Swarthmore Phoenix, 1891-06-01 | TriCollege Libraries Digital Collections (2025)

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SWARTHMORE PHŒNIX ill tfo. z. Qoptei}^. Editorials « Views Afoot in the Papal States—Part VI Blossoms The South's Race Problem Etching.. .„..♦.. M .... „... Alumni Department Swarthmcre Songs _ Obituary . Locals " Personals ™. Athletics... Exchanges „ ». College News and Clippings , «. h. iicmtit 4 co.. collcoi mimißi •«• MINON ST., PHILA.

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ADVERTISEMENTS ii ARE THE BEST, NORTH, SOUTH, EAST OR WEST. The Oldest and Most Extensive Seed Growers in the United States. Founded 1784- Implements and Seeds in great variety. Send for handsomely Illustrated Catalogue and Price List. D. LANDRETH & SONS, 21 and 23 South Sixth Street, Philadelphia. Branch Store, Delaware Avenue and Arch Street. Weiser & Hendricks, knd Importer No. 1024 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. We manufacture a large assortment of PURE CANDIES AND CHOCOLATES AT 30 CTS. PER POUND. Also a Large 50 cent Assortment, including Conserved Fruits and Glaces. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO MAIL ORDERS. PINE BROS. No. 1033 Chestnut Street. PHILADELPHIA. J. IfiL. MKNSFIELD, Manufacturer of all kinds of Knit Sporting Goods, BEST WOOL SWEATERS, $3 25. Gymnasium Goods, LaCrosse Goods, Bicycle Goods, Base Ball, Foot Ball and all other Sports. THEATRICALS. 1421 RIDGE AVENUE, PHILAD'A. /ImsJteur Outfit AND THE UNRIVALLED ORTHOSCOPE LENSES. SEND FOR PRICE-LIST. Printing and Finishing Pictures from Amateurs' Negatives a Specialty. THOS.H.MCCOLLIN&CO. Photographic Supplies, 1030 ARCH STREET, Philadelphia. BONBONS, // FAVORS AND CHOCOLATES, IS BONBONNIERES. 1320 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. La Roche & Stahl, FLORISTS, N. E. Cor. 13th and Chestnut Sts. PHILADBLPHIA. GREENHOUSES: Collingdale, Delaware Co., Pa.

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ADVERTISEMENTS iii THE LEADING Photographers, 1030 CHESTNUT STREET, 820 ARCH STREET, PHILAD'A. Finest Specimens of Art in PORTRAITS, PASTELS, CRAYON AND COLORS Photographs All Sizes. Special Rates to. Colleges and Clubs at their Studio. J WARNER HUTCHINS Diamonds FINE JEWELRY. A Ladies' Solid Gold American Watch, $20.00. Stem-winding. SILVER-PLATED TABLE WARE OF ALL SORTS. A Triple-plated Butter Dish, new designs, only $3.00. RBPHIRING Of Fine Watches and Jewelry Promptly Done. Re-plating in all Branches. 13 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET PHILADELPHIA. D *D $ »53 *W .*■- Good Tennis Players Use the "ECLIPSE" Racket. Send for Tennis Catalogue. Special rates to Clubs. BEGIN NOW. SAVE WHILE YOU CAN SAVE. No saving fund is so safe, or so saving, or so judicious, as life insurance saving. No life insurance on earth is better than Penn Mutual Life Insurance. The Company is wholly mutual. Your business is its particular business ; no rich men, stock-holders, speculators, or peculators can divert your funds from the one use intended, or make a profit by handling them. The profit or saving is yours. Hence cheapness. An unblemished record of forty-two years ought to count. It does. The Company was never so prosperous. Its business is widely and safely extending. Why not begin saving now ? The benefits and advantages which the Company confers wait only for your asking. THE PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, 921, 923 and 925 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA.

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ADVERTISEMENTS iv AMERICAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OFFICE, COMPANY'S BUILDING, 308 310 Walnut Street, Philadelphia CASH CAPITAL, »500,000.00 Reserve for Reinsurance Vnd all other claims 1,733,053.18 Surplus over Liabilities, 409,616.79 TOTAL ASSKTS, JAN. 1, 1890: $2,642,669.97. THOS. H. MONTGOMERY, President. CHAS. P. PEROT, Vice-President. RICHARD MARIS, Secretary. JAMES B. YOUNG, Actuary. Thos. H. Montgomery, John T. Lewis, lei Morris, ~ ...nberton S. Hutchinson, DIRECTORS: r, Alexander Riddle, Charles P. Perot, Joseph E. Gillingham, Chas. S. Whelen. HARRY KNOX OAKFORD, -HATTER—i- i-41 South Tenth Street, above Chestnut, COLLEGE CAPS, $1.25. New Store. New Styles. Popular Prices. MATTSON & DILKES (Sailors No. 1346 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA. True Rrt \V)orH in Tail°rin^ As in - everything else, requires a Special Study for each individual subject or piece of work in hand. We practice this method from the beginning to the end of our business, and of course it pays. Refer by permisssion to W. C. SPROUL, Esq. Swarthmore. Shearer & Gibb, First-Class Tailors, 1110 WALNUT ST., Philad'a. F. W. COOK, SPECIALTIES IN fine 7Vlomrtain Qal^e panejf Cpeams« Weddings, Banquets, Parties, Suppers, etc. Served with all varieties of FINE and FANCY CAKES, ICE CREAMS, MERINGUES, TABLE ORNAMENTS, JELLIES, FRUIT ICES, SALADS, CROQUETTES, OYSTERS, etc. City and Country Orders Promptly Filled. 36 EAST STATE ST., Opp. Post Office, MEDIA, PA.

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ADVERTISEMENTS v SiAZKRTH7V\:ORE •*• COLLEGE. itzz /W AW ■ ■ UUTK. lIU'MBGI ii IT \u UJli I pnoTQEn/G CtJjT FACULTY OF INSTRUCTION FOR 1890-91. WILLIAM HYDE APPLETON, A. M., LL. 8., (Harvard); Ph. D., (Swarthmore), President and Professor of the Greek and English Language and Literature, ELIZABETH POWELL BOND, Dean. EDWARD H. MAGILL, A. M., (Brown University); LL. D., (Haverford), Ex-President, and Professor of the French Language and Literature. ARTHUR BEARDSLEY, C. E. (Rens. Pol. Inst.); Ph. D , (Swarthmore). I. V. Williamson Professor of Civil and Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Workshops. SUSAN J. CUNNINGHAM, Sc. D. (Swarthmore), Edward H. Magill Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy. WILLIAM PENN HOLCOMB, B. L., M. L., (Swarthmore); Ph. D. (Johns Hopkins University), Joseph Wharton Professor of History and Political Science, and Lecturer on Pedagogics. BENJAMIN SMITH, A. M. (Yale), Professor of Rhetoric, Logic and Mental and Moral Philosophy. WILLIAM CATHCART DAY, Ph. D., (Johns Hopkins University), Professor of Chemistry. SPENCER TROTTER, M. D (University of Pennsylvania), Professor of Natural History, and Lecturer on Physiology and Hygiene. MILTON H. BANCROFT, (Mass. Art School), Professor of Art and Mechanical Draughting. GEORGE A. HOADLEY, A. M , C. E. (Union College), Professor of Physics. GERRIT E. H. WEAVER, A. M. (Swarthmore); A. B. (Harvard), Professor of the German Language and Literature. FERRIS W. PRICE, A.M. (Swarthmore), Isaac H. Clothier, Professor of the Latin Language and Literature. MYRTIE E. FURMAN, B. O , (National School of Oratory), Assistant Professor in charge of Elocution. LUCIUS E. WILLIAMS, A. M. (Mercer College), Assistant in Chemistry. MARIA DAVIS, (Md. Inst, of Art), Assistant in Art. MARY D. PRATT, A. B. (Swarthmore), Instructor in Mathematics. WILLIAM McCLELLAN, (Phila. Man'l Training School), Assistant in Engineering. JENNIE F. WADDINGTON, B. S. (Swarthmore), Assistant in Biology. MARY J. MURPHY, Director of Physical Culture for the Young Women. J. K. SHELL, M. D. (University of Pennsylvania), Director of Physical Culture for the Young Men. EMILY HUNT, M. D. (Women's Medical Coll., Phila.), Lecturer on Physiology and Hygiene to the Young Women. FOUR REGULAR COURSES AR«? GIVEN I I. COURSE IN ARTS, for the Degrees of A. B and A. M. 11. COURSE IN SCIENCE, for the Degrees of B. S. and M. S. 111. COURSE IN LITERATURE, for the Degrees of B. L. and M. L. IV. COURSE IN ENGINEERING, for the Degrees of B. S. and C. E. The second degrees named are given for additional study, on conditions named in the catalogue. Swarthmore College is situated on the P. W. &B. R. R., 10 miles from Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. It is under the care of Friend* ries and Machine Shops. For full particulars, apply for catalogue to WM. H. APPLETON, Ph. D., President, SWARTHMORE COLLEGE, SWARTHMORE, PA.

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nVERTISKMKNTS vi J. E. CALDWIiLL&CO. JEWELERS, MEDALISTS, SILVERSMITHS. Makers and Designers of Collage Medals of Every Description. Athletic Association, College, Clubs and nil closes of Sporting Organi rations will find it greatly to their benefit to submit their propositions to Messrs. Caldwell Xto.ComrminfCßtVons promptc) answered ; and when desired IVsipns and Priors will he sent for Approval. Timing Watches. Attention is also called to a complete assortment of high grade timepieces. j.e.caldwi:ll&co. PHILADELPHIA. Books For the Country. For the Mountains, For the Seashore. Guide Books, Books of Travel, etc., etc. Latest WORKS OF FICTION by all the best authors. J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY, PUBLISHERS, 715-717 Market Street, Philadelphia. Bailey, Banks & Biddie Chestnut St. Con 12th, Philadelphia, The most superior facilities in America for designing and manufacturing artistic Prizes Medals, Badges and Testimonials in Gold and Silver. Designs and Estimates on application. S COMMERCE BIRARD BUILDING. g\ f\ ■ ■ ■ ■ m Brawl and Chestnut Sts.,||C I IMI M L PULAMXPHUifI UU If I 111 L THE LEADING SCHOOL OF

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Swarthmore Phœnix. Vol. XI SWARTHMORE COLLEGE, SIXTH MONTH, rXo» No 2 Editorial. N the columns of the Alumni Department ■ of this number will be found several xcellent articles of paramount interest to iwarthmore Alumni. They are presented at n opportune moment, and will be fresh in be minds of our graduates at the coming nnual meeting. The plan of alumni aid to he college library is especially striking. Rich assistance could not fail to be prolific of pod results, and we trust that the question lay not be idly speculated upon when the latter is placed before the association. IT is quite the fashion in those flays to (lis parage and ridicule the advantages of a collegiate education, largely upon the ground that such an education is not practical, that it not only does not fit a young man for the affairs of life, but that it is actually an impediment to his success in business. A writer of no mean ability and observance thinks that the years a young man gives to higher education at university or college might with better advantage be given to the less sentimental work of getting a start in business. Mrs. Leland Stanford, of California, wife of the Senator from that State, is quoted as saying that her husband is overwhelmed with applications for positions upon his railroads by young men who have just graduated from great universities, and who find it difficult to make even a mean living in any kind of work. She thinks it cruel for parents to turn out upon a selfish world a young man whose hopes, aspirations, and it may be pride, have been unduly exalted by what he has heard of the advantages of a finished education. A Texas cattle king, many times a millionaire, is said to have remarked that "a business man has no use nohow for edication, as he can always hire a college man to look after his books for twenty dollars a month." The same man also said that he had a young Harvard graduate 'for his keep' who could write and cipher well, but was "one of the most ignorantest men about range critters I ever see." There is a lesson in these things that every student should ponder well. The happiness of mankind and the safety of human political institutions depend upon the education of the people, and the more thorough that lesson is, the better. There is no danger at carrying SWARTHMORE IMKHNIX. published each Month during the College Year by the students of Shoarthmore College. STAFF: EDITOR : HENRY MCALLISTER, Jr., V AMOCIATK KWTORSI P.KMAMIN K. HATTIN, '()2. CffAßL£ft HART, 'C)2. Maky L. Wm.vKRTON,'92. John L Carvkr,'93. pKOROE H. Strout, '93. Fli'.i km S. IfUTflfffWSOrl, '93. WARRKN (1. ItOYFR, 'O4. Business Manager; Howard N. F.avfnson,'92. Assistant thtthuti Manager: (rtOßbf W. Warnkr, '93, !One Volume (9 mos.) . . Jf.oo Single Copies 15 Payable in Advance. Persons wishing to discontinue llieir subscript ions should lotify us immeClintely. ( ontributions of matter are requested from all students of he College. Ex-members and Graduates of the College will oblige us Dy keeping us informed of their whereabouts or of any other terns of interest. Subscriptions and all other business communications should ie addressed to the Husiness Manager; contributions of Mtter to the Kditor.— P. (). address, Swarthmore, Delaware 'ounty, I'a. Entered at the Post Office at Swarthmore as second-class matter.

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education too far, and it should be, and must be, carried far enough to eliminate every foolish idea that work with the hands, common manual labor, is nol respectable. If education docs not \]o this, it is a failure, and should be dispensed with. The world now needs more than anything else highly educated men in every field—young men who can read Virgil and Horace in the original and at the same time build a house, run a smith's shop, rind even handle "range critters" successfully. The young college graduate who thinks that edtocs&ion is a failure if it does not guarantee him a living without work, illustrates " How mtich n fool who litis IDrcn sent to Rome Kxceeds a fool who has been kepi at home." Thousands of young men succeed in barely squeezing; through college who cannot he said to have acquired an education. They have never attained that illumination of the mind that a thorough education always brings. A thoroughly educated man. with the sound judgment and well-trained faculties that true education brings with it, enters life with tremendous advantages over his uneducated competitor, however steady and industrious the latter may be. Ignorance is a heavy handicap in the conduct of any business, however menial. Whatever views to the contrary may be entertained, it is true that a large majority of the successful men of the country, whether in the professions or in the great commercial and industrial enterprises that are the pride and glory of the land and age, are the product of our splendid institutions of learning, and owe their exalted positions in the world of business entirely to the training received within their walls. « * THE death of Dr. Joseph Leidy removes from a career of incalculable usefulness one of the shining lights in the scientific world. It is not often that a man endoWedendoWed with more than a modicum of the gifts of this world is permitted to enjoy n supremacy in nil of his undertakings. Anat omy, botany, nnd the manifold forms ol zoology present various fields of operation, nnd the Student is wont to coneentre his re searches on one specialized division. Dr. Leidy, on the contrary, was a horn and Studied naturalist. From his youlh up* his greatest delight was to he with nature, studying all oi its forms and delighting in its revelations In private life he was noted for his brilliant j conversational powers, and a tenderness and sympathy which are only allotted to the high moral character. It may he said that the Biological Department of Swnrthmore was to a great extent the fruit of this busy life. For almost a (\rcade and a half Dr. Leidy labored assiduously in the building up of the biological museum. He met with a severe reverse at the time ol the fire, but applying himself still harder to the work, had succeeded in founding a collection which will be associated with his name for years to come. Swarthmore shares but a tithe of the loss occasioned by the demise of this venerable man, but will ever revere the memory of one whose influence was not confined to his native city and state, but whose works were read, studied and 'admired in all of the scientific circles of the country. • * » THE Phoenix wishes to congratulate every member of the athletic team who competed at the Inter-state contest on the twenty-third, ultimo. We can unequivocal™ assert that no more conscientious training was ever endured by any group of athleteß representing the garnet, and whilst our conß fidence in our representatives remained unshaken throughout the whole period ofl preparation, a feeling of relief and rejoicinH succeeds such a complete victory. The recenH triumph presents one notable difference froiß last year's success. Team work, rather thai THE SWARTHMORK PHCENIX. 4

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itidividtlil skill, was the predominant feature Kvery contestant labored faithfully, and it would be absolute presumption to attempt to designate any one as excelling his fellows. We must, however, say a few words in praise of our athletic director, Dr. John K. Shell. Among the men placed under his supervision at the opening of the Spring was an unusually large percentage of new material. It was untutored in all the arts of the cinder track, and needed the constant vigilance of the trainer. Dr. Shell, although often laboring against adverse circumstances, was unrelenting in his efforts to awaken this dormant energy, and by the time of the Sports, was able to slace an array of well-trained athletes in the field. It is to be regretted that the threatening rondition of the weather deterred so many rom witnessing one of the most interesting neetings ever held by the Association. ♦ A T last the coveted fence around Whitr\ tierfield is secured, and a great step hade toward strengthening ihe finances of tome athletic contest's. It has taken much ime and more labor to obtain such a favor, nit the increased toil only adds to the genral rejoicing of the students. Heretofore it as been found well nigh impossible to conuct athletic contests either in base-ball or Dot-ball with any degree of monetary success n our own grounds. Spectators, and among iese, we regret to say, may be found many :udents, have made a practice of avoiding De authorized collectors. The innovation ill, we hope, prove an effective barrier jainst all those who have relied upon an rer-abundant supply of nerve. It is cerinly unlikely that any in our midst will wer themselves to the level of street gamins »d make a rather unsatisfactory review of le game from the top of a sfk foot fence, rough an occasional knot-hole, or from the orching roof of the Science Hall. rPHE second month's work of the base-ball ■ nine shows a marked improvement over the opening exhibitions. Not oven the most sanguine could expect a victory over the strong University of Virginia nine, and the result of these games is completely eclipsed hy the overwhelming defeat administered to Havcrford on their own grounds. Kxcellent individual ability has developed into more satisfnetory team-work, and harmonious action has done much toward improving the condition of the team. * # 0 CONFORMING to a rule governing the PtKPNfx Prize Contest, the following subjects have been selected by the resident judges. Contestants are at perfect liberty in choosing their topics, the only restriction being that the oration shall not exceed ten minutes in delivery. The date set for submitting the competing articles is the 25th of First month next, so that the Class of '93 will have abundant time and opportunity for the preparation of not only creditable, but meritorious orations. I. The Diplomacy of James G. Blaine. 11. Science as an Fklucator. 111. The Government of Cities. IV. Truthfulness as an Element of Manhood.V. An Educational Suffrage Requirement. VI. The Church and the Dissenter of Today.VII. Human Nature in Shakespeare. VIII. American Fiction-writers of this Epoch. *. * * THE "Commencement" Phcenix will appear on Commencement day, the r6th inst. It will contain a full report of the Baccalaureate and Farewell addresses, honor orations and Class Day exercises, and will serve as a substitute for presence and a valuable memento for visitors. Notwithstanding the additional expense attached, a departure will THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 5

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be made from previous issues, and a full-page half tone group of Swarthmore's representative athletes will appear. This alone should merit a large sale of the number. Heretofore it has been customary to supply non-resident subscribers free, and tax our college supporters the full price. Such action is manifestly unfair to the undergraduates, and justice demands that this discrimination be abolished. Financial considerations prevent gratis circulation, and our subscribers will undoubtedly see the wisdom of the step which we have taken. The regular price, twenty cents, will be charged, and all orders sent to the Business Manager will be promptly filled. * * * WE regret that lack of space prevents the publication of the Histories of the Class of 'B3 and 'B4, which are at hand. They will appear in our next regular issue. VIEWS AFOOT IN THE PAPAL STATES. PART VI. Following up the left side of the valley, the road growing steeper and rougher at every step, we at length reached an insulated pile of rocks, some two hundred feet high, and perpendicular on every side but one, where there was a steep and difficult ascent, built up in mason work, and cut in the rock; and on the top of this almost inaccessible cliff a little town was piled, containing some four hundred inhabitants, called " Rocca Giovane " (the rock of Jupiter). Entering the public square of the little citadel, we saw a fountain playing at this lofty elevation, but it ceased to be matter of surprise when we looked up at the peaks upon peaks of lofty mountains which rose behind it. Enquiring for a private house, to which we had been directed in the little town of Bardela by an intelligent Italian, whom we met in passing through (he was clearly not a peasant, and the peasants and nobles are as unlike as though they bei longed to different races), we were directed to the house, which formed the very apex of the cone, which the outlines of the town presented on our approach. As we entered the little piazza (or open square) where this house stood, we found opposite to it a pretty little new church, the bell of which was sounding the Ave Maria, and peeping in we saw the whole floor covered with kneeling or prostrate forms, mostly peasant women, with great white cloths, like folded napkins, on their heads and hanging down their backs, and in the street outside every knee was bowed while the bell continued tolling. Entering the house, we were met by a lady, who promptly informed us that we could not have a room for the night. She looked a little frightened, and I think that our unshaven beards and general unkempt appearance, and faces bronzed by exposure to the powerful Italian,sun, excited her fears in those unsettled times. She evidently took us for what we had ourselves so much feared along the lonely road down the Anio. But while we were talking and pleading our cause as best we could in very broken Italian, a young priest came in, who spoke most distinctly in pure Roman Italian, and we soon had matters arranged. This priest seemed to be the teacher of the children. The master of the house came in, and in another hour we four were seated at dinner en famille, and a very affable, pleasant time we had. We were delighted to find, on mingling with educated Italians, that we could understand so much of the language, and make ourselves understood so well. We had taken a few months' lessons in Paris before leaving for Italy. We were, of course, very weary, and retired early, after arranging with our excellent host to let us have two strong mules and a guide to ascend Monte Genaro the next morning at four THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX, 6

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o'clock, and descend 'by way of Licenza and Horace's Sabine Farm. We found before retiring that our host was a very wealthy man, named Giuseppe Rufini, and was the owner of this and also the neighboring town of Licenza. He called us at four; and, after we had taken a cup of coffee, our guide with his two stout and surefooted mules was ready. The peak of Monte Genaro was not in sight, being hidden by the lower and nearer peaks. We wound back and forth among these, the scenery constantly growing more wild and picturesque, until we reached a high level green plain far up among the mountains, in situation not very unlike the Camp of Hannibal, but, unlike that, quite surrounded by high peaks, the highest of which straight across the plain before us was the one which we were to ascend. Our mules climbed partly up the steep side, and then, the path ceasing, our guide -awaited us with the mules, and we completed the ascent on foot. We soon reached the top of this highest point but one of the Sabine mountains, nearly five thousand feet above the level of the sea. From this commanding elevation we traced our route thus far as clearly as on a map, nearly all the way, and Rome and St. Peter's were in plain sight to the southwest. Tivoli, twelve miles below, on the Anio, seemed at our very feet, and the winding course of the Tiber for many miles above Rome could be distinctly traced ; the insulated mass of Mount Sorade, made famous by Horace's immortal lines, towering on the other side of it, and one of the large lakes of Etruria beyond upon the left. All around to the east rose peaklabove peak, and we looked far down into the narrow green valleys which lay between them, the lower and nearer peaks and valleys dotted with the peculiar crowded villages of Italy, and the farther peaks of the Appenines, white with snow. On the far western horizon, whither we always looked longest and most fondly, for were not all those nearest and dearest to us on earth in that direction, we saw, perhaps for the last time, the blue waters of the Mediterranean. After gazing for a memorable hour upon this lovely Italian landscape of lake and forest, mountain and plain, sea and river, spread out on every side around us, aqd lighted up by the fresh morning sunlight of that first Summer day, we reluctantly turned our steps toward the spot where we left our guide, casting one long, lingering look behind us at the far distant western horizon and the sparkling Summer sea. We descended by a different route, in order to pass by Licenza, and down the valley of the Ustica, and see what remained to be seen of the Sabine Farm, or rather of the villa, for the farm and the rugged scenery around it are materially the same as when it formed the loved retreat of the poet. In the descent we passed many very deep gorges, especially when approaching the valley of the Digentia, and at one time we crept along a narrow path looking five hundred feet below us at the bed of the stream, on the left, and as far above us on the right at the triple peak of Mount Campanile (the Mons Lucretilis of Horace). A misstep of our mules here might have been productive of serious consequences, but the sure-footed creatures carried us steadily and safely, where a few inches to the left would have hurled us down five hundred feet below. In such places we never dared to touch the reins, as the mule was more certain without than with our aid. As we passed the most dangerous spot our driver pointed out a dead mule in the stream, which he said had rolled down a few days before, which did not add to our courage and confidence under the circumstances. We soon descended to the bed of the Digentia, and passed a short distanccdown the valley, when we turned to the right, up a steep hill, through some fine chestnut groves. As we rode along under the spreading branches, I THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 7

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recalled the lines of Horace addressed to a tree that came near falling upon its unlucky master. In a few minutes the guide stopped by a small vineyard, and said we had reached the spot. The exact position of the villa is not with certainty determined, but a small piece of mosaic found in one portion of the grounds, and some other ruins scattered about, indicate it with sufficient accuracy. I saw several broken fragments of columns, large and small, and one capital; but it is really astonishing how all traces of even great palaces and cities mre lost in the lapse of ages. The little town of Mandela, for instance, celebrated by Horace, and which stood on the opposite side of the valley, has so utterly disappeared that on the green, smooth slope of the hill where it stood a few almost undistinguishable fragments of polygonal walls alone enable the antiquarian to locate the spot. But it was the "Sabine Farm " which we had come to see, and that was certainly there, under our feet and all around us, lying sheltered by the three peaked Mons Lucrctilis on the north, and commanding a charming though not extensive view down the slopes of two valleys, both pretty branches of the principal valley of the Digen. tia. The lover of Horace will remember from his descriptions that these valleys run north and south, separating a continuous range of mountains, and that the rising sun brightens with its beams the slopes upon the west, and departing at eve in his flying chariot, he covers with the peculiar soft haze of an Italian sunset the slopes upon the east. I can well imagine how Horace, with his love of rural country life, enjoyed so much his Sabine retreat, and always looked longingly toward it, when in the hot and dusty streets of Rome. Many Italians make pilgrimages to this hallowed spot, and I wonder that some one has not had spirit enough to make the necessary search and excavations and bring to light the deeply interestinginteresting relics which undoubtedly lie buried there. Edward H. Magill. BLOSSOMS. Cold Winter, melted into Spring, Frees myriads of sprites, Who cluster every sappy thing— A swarming fairy world. In crowds they surge on all the trees, A beauteous company; In rows they dance on every breeze In rhythmic harmony. Of Winter's snow their color is, Or pink or coralline; Of Spring-time's sweets their odor is, So delicate and fine. Careening in their pearly shade, Gathering choicest sweets, In dainty color, too, arrayed,— The bee each fairy greets. And they in turn bow low their heads, And strain their lithesome necks To 'snare the singer each one dreads Her rival just beside, With beauty's charm and graceful arts May call unto her side. But he, intent on business, Heeds not a pleading face,— His love, unswerved by dizziness, Is love of gain, not grace. To him there's no beauty like to That of the gold he saves, No colors he will strike to, Save that of the gold he craves. Quick Industry sees not a thing But his own treasure-lights, Which blind him to beauties that bring Brightness into the world. —W. E. W. THE SOUTHS RACE PROBLEM. AWAY to the South of this grand old Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, separated from us by a line, once defined in irrepressible difference, once traced in fratricidal blood, and now but a vanishing sfiadow, lies probably the fairest and richest domain in the world—the home of a brave and hospitable people, where is centred all that can please or prosper human kind. THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 8

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There a perfect climate above a fertile soil yields to the husbandman every product of the temperate zone; "by night the cotton whitens beneath the stars and by day the wheat locks the sunshine in its bearded sheaf." In the same field the clover steals the fragrance of the wind and the sugar-cane catches the quick aroma of the rains. There are mountains stored with exhaustless treasures; forests vast and primeval ; and rivers that tumbling or loitering run wanton to the sea. Of the three essential items of all industries—iron, cotton and wood—that region has undoubted control. In iron, proven supremacy—in cotton, a fixed monopoly—in timber, the reserve supply of the Republic. Here in this fairest half of the Union—renowned for the loyal and gentle quality of its citizenship—our Southern brothers—brothers in blood, in destiny, in all that is best in our past and future—are so beset with a perplexing problem that their very existence depends upon its right solution. In the storm of war the institution of slavery was lost, but the freedman remains, and with him this problem without precedent or parallel. The conditions are these: Two utterly dissimilar races on the same soil, with equal political and civil rights ; almost equal in numbers, but terribly unequal in intelligence and responsibility; each pledged against fusion ; one for a century in servitude to the other, and freed at last by a devastating war; the experiment sought by neither, but approached by both with doubt. Never before in this Republic has the white race divided on the rights of an alien race; never has "such a task been given to mankind as now confronts us, if these two races are to be carried in peace and honor to the end. Every other race has been routed or excluded without reason. Wherever the whites and blacks have touched, in any era or in any clime, there has been irreconcilable violence. No two races, however similar, have lived anywhere, at anytime on the same soil, with equal rights in peace ; but, notwithstanding the universal verdict of racial history, the resolute, clear-headed, brond-minded men of this nation, realizing that the negro is here to stay, must wear this problem in their hearts and their brains until it is satisfactorily solved. We must not permit prejudice to influence us in the consideration of this question, and should remember that the best men of the South, the men whose courage and fortitude we tested in five years of the fiercest war, whose energy and industry has spread splendor amid the ashes of their war-wasted homes, realize as we cannot what this problem means, and what they owe to this kindly and dependent race. They are not ruffians and thieves, blindly striving with bludgeon and shot gun to oppress the negro, as some of our Northern papers might lead us to suppose, but men of common sense and common honesty, as sensible and as just as our own people of the North, and seeking as earnestly as we would in their place to rightly solve this problem that touches them at every vital point. The enormous crops of cotton, grain, grasses and fruit which the South gives to the world each year, come not from the hands of sullen and discontented labor, but from peaceful fields in which laughter and gossip rise above the hum of industry, and contentment runs with the singing plow. Negroes are to be found by the thousands happy in their cabin homes, tilling their own lands by day and at night taking from the lips of their children the helpful message their State sends them from the school-house. Where has there been a race of people, penniless and illiterate, that has done so well? Now, does it seem plausible that our Southern brethren are terrorizing a people from whose willing hands come annually #1,030,000,000 of farm crops? Or have THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 9

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robbed a people who, twenty-five years from unrewarded slavery, have amassed in one State alone 520,000,000 of property ? Or deceiving them when they are educating them to the utmost limit of their ability? Or outlaw them when they work side by side with them? Or that they intend to oppress them when they are placing arms in their hands every day ? That there is disorder and violence in the South we must admit, but the press enlarge and misjudge these occasional outbreaks, which will continue to occur until there is one ideal community on earth after which they mav pattern. Thus, we may rest assured that everywhere, with one important exception—at the polls—-the negro in the South is treated fully as well as he deserves or could expect, and may boast of equal rights with his fairskinned neighbor. But the black man is not permitted to cast a free ballot. This is a statement beyond contradiction and freely acknowledged by the Southern people. Why is this the case and what remedy have we for it ? From observation Northern people are forced that the average negro of the South, at present, is grossly ignorant and entirely unfit to control; and until he is placed in a position which will render him capable of assuming the management of the affairs of the government, and comprehending its fullest intent and usefulness, this power should not be thrust upon him. We may pass Fedl eral election laws and place their election machinery in the hands of government officials, but it will avail nothing. The peaceful majesty of intelligence and responsibility, massed and unified for the protection of its homes and the preservation of its liberty, will never allow a single State of this Union—North or South—to be delivered to the control of an ignorant or inferior race. But the negro is not doomed to remain in this lowly condition, for he is endowed with all the natural elements,elements, whether intellectual or moral, of a true manhood, and capable of the highest achievements in scholarship, culture and refinement. His transformation may be slow, but not on that account is it the less certain.Congress should pass a law requiring that | each State should be represented in the : House of Representatives according to the | number of people voting in that State, not in proportion to the population of the State as at present, and let the Presidential Electors be chosen on the same plan. The South obtained thirty eight additional members in Congress by the enfranchisement of the I negro. If she wishes to deny him the right of suffrage, justice and honor demand that she shall relinquish the increment so that the equality of suffrage may be restored and the equilibrium between the North and South maintained. This done, the muchtalked-of " Solid South" would be no longer to be feared. She would have merely her just representation in the national government, while her local politics would remain in the same hands as at present. Again, there should be a law passed by Congress requiring an educational qualification for voters. This would not only remedy the evil in the South, but tens of thousands of ignorant foreigners and native white peo, pie that cannot possibly cast a ballot intelli- I gently, would not be in the market to be i bought by the highest bidder. If the elective franchise was open only to men of education, the few weak objections ; to intellectual women exercising that same I privilege would be removed, and the Rei public, in the hands of a cultured and intelligent people, would be governed hy the mighty arm of justice and equity, and yet remain true to the principles of " liberty, equal| ity and fraternity," which are at once its foundation stones, the breath of its life and the secret of its growth and power. 10 THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX

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Let us, the people of the North, lend to the South the encouragement that she so much desires, ask Congress to enact the Congressional requirement and educational qualification laws, and as we approach our fourth centennial, when the Old World will come to marvel and to learn amid our gathered treasures—let us resolve to crown the miracles of our past with the spectacle of a Republic compact, united, indissoluble in the bonds of affection ; loving from the lalces to the Gulf; the wounds of war healed in every heart as on every hill, and the South's great problem solved to the entire satisfaction of all. Then shall we be given " the broad and perfect loyalty that loves and trusts Georgia alike with Massachusetts ; that knows no South, no North, no East, no West, but endears with equal and patriotic love every foot of our soil, every State of our Union." ETCHING. EACH year more and more attention is being paid to all branches of Art throughout the civilized world, and in America, where there are no prejudices or traditions to overcome, the different phases, without doubt, spread more rapidly. And that branch of Art, which of late has become almost a craze, is etching. It must be remembered that there are two distinct classes of etching, the one produced by the painteretcher, the other by the mere copyist or artisan.The latter kind is the one without doubt that will claim the public's admiration ; fineness and multiplicity of lines appeal more to its taste, for does it not show much care and infinite patience of the etcher. The whole thought of the artist being entirely present, no need for any imagination, no subtle suggestions to annoy and perplex the mind or hurt the vanity of the possessor by indicating any thoughts above his own. But the true etching, that of the painteretcher, with its breadth and scope of feeling; a few lines, firm and forceful; tones and shades to give the desired effects ; where no painful effort is apparent to cover the entire plate, is a veritable poem to the cultivated eye and mind. What possibilities does it not suggest—elusive, fleeting ideas—the personality of the whole man laid bare before us. Maybe only a stretch of sea-beach and a small vessel, but the fancies that haunt that shore line and wavering sail could not be put in words. Etching may be truly said to be the pression of a lofty mind, full of grand, great thoughts, almost too delicate to bear translation by a more labored medium, too evasive for the chisel of the sculptor and the brush of the painter, capable only of a few definite, passionate strokes—for etching is the ideal mode of expressing passion, exclusive probably of poetry. The great Flemish painter, Rembrandt, chose this manner of delineating the lofty thoughts and intellectual force of men ; in consequence the etchings of this painter are more prized and sought for than that of any other etcher. The glory of the invention of the art of etching is variously attributed to the painters of Italy and Germany. The first plates were made known to the world at large during the early part of the fifteenth century. Many of the painters used it in sketching for their after-work, as well as a distinct thing of itself. The mechanical portion of etching being simple enough to manipulate, the tools and operation performed, being the same now as then, may be of interest: First, a copper plate properly planed, which is covered with a grounding wax, smoked so that the lines drawn by the needle will be perfectly clear. The etching needle itself is only a blunted sewing needle, always held vertical to the plane qi the plate during the drawing. THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 11

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When the subject is completed the plate is immersed in a bath of nitric acid; previously the back of the plate was varnished ; the biting or real work of making the lines on the copper is done by the acid ; the plate may receive various baths to produce the required tones and shades, the lighter ones being stopped out with varnish. After the biting nothing remains to be done, but the cleansing of the plate and printing. The paper used is, of course, of different kinds and values. Many of the old etchers did their own printing with haivd presses, for much depends on the manner in which the ink is applied, and many are the effects and values that can be obtained by a master. The greatest drawback, although in a way the most important feature, is the softness of the copper plate, the printing wearing away the depth of lines and shades, but an ingenioiiis Frenchman has solved the problem, by putting a film of steel over the plate after the etching is completed, making all the different prints equally valuable. For a century etching was indulged in by many painters, both in Italy and among the Flemish school, and brought to a perfection never since reached. Of course, much was mediocre and even poor, but with such etchings as those of Albrecht Diirer and Van Dyke, who were great artists in other lines, it would be hard to surpass. But the master —Rembrandt, he who excelled beyond all others in his wonderful portraits, was wielding the etcher's needle during the first century of its invention. Raphael, in Italy, under his personal supervision, had etchings done of his great works, and others, which lack of space does not permit me to mention. So down the centuries we find such names as Rubens, Teniers, Claude Paul Potter, Salvator Rosa, as etchers, all illustrious painters, and- succeeding in giving fine etchings also to the world. At times etching fell into a certain oblivion, now and then temporarily brought to light by various men in different countries. Thus we find Goya, the Spanish satirist, living in the time of that awful phase, or better convulsions of religious tyranny, the Spanish Inquisition, used his power of etching to point out the terrible injustice and wrong of the Inquisition. In England a few etchers appeared "Trom time to time of no particular note. In France during the reign of Louis XIV some exquisitely etched portraits were made. The particular feature, probably observed by all, was found in Gerard Edelinck, whose beautifully and gracefully draped figures we know ; the tendency being in the direction of great care to detail and accuracy of drawing. To the French painters of this century belongs the renaissance of etching ; it is they who have fanned the flame and kept the spark burning for pure love of the art. As early as 1840 Daubeny and Delacroix painted some plates ; soon many other painters followed. The art was not a remunerative one ; for that reason many could not follow it that otherwise would. The Societe des Aquafortistes was started; two or three journals, one, the Gazette dcs Beaux Arts, still in existence. With such help the spark burned into a bright flame, and now France has numerous etchers. Charles Meryon, who died early in life, has executed plates that could stand by some of Rembrandt's. Unfortunately, in a fit of despair, he destroyed many plates which were real gems. Maxime Labaune, Charles Jacque and Jules Jacque Mart deserve much praise for their etchings of totally different character and management. Another important school of etchers in France are the copyist, the best hea3ed by Leopold Flameng, who gives such wonderful true copies of paintings to the world. In the meantime etching has been revived in England, and the man that has done for THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 12

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that country what the artists of France have done for theirs in reviving etching, is F. Seymour Haden, once a physician, but now one of those painter-etchers that uses his etching needle with such precision, truth and passion, as to excel many who are painters of great note; yet in prosaic England such great strides have not been made, and we find comparatively few etchers. Our own fellow-countryman, James Whistler, is a true etcher. On this side of the Atlantic, where facilities are fewer for studying, we have therefore fewer etchers, although much interest is taken. In New York there is a Club, which holds yearly exhibitions, and among its members we find our best etchers. Stephen Parrish does excellent work ; Peter Moran's work is graceful and soft but lacking in force ; while the work of Mary Moran is particularly strong and full of expression.' The scenes of shipping, about the docks, and rigging of vessels, is very pleasingly etched by H. Farrar. Others who execute good plates might easily be mentioned. Some things in Nature etching cannot now express, as the delicacy of the sky ; but may she not in time, with such enthusiasm as is now shown. But the best effects of the painter-etcher will never be popular or appeal to the general public, being too full of truth and too lofty. As the copyist undoubtedly has a future before him, let him be careful not to imitate or encroach on the sacred ground of true etching. Mrs. Yost-Humphries, formerly assistant in Latin and English, has been chosen to fill the same position from the opening of the next collegiate year. Her husband, Mr. John H. Humphries, a Cornell graduate, will occupy the position of assistant in Mathematics ' made vacant by the resignation of Mary D. Pratt, 'B5. ALUMNI DEPARTMENT. EDITOR, W. G. UNDERWOOD. [All graduates are earnestly requested to forward to the Alumni Editor any " Personals" that may come under their notice, as well as to make use of the department for their opinions on all subjects of interest to Alumni. Communications should reach the Alumni Editor at Elizabeth City, N. C., not later than the 18th of the month preceding the one in which it is desired to have them published.] NEXT BUSINESS MEETING OF THE ALUMNI. At the solicitation of the Alumni Editor of the Phoenix, the following has been contributed, with the hopes of arousing greater interest and larger attendance at the next business meeting of the Alumni Association. The importance of the Phcenix as a means of keeping our Alumni informed as to the proceedings of the Association has always been felt by the writer, and it is not without some satisfaction that the opportunity is now taken to make use of that journal's columns for the matter in hand. An effort has been made to obtain an expression of opinion from at least some of the members of the Association as to Alumni affairs, and not without result. It is the opinion of some that there has been at times too strong a feeling of conscientious obligation to keep doing something when nothing could result at all commensurate with the time and effort expended. As a consequence a lack of active interest on the part of a number whose presence is desired, has sometimes followed. Every endeavor to take present action in certain matters must necessarily be tempered by due regard for present conditions. At the same time, every year of our college's growth increases the duties and responsibilities of the Alumni, collectively as well as individually, toward our Alma Mater. And it is the intelligent and earnest discussion of such matters of duty and responsibility at our Alumni meetings that will bring more clearly before us what these are, and are to THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 13

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be. It is our duty to see to it that these higher aims are kept in view in our deliberations, and that distraction of energy and of interest do not result from the too ready introduction and too persistent discussion of matters of comparative insignificance. The next meeting will be called upon to act on a subject of more than ordinary importance, if the information at hand is correct From last year one important amendment comes up for final action at our next meeting. It has already been given in the Phcenix, Vol. X, No. 4. The proposed amendment is an admirable one. It provides that the tenure of office of the Directors shall no longer be for one year, but that they shall serve for two years, three directors being elected each year. The experience of the hold-over members will facilitate the conduct of business.The report of the committee on means of obtaining " views and votes " of non-resident members upon all important questions before the Association was accepted and referred to the Board of Directors. This report will be found in the above-mentioned number of the Phcenix. It is possible that the third paragraph may be found to favor too greatly the power of minorities to delay the progress of business ; but the report is in line with future exigencies, as the proceedings of the Alumni Association must increase in importance year by year. In connection with this report, one of the Alumni offers the following additional suggestion : that the absent non-resident members be notified of the wording of amendments, after adoption, by printed slips that can be pasted in the present Constitution-books. The convivial, as well as the conservative views of this member are indicated in the last words of his letter, which rather imply that the present most important mission of the Association is "To meet, to greet, to eat." Another prominent Alumnus, who has not been present at the Alumni meetings for some years, and whose presence would be entirely acceptable, in answer to a note sent to him, entirely ignores the business issue, in order to make an almost pathetic appeal for a chance to have a " social time with old friends" at the collation, before having to hurry-scurry down the asphaltum for the last train. The change made last year will no doubt meet with his approval, as the "chance to have a word with dear old schoolmates, whom we had not seen for a long time," came before the collation." In regard to the program for this year, the head of the Committee in charge urgently requests the statement to be made that, as the " supper in the evening is to begin promptly at eight o'clock, the speaking will be all over before the train leaves for the city." The writer frankly admits that he has introduced this irrelevant matter in accordance with the avowed purpose stated at the beginning of this article. Coming as it does, at the College, on Commencement Day, at three p. m., only a short time before the symposium of the evening, the Business Meeting should but serve as an appetizer for the feast, and be fully attended, accordingly.There ought to be every reason for a large attendance this year. In closing, I shall merely quote the naive exhortation sent in on a postal-card by one of the Association : "Avoid fossilizing and keep up with the times." And like an echo came a letter as to the pressing needs of the College in regard to a sufficient and efficient libraryfund, and containing the suggestions as to Alumni action, which are herewith transmitted. Some action in regard to perpetuating the memory of Dr. Joseph Leidy at Swarthmore College might well be taken by our Association. A suggestion to that effect has been made by an Alumnus. G. E. H. Weaver, 'B2. THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 14

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A PROPOSED ALUMNI LIBRARY ENDOWMENT FUND. One of the means which would enable the Swarthmore Alumni Association to maintain a vital connection with the College and contribute essentially to its permanent success, would be the foundation of an Alumni Library Endowment Fund. Next to the men and women who constitute the teaching force of a college or university, no part of its educational equipment is so necessary to its lasting success as its library. The famous definition of a university as a body of students grouped about a library has, of course, less application to Swarthmore, where the system of individual investigations is as yet in its infancy; but a good library is a sine qua non for effectiveness in nearly all departments of college education. A fine library would add greatly to the value of all the courses which Swarthmore now offers. No call for funds is likely to be made upon the Alumni, the ex-members, and friends of the College, the object of which approaches in importance the placing of the College Library upon a permanent footing, which would enable it to keep abreast of current publication and gradually add to its stock of older and standard works. It is believed that with its present endowment and resources the Library is unable to do even the first of these, and each year makes the task of " catching up," as it were, one of more difficulty and expense. The Alumni Association is already on record as one of the benefactors of the College Library, it having come forward after the fire and contributed a considerable sum for the restoration of the book collections. That sum, if we are correctly informed, exceeds in amount the present permanent endowment of the Library. The Philadelphia branch of the Brown University Alumni have recently raised $2,500 towards the endowment of their University Library. That at least a start in this direction be made at the next business meeting of the Alumni is important, and members should come prepared to take action on the subject. ALUMNI REPRESENTATION ON THE BOARD OF MANAGERS. The relationship existing between the College management and the Alumni Association has always been of the most cordial and friendly character, and as the latter body increases in numbers and influence this relationship will no doubt become more binding. Eighteen years have now passed since the first class was graduated, and the Alumni Association has become a body of representative men and women, to whom, it has been remarked, the College must in the future look for its strongest supporters and the management for a portion of its members. However, any change of this character must necessarily be slow, because of the number of students graduated a large proportion are not members of the Society of Friends, and hence not eligible to membership in the Board of Managers, therefore the number from which a selection can be made is still limited. It seems that if the subject was considered by the stockholders in its proper light, the Alumni could furnish some excellent material for the Board; and this brings us to the point where it may not be amiss to offer a suggestion to the stockholders for their consideration. At the present time the Alumni Association is not represented on the Board by a member of its own selection. There are some persons at present on the Board who are also members of the Alumni Association, and they would be most excellent representatives of the Association, but as that body has never had any voice in their selection they cannot be considered as in any way representing the Association on the Board. If it is desirable that the Alumni Association THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 15

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should be closely identified with the College management, by having representatives on the Board of Managers, then the proper course to be pursued would be for the stockholders to give the Association a voice in the selection of its representatives by formally requesting the Association to name or nominate a certain number from among its members, all of whom must be members of the Society pf Friends, from whom the stockholders could select as many as they might see fit to serve on the Board of Managers. It is not intended in this article to press upon the stockholders the subject of Alumni representation on the Board of Managers, but merely to outline the views entertained by some of the members of the Association, who feel that if the Alumni are to be represented upon the Board, all the members should have a voice in the selection of the representatives, and the selection made according to rules applicable in such cases. Some movement of this character cannot but have the effect of increasing and keeping alive the interest of the Alumni in their Alma Mater. " Graduate." To the Alumni Editor : I have noticed several articles in recent issues of the Phoenix in reference to naming the various buildings which adorn our College campus. Permit me to say that I heartily endorse the plan as stated in the Phoenix, and will do all I can to see that it is carried out. I was surprised, on reading a recent issue of the Phoenix, to find that anyone should be opposed to a move of this kind, but on a second thought I find it is not strange at all, for we all know that there are a few old fogies who are always opposed to a change, no matter how good it may be. The reasons for naming the buildings are obvious, and whether they will be " more comfortable" or " more suited for carrying on the work " has nothing to do with the point in question. In reading the article alluded to I could not help but think that the writer must either have some strong personal feeling in the matter or else he is quite ignorant as to college affairs. I wonder if he would consent to call our "campus " by its proper name, or whether he would prefer the name of "field" or " meadow" ? * I would like to ask one question :—Suppose two students were conversing together on Whittierfield ; in parting, which would sound the better—" lam going across the field to the main college building" or " I am going across the campus to Parrish Hall" ? I leave it to the reader to decide. * Ax Alumnus. The business meeting of the Swarthmore College Alumni Association will be held on Sixth Month, sixteenth, at 3 p. m., in the Alumni Room at Swarthmore College. , The reunion and supper on the same day at 6 p. m., in the college dining hall. Ella Merrick, 'B6, Secretary. SWARTHMORE SONGS-V. OUR ATHLETKS. Written in commemoration of Swatthmore's victory at the Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Athletic Games, held in Philadelphia, r ifth month 23d, 1891. Tune—John Brown's body, etc. Our eyes have seen the glory of our athletes on the track, They did meet the bold contestants, and have left them on the rack, For their hearts were set on victory, and of pluck there was no lack, While they went dashing on. Chorus : Glory, glory, hallelujah, etc. The garnet waved about them, and the Cup gleamed in their sight, And the shouts of eager brothers cheered to deeds of skill and might, And the foeman lagged behind them, left in but a sorry plight; While they went dashing on. Chorus: Glory, glory, etc. THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 16

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Their hammer fell the farthest and their vaulters mounted highest, And their hurdlers, fleetly running, were the first to make the goal; Their tuggers tugged the strongest, and their jumper jumped the lc ngest, While the walkers went walking on. Chorus : Glory, glory, etc. The secret of their victory in a shell'is said to be, In the strict rules they have followed, training hard and manfully, They've won the Cup and glory, which they'll keep from year to year, While they go training on. Chorus : Glory, glory, etc. OBITUARY. DR. JOSEPH LEIDY. DR. JOSEPH LEIDY, Emeritus Professor of Natural History, died at his home in Philadelphia, on the 30th of Fourth Month. The deceased had, ever since the opening of Swarthmore College, evinced a guardian interest in its prosperity. When the Chair of Biology was instituted, in 1871, the position was extended to him and accepted. He remained actively connected with the affairs of our college until 1886, when increased age and the augmented cares at the University of Pennsylvania seemed to justify the relinquishment of his professorship here. Ever since that time his name has been kept on the roll of the faculty of this institution, and their deep respect and admiration for his character was beautifully expressed in the following resolutions, offered by Professor Magill at a special meeting of the faculty, and carried by a rising vote. Whereas, In the ordering of Divine Providence, our valued friend and co-worker, Dr. Joseph Leidy, after a long and useful life, has been called to a higher state of existence; and Whereas, Dr. Leidy has been connected with the faculty during almost the entire history of the college and most actively in its earlier years, and was chiefly instrumental in founding here a very important department—that of Natural History—filling that chair with rare efficiency for many years, until, with increasing age and added responsibilities in another institution with which he had been still earlier connected (the University of Pennsylvania), he found it necessary to ask relief from active duty here; and Whereas, As a scientist of great renown, and yet with all the unpretending simplicity of a child, one who could so well adapt his instructions to the capacities of all, he has left behind him an example worthy of the imitation of all those engaged in giving instruction to the young; therefore be it Resolved, That this Faculty meet as a body with the Faculty of the University of Pennsylvania at the funeral services, thereby to express our high regard for him and our sense of the great loss which we have sustained in the removal of so bright an ornament from the scientific world and. so devoted a laborer in ihe interests of the institution committed to our care; and further be it Resolved, That a copy of these Resolutions and the expression of our deep sympathy in their great bereavement be transmitted to the family of the late Dr. Leidy. ELIZABETH C. JESSUP. Whereas, It has pleased Our Heavenly Father in His all-wise providence to call to the higher life our late classmate and beloved friend, Elizabeth C. Jessup; and Whereas, By her gentle and loving nature and by her patience and cheerfulness under affliction she had endeared herself to all who came in contact with her, and as a Class we feel deeply the loss of one who, though bodily absent from our midst, for the past year was ever with us in spirit, and at the last moment left loving remembrances to us all; Therefore be it Resolved, That we, the Class of '9l express in this feeble way our deep sorrow for the bereaved family of our classmate who has given us an example of Christian fortitude of inestimable worth ; and be it further Resolved, That while we are conscious of the great loss which we, among others, have sustained, we cannot but feel that through a long period of suffering, during which her life has been one continuous sermon, our dear friend has shown herself supremely THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 17

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fitted to enjoy " that peace which passeth all understanding," and that she has truly gone to "rest," and be it further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to her family and printed in the SWARTHMORE PhCENIX. John W. Hutchinson,^ Mariana Smith, Edward B. Temple, D Committee. Lucy S. Lippincott, Emily Atkinson, J LOCALS. The young ladies' tennis tournament was held on the nth and 12th, ult. The first prize was awarded to Katharine Tyler and Nellie Passmore, both of the Senior Class. Bits of Freshman brilliancy: Prof.— " Where is Pompeii ? " Fresh.—" Oh, that was an old town in Great Britain." Fresh.—The Romans used to have cave canem at the entrance to their houses and " Prof.—"Well, what does that mean?" Fresh.—"Take care of the dog." Fresh.—"Then there were the fullers in Rome." Prof.—"What were fullers?" Fresh.— " Why, plumbers, I suppose." A large party of girls from the college spent the afternoon of the 9th, ult., at the home of Emily Q. Atkinson, near Ambler, Montgomery County, Pa., and from all reports a most enjoyable time was had. Economical Junior—" Why, I made my silver nitrate from a nickle three-cent piece." The Sophomore-Freshman orations in competition for the President's prizes were delivered on the evening of the 20th, ult. In merit they were fully equal to any previous set of orations presented by the two lower classes. The winning orations and their authors were as follows : " The Future of the Negro," E. Pusey Passmore,'93 ; "The American Indian," Frederick H. Cocks, '93 ; " Nationalism," Mabel T. Washburn, '94 ; " The Empress Josephine," Gertr-ude C. Brosius, '94; "John Bright," Alberta Wilson, '94. For the first time in the history of the prizes the Freshmen secured a majority, and celebrated the event by giving their class as the large audience retired. Chemical Labratory: Prof.—" In that experiment you may use the pneumatic trough." Anxious Freshman "Why, I can't find my phlegmatic trough anywhere." The Halcyon, '92, made its appearance on the afternoon of the 16th. A very good sale followed, and many favorable comments were passed upon the volume. The speakers for the public debate, in competition for the " Underwood Prize," in the Delphic Literary Society, have been announced by the judges. The decision was based on the improvement in debate evinced by members of the lower classes during the past year. The debate is to be upon the subject : " Resolved, that the recent execution of Italians in New Orleans was justifiable." The underclass speakers are Clement Lodge, '93 ; Edwin P. Bond,' 94; Charles Moore, '94, and Allen K. White, '95. The leaders will be Chester P. Martindale, '9l, and Edward A. Jenkins, '92. The contest will be held early this month. The much-talked-of fence has at last been erected around Whittierfield. It presents a very neat appearance and all opposition to it is fast dying out. The third annual contest for the Furman Prizes in Elocution will take place on the evening of the 12th. All Seniors are eligible to participate. E. Pusey Passmore has been elected toastmaster for the annual supper of the Delphic Literary Society. THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 18

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A game of base ball was played on Whittierfield on the 22d, between the Chester High School and the Sub-Collegiate Class, resulting in a victory for the former by a score of 13 to 5. Student—"Where is that quotation, 'A new broom sweeps clean,' from ?" Soph, (obligingly)—" From Shakespeare, of course." The annual Delphic Somerville joint meeting was held in the Manager's parlor on the evening of the 29th. A very interesting programme, consisting of recitations, the reading of the Chronicle-Phreuaskeia and some impromptu exercises, was carried out. Sister to Prep.—" Come, brother, read us some of Browning." Prep.—" Why, who wrote it ?" Extract from Freshman oration—" The cause of the negro has been dark." Senior—" What kind of pepper do you prefer? Canine?" The celebration of the athletic victory of the 23d, ult., was held on the evening of the 26th. The out-door exercises consisted in a short parade by the young men, after which the torch was applied to a huge pile of barrels on Whittierfield. Later a sumptuous collation was served by the college authorities in the dining-hall. Speeches were made by several members of the faculty and a few of the students. A. M. Palmer, president of the Senior Class, presided in a happy manner. PERSONALS. '75- Mrs. E. H. Roberts, of Titusville, Pa., visited the college on the 21st, ult. She went abroad for the Summer, sailing on the 29th, ult., on the steamship Friesland. '9O. William E. Sweet recently spent several days in Swarthmore as the guest of Professor George A. Hoadley. Ex'9o. John C. Gifford has been appointed to assist Dr. Trotter in the Biological department during the corning year. Mr. Gifford has pursued special courses at University of Michigan and Johns Hopkins during the past two years. Ex-'9i. Lizzie C. Jessup died at her home in Cinnaminson, N. J., on the 4th of last month. Miss Jessup left college at the close of last year in the best of health, but was struck down by a typhoidal disease during July and this soon developed into consumption. Miss Jessup was a general favorite amongst her acquaintances, and a large number of her class-mates attended her funeral on the 7th. Appropriate resolutions were adopted by her class and will be found in another column. Ex-*9i. A. H. Smith recently took his second degree, that of M. 0., at the National School of Oratory in Philadelphia. Ex-'gi. Robert H. Brooke, of Sandy Spring, Md., spent several days at the college during the Jatter part of the month, and was one of the Garnet enthusiasts at the State Sports on the 23d. Cards are out announcing the wedding of G. Wilmer Koser, ex-'9i, to Miss Elizabeth Janney, at Lincoln, Va., on the 6th, inst. '92. Carlie McClure left college for her home in Girard, Pa., on the 20th of last month. '93. Charles L. Warner has left college on account of ill health. He sailed for Europe on Fifth month, 29th, on the Friesland, and expects to spend a portion of the Summer at Carlsbad. '93., John A. Thayer has been elected Class Statistician in place of Jesse H. Reinhardt, resigned. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hallowell, of Denver, Colo., visited their son Charles S. Hallowell, '93, on the 20th and 21st, ult. THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 19

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Jesse H. Reinhardt has sufficiently recovered from his severe attack of illness as to permit his returning to his home in Salem, New Jersey. Carroll H. Sudler, 'BB ; Walter Hancock, 'BB ; E. Lawrence Fell, 'BB ; George Master, 'B9; Morris L. Clothier, '9O, and Walter Roberts, '9O, acted in official capacities at the recent College Sports. Miss Joyeuse Fullerton, '88; W. E. Sweet, '9O; Walter Roberts, '9O; William D. Lippincott, '9O ; James W. Ponder, '9O ; Morris L. Clothier, '9O ; Samuel R. Lippincott, '9O ; Sarah Atkinson, '9O ; Henry B. Cole, ex-'92, and William L. Donohugh, ex-'g2, were spectators at the recent Spring Sports. ATHLETICS. SWARTHMORE RETAINS THE CUP. THE morning of May 23rd did not give oiher than a gloomy outlook to lovers of out-door sport. It was cloudy with intervals of rain. This condition did not change; however, the Swarthmore Athletic team competed at the Sixth Annual Sports of the Pennsylvania I. C. A. A., and won the Cup for another year. It was not a day for good records, but it was a day alive with hard races and close competitions. A large delegation was present from Swarthmore, and garnet was everywhere. All worked for the Cup; those who could not use their legs used theirlungs, and the Swarthmore cheer was given repeatedly.The first event was the hundred yards dash, which was run in four heats. Three of these were won by Swarthmore men, viz,: F. H. Cocks, in 11 seconds; G. H. Strout, in seconds, and K. Hughes, in 11 seconds. The fourth heat was taken by Stephens, of Dickinson, who also took the final in seconds; Hughes, second; E. M. Church, third. In the one hundred and twenty yards hurdle, the Swarthmore contingency were overjoyed to see her initial coming in for first and second, *worn by Green and Rushmore, respectively, with Devereaux, U. of Pa., third. Time, seconds. Four men entered the two mile bicycle, and finished as follows: Coates, IJ. of Pa., McLaughlin, Lafayette, Kellner, U. of Pa., and Heulings, of Swarthmore, who was under hard luck from sickness. Time, 6 minutes seconds. The mile run was won in 4 minutes 42 seconds, by West, U. of Pa.; second, Russell, U. of Pa.; third, Curtis, Lehigh. The mile walk was prettily taken by Manning, of Swarthmore, without a skip, in 7 minutes seconds, again breaking the Swarthmore record ; Coates, Lehigh, second ; Pancoast, Swarthmore, third. The U. of Pa. took all the points in the half mile run in this order: Lee, Kelsey and West. Time, 2 minutes 6 seconds. The final in the two hundred and twenty yards hurdle race was won by Cocks in seconds. E. M. Church, U. of Pa., was given second, though Green was very close. By far the prettiest race of the day was the four hundred and forty yards dash. The Garnet, worn by Simmons, was leading when they came into the straight for the last hundred yards, and he kept his place. Time, seconds ; McMorris, U. of Pa., second; Frazier, U. of Pa., third. Strout and Hughes, of Swarthmore, again carried her colors to victory for first and second in the two hundred and twenty yards dash. Time, seconds. The field events, which were contested while the runs were taking place, contributed results as follows: Mcllvain, of Swarthmore, beat Oliver, of Lafayette, in throwing the hammer by inches with a throw of 83 feet 10 inches; Hart, Swarthmore, third. THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX 20

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Temple and Brooke, of Swarthmore, tied for first place in the pole vault at 8 feet 7 inches; Reeder, U. of Pa., third. Church, Oberholtzer and Schuck, all of U. of Pa., tied in the running high jump. Cocks, Swarthmore, won the broad jump at 19 feet inches; Riebenack, U. of Pa.; second; Devereaux, U. of Pa., third. Oliver and Mcllvain reversed things in the shot, Oliver winning with a put of 34 feet 1 x/2 inches; Schuck, U. of Pa., third. Then came the tug-of-war. But two teams were entered, U. of Pa. and Swarthmore. The latter's team was as follows: Temple (anchor), Watson 3, Passmore 2, Stetson 1. These teams pulled three dead-heats, but in the fourth U. of Pa. had to succumb to Swarthmore and gave up at the end of three minutes. The points are as follows : Swarthmore, . . . . . . 58 University of Pennsylvania, .... 44 Lafayette, . . .. . . . 9 Dickinson, ....... 5 Lehigh 3 Swarthmore owes-this victory to the careful instruction of our director, for with few exceptions the team is composed of newly developed material. ANNUAL FIELD MEETING OF THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. The indications were for bad weather, and in the morning the sky was observed with some disappointment by the students, but it cleared about noon, and with the exception of a high wind it became a good day for athletic sports^ The Sports, as far as close competition goes, were a great success. The race for the Phcenix Cup was close from start to finish. Points were counted fast for '93 and '94, and the last event settled the championship. Ninety-three won the cup by three points. The tug of war was contested in the Gymnasium Sports, and was won by '9l. The events: One hundred yards dash.—Kent W. Hughes, '94. Time, II seconds. Second, F. H. Cocks, '93. One hundred and ftventy yards hurdle race.—H. B. Green, '92. Time, seconds. Second, D. B. Rushmore, '94- Four hundred and forty yards dash.—H. E. Simmons, '94. Time, 56 seconds. Second, R. Conrow, '93. One mile run.—Chas. A. Hal linger, '94. Time, 5 minutes seconds. Second, R. A. Richards, '94. One mile walk.—R. C. Manning, '93. Time, 7 minutes seconds. Second, J. A. Thayer. Two hundred and twenty yards hurdle race.—Fred H. Cocks, '93. Time, seconds. Second, H. 13. Green, '92. 7wo mile bicycle race.—H. L. Heulings, '94. Time, 7 minutes seconds. Second, E. P. Bond, '94. Eight hundred and eighty yards run.—C. A. Ballinger, '94. Time, 2 minutes 13 seconds. Second, W. Clothier. Two hundred and twenty yards dash.—Kent W. Hughes, '94. Time, 24 2-5 seconds. Second, G. H. Strout, '93. Throwing the hammer.—B. S. Mcllvain, '92. Distance, 87 feet, inches. Second, C. Hart, '92. Pole vault.—E. B. Temple, '9l. Height, 10 feet. Second, G. H. Brooke, '93. Running high jump.—J. B. Stetson, '93. Height, 4 feet inches. Second, P. Sellers, '94. Running broad jump.—F. H. Cocks, '93. Distance, 20 feet 2]/z inches. Second, H. B. Green, '92. Putting the shot.—B. S. Mcllvain, '92. Distance, 31 feet dy2 inches. Second, C. Hart, '92. In the mile walk the record was lowered from 8 minutes 9 seconds to 7 minutes seconds by R. C. Manning. E. B. Temple broke the pole vault record by three and onehalf inches. BASE BALL. SWARTHMORE, 20. WEST CHESTER N. S., 7. Swarthmore easily defeated the West Chester Normal School team at Swarthmore on Fifth month, 2d. The team was materially weakened by the absence of Captain Pugh. They won, however, by heavy batting. The score: THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 21 sw ARTHMORE. All. K. I B p. A B. w. c . N. s. AB R.IB. P.A. E. K. Bond, 2b ....5 3 I 3 2 I ....5 I I I I O j. Brooke, p...6 4 4 0 2 O Monohan, s. s... ....5 2x142 Murray, If. 6 0 0 3 I I McLaughlin, 2b. p 5 0 2 15 0 Lippincott, i. Bond, ss. ib..6 1 3 8 O O ....5 23602 ....5 1 1 3 I 3 ....4 IO233 W. Brooke, c.-5 3 2 9 3 0 Miller, rf ...5 OOOOO Hughes, 3b. 4 4 3 0 2 0 Webster, ib ...5 t 2 13 O X 1 1 3 Manuel, p., 2b.. ...4 OX020 Swayne, cf.. 0 0 1 Weinberger, cf.. ...2 O O O O I Totals!.,.. 20 18 27 11 9 Totals .... 7 11 24 15 9

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Earned runs—Swarthmore, 8. Two-base hits—E. Bond, Lippincott, Hughes, Lodge, Lukens. Three-base hits—G. Brooke, Lippincott. Total base hits—Swarthmore, 26 ; W. C. N. S., 12. Sacrifice hits—Murray, 2 : Hughes, 2 ; Swayne, 2. Stolen bases—Swarthmore, 14 ; W. C. N. S., 2. Struck out—By Brooke, 9; by Manuel, 2; by Mclaughlin, 2. Double plays—Monohan to McLaughlin. First base on called balls—Swarthmore, 3; W. C. N. S., I. Hit by pitched ball—Weinberger. Passed balls—Brooke, Jefleris, 4. Umpire—J. M. Pugh, '94; A. T. Smith. Time of game-2.05.SWARTHMORE, \"J \ HAVERFORD, 4. The college team, with its following of students, went to Haverford on the 6th ultimo, to play the return game. It was evident at the start, and became more apparent as the game progressed, that Haverford did not want to play. In the first place they wanted an alumnus of Haverford for one umpire, and for the other a man not connected with Swarthmore at all. This kick occupied about three-quarters of an hour, when the game finally began, with the alumnus before mentioned and a Swarthmore sub-collegian as umpires. The day was extremely cold, and the good game played by Swarthmore was a surprise to her contingency. The game opened with Carey in the box for Haverford, who was freely batted, and gave place to Haley, for an inning that yielded three hits to Swarthmore's credit. In the sixth, Beale went into the box, and Knipe behind the bat. This battery was reversed in the eighth, and in the ninth Roberts, Haverford's fifth pitcher, went in to pitch, and retired the side without a hit or run in that inning. Steere played a good game in centre, accepting four chances without error. Woolman and Hoag played their usual good game. Beale caught well, but was slow in throwing. Swarthmore added her best game to her credit. G. Brooke played a strong game in the box, striking out seventeen men. He was well supported by his brother behind the bat. The large number of strike-outs left little work for the fielders, but where work was to be done it was done with neatness. The few errors made were on hard chances, and were excusable. Our men were especially strong in batting and base-running. First base was neatly held down by Lippincott, and the double play of Lodge to him was one of the pretty plays in £he game. To give any marked attention as to the playing of individuals would be unfair, for Swarthmore played a team-work game from the start. The score: Earned runs—Swarthmore, 3. Two-base hits—Knipe, Ristine. Three-base hits—E. Bond, G. Brooke, W. Brooke. Total base hits—Swarthmore, 16; Haverford, 8. Sacrifice hits—Lippincott. Stolen bases—Swarthmore, 14; Haverford, 7. Struck out—By Brooke, 17; by Carey, 4; Beale, 2; Knipe, I. Double plays—Lodge to Lippincott. First base on called balls—Swarthmore, 4; Haverford, 3. Hit by pitched ball—Swarthmore, 3. Wild pitches—Brooke, Carey, Knipe. Balks—Knipe. Passed balls—Brooke, 2 ; B ale, 2 ; Knipe, 3. Umpires—Branson, Haverford ;A. K. White, Swarthmore. Time, 2 hours. SWARTHMORE, 2 J UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, 14. The team left college on the evening of Fifth month, 7th, for their Southern trip. After a night's travel, they arrived at Charlottesville, where they played the first game. The team played a hard game, and were defeated by a score of 14 to 2. The following day they played their second game, with the University of Virginia. Swarthmore braced up considerably, and lost through errors at critical moments. Our men were much pleased with the Southern hospitality, and thoroughly enjoyed the trip. The score of the first game, Fifth mo. Bth: THE SWARTHMORE PHGENIX. 22 INNINGS. I • -• 1 4 5 6 7 8 CD- -Total Swarthm s 2 o ■2 7 0 3 .\ 20 W. C. N . S -. a -.' o \ o o 0 1D 7 SWAR1 All [ORE. , R. IB P. A. K. HAV1 All JKI . K. 1. III. P. A. E. E. Bond, 2b •5 4 2 2 0 I Hibberd, If I Olio G. Brooke, p... ..CD 230 I 0 Knipe, ib, c. p, I I 11 1 I ..6 OOO 0 O O I041 l.ippii.ioil. lb. •4 106 0 I) Haley, p, ib...; 11 I I I 0 Martindale, ss. ..CD OIO I 0 O IO20 W. Brooke, c... ••3 3 2 15 3 I I I O 4 I •4 OIO 0 0 O I 4 O 0 ■4 312 1 I O OOOl ••5 132 1 O Woolman,3b.. -3 O O4I2 -_ — _ — ..2 I i 6 0 i Totals 17 13 27 7 3 Totals......... ..CD O 0000 4 6 27 14 7 INNINGS. I 2 34567 8 9 IO TOTALS. .O 3 2 4 1 1 3 4 O 17 .0 C D 0 1 102 0 0 4

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Earned runs—University of Virginia, 2. Struck out—By Brooke, 3; McGuire, 3 ; Benner, 2. First base on called balls—University of Virginia, 2. Passed balls—W. Brooke. Score of second game, Fifth mo. 9th : SWARTHMORE, 4; UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, 7. EXCHANGES. The Vanderbilt Observer for April comes to us filled with good articles. In "Math, or no Math, is the Question," however, the author, while ably defending and advocating the thorough study of mathematics in our colleges, has produced a somewhat overdrawn picture of the narrow-mindedness of the man who devotes his attention to other lines of study. Let him remember that it is not for one mind to absorb all knowledge, but that every student has tastes and inclinations of his own. Were every college student to attempt to master all the intricacies of the higher mathematics, the end of the four years' course would find no one prepared to take the degree in Arts. The author leaves us in doubt on the very important point of just how literally the term " No Mathematics " is to be accepted. The Pennsylvania College Monthly devotes nearly half its space to an excellent prize essay, " Shelley's 'Adonais,' " by a member of the Senior Class. Neat not only in typographical appearance, but in its whole literary texture, is the Normal College Echo. Among its interesting and instructive bits of fact, fiction and poetry, the article on "The Future of American Women " claims our especial attention. Many institutions of higher grade might well copy after Pennington Seminary in the matter of journalism. That the Review is the organ of the institution needs no careful study to determine. The paper is thoroughly Penningtonian. The current number contains a portrait and sketch of the life of Hon. William H. Skirm, treasurer of the institution, and one of its most generous benefactors. While somewhat lacking in editorial matter, the Review makes good this deficiency by a number of interesting and well-written articles. The Yale Lit. touches a point of vital interest to all student writers, as well as to men of letters in the outside world, when it pleads for a greater and more evident spirit of sincerity in literary productions. Even casting aside all thoughts of viewing the question in a moral light—and there are many moral reasons why the author should ever strive to make his production the embodiment of the principles which he advocates, and which he should not be ashamed to defend—casting aside all these, the author clearly demonstrates that sincerity has a high value "commercially," as we may say, to every writer, but to the student especially. The cause is plain. The inexperienced author is not, as a rule, gifted with the stylistic skill/the critical ability, the subtle thought, or the higher THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 23 SWAKT1IMOKE. UNIV. CF VIRGINIA. E. Bond, 3b.... 3. Brooke, p... Lippincott, ib. W. Brooke, c. Martindale, ss. All ••4 ■ 4 ••4 ••4 ••4 •3 ••3 ••3 ••3 K. O 0 I 0 0 0 0 I 0 H. O. A. OIO 026 OIO 0 10 0 1 2 4 1 5 3 030 000 130 H. 2 O 0 0 2 0 2 0 I Benner, p ss... A. Greenway... Schley, If McGuire. p. ss. Winnston Winn AH K. H. O. A. B. ..6 2 I O I I .6207OO .6450OO .6 I 2 14 I 0 .6 0 1 0 14 2 .512430 ..623002 .501101 .522110 2 3 27 '3 9 Total 14 16 27 20 6 INNINGS. University of Virginia I ...0 ...I 234567 000200 1 1 3 5 0 0 8 9 TOTALS. 11 2 12 14 SWARTHMORH UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. E. Bond, 3b.... G. Brooke, p.. Lippincott, lb W. Brooke, c... Heulings, r. f.. AB. R. ...5 O ...5 1 ••4 1 ,..4 0 ..4 1 ,..4 1 ...4 0 ...4 0 ...4 0 IB. 0 1 i) 0 9 3 1 0 0 P. 0 1 3 9 3 9 0 1 1 A. B. 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 2 AB. R. IB. P. A. E. Thurman, ss 5 1 0 1 6 5 A.Greenway.ib 4 1 0 15 1 3 J. Green way, c.4 0 0 4 1 1 Winnston, cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 27 10 s| INNINGS. I 23456 789 total' University of Virginia 4 4 00000 00030 000 4 000 7

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poetical or imaginative faculty, which are characteristics of the writer of higher rank. Hence he must rely for the strength of his production upon the sound sense and reason which it may contain. An argument can avail but little if it lack a spirit of sincerity and honest conviction, but possessing that quickening power, it may compare not unfavorably with writings far more elegant and flowery which are empty and insincere. Among his vother acquirements, a college graduate ought to have a very fair amount of grit. He works up his grit at ball-playing, mastering difficult lessons, in going on contests, in honorable rivalry with peers-superiors, it may be, and in all the round of college life. A very moderate share of spirit under such conditions ought to and does furnish the man with enough grit and power to triumph over the ordinary vicissitudes of life.— Washburn Argo. The Harvard Advocate notes with a feeling akin to regret that so large a portion of students at that institution are from near-by towns in Massachusetts. The result, the Advocate thinks, is to foster too much of a local spirit, a trouble which would not exist if interests were more diversified. While reading " Mr. Ticknor's Story," in a recent issue of the Tuftonian, one becomes totally oblivious of the fact that he is perusing the columns of a college journal. 'The story is a recital of the mock execution of a Freshman by the members of a secret society, which he had dared to offend in some of his remarks. Notwithstanding the gruesome and ghastly character of the whole latter part of the story, we are scarcely prepared for the terrible sequel—the death of the victim from fright and the concealment of all evidences of the crime. Such tales are common in the domain of light and trashy literature, but in college journalism we believe they are, and will continue to be rare. We fail utterly to comprehend the motive which could induce the Tuftonian to publish such a story, unless it be, perhaps, to teach the evils which may come from hazing and kindred "sports." But granting that the article be intended as a warning to hazers, we can but feel that the remedy is as harmful in its influences as the evil it seeks to cure. The Owl, the organ of Ottawa University, while serving in a measure as a medium for news, devotes a far greater portion of its space to literary articles. The result is a pleasing combination of newspaper and magazine, in every respect worthy of the institution it represents. COLLEGE NEWS AND CLIPPINGS. The seventy-ninth annual commencement of Princeton Theological Seminary occurred the sth of May. The graduating class numbers forty-eight. Delaware College has added several chairs to its faculty. Merton College, founded about the middle of the thirteenth century, is now generally granted the distinction of being the oldest of the twenty-two colleges which make up Oxford University, Eng. Its library, though nearly a century younger, is the oldest existing library in England. IMPENETRABILITY. On bumptious Freshleigh snubs are lost And withering glances fall unseen, Nor August sun, December frost, Could wither anything so green. —Lampoon. The full announcement of the courses in the Chautauqua College of Liberal Arts has just been issued. Yale, Johns Hopkins, Princeton, Amherst, University of Michigan, and other institutions, more or less well known, are represented in the faculty. The session lasts six weeks. Each course is for five or ten hours each week, some classes THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 24

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meeting once a day and others twice. Besides the college proper, there are several schools of Sacred Literature. Ample opportunities are given for recreation and athletic sports, Mr. A. A. Stagg, formerly captain and pitcher on the Yale nine, having charge of this department. The faculty, alumni and students of the School of Biology of the University of Pennsylvania will erect in his memory a bust of the late Dr. Leidy. Union College has just received official award of the pennant of the New York State Inter-collegiate Football Association, won by her last Fall. The captain of Yale's Freshman nine is a Sophomore. A MYSTERY. They sat in the hammock at evening When the shadows were thickening fast, Thinking more by far of the present Than of the future or past. From inside through the open window Came her mother's voice gently calling, " You ought to have something around you, For the dew is rapidly falling." Neither he nor she had shawl or cloak, Nor aught else that any could see; Now, how could she truly answer back. " Oh, mama, I have lots around me? " University Quarterly. Ursinus is to erect a hall in memory of Dr. Bomberger, late president of the institution. Ground has already been broken, with imposing ceremonies, and the work will be pushed rapidly forward. Cornell has 181 candidates for graduation. " An important and interesting congress of universities will soon be held in Vienna. All leading European and American institutions will be asked to participate.—Cornell News. The first annual Yale-Harvard athletic meeting, held May sth, resulted in a victory for Harvard by 85 points to 27. It is said that the expense of running the University of Michigan for one year is but $200,000, instructors receiving but $9OO per annum. The State has recently reduced its appropriation to the university by $16,000. Steps are being taken toward the formation of a Western Inter-collegiate Press Association. The U. of M. Daily is one of the prime movers in the good cause. Yale's finest dormitory is in the process of erection. The faculty and students of Hiram College have lately adopted a constitution for the purpose of securing co-operation in government.The Russian government appropriated last year $15,400,000 for educational purposes and $150,000,000 for the army—ten times as much for war as for education.—Exchange. Harvard seems to feel no interest in the tug-of-war, save in efforts to have it removed from the programmes of inter-collegiate events. Yale's graduating class will wear cap and gowns at commencement this year,—an innovation.The faculty of Harvard Divinity School have selected a Japanese to represent the school in the commencement exercises of the university. This is the first time a Japanese has ever spoken at a Harvard commencement. Yale, owing to a disagreement with Harvard, has canceled her base-ball dates with the latter. ON THE BOOK SHELF. When you step into the library on a charming Spring day for a book to read, ouf under a tree on our sloping campus, while you snatch glances at the clouds or a bird or the tennis-player in the long shadows of the college building, you feel that you want something in harmony with these surroundings. To be sure there is much fiction that is attractive, but it is then so easy to let yourself wander in dreams that a poet is likely to entice you. THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX 25

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Spenser can supply matter for the imagination and fancy. The Faery Queen is delightful throughout for its power of calling up fancies and pictures—gardens of flowers —groves of pines and trembling aspens of gnarled ancient oaks—the pale-tinted Summer sky, the lowering storm-driven clouds of winter, land-capes, valleys, low-lying hills and bleak mountains— and at times the blue and white ocean ; the " poet's poet" has placed his heroes everywhere in nature—and indeed he seems to use the myths and tales of nearly every literature; but they are like new stories in the perfect form in which he presents them. The deeds of chivalry in the land of Faery are a delight to the young and their moral import attracts the old. As Pope says, " There is something in Spenser which pleases one as strongly in one's old age as it did in one's youth." The perfect versification makes the reading so easy that you must finish the book to see if there is never a repetition in all the various combats and struggles. For all that the critics may have said about it, do not let the allegory frighten you. English scholars still surpass our own in the classic studies, and they give the results of their work in more attractive form. Three little books have come to my notice this Spring" Sappho," edited by Henry T. Wharton; " Odes from the Greek Dramatists," edited by A. W. Pollard,and " Fifty Poems of Meleager," translated by W. Headlam—and each is a delectation. Mr. Wharton has collected all of the precious fragments of her whom Tennyson has again, after a period of sixty years, called " the poet," and following each fragment is a literal translation and the English verse renderings which merit the opposition. The fount of Greek type in the second edition (1887), was first used in this work; it has a peculiar beauty, representing the calligraphy of the manuscript of the Middle Ages. Though so little of Sappho has come down to us, enough at least remains to clearly prove her transcendent power; never has the human soul uttered passionate cry like her's; " and from the executive point of view, in directness, in lucidity, in that high imperious verbal economy which only nature can teach the artist, she has no equal, and none worthy to take the place of second." J. A. Symonds rendered into verse some fragments for this volume; one of them, the fourth, is Lelow: " All around through branches of apple-orchards ' Cool streams call, while down from the leaves a-tremble Slumber distilleth." * * * It has been said that no one has ever translated a Greek chorus, and no one ever will. Perhaps this is true; but they who have attempted translations surely deserve gratitude if they can stimulate their readers to refresh themselves at the fountains of the original. In the " Odes of the Greek Dramatists," Mr. Pollard has judiciously s'elected the best translations by English poets of the choruses from the tragedies of /Eschylus, Sophocles and Euripides and the comedies of Aristophanes ; among the translators are Shelley, Browning Dean Milman, Mrs. Browning, J. T. Coleridge and Swinburne, and these names show that the editor has used those translations only which have been made since the beginning of this century. He, however, treats in the introduction of all the known English translations, and also has added an exhaustive Bibliography of this subject. TJie odes are so printed that the Greek text is on the one page with the English rendering immediately opposite, and thus the context is readily available in both the original and the version. * • * Meleager sounds as modern as a poet of this century in the fifty short selections of Walter Headlam's translations. There is a simplicity and clearness to his style which together with his sweet spirit and tender heart and pure genius makes J. A. Symonds call him the noblest of the Amatory poets in the Anthology ; and it is especially in his erotic bits that he surpasses the others. " White violets I'll twine; The tender daffodilly With myrtles I'll entwine; I'll twine the laughing lily. " I'll twine sweet crocus, too; I'll twine among my posies Dark hyacinth for blue ; I'll twine the lover's roses. " That thrown my lady's head Of myrrhy tresses over A wreath with blossoms shed Her lovely locks may cover." * * * HALCYON, VOL. VII. Published by the Junior Class, Henry McAllister, Jr., Editor. The appearance of the college annual occurs on an opportune date, the day of the Spring Sports. Vol. VII of the Halcyon has made a radical advance over previous numbers in the direction of illustration, while perhaps only equal or inferior to some others in literary matters. The book, in general appearance, is the neatest yet published. The cover is a chaste combination of blue and white, with the name " Halcyon," in tasty letters of silver, lying diagonally across the blue, and the figures '92 in the upper corner. The sketches, largely the work of the students, show some originality and talent, noticeably " Fraternities " and " Snaps." The most marked feature is the number of new society cuts, which appear here for the first time, and the groups of the base-ball nine, mandolin club and the class which publishes the Halcyon. The volume closes with some useful historical data and a list of the members of the staffs of the college publications. The proof-reading is at fault only occasionally, while the printing fully equals that of the best college annuals. THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 26

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SWARTHMORE PHŒNIX - . - . ■ COMMENCEMENT ISSUE. Vol xi.. f Clom. Commencement Programme, - - - - - SI Candidates for Degrees, ------ si The Introduction of Christianity Into Greece, - *•D The Engineering Profession, ----- si Sourceß of Mythology, --__--*.-D The Utility of the Imagination, kk The Growth and Purpose of Civilization, - - ss Florence and Uirolamo Savonarola, - - - - i*» The Amusements of the Roman Empire, - - - !••-» Trial by Jury, - - - - !H Baccalaureate Address, ------ !♦.", Class Day Programme, - - - - - - D'B - -- - - - - 9s Class Poem. --------- 101. Class History, Hr2 Class Prophecy, ---,---- la, Presentations, - - - - - - - -IB) Ivy Exercises, - - - - - - - -117 Ivy Poem, - - - ---..-] is Class Ode, ll* A. H. SICKLIH i CO.. COLLEGE "BlNrtHt. Bis MINOR ST.. PMIkA

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Swarthmore Phœnix. SWARTHMORE COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT NUMBER June, 1891 COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMME. Introduction of Christianity into Greece, Eliza Gillingham Holmes The Engineering Profession, . Edward Brinton Temple Sources of Mythology, . . . Sarah Thomas Moore* The Utility of Imagination, . Katharine Lowe Tyler The Growth and Purpose of Civilization, William Cameron Sproul Florence and Girolamo Savonarola, Esther Haviland* The Amusements of the Roman Empire, Emily Atkinson* Trial by Jury, .... Alexander Mitchell Palmer * Excused from Speaking. Conferring of Degrees. Address to Graduates, Joseph Wharton President of the Board of Managers. Baccalaureate Address, Dean Elizabeth Powell Bond. CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES. BACHELOR OF ARTS. Emily Atkinson, Moorestown, N. J. Eliza Rebecca Hampton, .... Spring Brook, N. Y. Eliza Gillingham Holmes, . . . Moorestown, N. J. Lucy Sutton Lippincott, .... Riverton, N. J. Alexander Mitchell Palmer, . . . Strondsburg, Pa. Mary Lilian Yarnall Ward, Pa. BACHELOR OF LETTERS. Cosmelia Janney Brown, .... Lincoln, Va. Hannah Hallowell Clothier, . . . Wynne-wood, Pa. Esther Haviland, Brooklyn, N. Y. Dora Lewis, Media, Pa. Chester Passmore Martindale, . . Oxford, Pa. Sarah Thomas Moore, Sandy Spring, Md. Nellie Passmore, Oxford, Pa. Marianna Smith, Lincoln, Va. Frances Maria White, Lansdowne, Pa. BACHELOR OF S.CIENCE. William Cameron Sproul, . . . Chester, Pa. Katharine Lowe Tyler, .... Philadelphia, Pa. Edward Clarkson Wilson, . . . Bloomfield, Ont., Can. IN ENGINEERING. Louis Pelouze Clark, Haverford College, Pa. Isaac Onward Harper, . . /• . Baltimore, Md. John William Hutchinson, Jr., . . New York City, N. Y Harry Lee McDonald, .... Kansas City, Mo. Edward Brinton Temple, . . . Ward, Pa. SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. Published each Month during the College Year by the Students of Swarthmore College. S TAFF: EDITOR : henry McAllister, jr., '92. ASSOCIATE EDITORS : Benjamin F. Battin, '92. Charles Hart, '92. Mary L. Wolverton, '92. John L. Carver, '93. George H. Strout, '93. Helen S. Hutchinson, '93. Warren G. Boyer, '94. Business Manager: Howard N. Eavenson, '92. Assistant Business Manager: George W. Warner, '93. !One Volume (9 mos.) . . $l.OO Single CofDies, 15 Payable in Advance. Persons wishing to discontinue their subscriptions should notify us immediately. Contributions of matter are requested from all students of the College. Ex-members and Graduates of the College will oblige us by keeping us informed of their whereabouts or of any other items of interest. Subscriptions and all other business communications should be addressed to the Business Manager; contributions of matter to the Editor.—P. O. address, Swarthmore, Delaware County, Pa. Entered at the Post Office at Swarthmore as second-class matter.

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THE INTRODUCTION OF CHRISTIANITY INTO GREECE. ELIZA G. HOLMES. AT all times and to all nations has Greece, and all that pertains to that ancient world, been surrounded with a strange, fascinating interest. During the days of her greatest glory, by lesser nations she was respected, and Grecian art was worshipped. Since her fall, Greek sculpture and customs have been copied by enthusiastic admirers and her lands have been visited by scholar and antiquarian alike. And yet a cloud of doubt and mysticism seems to pervade the very atmosphere of Greece, especially after her fall. One of the most interesting, yet obscure features of this dark page in the golden history of Greece is the introduction of Christianity. In order to appreciate the great change which now took place, we must inquire fully into the previous condition of Grecian politics and morality. Among all ancient nations the conceptions of right and wrong, good and evil, were embodied in the gods, and to these the people turned for inspiration or approval of every act to be undertaken. To the Greek, the gods were personifications of virtue and of vice. From Homer we learn that by no means were they perfect creations, only living beings, indulging in sensuous pleasures, passing their time idly quarreling and feasting. With such ideals to follow can we wonder that popular Greek morality never reached a higher plane ? Many myths of these gods, it is true, set forth idealistic beauty and bravery ; but as morality became degraded, these myths sank into a baser signification which entered largely into the daily lives of the race. Notwithstanding such influences, the development of the Greek character was invariably perfect. Had it been otherwise Greek art would not have been so, for true art can come from only a finely developed character. Although in the golden age of Greece the popular ideas of morality continued to be low, yet a few prominent moral teachers reached, in their researches, a point surprisingly near the doctrines set forth by Christianity. The writings of these ancient philosophers are overflowing with such beautiful and terse sayings that we can scarcely imagine these authors as living hundreds of years before the Christian era, and entirely surrounded by vice and crime. Our conceptions of morality are based upon the teachings of Christ ; those of the Greeks upon the doctrines taught by Socrates ; yet, upon examination, these two doctrines will be found to coincide in many points. None of the sentiments expressed since, are more beautiful or truthful than many of the sayings of Socrates, the " first Quaker," as he has been called. Yet, unfortunate as it was, this great teacher had little influence upon the popular minds of his country, and his teachings are more fully appreciated to-day than at the time when they were uttered. Aristotle and Plato, also, were disliked by the people, and seldom was their advice sought. Let us take a brief ,view of Greece, historically, during this eventful period. Under the rule of young, mercenary monarchs, the Greek colonies fell into petty wars among themselves, and thus Greece, her unity forever destroyed, became an easy prey to foreign powers. Romans entered her borders, devastating her towns, and Greece, that once led the world, gradually, with other nations, succumbed to the proud Roman sway. The Greeks loved liberty and independence too zealously to sink entirely into obscurity after this disgraceful subjection. Although they themselves were Roman subjects, bound to obey Roman -laws, yet their hearts and minds were thoroughly Grecian, and remained loyal to their native land. Everywhere throughout Greece we find a spirit of freedom, which pervades all THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 5

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thought, and which is realized especially in her productions in poetry and art. It is due to this freedom that a change took place in the thought, a departure from the old beliefs. In the later days, when Greece had degenerated, the educated Greeks retained little of their former belief in the popular forms of theology, and, by all enlightened minds, one great cause was regarded as the origin of all. The poets now treated all stories connected with the gods as myths, and mere fancies of a superstitious, ignorant age. To all it was evident, after the treasures of Greece had been seized to increase the glory and splendor of her rival, that a change had taken place in their religious ideas as well. Christianity was now rapidly gaining in favor among the civilized nations, and it was manifest that there was need of a new religion which could be adopted by the Greek colonies .also, without seriously affecting the tide of thought at the time. Christianity, as expounded first by the Apostles, rapidly gained a footing, and, once started, none could fail to recognize it as the religion for which they had so long been striving. At first, these doctrines were listened to from mere curiosity, as the cultured minds were eager to learn how these strangers treated questions about which they themselves were at variance. Paul at Athens, Ephesus and Phillipi gained many followers, and it is doubtless due to his influence that Christianity spread thus early throughout the Pagan world. What a strange vision rises before us as we picture the modest St. Paul standing in the Areopagus, surrounded by all the former glories of Greece—public edifices, from which, three centuries before him, had issued -such eloquence as survives today. Amid such surroundings, this Apostle, true to his convictions, preached the simple creed of Christianity to the assembled crowds of curious Stoics and Epicureans. Some of the elder and more thoughtful Greeks had reason- Ed out almost the very doctrines taught by Paul. Conspicuous among these doctrines were those of the immortality of the soul and the so-called "Golden Rule." Thus we see that the deepest minds were well prepared to receive the Christian creed. The researches of the Greek minds in morality, philosophy and religion had laid a firm foundation for the root of Christianity in the Pagan world. Since the growth of Christianity immediately following the Apostles' teachings was too slow and quiet to attract comment from contemporary writers, necessarily our direct knowledge of this period is veiled in obscurity. Yet it is an easy task to decide what must have been its direct influence upon the mind and lives of the Greeks, judging from the ob vious results. Notwithstanding the disputes, persecutions and wars which have been carried on in her name, Christianity has undoubtedly made this universe what it is to-day. What all these nations might have been had they refused to accept the example set by Christ, is idle conjecture. We know them only as they are. *How wonderful it seems that one unpretentious man should arouse the whole world by his simple life ! All the world-renowned writers, statesmen, politicians and philosophers of ancient Greece, as generation succeeds generation, will sink into obscurity, but the name and example set by the despised carpenter of Nazareth will live forever. THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION. EDWARD B. TEMPLE. THE great achievements of modern times, the wonderful discoveries in science, and grand inventions that have so startled the world and conferred untold benefits upon mankind, attest the remarkable progress in the realms of thought. In no way have these results been more practically advanced than by the labors of the engineer. He who THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 6

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applies scientific discoveries, who builds upon scientific truths, who draws from the great storehouse of knowledge to rear the mighty structures of this marvelous age, is the world's great benefactor. The works have been so vast, so far-reaching in their influence, we can scarcely grasp the extent of man's dominion over the world of Nature. Dealing as he does, and must, with so broad and fertile a subject, working to divert the forces of Nature to serve the greatest uses of man, the engineer must thoroughly comprehend all the sciences she unfolds. The truths of mathematics, the realm of physics, the lessons of chemistry, geology and graphics are all essential contributors to his success. His mind fathoms the principles of the application of these sciences to enable him to further and secure man's broadest and highest needs. With such conditions we cannot wonder at the growing desire to educate the young men for this profession. Such training has come to be recognized as a most important factor in the success of a man's life-work. It was ignored in the earlier days of the profession, partly because of inability to establish schools and to secure proper text-books, and more especially because of the erroneous idea that a theoretical course was a waste of time for a young man, and that theory and practice conflicted. But the world has begun to realize the necessity of a thorough education to prepare one for his future career, and the colleges and universities of are offering ever-increasing advantages for study and research. As a rule, a knowledge of the principles and theory of engineering alone is taught by the schools. It must not be understood, therefore, that after a man has been graduated from the class-room he is a fullfledged engineer. Far from it. It takes that broadest and best of teachers, experience, to make one worthy of that distinction. The degree of engineer which is conferred by some of the colleges upon students immediately after graduation is misleading. It tends to degrade the meaning of that title, to be given only to men who have had years of practice and experience in engineering work. A college education will, however, teach one how to think and apply himself; it will better fit him to meet emergencies sure to present themselves; it will give hirrwa broader and sounder knowledge of nis subject, and teach him the fundamental principles of his profession.Some men are born engineers. Others who hope to reach pre-eminence must cultivate those necessary faculties in which Nature has left them deficient. Every honorable trait, all the varied kinds of knowledge one can possess, will be of advantage to him at some time. I might name accuracy, patience, courage, business and gentlemanly habits ; I might mention a knowledge of the laws of contract and professional etiquette, and, above ail others, integrity, as essential qualities for a man to possess who would reach the highest attainments offered by the profession, and who would carry the burden of its responsibilities. So vast and multiplied are the demands upon the engineer's genius to-day that constant devotion to a single branch of engineering work will alone make him pre-eminent in his calling. The progress of civilization depends in a large measure upon the efforts of the engineer. The demands for his skill will increase as time rolls on and man requires more accommodations to satisfy his increasing wants and progressive spirit. How totally different, for instance, would have been the relations of the vast western portion of the United States to us had it not been for the penetrating power of the dashing over the plains, now disappearing under the base of a mountain, losing itself in deep ravines and mountain gorges, but to emerge again at the shores of the Pacific ? View the magnificentTHE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 7

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magnificent edifices beautifying our cities, the bridges spanning our broadest streams, and the railways and vessels of our modern transportation system ; reflect upon the wonderful processes of extracting iron from the ore, and converting it into useful forms, and realize, if you can, the honor and praise and gratitude that is due the science of engineering for the benefit it has been to the world. How much we are indebted to the sanitary and hydraulic engineers for the valuable efforts they have put forth to make our cities pleasant and healthful. The mechanical and railroad engineers have done their share to aid civilization in its progress, for upon the development of the locomotive and the railway this onward course has depended to a great extent. The electrical engineer, dealing with that powerful yet unknown force, electricity, is making rapid improvements in the machines for converting this wonder into light and power, giving us our brilliantly lighted homes and streets, and affording us a motor for rapid transit which may some time replace Stephenson's once marvelous locomotive. In th*e same manner we are indebted to all engineering. Its followers have made their names immortal, and the structures they erected will ever be lasting monuments to their skill and ability. We can thus imagine the Great Engineer who planned and built this universe saying to each terrestrial engineer laboring to benefit mankind, and to aid the world in its onward and upward course, " Well done, thou good and faithful servant." SOURCES OF MYTHOLOGY. Sarah thomas moore. " Once more to distant ages of the world Let us revert, and place before our thoughts The face which rural solitude might wear To the unenlightened swains of pagan Greece." TV/TYTHOLOGY is the glass which brings within the range of modern vision the history of the thoughts and feelingsfeelings of men before science, or even poetry, was known—a history whose pages are obscured by the dust of centuries, and whose scattered leaves have rendered many of its stories almost unintelligible to us. Scholars, however, have succeeded in revealing much that was once hidden, and by collecting the fragments have shown its origin and meaning to be pure and poetical fancies. And when we know that the history of those distant ages and distant men, apparently so foreign to our modern interests, tells of our own race* it assumes a new charm. "To understand what men are, it is necessary to know what men have been." In those ancient days when men were ignorant of the laws that govern the physical world, they looked upon the objects around them as possessing the same feelings that they themselves had. As children are wont to speak of the fire when it has burned them, so the human intellect in its infancy thought the seas and the rivers and the mountains had the same power to feel and to will that men have. When they saw the sun rise, they spoke of it as a great hero whose mother was night, and whose wife was the fair dawn. When it set at night, they did not know it would come back to them the next morning, but spoke of it as if the great hero had died. When they saw its light far exceeding the light of human eyes, and when the winds howled and the ocean roared louder than human voices, they wondered and stood in awe of nature lest her fury should be turned against them. Was it strange that marvelous and god-like powers came to be ascribed to forces beyond the control of man, and which so soften shaped his destiny ? No miracle was the evolution to the belief in the awe-inspiring gods. Science has taught us to account for the thunder, the rains and the dews, but to the ancients, with their hearts throbbing with THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 8

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poetical fancies, these had a different meaning. A bright calm day, with cloudless sky and balmy air, was as beautiful to them as to us. To them there was life in the sunshine. " Sunbeams upon distant hills Gliding apace, with shadows in their train Might with small help of fancy be transformed Into fleet Oreads sporting visibly." These ancients lived among the hills and woods with the heavenly bodies as their companions." The mighty hunter lifting a bright eye Up towardS the crescent moon with grateful heart Called on the lonely wanderer who bestowed That timely light to share his joyous sport." So, too, the shepherd lad as he lay on the grass playing upon his "oaten reed" heard the faint echo from a neighboring wood, and thought a beautiful youth was replying with strains far sweeter and softer than his own. Mythology does not mean what it seems to mean; whatever outward aspects it may assume, it is always the same, it is language forgetting itself. The same name would often apply to more than one object, and often the same object would have many different names; so it is not a difficult thing to understand how a story could be changed from its original meaning so as to be even horrible to us. In the story of Tantalus killing and roasting his own child, we must remember that Tantalus was one of the names given to the sun that, with its scorching rays, dries up the fruits of the earth, which are called its children. As the sources of mythology were common to all nations, and men travelled from one land to another taking with them the fables of their own gods, and learned new ones, the likeness of these stories, inevitable from their common origin, caused a confusion of ideas in which the primitive significance was lost, and gradually the gods and heroes were represented with human forms. Mythology, then, is only an ancient dialect, a collection of sayings by which men described what went on around them, and which may seem at the first perusal only idle weavings of superstitious minds. But do not turn from it, study it as you would an ancient poem. The same divine influence that nature breathes into the heart of man to-day inspired these Pagans of the olden times. They felt a spiritual presence, ofttimes misconceived, but one that filled their hearts with joy and gratitude and fear and love. They looked upward and beyond their own mortal nature, and from their fervent lips rose songs and notes of praise, "and their moral sense they fortified with reverence for the gods." THE UTILITY OF THE IMAGINATION. KATHARINE L. TYLER. PROMINENT among the complex elements of the human mind, and powerful in shaping the destinies of the race, stands the faculty of imagination. Joined to a clear conscience and a good judgment, imagination is the great blessing in life. It wreaths in glorious halo the past; it brightens the present, and casts about the future its brilliant hues of anticipation. Imagination not only enters largely into the realm of the beautiful in art and literature, it is an important element in practical life—the property of the business man as well as the poet. Napoleon has said : "Imagination rules the world," and who could more fitly have spoken these words than he, who owed so much of his success to the art of foreseeing the position that would be taken by the enemy, and thus was enabled to place his troops to the best advantage. The world's great leader made practical use of this power in his control over THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 9

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others. When on the burning sands of Egypt, he stood beneath the great monuments of the ages, and at the very crisis of the battle, when all commands were fruitless, in memorable words he appealed to the imagination of his men. Pointing to the pyramids, he said: "Forty centuries are looking down upon you." The student who would fashion in airy space complicated figures of geometry, who would penetrate to their ultimate foundations the most abstruse calculations of mathematics, must make highest practical use of his creative faculty. He who would read the past through the pages of history, must be able to call before him and, to a certain extent, become a part of the ever-changing panorama of the world's events. The prime requisite in actor and orator is force of imagination It is the actor entering most fully into .his assumed character that succeeds. The orator who has best formulated his ideas in the crucible of his mind, under the inspiring influence of the imagination, is the one who wields the greatest influence and power over the people. As we turn over the leaves of history, we ask ourselves, what have been the great agents in the rise and progress of a nation ? May not discovery and invention be classed among the foremost ? We, the people of America, to-day can surely bear witness to the practical imagination of Columbus, whose mind reaching aero ;s the great unknown expanse of water, seemed to see before him the distant land. If Watts, while noting the boiling teakettle, had not dreamed of the great steam-engine, carrying its burden of human lives swiftly across continents, or if such men as Field and Cooper had not in imagination sounded the ocean depths, and fancied the telegraph throbbing to the heartbeats of nations, uniting in a bond of fellowship the ends of the earth, what would have been our progress ? Imagination plays a most important part in the realms of science and philosophy. Our scientists, leaving the familiar paths of selfevident truths, allow their imagination to soar into unknown fields of theory, and are so led on to new and grander hypotheses. Another line for fact study is started, new truths are to be demonstrated, false theories to be overthrown. Thus onward moves the hand of progress. Our philosophers, accumulating facts and theories in their minds, analyze and recombine these principles involved, until they take on forms never before observed. Through the imagination one learns to converse with a picture or find companionship in a statue. Who having seen 'Death on a Pale Horse," has not admired the grand conception of the painter, so dear to every Swarthmore heart? Truly, to the Heavenenkindled imagination of the great painters and sculptors we are indebted for our jewels of art. This creative power has not alone furnished our art galleries with beauty. It is the well-spring of our poetry and fiction. It is this that has preserved our literary gems when there was little else to recommend them. It is in the poet's mind that fancy loves to dwell, and gives form in soft measures to beauteous visions. Shakespeare has so prettily painted the poec's power when he says: " And as imagination ' odies forth The forms of things unknown, the poet's pen Turns them to shape, and gives to airy nothing A local habita' ion and a name." Homer brings before us in full array the Greeks at the walls of Troy, and with Milton we descend into the great abyss, where Satan and his host are 'rolli-ngin the fiery gulf," or with him we scale the heights of Heaven, where they "above the starry sphere their happy hours in joy and hymning spend." Have not Shakespeare's female characters a THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX 10

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charm about them ? The artless Miranda, or the queenly Portia, so merciful and just. Can we think of creations more sweet and lovely ? How much pleasure should we be deprived of if the old legends so associated with parts of the country, and the beautiful stories of the heathen deities, were dropped from our literature. A classic volume without sug gestion of mythology is a rare thing. Thus we find imagination to be one great source of our enjoyment of life, from the practical, theoretical and artistic standpoint; but let us not overlook its still higher use, its bearing on our moral and religious life. Some one has said, "The faculty of the imagination is the great spring of human activity, and the principal source of human improvement." It is a great preventive of self-satisfaction, for it ever presents to the mind character higher than any before reached. The moral life is in a certain way artistic. Though we may not with the chisel, like Michael Angelo, carve out of wood and stone things of beauty, yet we have a character to form, a soul to mould of far surpassing beauty, a heart to touch with the true celestial fire. In the words of a well-known author, " Life is artistic ; we are all artistsartists of character, ever striving to realize our ideals of that which is purer and better and nobler than ourselves. We carve not in wood and marble, but in mind and heart. We mould not in clay and plaster, but in plastic and immortal soul. We shape not the dull, cold marble, that will crumble to dust, but the warm, active spirit that will survive the wrecks of matter and the crush of worlds." According as we shape our ideals, so we shall become ; if our ideals are low and degraded, our lives will sink to that level; if they are great and good, our characters will reach up to the higher and broader plane. The highest ideal is alone reached when the imagination, enkindled with spirit from above, leads the soul ever onward and upward, unfoldingunfolding before its broadening sight the beau teous character of its God, until at last it reaches the Everlasting Day, and beholds the King in all His glory. THE GROWTH AND PURPOSE OF CIVILIZATION.WILLIAM C. SEJJOUL. THE one great problem always confronting mankind is the condition of man. The greatest thoughts of our greatest minds, the highest aims of our most exalted heroes, the sublimest conceptions of the grandest souls, have had their origin, their existence and their consummation in this one, aIT-comprehensive field. Every human effort, which has gone at all beyond the individual limits, since man first found himself a creature on this earth, has had its result in the progress of humanity. All the expressed thought of mankind, in verse or unmeasured prose, all our statesmanship, our heroismthe grandest ideals of our minds—have gone into the great general effect of the advancement of man. Man has gone forward in the scale of existence; the nature of his creation allows no permanent retrogression. With those special endowments given him in the beginning, man has been able to increase his natural gifts, and, by means of communication of thought, each generation, passing from the scene of action, has been enabled to lay down a store of wisdom and experience for those succeeding. Man has thus improved the talents of his superior reason by that reason itself. By its aid he has found the requirements of his existence, the higher necessities of his comfort, and the great truths of his religion. By the rare gift of reflection he has been able greatly to extend the scope of his action. His achievements in his highest development, are no more the results of knowledge, gained by experience, THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 11

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than of beliefs called theory—his religion is a combination ot both. The whole makes civilization—civilization is the sum of man's progress in the entire fiel(J of his history. The advance of this civilization within historic time has been in great waves. The successive flows in the tide of human progress have been succeeded by ebbs which have oftentimes lowered the standard conditions of mankind almost to the starting point. But gradually the gain has been made and each succeeding crest has raised itself above those that have come before. Egypt, India, Assyria, Persia and Judea have successively risen and fallen. The Grecians and then the Romans, in greater waves have attained to commanding heights, under the impediments of false religions and hampered by superstition and paganism. But at their best these civilizations embraced but a very small portion of mankind—a few thousands in luxurious rank, and the rest of the world.in contrast, darker than ever. As each succeeding wave of progress has swept over an increased area, so, rising from the decline of the Roman civilization, the present advancing tide, drawn forward by the great influence of the Christian religion, has risen over and now includes the greater portion of the globe. It has reached a grand eminence and the world is wholly subject to it. With no external forces to fear, its decline can only come through its own disorders. In the past five centuries the impulse of civilization has excelled, perhaps, the entire progress in all previous time. The learning, the comfort and luxury of human life have been increased beyond belief. In the last century, or even half-century, the gain in man's acquirements has been marvelous. Within the range of our simple senses are achievements of man more wonderful than the fabled miracles of the mythological deities. The forces of reason have triumphed over the secrets of nature one by one, and turned them to give new impetus to the advance of man The domain of human knowledge has been so broadened that the aggregate acquirements of the best of the ancient nations form but one small cK partmen* in the great field of modern study. But great as has been the improvement in modern times its effects are still limited. Indispensable as is considered the simple power of the written communication of thought, is it not startling to consider that not one-third of the population of the earth can read in any language ? Of this small proportion, one-half cannot intelligently read the Bible. More frightful, however, is the thought that less than one fourth of the existing mankind has ever heard of Christianity.For a moment view the extremes of human conditions—one-eighth of us are within the reach of an enlightened civilization, an equal number are highly civilized and one-fourth more are within the influences of the civilized centres. Then turn to the other side of the picture. One-half of the entire mass of humanity have never heard of civilization and cannot comprehend its meaning. In Asia, Africa and the Oceanic islands, are still countless millions who are no farther along in the scale of existence than they were in the beginning of time. Generation following generation, century crowding upon century, age passing down upon age, and these men have made no progress. Seven hundred millions of people—human beings—the darkness of whose dreary lives has never been penetrated by the light of one reflective thought; whose hearts have never known the influence of a reasoning mind ; whose soulstheir very existence unknown to themselves —are unconscious of a God! Oh, what an inequality! What a reproach ! Man created with reason and left to develop himselfthose who have risen by favoring circumstances have forgotten their less fortunate THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 12

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brothers—those endowed to lead have failed to fulfil their trust. What an opportunity here for our civilization to accomplish the purposes for which it has been given ! But leaving these benighted creatures in utter hopelessness, with the irrepressible conclusion that evolution has not changed their condition from that of the brute creation about them sufficiently to render'them capable of progression, we come to a consideration of our own surroundings. In our country, blessed with free institutions, the broadest, most liberal government in history, and calculated to inspire the best energies in mankind, the inequality of men is less apparent than anywhere else Yet, even here, how many more than half of us enjoy the true blessings of our civilization. In Kurope the proportion is much less. One-fourth of those who are within the most highly civilized nations have no opportunities of availing themselves of the existing civilization. How much better in intelligence or comforts of life are the miserable creatures who are now crowding into our land by thousands, than were their ancestors of the time of Charlemagne ? In this enlightenment of the nineteenth century should a few enjoy all? Shall the grand record of this crest of progress bear aloft only a few from among the world's millions ? We are not truly civilized until the standards of life of the whole of mankind shall have been raised. We are upon the threshold of a new era of action, armed with a mighty strength handed down to us from countless generations. They made, let us apply. Let us battle aright in the great work before us. Our opportunity is the grandest. Let us send out more civilizing agents like the great Stanley; let us rear more liberators like the immortal Lincoln, the glory of whose might will resound through the remaining ages of man. We may now safely claim to have a knowledge of civilization, it is now our time to use it. Not by war—there is no civilization in war, and each recurrence of it delays the consummation ten times its duration. Benevolence, education and religion, under the benign influences of toleration and peace, will bring up the lowly, the oppressed, the barbarous, the savage, to the free standard of human existence. Then, and only then, will the world be civilized and served—then, and not until then, may we realize that human efforts may prepare the world for the coming of the King of Men. FLORENCE AND GIROLAMO SAVONAROLA. ESTHER HAVILAND. ITALY, the land of poets, of gentle zephyrs, and bubbling springs ; the land of Horace and Catullus, of Dante and Petrarch, of Gabriel Rossetti, and of our own Brownings ; this paradise of earth has Florence for its very gem. What a charm steals over us at the very name of the beautiful city, surrounded by its green fields and gently flowing streams, the soothing atmosphere and blue sky above, and, in its midst, marble dwellings of dazzling whiteness, and, nestled in amid the mansions of the rich, humble little adobe cottages, over which rosebushes clamber in wild and sweet profusion ! Such is our ideal Florence of the Middle Ages. Let us turn now to the real Florence. Toetry, art, literature, music, here had their fountain head. What was the cause of this remarkable culture of the liberal arts ? Lorenzo de Medici was a Florentine, surnamed the Magnificent, and whatever surrounded Lorenzo must savor of his grandeur. Not content with luxury in his private life, he must also make Florence a city of luxury. No wonder the people looked to him as a great benefactor and friend. Did he not endow and build great libraries and art galleries for their intellectual development? Did he THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 13

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not encourage the young artists, cheer the young poets and sculptors, and lend a willing hand to every new enterprise which could add to the glory of Florence ? But this Lorenzo, who had done so much to raise the city to its proud eminence, was now about to dash it into an abyss of sin and misery. All feelingof patriotism in thecity was being destroyed by continual feuds between rival houses. Religion was a mere mockery. Florence was, indeed, in sad need of a firm hand to lead her to a higher, better life, and what more noble Florentine could she have than the grand prophet, Girolamo Savonarola ? That this Savonarola recognized the crying need for reform when the crisis came, is shown by these words: "Italy, thou very paradise of earth, thou hast become a spiritual wildernes—even worse—a land of idols and an abomination unto the Lord." From early childhood he longed to be a monk, and, at the age of twenty, fled to Bologna, where, following in the footsteps of his beloved Thomas Aquinas, he entered a Dominican monastery. Is there anything that makes us feel more desolate than to flee from wickedness to what we reverence as the holy of holies, and find that behind the mask of virtue it is as corrupt as the vice from which we flee ? Yet corruption was the very essence of the monasteries of this period. Priesthoods secured by bribes, alms placed at the disposal of avaricious monks, fasts a mere mockery, and penance worse than a mockery ! The preaching of Savonarola was wild and impassioned. He would pour forth words such as these : " Alas, thy measure is filling—yea, Florence, full, I say. Look, look, a scourge is coming! I have striven to bear up against this burden by fervent prayer. I can say no more—my strength fails; there is nothing left for me but to weep and to pray, and to pray yet again." And again, in his prophetic strain, "Oh, Italy, for thy sins this trouble will come ! Oh, Florence, for thy sins this chastisement will come! Oh, clergy, because of thee comes this storm ! I tell you, there will come a storm like the vision of Elias, and the storm will shatter the mountains! Over the Alps will come one hither against Italy like the Cyrus of whom Isaiah wrote." Who was this invader of whom he so often spoke? Who but Charles VIII of France ? At the head of his victorious army he entered Florence as a conqueror; he was received as a guest. There was mock courtesy extended ; but in the streets, where flags were waving and trumpets blowing, the people were huddled together in little groups; fear and trembling spread through the city. Then, indeed, Savonarola was the only one who could quell the panic. The monk was now the most powerful man in the city. For four years he struggled to bring it back to a pure social and political life, and his plan of government would have made a millenium of Florence, if he had had strong, honest men to aid him, not weak profligates, who, for a short time, were stirred by emotion to a wild enthusiasm for the new government,but who, at the first word of doubt cast on their new leader, joined his enemies in reviling him. At this time, when he was in despair of his high aim, he wrote : " Lord ! Lord ! where hast thou led me ? Through seeking to save a few souls I have come into a place whence there is no return to peace. Why hast thou made me a man of disturbance and discord overall the earth ? I was free, and now lam the slave of all men." In 1497, the Pope sent a Brief to prevent his preaching. He had now become feeble from the great strain upon his nervous system, and left the San Marco for awhile, but continued in his work, trying to rekindle in his people the divine spark of purity and holiness. The denunciations of his enemies grew louder and louder. In May of this year he was excommunicated, and Florence was threatened with an interdict if she encour- THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX 14

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aged him in his heretical preachings. It was not mere preaching against profligacy which incensed the Pope, but his preaching against the clergy, against the heinous crimes which the church concealed or justified, and against the divine appointment of the Pope. Rome and Florence, the one under the leadership of the Pope, the other of Savonarola, could not exist amicably side by side. In the final struggle his sensitive nature was tortured by the rack, and the examinations that and, in the agony of his physical sufferings, for one moment his strong will gave way, and he confessed all that they asked of him, but a few moments later revoked his words. He suffered the death of a martyr, and as he came toward the stake, with hands bound and almost fainting from exhaustion, the bishop pronounced these terrible words: " I separate thee from the militant and triumphant church of God." Savonarola raised his head proudly, and answered: "From the church militant; from the church triumphant, thou canst not." THE AMUSEMENTS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. EMILY ATKINSON. AT the beginning of the Christian Era, Rome was the queen of the world. C Her armies, under that remarkable man, Julius Caesar, had carried her power far into the East, while the nearer countries had lain at her feet for years. Athens, Carthage, Sparta, —learning, splendor, severity, had succumbed to the greater power of her arms, and bowed before her. Vet it was never a willing service that these conquered nations paid, for they felt only too truly that the money wrested from their countries was used to support their conquerors in idleness. In such a position, then, with unlimited wealth at their command, and the world at their feet, the Romans gave themselves up to amusement. As one writer says, •Amusement became the fashion and business of life." Although so much has been written concerning the Romans, that wji canfDicture their daily life about as clearly as that of our ancestors, it is mainly in regard to the higher classes. There was no one to picture the life of the Roman breadwinner. But since the amusements of a race are very much the same for all its classes, we may feel sure that we know very well how the Romans spent their time. Each country and people has some amusements, which are characteristic of it, and yet there are some diversions which are much the same throughout all time. In this list we must place games of chance, and among the Romans of this time they were very prevalent. Laws against gambling were passed, but, like most of the laws of that time, they were unheeded, and many were the hours spent by all classes over the tali and tessera, the knuckle-bones and dice. The game of ball, too, had its place among the Romans, but their games resembled more those of the children of our day. There was one game in which a circle was formed, and the ball thrown from one to the other. Often some player would slyly change the direction of the ball, in order to take another unawares. Two other games, one in which there was a rough scramble for the ball, and the other resembling our cricket, were played. These games of ball and iencing with a wooden sword against a post, were indulged in most frequently just before the bath. This, too, must be considered an amusement at this time, for the emperors spent much iHE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 15

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time and money in erecting magnificent buildings for this purpose, and among the higher classes most of the day was spent in the baths. With such games, and the singing and dancing of the slaves at the banquets, so common among the Romans, the odd hours of the day were passed. All of these were laid aside, however, when the time came for the dramatic exhibitions, chariot races, and gladiatorial combats. Then all Rome flocked to the huge buildings whose ruins stand as silent witnesses of the immense amount of time and money spent by the Romans for their pleasures. The dramatic exhibitions are, perhaps, the least known, and truly it is not strange. They were low and commonplace in characacter, and the jokes were coarse. The dialogues were often impromptu, and as the actors were persons of no culture and few intellectual attainments, we can scarcely wonder at the character of the Roman drama. Then, too, it was frequently the custom to make the stage a place for showing the disapproval of some action of the emperor or other person of authority. We may form some idea of the fascination which chariot racing had for the Romans, when we read that all Rome was divided into factions, which had for their origin the different colored ribbons which the charioteers wore. The greater part of the day was spent in attending these races, and when they occurred the immense Circus Maximus was crowded. Besides these chariot races, there were bare-back races, in which one man rode three or fgour horses, and changed from one to another in the course of the race. But of all the amusements the most characteristic of the Romans were the gladiatorial combats, which were also the most cruel. Indeed, we almost shudder at the name gladiator. That any people could sit by the hour and watch one man fight with another until one was cither killed or wounded, seems almost incredible. Yet such was the custom. The gladiators were slaves, captives taken in war or citizens who wished to gain notoriety. These poor wretches were compelled to fight, sometimes with each other, and sometimes with wild beasts, merely to please the Roman people. In the latter case, to make the animals still more ferocious, they were deprived of food for several days previous to the fight. However, the people enjoyed it, and that was sufficient, and the surest way to gain their favor was by giving such games in the Amphitheatre, which is one of Rome's grandest ruins and the scene of so much bloodshed. The Emperors availed themselves of this fact, and by means of these games kept the minds of the people from politics, and gradually usurped all the power. Yet this was not the only evil influence of the amusements of the Empire. The gladiatorial combats were, perhaps, the most injurious, as they hardened the people and dulled all their finer sensibilities. Literature and art were dead. The later Empire could show no Virgil, Horace or Cicero, who had made the Latin literature one of the finest of antiquity. The races made the people nervous and excitable, and little fitted for the rigors of warfare. Indeed, the army was a mere farce. There was no second Caesar to excite them to action, and to lead them against their enemies at the north, and no Cato with his severity to show his countrymen that life was not a mere playground, as they seemed to think it. It is little wonder, then, that in such a condition Rome could not withstand the attacks of the hardy, warlike Goths. Yet, although. she fell, she has left us a past so glorious that it breaks through the clouds which rest on her latter Empire, and while the world lasts Rome will be remembered as the brightest star of antiquity. THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 16

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TRIAL BY JURY. A. MITCHELL PALMER. TRIAL by jury was originally held by the English people as a long step in the direction of political liberty. Ground beneath the merciless heel of kings and' nobles, their very existence a miserable struggle for a single ray of liberty, the idea of trial by their peers obtained a hold upon the fancies of men which ib has succeeded in retaining through seven centuries. Loth to reject old customs, prone to believe in the efficacy of institutions which have weathered the storms of time, a too conservative people have clung to this old form of law, although its usefulness has long since passed away. To-day there is no oppression of the people other than that which by the intelligent use of the suffrage power they may themselves remove. It is not necessary for them to resort to courts of law to resist the heavy hand of power as it was in England centuries ago, when trial by the country was established. In liberty-loving America, the grandest exemplification of the truth that all men are created equal, every man has the same opportunity as his brother. Freedom of speech, freedom of press and freedom of conscience, have removed the disabilities under which our ancestors lived and have made many things a bane to our existence which were a boon to theirs. Trial by jury is one. In criminal cases there is no stronger argument for the abolition of the jury than the dangerous miscarriage of justice in recent trials in this country. The late uprising of the people in New Orleans, forming an aristocratic but murderous mob, was to avenge the laws outraged by twelve men. Easily influenced by fear, and more easily by money, the men who constitute our juries make a verdict of conviction against powerful criminals almost impossible, and when, as often the safety of our republican institutions depends largely upon the result of such trials, the condition becomes most alarming. The boasted freedom of America has not half so much to fear from the foreigners who seek our shores, as from the American citizens who from the jury box connive at their crimes. By this failure of juries to administer justice, there is engendered in the citizens • a lack of confidence in our entire court system which indirectly does more harm than the angry disapproval manifested in the action of lawless riots. It is in civil suits, however, that the call for a change is loudest. In our civil courts there are discussed every day questions of immense moment to business and private interests, disputes arising between parties of the better class in our population, for the just decision of which the calm judgment of experience and knowledge is essential. Is this to be obtained when the decision is left to the uncertain opinion of twelve men, who are either reputable citizens present under protest, or disreputable citizens present because no better will serve? It is an insult to the litigants in our civil courts to assert that the average men who sit in the jury box are their equals. Totally ignorant of the technicalities of business which are every day called in question, not sufficiently interested in the triumph of justice to care whether the right or the wrong wins, wholly devoid of knowledge of the principles of the law, our juries are but little fit to decide the questions of almost vital importance which are brought before them. It is no wonder that their decision is commonly deemed as uncertain as the outcome of a lottery. When justice becomes a lottery, it is high-time to call a halt upon the cause. Originally the "bulwark of liberty," jury trial has become through a disgraceful degen. eracy, a millstone to its progress. Through THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX 17

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seven centuries the descent to Avernus has been easy and gradual but " RC vocare gra-lum superasque evadere ad auras, Hoc opus, hie labor est." It seems impossible to revise the present system. Every attempt has met with dismal failure. It is necessary, therefore, to abandon it altogether. But a true critic must provide a remedy for the evil he seeks to correct. The remedy is at hand. Relegate the jury to history, and authorize a board of three presiding judges to consider both the law and the fact. Such a change would insure justice, whether it be satisfaction or punishment, to the lowest foreigner who comes to our free land, as well as to the high born American through whose veins courses the blood of the Pilgrim fathers. Would you not, if accused of a crime, or if a party to a civil suit, rather try your cause before the man of learning and experience, who even now holds the reins of the court, than before the dozen men often without learning and always without experience, who now go through the miserable form of dealing out justice? Experienced by many years of active practice to be a judge of the truth of every fact offered in testimony, taught by long study to apply the principles and statutes of law to the facts presented for consideration, and above all, responsible for his actions to the people who elected him, the judge brings to the court room every requisite ! for a just trial. The empty oratory of con- j tending counsel has no undue influence upon him, nor is he swayed by the wilful perjury of corrupt witnesses. He has learned to read ! and interpret men's faces and manner as well as their words. In his hands justice is safe and certain. It is not the inexperience of youth alone which declaims against the present jury system. The brightest lights in the legal pro- I fession, the truly justice-loving citizens of all professions, unite in the demand for this reform—a reform which will preserve for them the which brought their fathers to our shores. The gates of Castle Garden open inward. There is no emigration from America. There is no country on the face of the earth whither the American may fly to better his condition How necessary it is, then, that the foundation of our govern, ment should be liberty, and its cornerstone justice. As it is the land of last resort for the persecuted and oppressed, the United States should be the acme of perfection. Will she ever become so if we allow the weight of ignorance, corruption and evil to overbalance the scales in the hands of the sightless Goddess of Justice? No! Rather let the noble Goddess stand before America's free people and by the even balance of her scales, beckon all the world to come for justice and equality to the land swayed by her impartial reign. BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS. DEAN ELIZABETH POWELL BOND. 44 A LL things are possible to him that i\ believeth," is the testimony of the great Teacher. His disciples, whom he had chosen to work* with him, whom he had in- concerning the sources of his own power, had failed when the distressed father appealed to them to relieve his afflicted child. They could not exorcise the evil spirit that was believed to be wearing away his life. Then Jesus said : •* Bring him unto me," and in the controlling presence of the intense Believer the ills of the suffering boy were healed, and the Healer said, "All things are possible to him that believeth." He believed that he was "one with the Father." It is true, this healing power is accounted miraculous, is set down as a departure from the established laws of the universe. But may it not be that in his exercise of the gift of THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 18

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healing as in the beneficence of all his life, he but points the way in which men may walk ? When he was a boy of but twelve years, you remember, his father and mother missed him while returning from the feast days in Jerusalem, and sought him sorrowing, and he replied to the mother's gentle rebuke, " Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business ?" Again, he said : " My Father worketh hitherto, and I work." " I have meat to eat that ye know not of." " My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to fhiish his work." He believed that he was the Son of God; that in this sonship he was the heir of an infinite inheritance, the heir of infinite love, and it may be added, of infinite responsibility. Let us try, for the hour, to put away from our minds all preconceived images of Jesus as a supernatural being, as a worker of miracles, set apart from the race, to be contemplated from afar, to be worshipped as God. All this he may be ; but for this hour let us think of him as indeed the Elder Brother, a member of the great human fraternity, and so bound to us by ties of blood—a brother whose leadership is reaching to the farthest parts of the earth, whose victories and whose unfinished work are a part of our own inheritance. What was it to him to be the Son of God ? It was to feel himself so near to the great soul of things that he could declare " I and my Father are one." So close was his walk with God, that the very secrets of infinite power, obscured to the less believing children of God, were opened to him, to be used for the healing and lifting up of the world. It is easy to believe that this conscious sonship made it possible for him to touch the very centres of life and health of those who flocked about him, feeling him to be a very shepherd, drawn by his clear, strong intellect and his unwearying tenderness, to be healed of their infirmities and comforted in their sorrows, and directed in the way of life, To him to be the Son of God was to be called, as is the dutiful son in any household, to share in the Father's labors, as he himself declared, "to finish his work." He found the world orphaned, without a knowledge of the Father. The great Jehovah—a God afar off, was the mighty Law-giver to whom knees were bent, and heads were bowed in worship. He found the Scribes and Pharisees binding heavy burdens and laying them upon men's shoulders; he found them doing their works to be seen of men ; he found them making long prayers while they yet devoured widows' houses; he found them paying tithes of mint and anise and cummin, while the "weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy and faith," they omitted ; he found them making clean the outside of the platter, while within they were full of extortion and excess. All these things were to him the unfinished work of the Father, left for the Son to do. He touched into new life the old law which Moses delivered, "Thou shaltlove the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." These two commands he emphasized to them as the greatest. But there were other parts of the law easier to obey than these two chiefest commands; and Jesus found the world about him choosing the easier part. It was easy to observe the tradition of the elders concerning the washing of hands and the cleansing of cups and platters; it was easy to honor the Lord with their lips, to sing psalms of praise, and to make long prayers standing in the market-place. It was hard then, as it is hard now, to love the Lord with undivided heart; it was hard then, as it is hard now, to love the neighbor at the cost of one's own comfort and pleasure. And so this Elder Brother went up and down among his people, "a living witness to the divineness in the old law. The loving with his whole heart had made known to him the Fatherhood of the Lawgiver; THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 19

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and through his ministration human life holds itself in a new relation to the Divine. How he spent his own life for his neighbor, wherever he chanced to be, for the man or woman or little child, stricken with leprosy or palsy or insanity. How he taught them "as one having authority," of spiritual things, in lessons that fell upon thirsting souls like showers upon parched fields ! Edwin Arnold has put into the mouth of one redeemed from sinful ways by his wise defence these words : " Thus did He bring Our glad souls daily, by His glorious words, Into the Kingdom of the spirit. There The sorrowful and the shamed are comforted; The humble are exalted, and the meek Inherit good. The pure in heart see God, The merciful find mercy. Those that wept Dry their glad eyes; the peace-makers have praise, And they who hungered after righteousness With righteousness are filled. No dream, no draught Of fancy's frenzied wine-cup, * * * But the words true as daylight; plain and straight The way as paths in meadows." And yet they crucified him ! They said he was a pestilent fellow. They charged him with perverting the people. It is true, he was a disturber of the old order of things. The revivifying of the old law of love to God and love to the neighbor, disturbed many things; and rulers and high priests found this great Believer leading the people away from outward authority to the " law written in their inward parts," to "the Light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world." They crucified him. He did not finish the Father's work. This unfinished work is his bequest to the sons and daughters of God. Wherever " man's inhumanity to man" makes mourning in the earth; wherever the poor are the victims of the rich;" wherever men build themselves up upon the ruined souls and bodies of their fellows; wherever the darkness of ignorance and the pestilence of vice prevail; wherever the weak wait for a strong arm to lean upon ; wherever the erring need a word of kindly counsel to turn them lo the right way; wherever men and women associate together and have need for a spirit of forbearance to promote their mutual aims ; in all these places is the Father's unfinished work, the bequest direct from the hands of the great Believer. Systems of belief have been built upon the words of Jesus and his disciples, again and again covering up the vital lesson of his life, until some clear intellect and courageous believer like Luther, or Bruno, or nearer to us, a George Fox, has torn away the growths of form and superstitious observance to set free once more the old law which Jesus revivified, the law of love to God and love to the neighbor. How must it grieve the soul of this Son of God that in his name, in the. name of the Prince of Peace, men have angrily accused each other of unbelief, until armies have poured out their blood upon battlefields, and women's hearts have been broken ; and Inquisitions have invented every form of torture to wring from their victims assent to the creed of the dominant church. What wonder that so much of the Father's work is still to do! Ever the world waits for the believer, for him who believes himself, as the Elder Brother did, to be the son of God; for him whose life is so close to God that its strength and its tenderness and its illuminating power lift and heal, and light the way for all human life. And now, a last word to the members of the graduating class, whose places among us will soon know them no more. I have tried, as the truest service to be rendered you in this hour, to recall vividly to you the spirit of the Elder Brother; to clear away the accretions of time that really hide from our spiritual view the soul of the great Believer. It was the prophecy of his clear spiritual sight that men should do greater works than he had done, that men should go on from height to height of spiritual attainment. In THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 20

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these last days of -your work among us, the thought has been much with me of the hope there is for the world in a company of two score and more young men and women, just now, in a sense, coming to their majority. Up to this time, as undergraduates, you have been as the children of a household under guidance in your intellectual work, under a measure of outward control. The diploma that awaits you is a charter, not, can I say, of larger liberty, because there is but a transference of .control from without to control from within ; rather a charter of responsibilities guaranteeing you a place in the ranks of the world's workers. The diploma certifies to the work you have done in your several courses of study. It does not attempt to certify to spiritual growth. Happy is it for you if all your intellectual work has contributed to your spiritual growth. Happy is it if your study of the "humanities"—the studies that pertain to the development of man—language, literature and history, has broadened your interests and your sympathies. Happy is it if vou whose work has been largely mathematical in astronomy and engineering, have discovered that mathematical law may be taken as the symbol of absolute, truththe embodiment of "Thus saith the Lord." Happy is it if you who have been students of science, searching with test-tube and microscope for hidden things, have felt yourselves " thinking God's thoughts after Him ! " Happy is it if this experience of college life with its work and its recreations, its friendships, its temptations, its trials, its defeats, and its victories, has prepared a company of believing souls, to take up the Father's unfinished work ! By a simple and reasonable computation, Edward Everett Hale has made the influence of one noble life to reach, in twenty-seven years, to one thousand millions of people. What might not the world hope from two score and three believing men and women, loyal leaders of thought and action ! To the world there would be three and twenty fresh fountains of inspiration, new centres of light —to you, individually, the close walk with God, that comes of belief in His Fatherhood, means an inexhaustible . source of strength for accepted work ; it means a wiser discrimination of duty; it means more gladness in every joy; it. means a refuge when sorrow threatens to overwhelm the soul. What could I wish for you so full of blessing as that you go out from your college life strong in the assurance that " All things are possible to him that believeth ! " CLASS DAY PROGRAMME. Sixth Month 15, iBgi. Music, Mandolin Club President's Address, .... A. Mitchell Palmer Poem, Cosmelia J. Brown History, . . . Edward C. Wilson Prophecy, Hannah H. Clothier Music, Mandolin Club Presentations, ........ William C. SPROUL IVY EXERCISES. Ivy Address, , ojl , i I'o the Class of 'gz by the Presen'ahon of Class Spade President of'9l. Ivy Poem, Frances M. White PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. A. MITCHELL PALMER. Ladies and Gentlemen :—According to the college calendar, this day has two special features, a meeting of the Board of Managers in the parlors below and the Class Day exercises of the graduating class. No doubt the fact that the college authorities sit in executive session, with closed doors, has caused so many of you to pass by their highly interesting exercises to witness the other attraction of the day. We thank you for the interest you manifest by your presence, and trust you THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 21

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may find some enjoyment in these exercises. By us they will be remembered long after the inexplicable Greek roots and incomprehensible trigonometrical formulae will have been forgotten: long after the horrors of lengthy historical reports and Latin Seminary discussions will have vanished from our minds. If any of us in our remarks seem to convey the impression that the Class of Ninety-One owns the college, remember that we have a first mortgage on the institution just for to-day. Persons in the gallery may, therefore, put away their alarm clocks and chestnut bells, for their own time for the possession of this platform will come all too soon. A curious custom at Swarthmore has delegated to the President of the Senior Class a duty which at most colleges belongs to the valedictorian,—to bid farewell to the students and faculty on behalf of his class. It is a duty which one must approach with a feeling of positive sorrow. To part with those who have been our daily companions during four eventful years, who have helped to make pleasant and happy many hours that otherwise would have been dark and tedious, whose very companionship has made a history for ourselves, for them and for the college, is particularly sad, since many of us will, perhaps, never meet again. In after years we, like wanderers to an early home, will return to Swarthmore, and renew the old acquaintance with the professors, but we will find the students, who were once our friends, gone from us like the time that is past: sgme of them, perhaps, separated by the semi-circumference of the globe. Fellow-students: "Example, they say, is better than precept, but example and precept are better than either. The Class of Ninety- One during its four years' course has been an open book for your instruction, and we trust many of you have read the lessons of exampieexampie upon its pages, but we dislike to leave you without a few words of precept. Class of '92: One year ago, when the President of Ninety began his farewell address to you, you rose in a body to listen to his words, because you knew they would be words of praise and commendation. It is evident that your own opinion of yourself has declined, as you remain seated now. This honest confession, though it may be good for the soul, would sadly grieve the Class of Ninety. And yet we, too, are fond of you. When you are in trouble we weep for you, like Brutus of old; when you are fortunate, we rejoice at it ; when you are valiant, we honor you; but you may have noticed that as you have been ambitious, we slew you. Ever since the time that you allowed us to relieve you of your canes on that first Sunday of your course; ever since the time in your Freshman year, when you refused to play our team at foot-ball, and gave us the glory of a victory without its labors; ever since the time when you relieved us of the refreshments we couldn't use at the Junior- Freshman reception, and paid us double price for them immediately thereafter,—we have beejj fond of you. It is natural that we should ; you have done so much for us. You have stood up so often, as it were, to be knocked down by us. And yet, you feel the satisfaction of great things accomplished. At any rate, a person would so judge from the contents of that most recent addition to the literature of the nineteenth century—the Halcyon. You made a mistake, however, when you published illustrated accounts of what you had done, for if you had printed a small fraction of what you might have done but did not, since you entered college, the great size of the book would have justified that increase in the price. If the Athletic Association, an organization which is always in need of money, could buy your class for what you are actually worth, THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX 22

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and sell it for what the Halcyon would give one the impression you are worth, there would be no further need of subscription mass meetings for athletic purposes, and with its increased wealth the Association could build a fence around the whole college grounds, taking in Morton and Oakdale as well, instead of the quarter-mile fence around the track. With the hope that as you become Seniors you may lay aside that false notion of yours in regard to your being the people, we bid you farewell. Class Oi* '93: To your tender care we consign the fortunes of the Class of Ninety-Two. In their Annual they admit that they are destined for defeats. See page 34. Now it is your duty to see that this destiny is carried out. It would be a shame to disappoint them. Let it be your aim and constant endeavor to be present at all their defeats and downfalls, and take an active part in the proceedings. Even if that were a difficult task, with the ability of different kinds represented in your class, you would be fully capable of performing it. Your past successes prove that. Your foot ball team has rolled up larger scores than any similar organization in the history of the college, as the Haverford Sophomores and many preparatory schools can well testify. You have followed the example of your associate classes ever since the beginning of Whittierfield, by taking the Phcenix Cup in Sophomore year. Besides, you have among you some most interesting characters, many who are well calculated to bring fame to you. In addition to the smallest young man that ever attended the institution, himself an athlete of no small renown, you have athletes •of whom you may well be proud; you have the originator of the invincible, unget-at-able "Brooklyn" curves; you have a " regular, downright" bank cashier, whom we expect to see residing in Canada in the near future, and a fullfledgedfullfledged preacher, whose influence will doubtless counteract that of the bank official. With these and many other equally excellent characters, you doubtless have a bright future before you. We thank you for the favors you have shown to us, your allied class, for the past two years, as we bid you farewell.Class of '94: It is, witrPmingled hopes and fears we contemplate the spectacle you present ; you are such a strange conglomeration. You give the appearance of having been shaken "up in a kaleidoscope and tossed out upon the world, with Swarthmore as your starting point. While your names are mostly English, your motto is Dutch, and your colors are worse than Dutch. Your yell sounds like a Fourth of July celebration in full blast. California, as well as Massachusetts, Canada, as well as Central America, have the honor to be represented among you. And your dispositions and appearances are as widely separated as the States from which you hail. Time, however, will doubtless serve to make you more homogeneous, and under its soothing influence you will improve greatly—a process which will do you no harm. You deserve credit for many victories already gained, the very diversity of the elements in your make-up conspiring to win you successes. We bid you farewell, with congratulations upon the successful completion of your first year, and best wishes for your future. As we turn to say our last adieux to the members of the Faculty, we feel strongly the severance of our hitherto close relation. Next to the sacred relation existing between parent and child, that of professor to student is the most important to youth. It was the recognition of this fact that led Garfield to exclaim,that with President Mark Hopkins as a teacher, he would be satisfied with a single plank for THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 23

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a college. ■ The force of character and strength of purpose evinced by the professors wield a powerful influence upon the students. Their devotion to study and their support of all that is right, morally, intellectually and physically, are prime factors in shaping the trend of the students' thoughts, and ultimately determining their character. The impressions gained in college by the expression of their feelings upon questions of church, state and society will be the strongest well-springs of action in the students' careers. In fact, 'tis the influence and the work of the board of educators in our colleges which are making the best citizens of the Republic : men and women who go into the world to grapple with its problems from the standpoint of the scholar, who bring the fruit of study to the consideration of its questions. As we stand upon the threshold of the future, we thank the members of the Faculty for their helpful influence, ever exerted for our welfare, and their unceasing labors in our behalf. Whatever of success we may attain in future, we will owe in large measure to them, and to no one of them more than another, are we indebted. I cannot refrain, however, from expressing the strong personal regard of the Class of Ninety-One for one of the Faculty whom we have learned to love as President, as we once admired and respected as professor, one who is always ready to prove himself the students' friend, and never too busy to lend aid and counsel, who is always in of the enthusiastic Swarthmoreans who crowd our athletic fields and cheer our teams to victory; one whose name the Class of Ninety-One is proud to have upon her diplomas—the only class in Swarthmore's history, past and future, to have the honor— Dr. William Hyde Appleton. CLASS POEM. COSMEMA JANNKY BROWN. In mystical lore long forgotten, Or dimmed with the dust of the ages, In books stowed away amid treasures, One can read on the much bestained pages Of fairies, who were good and were evil. Of wise men, of Prophets and sages Who watched o'er the lives of their people. Among them must needs have existed A goddess of music and singing, Who gently would teach her disciples Her touch, with it poetry bringing, Which filled their souls to o'er flowing, And their voices with genius ringing, Poured forth the song of true poets. She is still in her mystical manner, In the hearts of her favorites dwelling, Some lightly she touches scarce noticed, While a faint whispered message she's telling, Some only she smiles on in passing, Their hearts with desire ever swelling With longing to follow her alway. • Some she has passed by unheeded, And though we may long for her teaching, And though we would vain sing of greatness, And may go to her shrine in beseeching For our pen her divine inspiration, Though our theme be great and far-reaching, This, so simple in verse must content us. Rays of September's brightest sun Fell askance upon the college, And with power akin to wrath Shown upon the broad asphaltum, Which seemed as Learning's endless path To the students seeking knowledge. Shone on us, who, faint of heart Reached at last the college entrance And passed within to take our part As the Class of One and Ninety. From States remote, from North and South, With talents great and strange and varied, And naturally of this aware Was our band of hearty Freshmen ; With will to do and will to dare, And of adventure never wearied ; Larger Class than e'er before Within the College walls had entered, Oh ! every one could but adore The Class of One and Ninety. THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 24

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These our thoughts as first months sped, Hut in warlike days that followed, We learned of things before unknown, For time was drawing toward elections, When there were seeds of trouble sown, And friendship's ties were swallowed In bitter contest—party strife, When scheming plans were needs abrewing Threatening danger to the life Of the Class of One and Ninety. This is one of darker scenes I have chosen first to show you, For we would not gild it o'er, But in simple truth our story Lay before you. There is more, A glimpse of sunshine now we owe you. These days, among our brightest classed, Are days by all remembered fondly And we sorrow that 'tis past, Life with Class of One and Ninety. Athletes brave among us dwelt; Oh, long we'll sing their praises: 'Twas they who won the Phcenix Cup, 'Twas they who jum|Ded and vaulted ; 'Twas they who ran the score right up In foot-ball's tangled mazes, And in the hard won tug of war, And in the city hurdle races They ran and left the rest afar— , Athletes of One and Ninety. In our band were men quite large, Promises of future greatness, When as Statesmen, Scholars, LL. D.'s They will their native country startle, And be renowned beyond the seas. The charm of our girls was—sedateness ? No, that we can scarcely say, Their dignity was not awe-inspiring, But the brightness of the Class lay In the girls of One and Ninety. In Sophomore, as the year we'd past, There was many an adventure That only comes in college days When hearts are filled with gladness, And, if perhaps, in other ways, Who could find it right to censure ? So when Cupid held his reign And filled the mind with fancies, Words of remonstrance were in vain To some of One and Ninety. As Juniors, we again returned To find the class much scattered, And many of our athletes fled, With others rare in talents, Who their parts so well had played, Who opposed, it little mattered. And came ere long our halcyon days When, with mingled fear and pleasure, We opened to the pul »lic ga/.e The Halcyon, One and Ninety. When last Autumn found us back, One year to us remaining, We donned our stately cap and gown And grew sedate and thoughtful, And felt we now had gained rellbwn : It was no longer feigning. And more, it was a year of peace. In former Senior Classes The wars indeed seemed ne'er to cease ; Not so with One and Ninety. One sad memory of the year, We will always with us carry, When in early days of May, After months of patient suffering, Our Father stooped to gently say That on earth she must not tarry, And from this home our classmate dear Was taken to a Home in Heaven, Her life so pure, death had no fear For her, beloveJ of One and Ninety. Sadness mingles with our joy, As the morrow ties must sever Partings bring, farewells to say, For in life's most earnest drama Each has now his part to play; And college days are gone forever. They are past, but love si ill lives For Our dear old Alma Mater, For her, who now her blessing gives To her children, One and Ninety. CLASS HISTORY. EDWARD C. WILSON. TT HAS been usual in the class history to recount in glowing terms all that the class in question has ever done or ever thought of doing. I will depart from the time-honored custom by giving you the facts of our college life as they have been preserved. But remember that in giving the story of the life of this class it may be absolutely necessary occasionally to use seemingly extravagant terms. 25 THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX.

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It seems but yesterday when we took our places in this room and settled down like men and women for four years' work and pleasure in this, our chosen home. Seventytwo green and verdant freshmen stared each other in the face and were proud to call themselves the class of '9l. Knowing that we surpassed in numbers any class that Swarthmore had ever taken to her arms, we , naturally felt our importance. Matters that other classes had never given a thought were discussed and acted upon with extreme alacrity. From our infancy we have been a class prone to new ideas. For instance, in our Freshman year we reversed the usual order of events by electing our class officers before we had a constitution. We took time by the forelock. And in everything we accomplished, or even attempted, our ambition had to be wholly self-inspired. We had no such college rivals as other classes have had. Why, the class of '9O held us in so much terror that the mention of our name caused shudders of fear to shake their tender frames. We carried canes, a usage not generally al lowed in freshmen ; that did not disturb their tranquil spirits We challenged them to a cane rush ; and they declined with thanks. In this light, is it not just that what we have accomplished without the least source of inspiration is doubly commendable ? In the regular college work our first year passed like a dream of pleasure. No knotty problems of any department could dampen in the least our progressive spirit. We came for victory, and victory was ours. To show you how we were recognized thus early in our college career, let me call to your notice -an editorial which appeared in the Phcenix early in the Fall of 'B7: "'9l has now spent six weeks or more with us, and as we have become better acquainted with its members, we have been pleased the more. The college spirit which has been evinced is a matter of congratulationcongratulation upon the part of upper classmen, and is a decided step in the right direction." Now I approach a subject upon which the faculty and ourselves had a slight disagreement. As a result of that difference, behold that as many as nine of our humble petitions to that august body have been plainly refused. Why, I will not attempt to say; but since a certain night in the Spring of 'BB we have been frowned upon by the directors of our college existence. On the day preceding that all-important night, a certain class planted a certain tree on a certain spot on a certain campus ; and certain members of a certain other class decided that they would assist the upward tendency of that little tree by lending a hand. Now that effort was not appreciated. The faculty and the class that planted that tree did not seem to agree with our motives and we were disappointed. The class of '9l inaugurated the " Freshman Sports." This new departure in college athletics has served well to bring forward and develop those who would probably never have taken part in athletics. The pleasant Spring-time flies. Our first finals came. They came; we saw them, and most of us conquered them. So the Summer drew near and was with us. The three short months soon succeeded in losing themselves. September 10th found most of our class hastening from the remotest parts of this and other countries to organize for another year's work. Somewhat shattered in numbers, we were nevertheless strong in will, and had come back with the avowed intention, to look more dignified, to appear brave and terrify those freshmen. They had so much trouble; we endeavored to help them, but alas our exertions were ill-requitted, and we allowed them to shift for themselves. The presidential election was the sole topic of conversation soon after our return. All classes united to form a parade of imposing proportions. Reports say that the THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 26

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noise could be heard for miles around, and the fire-works; why Vesuvius herself would not attempt a rivalry. Now the core of this description. The '92 people had prepared a really elegant transparency and stored it away until it was time to march. In some way it was mislaid, and oh, how they talked about us. They acted sulky and crabbed, and do what we could the charm of the whole affair was lost to them. Unjustly and out of all reason we were accused of the crime; but as no twelve men could be found who would sit in judgment over us, we were honorably dismissed. \ The college year opening in September, 'BB, and closing in June, 'B9, marked the second decade of Swarthmore's existence. Young when years are considered, but well advanced when her standing among her sister institutions is pondered. Swarthmore, in all her departments a rising institution, promises to illumine still more brightly than at present the educational world. Class receptions, college receptions and faculty receptions came, passed pleasantly and were no more. Bright social gems set in our years of college work. If ever a class in Swarthmore indulged in that innocent pastime of pulling wires, it was the class that you see before you. Wires were stretched to their entire capacity. Our Sophomore year was a season for the apeing of political usages, and we imitated well. For at least a month before the most trivial election every man and woman was canvassed and recanvassed, and then canvassed once more to make sure. Why the result of an election was a sure thing days before it came off. I am not sure that some would-be officers were not congratulated before the elections took place. That shows a progressive spirit, wholly essential to the healthy existence of every class. Disappointed individuals of course appear to feel hurt after such battles, but you will notice that they are generally real warm friends with you and would do anything in their power to aid you in the slightest way just before the next general election. By the liberality and true college feeling of our beloved Ex-President, Edward H Magill, our class was allowed compete in the contest for " The Magill Prizes in Oratory." Of course '9l came out victorious. She could scarcely avoid it. *» The Spring of 'B9"was an eventful one in our history. It is the just ambition of every class some time in its college career to establish its reputation for excellence in every branch of college work. Having received the laurels of success in other and more studious lines, our efforts now turned toward the Phcenix Cup and the honor of having our name inscribed thereon. Nor were those exertions fruitless. Our name is there to show that we left no field of college enterprise un plowed. You wonder why I omit the planting of our class tree. Well, we did think of the subject and deliberated long upon it, but finally decided that such an action was rather premature. We prefer to leave our memorial in the form of an ivy. Commencement again came on apace, arm in arm with finals. The Sophomore year witnesses the supreme struggle for every course at Swarthmore. Well we buckled to it; we wriggled; but the needle's eye was about one size too small for some of our chances, and we remained on the other side. You who have not yet passed this period of college life have yet to learn that although, in the catalogue, certain branches only seem to occupy one year, they can, oh! so easly, spread themselves, uninvited, over two years. The commencement of 'B9 was a sad one for us. Our strong allies were now to leave us ; and 'B9 had always been so kind and considerate and forgiving when we were in our infancy. We were reassured, however, when 27 THE SWARTHMORE FHCENIX

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we recognized and welcomed with open arms our new allies. And staunch friends have they been, the class of '93. Soon the pleasant Summer months were passed, and we had taken our accustomed places. Upon gathering ourselves together and taking stock, a look of consteration passed along our shattered line. From that mammoth class of freshmen we now in our junior year numbered but thirty-one. Our loss had been almost fatal; but we had also gained one new member. Having each year added dignity to our bearing, we now, in the third year of our course, presented ourselves a band of men and women bent on the serious work of our closing years. The gap separating the Sophomore and Junior years is much wider than that between any others. From childish pranks and talk we step into the duties of men and women, and prepare ourselves in a more systematic way for our work in after life. Very few weeks had passed before the freshmen were our guests in the reception parlors. It was their debut in collge social life, and they stood the test well. You would be surprised to know how much oftener they frequented the parlors after that opening night. Do you remember what you did that evening, "men of '92." Let me remind you. You or a few of your noblest members went to the station, and under the cover of night did a daring deed. You actually picked up and carried away a small can, containing no less than four bricks of ice cream. This is one of your really noble achievements. Then do you remember what you did about four days after that time ? Let me freshen your memories on that point also. You decided that you had better pay for the stolen property than be made an example of. Thus the treasury of our class was increased and the cream was scarcely missed on the night of the reception. The all-absorbing topic of every class in its junior year soon claimed our undivided attention. We were to edit a Halcyon. It was the aim of the class of '9l to revolutionize the form and general character of the college Annual. Representing as it does the fun and frolic of college life, it should be a book presenting the bright side, a book where the wit and wisdom of college doings blend in harmony, and a book that shall represent in their truest light the several college organizations. It was not without a deal of trouble and turmoil that we placed our work before the public gaze. Resignations and re-elections seemed to be popular with our staff. We will not, however, make this an occasion for recalling long past differences. Let bygones be by-gones. In the face of all difficulties our work was placed before you at the appointed time. A great many new and original ideas found their way between the covers of our little book, and it remains with those into whose hands it passed to pronounce judgment upon it. On the second day of the last month of 'B9 the management of Swarthmore decided that the time had come when the fetters that had so long held the institution back from the accomplishment of its best hopes, should be cast off. The preparatory school was to be a thing of the past. it would seem that '9O being the first class to don the cap and gown were the originators of that movement. No; the subject was discussed and acted upon by us, '9O hearing of our intentions, profited by the example, with the result that you saw last June. Upon this very platform, a little more than a year ago, some of the greatest efforts of the age were made. Voices of every pitch wildly traversed the remotest corners of this room- Arms were waved defiantly in every direction ; excitement ran high. What was it all about ? Five of our members were competing for the Phcexix Prizes in Oratorv. THE SV\ ARTHMORE PHCENIX. * 28

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I am going to remain silent about that kind invitation '92 people sent to the other college classes last year, to appoint a committee to confer with a like committee from their class in regard to a certain matter. They were shown the folly of their movement on the spot. Will we ever forget the 17th of May one year ago ? To every one who takes a lively interest in the athletic department of his mother institution, that date remains indelibly stamped. Have you ever considered against what odds our athletes struggled on that day ? Colleges and universities with many times ouf number of men at their command met us in unequal battle; but perseverance told, and we were victorious. This year the victory is duplicated by one which signifies even more. This is not a matter of strictly class interest, but such an event in Swarthmore's history should not remain untouched.Events numerous, but of minor importance, crowded themselves into the closing months of our jolly junior year. You remember how the song goes: " In junior year we take our ease, We smoke our pipes and sing our glees." Well we fulfilled all the stipulations of that verse except the second. Finals almost* made a week of pleasure in our junior year. Then came class suppers, society suppers, and that faculty reception. Oh, what liberties were allowed. Why the old oak-shaded walk never was so popular as op that starry night. During the languid Summer months we practiced various crafts, from book-agents to sea-side frequenters. And when old Father Time announced that Swarthmore was ready to receive us for our final year, we hastened to her arms, intent upon adding to our signatures those letters, frought with meaning, B. A., B. L., B. S. We will glance but briefly at the year which marks our separation from the home we have learned to love. In this, of all years, we had to appear dignified. It is an absolute necessity in seniors. We cast aside the lower branches of study to grapple with Psychological problems and to vie in Logical argument. Haverford feels sore even yet. Their centre rush never will recover from that sweeping defeat on their own grounds. How they worked preparatory to that day; how confident were they of success. The score of 30 to 14 still rings in their ears, and may you, next Fall, show them that the victory of the Fall of '9O was not mere chance ; but make the difference even more decided. The literary evening usually given by the senior class occurred early in December. The entertainment consisted of selections from the works of George Elliot. The class of '9l set on foot the movement looking toward a change in the commencement exercises. It had long been felt that the graduating programme did not present enough of the variety of college work when those only who were highest in daily marks were allowed to speak. Henceforth, in addition to the regular honor students, two orators will be chosen to speak on Commencement day. There are lives that even by their withdrawal from our sight teach a lesson to the world. There is a gentle but none the less strong influence in a life full of kind words and noble actions. Such was the influence and life of our beloved classmate, Elizabeth C. Jessup. Four short years have passed, and we have reaped, field by field, the harvest of learning that waved in golden ripeness before us. We graduate twenty-three members. Not the largest, and probably not the most brilliant class that has ever left these walls. Nevertheless, we have profitted by our college29 / THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX.

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college life; we have, we hope, laid character foundations that in later years may show the results of their early influence by their right development. CLASS PROPHECY. HANNAH H. CLOTHIER. COMMENCEMENT DAY, the starting point from which all of the class of '9l would date their departure into the " bustling world," had become a thing of the past, and years afterwards, in a reverie, I stood upon the shore of the Ocean of Time. I had watched my classmates hoist the sails of their argosies, waft their farewells, and, with favoring breezes, set out for unknown ports. One by one the white sails sank beneath the horizon, and I, appointed by the class to perform this pleasant duty, remained there to receive and record messages to be revealed to me in tightly sealed bottles which should be cast by each happy-hearted mariner into the sea, and, drifting ashore, bring me intelligence of how they had severally fared in their voyages. As I looked with eager eyes across the wide expanse of the great ocean whose further waves break upon the shores of the Unknown, I perceived on the crest of a billow the first of the missives. Hastening to the spot where I saw it would land, I waited patiently, as it alternately came towards me and then receded on the coy billows, until one wave, bolder than the rest, threw it upon the sands at my feet. Breaking the bottle, I withdrew a fold of paper and read some pretty lines, written in verse, composed by the poet of our class, which made me feel quife certain that since college days she had further developed her talent and was then enjoying her work in contributing freely to the world of literature. Soon I was devouring the news contained in another bottle. Canada had gained the privilege of sending representatives to Parliament, and a clipping from the "London Times showed rne that an old classmate was acting as one of these representatives, making much stir in English politics. While thinking upon the success of this member of '9l, another messenger came. When I opened the bottle a cloud of vapor issued forth, taking, to my mind, the form of a beautiful scene at the edge of a large grove of trees. It seemed in the middle of the afternoon in early June, the shadows were commencing to lengthen, the cloudless sky was a deep blue, the atmosphere very clean and the merry notes of the birds and the babbling of the brook were adding their everpleasing charm to the otherwise silent picture. Two persons attracted my notice there, and I regarded them intently, for I was sure that they would bear me some interest. The slight form of a woman, with dark hair and eyes, was sitting before an easel putting on canvas the picturesque landscape about her. At her side was another somewhat "small lady," seated upon the soft moss at the foot of an old oak tree. Numerous papers were lying carelessly around her, and, upon looking closely, I found that she was making some musical compositions. She was not writing, however, when I saw her, but had taken up her guitar, probably to gain recreation for herself and to inspire her companion, Sadie,in her nearly-finished painting. Smilingly I opened the next; for how apropos that Chester should choose to send his message in the shape of his favorite article—a Swarthmore molasses jug. After leaving college, he continued his interest in biology, studied medicine, and had just published an extensive work upon " How to Grow Tall," with an appendix stating " The Many Advantages of Being Short." I understood from him that the " valuability " of the book was very great. THE SWARTHMORE PHCEiNUX 30

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Another missive allowed me a look into a city hospital. The long, bare hall was filled with cots, upon which were lying pale, d'stressed-looking faces, showing in them so plainly the want of more tender care. Soon I saw their countenances brighten, however, as tkey became aware of the presence of a well known friend, who daily came to look after their needs, trying to lighten the burden of their bodily afflictions by her gentle words of encouragement. She was rather stout, of medium height, with brown hair and eyes, and a strikingly earnest face, which made me realize the* nobleness of her character. I recalled her former good-will towards the happiness of others, and was not at all surprised to find Katie engaged in this mission. The following picture was in direct contrast to the latter. It was that of a brilliantlylighted hall, with music and dancing. My eyes rested almost immediately upon one who I judged must be the hostess of the occasion. She was very fresh looking, her face flushed from excitement, and it was a pleasure to watch her as she gracefully moved among her guests, greeting all with her pleasant word or smile. In her gayest moments I occasionally noticed that she would involuntarily lose herself in deep meditation, and allow a slight sneer to cross her happy face. These two traits were enough to convince me who was thus gracing the " White House," and I was quite astonished to find her there who, in college days, felt such a great aversion to the President's house. How much news was conveyed in the short note of the next bottle! " Ed'ard " had accepted a "powerful large" position, and his important duties and many responsibilities allowed him little time to think of his old classmates. He was holding the office of Vice-President of the Smithsonian Institution ! An opportunity was then afforded me for a glimpse into the interior of a bright, classical Poking room in the quaint, old English town of Cambridge. Gazing around the room, I saw, in frames upon the wall, two degrees for Master of Arts given by Swarthmore College to two of my classmates several years after our graduation. This pleased me very much, and then, to know that Eliza and Lilian were still further pursuing their studies together, was a great satisfaction. Another revelation,brought before me the scene of a handsomely-furnished apartment in one of our suburban towns. The room, which was a large one, presented a cheerful aspect, and from its general appearance I inferred that the owner was a student of literature. The draperies and frescoing were very beautiful, and upon the walls were displayed some of the finest paintings of modern artists. A garnet banner, with '9l embroidered upon it, hung over a mahogany bookcase. Among other interesting volumes therein, I noticed our old minute book occupying a conspicuous place. In the twilight, comfortably seated before an open fire, was the mistress of the room, herself. She was intent upon her reading, and I strained my eyes to catch a glimpse of the name of the book, when, suddenly, the fire blazed up conveniently and revealed to my eyes the name of " Lucile." Some things about the next vision seemed familiar, but I had to look twice before I knew that I was gazing into one of the front parlors of dear Swarthmore. For the first time my ever-burning desire to have a peep into a faculty meeting, unaware to any of the members, was granted me. However, when I realized the fact that I was actually confronting that most august body, my feelings were indescribable! I believe that it was only the knowledge that it was a vision that made it possible for me 'ever to recover. I finally did turn my attention to the person just rising to speak. He was a man with a very interesting looking face, blue eyes, light THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 31

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brown hair and beard thinly streaked with gray, and a peculiarly dignified and important air, which supplied whatever he might have lacked in height. I was in suspense to hear what President Hutchinson was about to say, when another bottle was forcibly thrust upon the shore, and I hastened to catch it before the waves would wash it back into the sea. Its contents surrounded me by the darkness of night in a pretty little town of Jersey, The moon and stars were shining brightly, to see quite distinctly, and it was with longing that I strained my eyes for the image of the person whom I was expecting to see. All in vain, until, by chance, I happened to look upon the house-top before me. There at that late hour of .the night, was Emily; taking observations of the heavenly bodies. Alas! but I had suspected it. Entirely characteristic of the owner was the next bottle,—small, but containing a vast amount of knowledge. I shall not attempt to remember all about the hyperbolic peraboloids and the various symcatagoumatical terms therein, but will merely make a long story short* After years of both study and practice, Louis had returned to his Alma Mater to accept the resigned chair of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. The next message; with what astonishment I read it. Yes, Marianna had long since left the civilized world to live a solitary life on one of the volcanic islands of the Pacific Ocean, to devote herself to Geological study!!! A scene in one of the streets of Media was presented to me. I noticed a group of women talking in animated tones about the coming church festival, and I heard, in familiar accents, " Look here; I tell you what I think," but the end of the sentence I lost. I fancied Dora still at home, interesting herself for the good of all things coming under her notice. A huge, foaming billow dashed to my feet bringing another mysterious casket, the outside of which showed dints of time and hard usage of the rough waves. Vividly was a picture placed before me. Looking into a court room of one of our largest cities, I saw conspicuously the " Jedge" seated "highon a throne of royal state." At first I had difficulty in recognizing him. He wore a long Prince Albert coat, a large watch fob hung from a side pocket, his beard was gray, his face wrinkled, his head bald, and,* as he wearied listening to the lawyers with their endless arguments, he fee'bly arose to pace up and down the platform, in so doing bringing to my sight a familiar shield with a garnet and pearl border. His step was slow and unsteady, and, in it, I recognized " Bill," who used to personate himself in the Swarthmore halls so many years before. Another scene claimed my attention, and I was gazing into a large public room filled with intelligent-looking women. It was a meeting of the " Women's Christian Temperance Union." The president's stern countenance, showing a very impulsive and decisive temperament, attracted me. In answer to the last speaker, I heard her say in one of her tones of voice which I dare not try to imitate, " Well, I don't see any use in that at all." Not more the words she said than the emphatic way in which she said them brought to my mind some of her seeming cutting speeches in class meetings, Somerville, lawn tennis courts, etc., etc. Two bottles, tightly tied together, were next thrown before me. The two brotherclassmates, who were wont to favor us so infrequently by their company, were then as staunch friends to each other as ever. They had formed the architectural firm of Mac Donald & Harper, and were attaining much success.Vapor issuing from the next bottle formed itself into the image of a private library. THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 32

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The walls were covered with shelves containing huge, musty volumes, the most numerous of which were upon ancient philosophy. Seated at a desk in the centre of the room was a studious-looking woman, her straight' dark hair was brushed back from her broadD white forehead, and her eyes eagerly bent upon a volume entitled " The School of Physicists." Suddenly she closed the book, and, in an energetic manner, began to write. Room D was brought forcibly back to my mind, and the deep discussions of our " Mental Philosophy" class, where the person in question useckto hold forth her arguments with so much enthusiasm. I saw written in her small script these words: "At variance with Anaximander, I would hesitate to say that Infinite is an Ultimate Abstraction." I read no further, but involuntarily exclaimed to myself, " Oh, Esther ; is thee still differing with people, whether ancient or whether the subject be vast or small ?" Twenty-one bottles I had collected and was about to go, when suddenly the thought came to me that the class of '9l had numbered twenty-three upon graduation. I counted myself out and still there was one missing. Weary, I sat down to rest. As time passed slowly on and yet no appearance of another bottle, I grew almost desperate at the thought of awaiting it, for I well remembered the indifference of the individual at college, and I could not assure myself that he had even taken the trouble to send his message to me. Finally, I became conscious of something far in the distance making its way languidly towards me. Rejoicingly I started up, and, with breathless expectation, awaited its arri. val. But there was no need of the least excitement, for that bottle was characteristic of its sender—it would not hurry—no, not at the peril of being forever lost ! When, how. ever, it did reach me, the utter surprise and good news of the contents entirely repaid me for my long waiting. The study of law had apparently broadened the mind and somewhat changed the views of our honored President, for he had become very actively engaged in lecturing upon the great importance of " Higher Education for Women." So the last message was read and my task ended. Over the vast ocean news had come to me from afar, each in merry and loving accents of my friends of long ago. Visions of them and of the good .old times crowded upon me, and, with the hope that a class reunion would soon bring us all once-more within the portals of our beloved Alma Mater, I left my lonely stand on the shore. Classmates: It is with a little hesitancy that I turn my face to some of you. Allow me to remind you, though, that one always has one's own private thoughts, and, as I was appointed by you to give mine concerning you, I have endeavored to do so honestly and frankly. Let us remember that success in life depends not so much upon what we do, as how we do it. " Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might." May this and the one chosen by us four years ago be our firm mottoes. And, ever recalling that our actions through life reflect either good or ill upon our Alma Mater, may the thought of her bear us safely through every storm and struggle which arises during our various voyages. This, dear classmates, is my farewell wish ! PRESENTATIONS. WILLIAM C. SPROUL. / Ladies and Gentlemen :—The main function of the Presentor on Class Day is to bring to light and correct the little oddities of the members of the class, as well as to fortify them better for their descent upon the cold, unsympathetic world without the college walls. This class of ours is a remarkable one, and the select body of students who greet you to-day—the sturdy remnant of a 33 THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX.

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heterogeneous collection of boys and girls who entered here four years ago—is a united one. We have no scores to pay in our last exercises, and to many of you, unacquainted with some of the little eccentricities which I shall try to burlesque, these exercises may seem somewhat dull, because the forced wit of malice, and the biting sarcasm of revenge are everywhere absent. I shall endeavor, however, to explain the application of each little keepsake the class receives. Classmates :—To regard you as a bodyladies tall, ladies short, gentlemen of brain and gentlemen of brawn, all now attired in the stately robes of graduate majesty, and uniformly good-looking—one might suppose that it would be an easy matter to select presents for you. But I can give assurances that it has not been. You are all so nearly perfect that I have had to watch you closely for weeks to find the few imperfections I have noted. With this in view, you maybe consoled to-day by the thought that any imperfections or weaknesses you may find in my work are due to your perfection and strength. But I will not keep you in suspense much longer, nor yet allow you more time to conspire to retaliate upon me. Hutch looks mischievous, and Mitch is weary, while Marianna's gaze is curious. What worries Ed'ard I think I can soon remedy. Edward Brinton Temple.—Ed'ard, thee is one of the most excellent gentlemen that I know of. Seldom, indeed, has it been that thee has profaned the worthy name thee bears. Still, thee is a most mischievous rascal, and many a large disturbance that thee has raised to tantalize the worthy and learned doctors who guard our welfare here, has been laid at the door of some innocent prep. Another of thy amusements, Arthur, is to call thy companions after honorable gentlemen of history—Judas Iscariot and Pontius Pilate are among the titles thy friends receive from thee. But, Ed'ard, with all thy strength and all thy goodness, thee has two failings which give us two opportunities to touch thee up. One of thy weaknesses is a wonderful appetite—thee eats a poweredibles vanish before thee like snow before the Spring sun ; quality does not count particularly, its quantity thee wants. After the excitement of to-day we fear that thee may feel a pang of hunger and desire a light lunch, so we have gone to a great expense to secure for thee a choice repast to refresh thee in the interim before dinner to-night. [Presents a platter of loaves of bread, a pumpkin, cucumbers, etc.] Now, Ed'ard, why does thee look so meek ? " Meek Ed'ard," that takes his victories so humbly, and walks away from the field of his athletic triumphs looking as though he wouldn't dare stare a lamb in the face. Ed'ard, thee cannot go through the world without a sterner aspect, and we have provided for thee a more suitable countenance. [Presents a frowning false-face]. Emily Atkinson.—Emily, thee is one of our hard workers—thee has striven to get all thee possibly could from thy course here, and thee has obtained a maximum of that in mathematics. Ihy bump of "gumption" was always sufficiently large to fully satisfy the lofty ideas of our distinguished instructor in the mathematical branches. We can all remember times when all the rest of us were terrorized by an impending examination, and thee would sit with a provokingly-placid smile, undisturbed by any fears of low grades or professional wrath. Thy favorite study was astronomy, and now, Emily, that thee may be able to continue thy studies and rear a goodly monument of knowledge to the memory of thy Swarthmore teachings, we have secured for thee this valuable instrument, which, in thy skilled hands, should rival the Lick telescope, and enable thee to continue thy stargazing throughout thy life. Thee can now THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX 34

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dttarmtat (h« rlgfci ateimiion of SfrUtfrflf the precession CDl Nophmo's Iqnmows ;iC i«\whlv as tN*6 CM solvr iho .lonblc o.u.ulrntirs. ! PiVsonK I.U-'V tin ti'li'Si'ope|. Dtma Anw l.i - |)C»ClC\ ihro has been numlv «liMt RfHtttlg N* lDv I I'v ".i t H knowledge, especially in pOlitfCtVeCOnOWtC subject*; th\ vociferous demands for thy right* in the contest* for the tennis prices* and for tiiv small appetite h can never he said of 'Hoc that shoo has been made pool bv transporting the food thee consumes. With the faculty thy distinction is in thy great rcvcuiari{N -ol leaving. I'hv burdensome social dutie& and the exertion re quired to fet Dere, have often kept thee away, Now, Dode, we all want thee to be more regular. System and regularity will be essential to thv welfare, so we have concluded to give thee a regulator—not for thy health, but tor thv actions, [Present* .1 dock.) \ Good*bve, Dodo, mav thy shadow never grow ' - ss Harry Leb McDonald,— Hennery, you look sleepy, and. no doubt, you feel so—it is c uuracterrstic of von. Sometimes, however, you arc not so sleepy as you look, as the worthv director of the engineering depart* ment has learned when \ ou suddenly awake to offer him some valuable, advice, which he, no doubt, highly appreciates. Sometimes you do move, -Mac. but never very rapidly. Now it is interesting to know iust when you are moving, Hennery, and, as your motions are often invisible to the unassisted eye, it has been necessary to devise some contrivance by which your progress may be indicated Here is a little arrangement which will reveal the slightest motion of the air as you pursue \ our slow course, and will show the world the advances you are making. [Presents a whirligig]. Good-bye, Hennery; you certainly need the benediction, " May the Lord speed you." llwnM! Mvti.unmii C Mnmr.- 11-m hnh, thoo ii ofte of Ollf popular mirs. and thy amiability and klftfJnWs hrfVe mndr many n ploasnnl- BfJtM in many a r..U«-.'c -• h ••.•, I hC*«- has ~ | vii ,iui my Of -VtnpMthi-in:: with |.,-M plo and chooritm theffi up when thov aro " blur," that has mHdi* rrtfffty ft fi fetid for ihoo. Hut thon. Hannah, thoo rtfMW gd snob strange notions InW thy honest HHffe patr. and ortftg thov aro Ihoio thoo starts, I" - mv them out with sUCh B vim that th,..- I ,i,ly imtkos things h«m. Now, Hannah, thee knows thoo :i'N .nliivlv 100 murh ov. il.-.l over things. DofcS thee Udl naurinhor what n prim. little Boston -iil. who Is nowsni.n Iho oooan him1, I old thoo (Unit "ott inC; I ted not long aDMDJ Ihoo hoars ol 80 lIIHUV Ihin • . ami imagines so many more llmt aro " perfectly lovely." "the grandest thing I ever heard." "elegant." thai t hoe keeps thyseh umlulv excited, and oftentimes frightens thy moiv sedate companions out of a week's ...m posure by thv sudden explosions of ontlmu asm. Mot thv ideas aie too rood to bd lost, and, tor our sake as well as thv own, wo wish thorn preserved, so that thov may not be blown to pieces while thov an yet in the mould. Now those fiery ideas of thine must be cooled; thv enthusiasm, to be effective, must be quieter; so, Hannah, we have provided a cooler for thee. Do put .some oi those red-hot notions on ice. [ Presents icewater cooler. ] Alexander Mitchell Palmer.—Mitch. you are a worthy gentleman—young and handsome, and well endowed with talent. You can orate, elocute, write for print, sing, and, on rare occasions, you have been known to study, but no one ever knew you to run any danger of over-exertion. You love a good time, Mitch, but of all the various pleasures of your life I do not believe there is anything so enjoyable to you as a good rest. You do love to refresh your weary frame in Morpheus' THR SWARTHMORK PH^NIX 35

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• wen emhrnoo. Now, jedgc, in your future oeenpation of practicing hw and delivering leelures nn llv lights of women :uul the principles of iho Democracy, ms well as in looking up the geological Mrii.tmc of the- Delaware Watoi (tap, vou will hftVC 1© do considerable travelling. Probably % you WDM h*VC many cvenirtg engagements and night rides. Now this will Ke vnv hard on you, hut in order that vom may not miss thai beloved sleep, we provide you with this package of sleeping-car hckrts Another of yoni accomplishments, Mitch, is your sinking. You seldom sing in puhli* , but vou regale yon 1 immediate com. pan ions with a number of fine selections. A fellow who has lived with you a few years in A 9 bv 14 room knows a tiling or two about ywST needs :ind ,iecomphshmcnts in that lint-. and I am that tellow. If you would only change your tune onee in a while it would be bearable, but now—well, 1 pity the next individual lh;d lives with you, and for his sake(Vs her*—T have purchased von som • comjviMit'ivoly new songs. Here they art-— ■ Noah's lotllaby in the ATk," "Solomon's Temple," "Adam's Song to Eve" and "Annie kooney." I'rancf.s Maria White.—Fanny, thy companions inform me that thee is very fond of society, and with thy many charms thee will certainly become a social queen. But, Fanny, why that languid look thee sometimes draws over thy face ? A very strange expression, indeed, for one so young and fair. Can it be possible that thee despairs ? No, it is not that; it is a sort of Spring fever that lasts all the year round. Thee needs something to interest thee. Now, whenever thee feels that creamy look coming into thy eyes, take this, and watch its evolutions. [Presents a jumpmg-jack J. But to put more snap, and spice, and ginger into thee, we have found this vaiuable remedy. I was going to give it to Mitch, but he takes things gingerly enough now. Here is a bottle of Parker's Ginger Tonic, to cure thy Spring fever. Kli/.a RbbECCA Hampton.—Eliza, thee is quiet and studious, and thee has won houm and distinction for thyself and thy class by thy efforts. But thee is so very quiet thy stillness is awful—one of the kind yon read about. Thy silence is actually painful, and thee is so dignified in thy hearing and erect in thy gait that wc can hardly find a relief for the quiet sameness of thy life. Eliza, thee needs some excitement ; we would all love to sec thee get excited, or hurry, just for onC or get rattled —anything new, or anything that would oblige thee to make a noise. Ob, for something to break thy quiet reserve! After waiting four.years for something of the kind to turn up we almost despaired for thee, when, by chance, one day we discovered this valuable little article, which will, I hope, take thee off thy dignity just for once. [Presents a rattle]. Eliza Gillinoham Holmes.—Eliza, thee has been one of our most, studious members, and we are proud of thy good record:-.. Thee has thoroughly mastered—now, see here, Eliza, what is thee looking at me so sour for ? If thee is going to look at me that way l'\\ declare I won't say such nice things to th Thee has a habit of looking cross at people whether thee means it or not. Thee must look pleasanter, like this. [Presents a smiling false face] Here is an amiable countena for thee. Then again, Eliza, thee ir. castic. Thee can snap off cutting things at a great rate, so we have thought it bca provide something to curb this inciinat. here is a nail for thee to bite on *hc feels that way, and here i* a lujap to bring tbee back into a c . ..li-uf Locjk Pelouze Clark.—L pc§ remarkable aide slow 10 anger and eas} to please Juwsl the royal cast upon your cjoujqu .. twok 41 THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX 36

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the nobility in that profile. You are a regular little Lord Fauntleroy. Louie, one of your most remarkable traits is your inclination to form strong attachments for people. You have had a number of these strong likings, and they have not been of one gender, either. Last year you took a great fancy to a prominent member of the Sophomore class—a gentleman, let me remark—and this year you stick to Ed'ard like a mustard-plaster, or like this fly-paper, and that worthy gentleman can barely obtain a moment's solitude. Don't get excitetj, Louie ; look how warm you are I don't blush so—you always blush on state occasions. Take this fan and keep cool. Lucy Sutton Lippincott.—Lucy, thee has been a general favorite in thy class and in the college, and there is, no doubt, some good reason for this fact in thy character and disposition. Thy independence is thy most remarkable trait, and thy two chief distinctions here have been thy great size and thy love for the study of the German language. How thee has enjoyed thy attendance in the German classes, and how thee did love to talk over thy lessons with the Herr Professor! I am told that it nearly broke thy heart when thee bade him farewell To save thee from the pain of giving up German entirely, we have provided thee with the means to continue thy research in German literature. Here is a copy of Cants Quity's " Studies in German," embellished with a portrait of the author. Sarah Thomas Moore.—Sadie, thee is a lady of distinction in more ways than one. Thee can draw, and paint—on canvas—and thee can write a good poem. Thee is proud of thy accomplishments, too; but, in thy idea, they are not nearly so valuable to thee as thy connection with the great family whose name thee bears. Thee can talk at a pretty good rate on almost any subject, but when thee takes up the subject of thy ancestry it is time for thy auditors to leave. Thee has more relations than thee can count, and the grandeur of thy family record is a neverceasing pleasure to thee. That thee may not be obliged to rack thy brain for the records of the old Moores, and young Moores, and middle-aged Moores, from Sir Thomas Moore down to Swarthmore, we have secured for thee a copy of the " Genealogy of the Moore Family," with an appendix upon the "Smith Family Robinson." - Marianna Smith.—Marianna, why has thee become so earnest and settled of late ? Thy face has assumed such a serious air and thy eyes show forth a feeling of responsibility. Is it that thee expects to give up thy fanrous name—honored in prose and song—to assume a graver stage in life ? I divine it well, Marianna. Now don't get cross with me. Thee knows thee has been lecturing Esther and Cossie and Eliza upon the proper age for matrimony, and thee has been hemming napkins and doing other suspicious work for months. Can thee dispute our conclusion ? Hut Marianna, thee must begin to realize the graver sides and responsibilities of thy new life—the wears and tears of a household, so we have secured an outfit for thee. Here is a beginning for the beginning of the week ; [presents a wash-tub and wash-board] and a necessary adjunct, a cake of " Ivory Soap ; it floats ; 99M pure." John William Hutchinson, Jr.—Hutch, you are of more importance and usefulness in the world than one might suppose, to look at you. You are one of our shining lights. You have a quick insight into college affairs, and you can get through your college work without over-exerting yourself. You have slipped up once or twice, but you have been more sinned against than sinning. All in all, Hutch, you are a good little hustler and the way you hop about on business occasions makes your long coat-tails flutter in the THE SWARTHMORE PHOENIX. 37

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breeze. As we have seen you in the dim future through our prophecy, John, you are ■wearing a full beard. Well, all I have to say about it is that you will soon have to make a beginning in the matter, if that prophecy is going to come true. You must remove that fuzz and get a beard. Here is a razor. The next thing, John, that you are proud of is that hat. Oh, that hat! Canuck's eyes have never been right since he first saw its glittering expanse You were the first to get a silkcr this year—perhaps your size accounts for that—and from its constant wear that beaver is getting a little foxy. Here is a brush, which, with the razor, should make an improvement in your appearance in a very short time. Ellen Passmore.—Nellie, thee is one of our musicians. Thee can dance and thee can sing. And I don't know but thee could turn a hand-spring, if the occasion demanded it. A good part of thy talent, too, runs to instrumental music, and thee can play almost anything from a jews-harp to a hand-organ, or from an accordeon to a grand piano. Thy two most obvious characteristics, however, are thy jig-dance and thy endless talk. Thee can dance a jig like a minstrel and talk—oh, my i why thee can talk more and say less than any I know of 1 Now, while we like to see thee happy, as thee generally is, and enjoy thy jigs, we wish to help thee reserve thy conversation. Here is a valuable little article which thee will appreciate, and which will serve to use some of the breath thee wastes in chattering, and will also serve to accompany thy jigs. [Presents a mouth-organ.] Isaac Onward Harper.—Sir Isaac, you are one of our most illustrious statesmen, and among your little eccentricities are a general fondness for the fair sex, a great admiration for the City of Baltimore, and a very fashionable, double-action, hip-motion walk. Your swinging gait is difficult to describe, impassibleimpassible to imitate. Another peculiarity, Isaac, which we should be derelict in permitting to go unnoticed, is your elocutionary ability- The learned doctor of engineering, who, perhaps, has been most tried by your attempts in this direction, says your early training in reading must have been sadly neglected. Your enunciation and pronunciation, he says, are something terrible to relate. Now, Isaac, you must not allow your education to remain thus incomplete. Begin again before you forget what you have already learned. Your class has provided you with a beginning for your new studies. Take it, read it assiduously, and profit by it Here is " Monroe's First Reader." Esther HavilaniD, of New York.—Esther, thee is a noble representative of the great city whose name thee so proudly mentions and pronounces in such a strange way. What the connection is between Manhattan and Long Island and the Zululand I do not profess to know, but I have noticed that our Swarthmore representatives of Gotham and South Africa use much the same pronunciation when the letter "r" comes into a word. But still, that's the fashion, they tell me, and I cannot use it against thee. Again, thy way of asserting thyself and running things with which thee is connected is commendable in this age of female progress. I am sure, too, that we all appreciate the many leisure moments afforded us by thy arguments in logic and thy verification of and additions to the many wonderful psychological events which have happened in that same wonderful New York, and which our professor delights to narrate. Thus it is, in looking over all thy characteristics—personal, social and political —there is nothing wrong, nothing to burlesque ; thee is perfect, and, in addition to j the degree thee will receive to-morrow, thee can bear this "Certificate of Perfection** proudly to thy home. THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 38

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Cosmelia JanneV Brown.—Cossie, thee was such a cute little girl when thee came to Swarthmore, four short years ago, and does thee know thee has not lost all that cuteness yet ? I believe thee knows it. Now, Cossie, cute little girls like dolls to play with just as well as the little Indians do, and here is the very acme of cuteness for thee. But that is not thy only characteristic, nor by any means thy best one—thee is one of the most prolific writers we have. We heard evidence of thy poetical ability a few minutes ago, and in addition to that, thee can write clever little bits of fiction. But, Cossie, thy manner is too tame, too commonplace for the tastes of this age. Thee must bring more blood and thunder into thy novels. Here is a library of current literature for thee to absorb and re-cast into thy stories. [Presents a lot of cheap novels.] Chester Passmore Martindale.—For one so " diminiture as regards statue," Shorty, you have proved yourself a gentleman of great " valuability." This is a direct quotation from your expressions, and serves to illustrate a tendency of yours to improve upon Worcester and Webster. Now it is somewhat startling to hear the advance sheets of your new edition brought out so suddenly, and as you may need a copy of Webster to assist you in your laborious task of compiling a new catalogue of our language, we have bought you this edition de luxe of Webster's Dictionary. Keep it with you, and use it. In addition to your work on the dictionary, you are also much interested in life insurance—so much so that you have stopped playing your fiddle for fear the insurance companies would take no risks on your neighbors' lives. Now, Shorty, a man who can write a thirty-page thesis on life insurance must have a big knowledge on the subject, as the faculty committee who had to read it doubtless think. But a man of your activity in business and immenseimmense height, and who can and will play a fiddle as you do, needs a big life insurance policy, and here it is. Katharine Lowe Tyler.—Katie, thee has been noted all through thy college course for thy quiet philanthropy. Over in the chemical department Dr. Guyer has often welcomed thy kindly smile in his despondent moments, and the down-trodden of all classes have felt thy warm sympathy. Thee loves to comfort the suffering almost as much as thee enjoys thy cup of cream at breakfast. Thee likes to doctor people, and I believe thee would make people sick so that thee could have the pleasure of doctoring them back to health again. Our prophetess has discovered thee in the service of the sick in future years, just as I expected. And now, that thee may be prepared for thy great work, we have provided thee with the two prime essentials—a valuable book of medicine and a trial bottle of "Dr. McClelland's Health Renewer," an invaluable remedy. Edward Clarkson Wilson.—Edward, you need not be described as one of our greatest men. A glance at that massive box of brains you bear so proudly, and the philanthropic face beneath it, will reveal that fact at once. Edward, you have been a man of great importance in this institution for many years, and much of this has been due to your ability to keep on the winning side. You are going to set out to teach, but you will come nearer being a politician. You like to scan the political horoscope, and you can follow the direction of the wind as well as the best Tammany heeler. You can flop upon very short notice. But, Edward, it will often be hard to discern the true direction of the popular tide in your Canadian home, and you may not always be ready to flop on the fight side, so we have provided as a guide for you, this little weather vane. Now we want you to present a good appearance in British political 39 THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX.

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affairs so we give you two requisites of success in politics over there. [Presents a plughat and an eye glass.] Mary Lilian Yarnall. Lilian, thee comes last on my list, but not because I have nothing for thee. Thee has been our songster, our talented vocalist—the silvery tones of thy sweet voice have more than once added to the enjoyment of our class gather ings, and charmed away the flying moments of those happy college days, now, alas, gone from us forever. But, Lillie, I have often noticed that in this land of few musical instruments, thee has suffered for the want of a a suitable accompaniment for thy dulcet strains. Now it is our business to provide such needed things, and so, Lilian, that thee may not soon again refuse to sing for the want of an accompanying tone, we have secured for thee a charming songster, who is especially apt in fulfilling night engagements. "You turna de handle in de back, he maka de museek." [Presents a live cat.] IVY EXERCISES. PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS—A. MITCHELL PALMER. The planting of this ivy, simple ceremony though it may be, is to us classmates full of meaning. It means that we are to-day performing the last act of our college life, that in our capacity as a class we are now meeting together for the last time. To-morrow's setting sun will see us graduates of this college. the next day's, separated far and wide, prepared by her to do our duty on the world's great field of battle. The thought brings to our hearts a twinge of sadness, the impress of which will be felt during" all our future life, however widely separated in time and space from this hour and this spot we may be. Bound together, as we have been, by the strong ties of a mutual purpose and that purposepurpose one the noblest which can inspire the human mind—the pursuit of education—it is natural that the thought of parting should be accompanied by feelings of sadness,—sadness which is an index to the love we bear for Swarthmore College. As the tendrils of our ivy cling to these massive walls, gathering strength in the Winter's cold as well as Summer's heat, spreading and growing under the cover of the night's darkness as well as the glory of the day's sunshine, so has our love for Alma Mater grown and expanded through all the darkness and the light, the Winter and the Summer of our college course, and so may it grow as the years of our separation from the dear old place roll on into decades and generations. As the ivy in its earlier years will seem to seek the protection of the walls a part of which it covers, and later as it becomes larger and larger, will lend beauty and grace to this massive pile, so, my classmates, strengthened and encouraged by the aid and inspiration gained within these walls iff our earlier years, let us make it our aim so to live that our lives may cover Alma Mater with merited honor and righteous fame. Let us turn our thoughts of sadness, full of grateful remembrance for the past, to thoughts of duty, full of bright hopes for the future. The stern reality of life comes to us today with a force we never felt before, but with the enthusiasm of youth and the energy of conscious power, let us enter the arena with no faint heart among us. The greater the tasks we have to perform, the greater will be the opportunities for our own development. If Swarthmore College has succeeded in stamping upon our minds and hearts a determination to accomplish these tasks, to accept these opportunities, then these four years have not been spent in vain, and our farewells will be but the* passwords to realms of success. ■ THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX. 40

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IVY POEM. FRANCES M. WHITE. Oh ! fair Aurora, check thy steeds awhile In yonder shining sky:— For we, scarce knowing if to weep or smile Are loath to say " good-bye." Life's sea shows glittering in the morning sun, The favoring gale blows strong; And fancy sees rich trophies to be won, Listening Hope's buoyant song. But memory whispers in a softer strain, " Pause yet upon the shore; Whate'er delights await you on yon main These days return no more." Yes, let us linger, for these joyous hours Are passed away for aye;— Yet deep their traces on the budding powers That future years shall try. For here we've heard from Wisdom's honeyed tongue Such an entrancing lay That no seductive song by Syrens sung Shall charm us from our way. Not as Ulysses shall we need to keep Fitters on mind and will, Rather like Orpheus, onward still we sweep To nobler music still. And we, whatever fate may lie beyond In dim days yet to be, Shall send a grateful memory and fond, Dear Swarthmore, oft to thee. Then with a courage high, to do our best In life's stern war for right, When truth shall triumph, Tho' awhile suppressed, And shadows yield to light;— We plant our ivy, ere we say adieu To this familiar scene; Bidding it flourish many Winters through To keep our memory green. And now, once more, kind friends and dear, we part; To meet ? Ah ! who can tell ? With love and courage warm within each heart, We say farewell—farewell! CLASS ODE. SARAH THOMAS MOORE. Tune : " Far Away." Alma Mater, cherished mother, Fare thee well forever more. We a band of loving children Pass beneath thy kindly door. Out into the world we're going, Life's hard battles to begin, 'Tis the strength we here have gathered Makes it possible to win. As our ivy here is clinging At thy side with fond embrace, So will we thy loving children Strive thy memories to grace. And to those who in our footsteps Follow in the years to be, Let us seem to them the emblem Of our heart-felt love to thee. In the years we've dwelt together, We have learned to value more All the lessons that have taught us To look higher than before. 'Tis with grateful hearts o'erflowing That we sing our last farewell, Alma Mater, cherished mother, Fare thee well! Fare thee well! 41 THE SWARTHMORE PHCENIX.

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ADVERTISEMENTS SWHRTHWORE ♦ COLLEGE, *rvn~yrin~yri FOX ST J' !.;:-,» axjimn?; UJ um rrp STJB s£ £*&•&* »jf ■" -is r*-. * B Zm^JJU^jL D, m Sv pi ""TIJiIHI *!,«,„„, FACULTY OF INSTRUCTION FOR 1890-91. WILLIAM HYDE APPLETON, A. M., LL. B , (Harvard); Ph. D., (S-varth.nore), President and Professor of the Greek and English Language and Literature, ELIZABETH POWELL BOND, Dean. EDWARD H. MAGILL, A M., (Brown University): LL. D., (Haverford), Ex- f* resident, and Professor of the French Language and Literature ARTHUR BEARDSLEY, C. E. (Rens. Pol..lnst.); Ph. D , (Swarthmore). I. V. Williamson Professor of Civil and Mechanical . ngineering and Director of the Workshops. SUSAN J. CUNNINGHAM, Sc. D. (Swarthmore), Edward H Magill Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy. WILLIAM PENN HOLCOMB, B. L., M. L , (Swarthmore); Ph. D. (Johns Hopkins University), Joseph Wharton Professor of History an * Political Science, and Lecturer on Pedagogics. BENJAMIN SMITH, A. M. (Yale), Professor of Rhetoric, Logic and Mental and Moral Philosophy. WILLIAM CATHCART DAY, Ph. D., (Johns Hopkins University), Professor of Chemistry. SPENCER TROTTER, M. D (University of Pennsylvania), Professor of Natural History, and Lecturer on Physiology and Hygiene. MILTON H. BANCROFT, (Mass. Art School), Professor of Art and Mechanical Draughting. GEORGE A. HOADLEY, A. M , C. E. (Union College), Professor of Physics GERRIT E. H. WEAVER, A. M..(Swarthmore); A. B (Harvard), Professor of the German Lan?uage and Literature. FERRIS W. PRICE, A. M (Swarthmore), Isaac H. Clothier, Professor of the Latin Language and Literature. MYRTIE E. KURMAN, B. O , (National School of Oratory), Assistant Professor in charge of Elocution. LUCIUS E. WILLIAMS, A M. (Mercer College), Assistant in Chemistry. MARIA DAVIS, (Md Inst of Art), Assistant in Art. MARY D. PRATT, A B. (Swarthmore), Instructor in Mathematics. WILLIAM McCLELLAN, (Phila. Man'l Training School), Assistant in Engineering. JENNIE F. WADDINGTON, B. S. (Swarthmore), Assistant in Biology MARY J. MURPHY, Director of Physical Culture for the Young Women. J K. SHELL, M. D. (University of Pennsylvania), Director of Physical Culture for the Young Men. EMILY HUNT, M D. (Women's Medical Coll., Phila.), Lecturer on Physiology and Hygiene to the Young Women. I'OI'R REGULAR COURSES AKK GIVEN t I. COURSK IN ARTS, for the Degrees of A. B and A. M. 11. COURSE IN SCIEMCE, for the Deg ees of B. S and M. S. 111. COURSE IN LITERATURE, for the Degrees of B. L. and M. L. IV. COURSE IN ENGINEERING, for the Degrees of B. S and C. E. The second degrees named are given fDr additional study, on conditions named in the catalogue. Swarthmore College is situated on the P W. &B.R.R , to miles from Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. It is under the aare of Friends and admits students ■ f both sexes, on equal terms. It has go Dd Libraries ol about 15,000 volumes, an Observatory, Chemical and Physical Laboratories and Machine Shops. For full particulars, apply for catalogue to WM. H. APPLETON, Ph. D., President, SWARTHMORE COLLEGE, SWARTHMORE, PA.

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