know what is in the other end.”

Ah, yes ! we know well what is in the other end. And who does not ? who indeed but a trustee could be so unobservant ?

The other end ! what a suggestive phrase ! How pregnant with meaning! Bong vis­tas rise up before us—successive suites of rooms—ground floors, middle floors, sky- parlors. Visions of Thomas float airily thro’ the ’mind—Thomas of the game-cock, dog-kennel, slut and ten dogs. Who hath not heard of our canny Scot, that eats his por­ridge now alone, nor lets the clan approach his ain fireside. He dwelleth in the other end. And next to him, the dark mysterious chamber of the state. Here unknown deeds are done; and here the ready promise is ex­tended. We remember standing breathless upon the awful threshold. Our attitude was m eek; our glance appealing. Hesita­tingly we began to proffer our request, when

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suddenly tlie air was vocal with a ‘ Yes-yes- es-ss-s’ that riccohetted from wall to wall, dying away in a plaintive diminuendo whose echoes still whisper in our heart. Upon the floor above, much learning congregates. Again we roam in fancy through the cheery rooms, unrestricted by the watchful eye of our meek guardian professor. Carefully we refrain from handling the apparatus; care­fully we “ desist” from asking questions; carefully we tread our way along lest we may brush against—the cobwebs. Siphons, pumps, manometers; diagrams, pendulums, scales; science^ science everywhere, and not a blessed drop to be had! Rut we are not at home in here. Ret us hasten to a purer atmosphere, where ponderous tomes may teach “ the inner law of life,” and where Congressional Proceedings and Census Re­ports invite the weary soul to read. Here may we muse upon the grandeur of the nation—and the College : and here, too, may we ruin our Sunday pantaloons, if in a fit of abstraction we chance to sit upon the chairs. But let us not tarry. Away to the higher realm where Calculus reigns supreme, where many books are writ, and where in­finite labor is rewarded with infinitesimal honor. One could not but be a mathemati­cian in such an atmosphere. The problems project themselves; Is it not enchanting ? Yea, verily. There is but one more cham­ber, and this the Bluebeard’s. Here pause and muster up thy strength; not that within are many wives; but rather that there would have been, could he have had his wish. Now peep within. ’Tis here the tender rhapsodies are writ; ’tis here the faultless neck-tie k arrayed; ’tis here the noble suitor dwells w ho soon will solve the equation containing two unknown quanti­ties. Let us e’en bid him be of joyful heart, nor penetrate into his secrets more. For haply sometime wTe may fall in love.

Exchanges.The Yale News is always good. From it we under­

stand that Yale opens last of all. The News editors have threatened the Niagara Index with annihila­tion. We hold our breath in expectation of the event.

The Niagara Index has a very readable article on “ National Economy.” Its editorials are written with much care but are of an entirely local interest.

The Lafayette College Journal thinks “ that if the Inter-Collegiate Press Association can furnish any remedy for such disgraceful utterances as the Acta has published with reference to Rutgers, ’tis a con­summation devoutly to be wished. ’ Would it not be well for the Journal to correct some of the errors in the “ Annual Announcement ?” Some of the typo­graphical errors are amusing.

We agree most heartily with the Roanolce Collegian in regard to “ Exchange Criticisms.” We propose to omit the criticisms in our next issue, and substitute in their stead extracts from our different exchanges.

With the present issue we welcome a new-comer, The Polytechnic, published by the students of the Brooklyn Polytechnic. A college journal of the con­ventional form, containing sixteen pages, which vye may expect monthly. Experience of the editors will improve the appearance of the paper. It is dtcidedly light reading in its present condition.

We are always glad to see the Nassau Lit. on our table, sure of finding something of interest, and in the present number we are not disappointed. The article entitled “ The Deistic Controversy of the Eighteenth Century” shows the writer to be an advo­cate of religious doctrines rather than a student of religious problems.

“ The out going editors of the Bates Student com­plain that no paper can find favor with the Index. Yes, yes, Mr. Student, your paper stands high in our estimation, and the new editors will please take a note of this.” Hope revives at this timely and gen­erous assertion.

F rom the Spectator we clip the following : At the January meeting of the Board of Trustees of Colum­bia College, the Rev. Talbot W. Chambers, D.D., was elected Trustee to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Rev. Mancius S. Hutton, D.D. Dr. Chambers is a gentleman of high scholarly attainments, and of deci­ded convictions. He is one of the present Trustees of Rutgers, and, being an energetic and earnest worker in the cause of education, will be a valuable acquisi­tion at this period of Columbia’s history. The artist editor is a keen observer of the tendency of the times, as is evidenced by the illustration entitled “ Chiffons.” Pach is the class photographer.

The December number of the Hobart Herald eon- tains an excellent article on “ The Chapel System.” Would that the Faculty could see things as clearly as the writer of this article : “ It is a marked feature of the Christian religion in general, and of our Church in particular, that no man is forced to believe against his will. Men are urged in a most solemn and earn­est way to amend their lives and follow the example of their great Master. Persuasion, argument, en­treaty are all used ; force never. Such being the practice of the Church, why should we differ from her, and in our little chapel maintain an obligatory system of services ? Why should students be * com­pelled to come in,’ while the rest of mankind are merely invited ?”

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Rutgersensia.Prof. Doolittle has delivered his fifth and last

lecture on “ Style.”Epigram on a cat, attributed to Dr. Johnson :

Mi-cat inter omnes.Fred., the Club House artist, is prepared to admin­

ister gas when he shaves the students.Dr. Hart delivered an interesting address on Mis­

sions, in the First Baptist Church, Feb. 6.Freshman prize-speaking in Peitho, March 4. Soph­

omore prize-speaking in Philo, March 11.During the recent freshet of the Raritan the Rut­

gers boat-house sunk. It has not sustained serious damage.

“ Annie of Lindenthal,” sung by the Glee Club, was composed by Mac Mullen, ’83, and set to music by L. F. Bragdon.

John Morrison, ’82, lias been re-elected Captain of the Foot-ball Team. A photograph of the Team has been taken by Clark.

New version of St. Paul, revised to suit those who have signed the President’s book : “ Take a little wine for the stomach’s-ache,” etc.

Fredericks, ’8rs class photographer, offtrs to do work for any of the Rutgers students at the same rates as for the graduating class. Improve your chances.

One of the upper alcoves of the College Library has been granted to the Chess Club for their use. Games are now in progress there for the championship of the College.

The Chi Psi Convention will be held at the Fifth- avenue Hotel, New-York City, Feb. 23d. J. W. Brooks, ’81, and J. P. Philip, ’82, are the delegates from the Chapter here.

The excellent sleighing of the past few weeks has been taken advantage of bv many of the students, and each and all report “ glorious times.” New-Jer- sey seldom affords such opportunities for enjoyment during the Winter season.

The improvements in the hall of the I’eithessophian Society have been completed, and it now wears a neat and renovated appearance. The walls have been kalsomined and the wood-work painted, the library being in imitation of black walnut. A new stove has also been purchased, and the library is being re-cata­logued.

The following men have been chosen by the Direc­tors of the R. B. A. to train for the boat crew : From '81—Yerbrycke, Schmitz, Ironside, Schoonmaker, Plume ; from ’82—Curtis, J. C. Chamberlain, Morri­son, W. C. Clark ; from ’83—Hill, Laubenheimer, Smith, Woods,. W. C. Ward. Bierman ; from ’84— Sproul, Rutherford, H. S. Clarke, McKelvey. Mr. W. Vaughn, ’80, will be the trainer.

Ambitious Student—" Professor, would it pay me to go to Germany ?”

Professor—“ Well, Germany, you know, is anti- Semitic just at present.”

Student—" But how does that affect me ?”Professor—“ Why, you might be mistaken for a

Jew ; because you always keep your hat on in chapel, not to mention my room and others.”

(Removal of the hat by the whole class.)

At a meeting of the Rutgers Boating Association the following resolutions were adopted :

Resolved, That the names of those active members of the R. B. A. refusing or neglecting to pay their dues, be posted on the bulletin of the College two weeks after the presentation of the bill.

Resolved. That a copy of this resolution be posted on the bulletin of the College.

The Glee Club made their debut before a New- Brunswick audience, Feb. 2d, in the Pitman M. E. Church. The boys did themselves credit, as was manifested by the applause and pleasure of the large audience which was gathered to hear them. The Glee Club also gave a concert at Metuchen, Jan. 27th, and anofher at Sayreville, Feb. 9th, and sang at an enter­tainment in the Assembly Room of this City, Feb. 14th.

A class has been started by Prof. Hart in the study of Shakespeare. A play is taken up and read together, being critically commented on and studied, with the view of deriving as much intellectual wealth as pos­sible. Though open to all, the Freshmen seem to be the only ones who have interested themselves in it. Since we have no Shakesperean Club in College now, we would advise all who can to take this advantage of studying this " myriad-minded” genius of English literature with such efficient help.

The sixteenth annual Report of the Scientific School is out. In it we find the following interesting item : “ Table showing the occupation of 92 of the students of the Rutgers Scientific School who have graduated, and of 54 who have left without gradua­ting, from the beginning to September, 1879, inclu­sive, these being the only ones whose occupation is certainly known

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146 of those who have studied in the Scientific De­partment of the College are known. It is much de­sired to make this table complete, and any informa­tion helping thereto, will be gladly received by Prof. Hasbrouek. Indeed all such information is earnestly solicited.

Several students of the College and Seminary have established telegraphic communication between their rooms, with the two-fold end in view of pleasure and profit. The original projectors and constructors of the line were Messrs. Gebhard and Stephens, by whom for a time it was exclusively operated, but who subsequently, upon learning of the desires of others to invest in the stock of the corporation, re­ceived those so desiring into the company, and have given them a proportional share in all the apparatus and appliances. There is still opportunity for others who may wish to make investments in stock of said company, and thus secure to themselves the privilege of manipulating the electric current. It is positively assured to all that this company will not, under any circumstances, be merged into the telegraph monopoly,

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Targets. Personal.The last seen of Billy he was trying to gather in

his Rentz.One of the ups and downs of life—The stomach-

pump.Dashing through the mud in a one-horse open

sleigh.Parallelobipeds is what the Vassar students call

their lords.Song of the Club after a homeward ride : I kneed

thee every hour.Cubebs have advanced two cents on the oz. since

the organization of the Glee Club.Prof, (to applauding student): Mr. B., you evince

greater activity of foot than of head.The enjoyment of a sleigh-ride depends in a great

measure upon the number of horns one takes.It is said that “ Dutchie,” while returning from

Sayreville, made the quickest time on record.Midlige : Can you tell me, Professor, at what

period the word wras in common use? Prof. : I am not sure, but I think it is Middle age Latin.

“ Does the razor take hold Well inquired the bar­ber, as he cut away at the bleeding cheek of his vic­tim. “ Yes,” groaned the martyr, “ it takes hold- well, but it doesn’t let go for a cent 1”

Theological Student (discoursing at dinner-table): “ Now there’s a certain French proverb which will apply just here : * To the pure all things are pure.’ ”

College Soph “ Ah, bosh ! That comes out of the Bible."

There once lived a Turk, to my knowledge, Who’d the hairiest face in R. College,

“ Now, as I am a Soph,I must cut these all off

Said this hairy old Turk of R. College.So he did.

Nearly all students will appreciate this effusive stanza, culled from an old magazine :

With a power of perforation,And a mouth that never fills,

What a sad dissimulation To call them little bills ;

W hile all the tin that tinkles In your pocket only sprinkles

A little liquidation on the bills.Having to call on a neighbor, we happened to take

up the family Bible, and on looking over the recoid, we saw an account of a birth written in this wise : “ Elizabeth Jones, born Nov. 20, 1875, according to the best of her rt collection.” Which reminds us of an old, old epitaph :

In memory of Abel J< imson, E.q.,

Father of Geo. P. Johnson, Esq.When Sarah Jane, the moral Miss,Declares “ ’tis very wrong to kiss,”I really think that I see through it.The lady, fairly understood,Feels just as any Christian should—She’d rather suffer wrong than do it.

—Harper's,

’34. Rev. Dr. Talbot W. Chambers read an inter­esting paper on “ The Use of the Pen,” before the pastors’ meeting on Monday, Jan. 25.

’42. Rev. David Cole, D.D., has consented to de­liver the annual address before the Society of Inquiry of the Theological Seminary, May 15.

’42. Rev. Dr. David Cole delivered an interesting lecture at Spring Valley, N. Y., on “ Thoughts on Language as connected with the History of the Bible.”

’50. Governor Ludlow has been confined to the house for some days past by an attack of rheumatism.

’56. Rev. Maurice G. Hansen has a fine article in the Reformed Quarterly Review for January, 1881, on the distinguished writer of the Netherlands, Isaac De Costa.

'58. A hopeful religious awakening has mani­fested itself among the students of the Seymour Smith Institute at Fort Plain, N. Y., of which Rsv. A. Mattice is Principal.

’60. Rev. William J. Skillmanmade an instructive exposition of Luke xviii. 8, before the Hudson River Ministerial Association meeting, on Jan. 25.

’68. Charles Barnes has charge of an engineering party who are constructing a railway in Pennsylva­nia.

’69. Rev. Robert Doig, of Berne, N. Y., was the recipient of a donation party on Tuesday evening, Jan. 6.

’70. Alex. Johnston is engaged in writing the arti­cles on American Political History in a Political Cy­clopaedia which will be published next Fall.

’72. Rev. B. C. Miller has resigned his call to the Reformed Church of Roxbury, N. Y. The resigna­tion was accepted.

’74. Alex. B. Vandervoort is Assistant District At­torney at Jersey City, N. J , and is doing a flourish­ing business.

’75. Rev. J. Preston Searle was installed as pastor of the First Reformed Church of Somerville on Tues­day, Jan. 19, before a large congregation. Among others the Revs. John H. Smock, ’63, and Jeremiah Searle, ’55, took part in the exercises.

’79. Tutor Francis A. Wilber has just returned from a short trip to Kansas City, Missouri.

’80. N. W. Voornees is studying medicine in Phil­adelphia.

’80. Fred. W. Olcott is studying medicine with Dr. Rice in this City.

’81. George B. McChesney is engaged in the State Chemical Department located at Rutgers College.

’82. Messrs. Scudder, Lansing and Philip of the Junior Class, are at present confined to their rooms by sickness.

’83. Rev. John Handley and wife entertained the Glee Club very handsomely at the parsonage in Sayre­ville after the concert the other evening.

—. Rev. Daniel Van Pelt contributed an article to the Reformed Quarterly Review for January, 1881, on “ Religion and Human Enlightenment.”

8 0 TH E R U TG ER S TARGUM .

Tn Memoriam.Our College lias lately lost a large number of gifted

ad?ates- Now il loses it8 most at>le and de- „ ; * V j r d a «d Patrori> who has watched over it « ith the love ot a parent for more than half a cen- a had been with us so long, we had become

fc° S(:e hls <*ear bright face, and receive his of nor rvmetinri- that,he seemed an inseparable part ot our College life : a link joining us to our venerated lathers ; and destined still to connect us with the iutuie. But his work on earth is ended. He will no moie guide us by his counsels, nor gladden us with nis smile at our festivals.

Dr. Benjamin C. Taylor was born Feb. 24, 1801 and graduated at the College of New-Jersey in 1819 • vjjueen s College being at that time suspended. He graduated at the New-Brunswick Theological Semi-

a y m 182 , and at once took a prominent place in the ministry of the Reformed Dutch Church. He held two charges between 1822 and 1828, in which latter year lie became pastor at Bergen, N. J. where he continued until his death, Feb. 2, 1881.

Dr. Taylor was a man of strongly marked charac- ei , some traits of which must leave an abiding im­

pression on all who ever knew him.His courtesy. He was a born gentleman. There

v\ as a grace and heartiness of manner which made him irresistibly winning to the young ; and especial- y to a stranger in an assemblage who might, but for

him, be unnoticed. Nor was this grace and elegance of manner merely external, but proceeded from'a liv­ing sympathy w hich made all men his neighbors and all strangers his guests. The charm of his manner was quickened by a warm heart, and sustained by a generous desire to see all around him happy.

His deep sensibility. Some men pride themselves on their power to conceal their feelings ; and hence if they have any affection for others, it is unfruitful! For when manifested in action, the favor is bestowed with so much formality or coldness that the kindness evaporates, leaving a chill in the recipient. By many it is thought unmanly to show deep emotion, and that tears belong to a child or a woman. But they forget that the “ Highest, Holiest Manhood” showed His intense feeling, and rendered tears the sacred privilege of His people. Our venerated friend was not ashamed of his feelings. When he bestowed a favor it was doubly precious by the sweet grace of the gi\er , and when his friends were in sorrow, or w hen his own cup of blessings ran over, his eyes gave their willing recognition in tears.

He was a man of strong will and sharply defined convictions. Hence, as might be expected, he found himself obliged often to contend vigorously for what he deemed right. He believed that an opinion which is worth holding, is worth fighting for ; and must not be surrendered through cowardice, or fear of jeoparding popularity. Such characters are likely to be misundei stood by those who have no convic­tions, and be accused of stubbornness when they act from principle. But he could differ from a man and still believe him honest. Hence he was a generous opponent; and if contention became so sharp that biethien must part for a time, he could forgive as heartily as he could do battle for his convictions. It was not in the nature of such a large heart to cherish enmities, or nurse little grievances.

He never grew old in his feelings. Even after age had burdened his frame with infirmities, he had the

spirit and playfulness of a boy. He often lived over again his Princeton days, when with such men as Dr. R. J. Breckinridge and Judge Lumpkin, he made one of the best for sport as well as stu Jy. This dis­position of perpetual youth made him as dear to child­ren and youth, as to those who had walked the w'earv years of a long life at his side.

While it has not been possible in a brief notice, such as this must be, to speak of JDr. Tavlor s intel­lectual vigor, his eloquence and his abundant labors for the Church and all her institutions, we have de­sired to testify our great love for this eminent man, and commend his bright life to the students of our College, for whom he prayed and gave his best ser­vices. Surely he was greatly blessed in the happi­ness he conferred, in the joy he thereby received, and is still, in the name and posterity he leaves be­hind him. * j q

The Altar.Bergen ’67—McPhail.—On Jan. 28, 1881, at the

Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn, by the Rev. Dr. Richard S. Storrs, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Crosbv, Mr. Tunis G. Bergen, Jr., of the Class of ’67, to Miss Caroline McPhail, daughter of C. S. McPhail.

The Tomb.Dodge, ’75.—Suddenly, on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 1881,

of congestion of the brain, Harrington Mapes Dodge, of New-York City, and son of the late Wil­liam Dodge, in the 26th year of his age.

Booh Notices.Every Day English. A sequel to “ Words and

™evr uses,” by Richard Grant White. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston.Mr. White is nothing if not stunning. He delights

in paradoxes and surprising assertions. Thus he in­forms us that English is a grammarless tongue ; that whoever writes as grammarians teach men to write well never produce a sentence worth reading: that he himself never took care to spell correctly, and moreover, mirable dictu ! He never even tried to write English. Credulous soul! does he expect anybody to believe such palpable nonsense. Fortu­nately, however, this volume is not made up of such worse than worthless talk. It contains manv excel­lent essavs on such topics as “ The Pronunciation of Vowels,_ on “ Consonants,” on “ Spelling-Book opeecli, on “ American Speech,” on “ Modern Ortho-

o” “ Johnson’s Dictionary,” on “ Shall and Will, and on “ Words and Phrases.” His chapter on * arai'P8 read aloud is especially commendable, &i ™ “ *ts sound common sense as a barrier against the Phonetic Spelling Reform. Mr. White is never dull ; on the contrary he is a spicy and genial writer, and often his remarks are suggestive and valuable. Japanese Fairy World. Stories from the Wonder-

Lore of Japan, by William Elliot Griffis. Illustra- ted by Ozawa, of Tokio. Schenectady, N. Y., Jas H. Barhyte, 1880. 16 mo., pp. 304.

students of Rutgers will take especial pleasure m examining this little volume, as its author, the ■ ‘ ,18 a graduate of our College of the

class of 69. This is by no means the writer’s first

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appearance in the literary world. He has already proved himself a popular and instructive writer, as the author of that widely read and entertaining book, “ The Mickado's Empire,” and as a frequent contri­butor to the press. Whatever Mr. Griffis says on the subject of “ Japan” comes to us with authority; for as a Professor in the Government College of Yed- do, Japan, he obtained a personal knowledge of what he writes. The present volume is a collection of stories such as the romantic mind by the Japanese youth delights to dwell upon, collected from the folk love, fireside tales, books and professional story­tellers of Japan. To these are added sketches of the author, illustrating Japanese ideas, beliefs and super­stitions. The author tells us that the stories are not intended to illustrate the bloody, revengeful or licen­tious elements with which Japanese popular and juvenile literature is saturated, and also that the selection is made rather with a view to the artistic than to the literary products of the imagination of Japan. The illustrations drawn especially for the work by the native artist-friends of the author, are not the least attractive feature of the work. Alto­gether this will be found an extremely entertaining book, not only by the young, but also by “ children of larger growth.”Camille : The Fate of a Coquette. By Alexander

Dumas, fils. T. B. Peterson & Bros., Publishers.Price 75 cents.Now that Sarah Bernhardt—could there be a fitter

—has reawakened European interest in “ Camille,” we think the publishers have reintroduced it to Amer­ican readers most opportunely, if the publication of a work so thoroughly immoral can ever be considered opportune. The tone, plot and depictions of the book bear the stamp of a sensualist. It can benefit none, and is injurious to all. If the human soul were free from all licentiousness, then would “ Camilie” be dropped like a loathsome serpent; but, while the purest lives bear some taint of sensuality, it will be read ; and its damning effect will be found in the mind of its reader. Camille is a courtesan, the author says so, and displays a painful anxiety in proving it. . She reigns queen of the demi monde, till Armaud, young, poor and passionate, kneels at her feet. She succumbs to his entreaties and giveth him plenteous- ly, yea, very plenteouslv, of the sweets of love ; and they live, not O, gentle'reader, as husband and wife, but”lover and mistress. They reign on a throne of domestic felicity in an atmosphere of conteur de Rose. Poverty steals in upon them, and the last remnants of former luxury are sold to allay the monster. This sacrifice is Camille’s, and love still reigns supreme. Then comes the father of Armaud in search of his prodigal son. He shows Camille that her relations with his son are bringing disgrace upon his family. She, rather than disgrace her lover, deserts him and returns to her former vicious life, and finally dies from vice-begotten disease. This is the story. It has been said that every book contains a moral, and there may be one in “ Camille,” but if there is, it is of very gnat-like dimensions ; and the reader will have to swallow a whole camel of immorality in searching therefor.Studies in Song. By Algernon Charles Swinburne.

New-York. R. Worthington, Publisher. 1880.The author of this volume writes not for the

masses, but for the select few. His imagination is mystical and weird, and yet withal wonderfully sen­suous in its play. He prides himself upon being an

old Greek, and writes as if lie had been educated among the gods and goddesses of Athens, instead of among the Christians of the nineteenth century. His deification of the Sun in the remarkable poem enti­tled “ Off Shore,” is more than a poetic fancy ; it is the expression of his belief, and might have been chanted by the old fire-worshippers of the Orient. “ Passionate heathen,” as Mr. Swinburne is, however, he must be confessed to possessing an extraordinary genius. His imagery is bold and startling, his ear for the melody of numbers singularly musical, and his diction original and glowing as it is sensuous. These “ Studies in Song” will increase his already es­tablished fame.

Decisive Battles of the W orld.—Creasy’s ex­tremely interesting volume narrating the history of the fifteen decisive battles of the world, those few battles of which a contrary event would have essen­tially varied the drama of the world in all its subse­quent scenes, is highly esteemed by all readers of his­tory. It has a long time been on Harper’s list as one of their standard books, at the price of $1.50. Now it is issued in a very handsome cloth-bound volume, by the American Book Exchange, New-York, at the nominal price of 35 cents. It forms one of their Acme Library of Historv, which includes Macaulay’s England, $1.25 (reduced'from $7.50). Gibbon’s Rome, $2.00 (repuced from $9.00), Rollin’s Ancient History, $1.75 ; Froissart’s Chronicles, $1.50, and to which list will soon be added, at equally low prices, Grote's Greece, Green’s (larger) England, Mommsen's Rome, Masson’s Guizot’s France, Carlyle’s French Revolu­tion, Schiller’s Thirty Years’ War, and others. Cata­logues of the standard low-priced books of the Litera­ry Revolution will be sent on application to the American Book Exchange, Tribune Buildings, New- York.

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