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should be far below the dignity and unworthy the sense of gentlemanliness of every Hamilton College man. True, it is argued that nothing but a spirit of retaliation was manifested because of the treatment our nine received while visiting Rochester. But, such a spirit was entirely uncalled for and certainly displayed rudeness in the extreme. In the first place, the retaliation was made upon men who took no part in the "scurfing" at Rochester. The nine there acted as gentlemen and deserved to be treated as gentlemen while they were here. Then again, the ladies and strangers, who visited the game, could draw but one inference from the language and actions they witnessed, and that inference is that profanity and rowdyism were the main features of a college man. We do not favor impositions, nor do we object to scurfing where scurfing is due, provided it be done with propriety, but we do not countenance any action taken by the student body similar to the one we witnessed a few days ago. A gentleman is a gentleman wherever he is and under whatever circumstances, and it is for us to see to it that our actions are such, that we can, at least, command the respect of our fellow students. Let no such a spirit manifest itself again, but rather, either "heap coals of fire on the head" of the ones whom we would revenge, or else temper our language and actions with a true sense of justice and propriety.

THE completion of the twenty-fourth year of the HAMILTON LITERARY MONTHLY was celebrated with appropriate honors on the evening of June 6th, at the Butterfield House in Utica. It was the occasion of the annual supper given by the incoming board to the retiring board. After a year's labor with the "scissors and the pen" an occasion like this is appreciated and enjoyed to the fullest extent. The prospective LIT. supper very often cheers and stimulates to a new energy the overworked editor in his journalistic duties.

The banquet of this year was no less successful than those of previous years. The supper per se was excellent and the festive editors showed that they were no less accustomed to relieving a groaning table than to working at the editorial desk.

At a proper time Mr. Chapin took the chair as president of the supper. His remarks were full of valuable thoughts upon college journalism, its relation to the college and the students.

Mr. Collier was afterwards made toastmaster for the evening. He presided in his usual easy manner, interlarding the regular toasts with pertinent stories and witty remarks. He called upon the following gentlemen to respond to toasts: Mr. Chapin on "The LIT. and the New Board;" Mr. Lee, "The Old Board;" Mr. Hayden, "The 'Pink' of Perfection;" Mr. Leland, "The Alumniana, its editor, Dr. North;" Mr. Peck, "The Sex of Immortal Youth;" Mr. Whitney "Subscription$;" Mr. Smyth, "The Shears vs. The Pen;" Mr. Hathaway, Local Inspirations." All of the gentlemen did justice to the occasion in every respect and gave utterance to many good words of advice. The banqueters broke up at a late hour and even then reluctantly. Everyone pronounced the supper a most enjoyable and profitable occasion and one long to be remembered by those who participated.

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MORE than fifty years ago, Hon. W. H. Maynard endowed the chair know n as the Chair of Law, History and Political Economy in Hamilton College. This endowment was, some years afterward, increased by Hon. James Knox. The first incumbent of the chair was Theodore W. Dwight, who occupied it from 1846 to 1858. In 1860 Ellicott Evans became his successor and in 1882 Francis M. Burdick succeeded Professor Evans. Professors Dwight, Evans and Burdick were all lawyers admitted to practice.

Since the resignation of Professor Burdick in 1887, the chair has been vacant through the inaction of the Board of Trustees of this venerable, but unfortunate institution.

It may be well in this connection to call to mind the following facts:
It is the duty of a trustee to carry out the purposes of a gift in trust.

The diversion of the income from the Maynard-Knox fund is illegal and each one of the trustees of Hamilton College is personally and individually responsible therefor.

In accordance with the above facts it was the duty of the trustees, at least, to make some effort to fill the Maynard-Knox chair as soon as possible after the occurrence of the vacancy.

For thirty-six years, from 1846 to 1882, the Senior class was required to study, under the instruction of the Maynard professor, Blackstone and Duer. Since the introduction of the elective system here, instruction has been, or should have been given in accordance with the statements made in the catalogue, in Inter-national and Municipal Law.

A construction has been thus put upon the character of the MaynardKnox Professorship which no action of the faculty or trustees can, at this time, change.

The Maynard-Knox chair has become primarily a Chair of Law, by prescription, if through no other way, and the students and all those interested in the college have a right to demand of the trustees that they do their duty by electing to this chair, without further delay, an able, practicing lawyer; one who will know how principles are illustrated by practice. In this way the trustees will have, for once, shown themselves to be a competent Board.

We have been assured that some action will be taken, in regard to this matter, at the coming Commencement, but our hopes are stronger than our expectations. It is certainly to be hoped that for once our Board of Trustees can spare enough time from the granting of degrees and quarreling, to carefully consider the state of the college and relieve her pressing needs.

THE victory at Albany was overwhelming. Like the flood at Johnstown, we swept all before us. We had expected to make a good record, but we had not dared to hope for the success that crowned our efforts. Never did Hamilton's ball team play with such dash and spirit, her athletes, her Glee and Banjo clubs appear to better advantage. As a result of their efforts the 24th of May stands forth as a day long to be remembered in the history of the college.

On Friday morning fifty Hamilton men assembled upon the Ridgefield grounds to witness Union-Hamilton ball game. Union was there in full force, waving the "garnet" from one grandstand, while the "pink" stronghold was

directly opposite. The representatives of both nines were enthusiastic, and the enthusiasm waxed stronger as the game progressed. Now the "garnet" would wave amidst the cheers of Union, and then, as fortune favored her, Hamilton would set her colors to the breeze, while her fifty rivaled in cheering Union's hundred strong. And so it was throughout the game; first the applause arose from Union and then from Hamilton, until the game was finished with the score 7 to 3 in favor of Hamilton.

The field sports were held on Pleasure Island, commencing at three o'clock. If the ball game had been a victory, Field Day was a “walk-away." From the first, when Lee and Spurlarke won the hundred yards dash, there was no cessation of Hamilton's enthusiastic cheers. There were fifteen first prizes offered of which Hamilton captured nine, and of the fourteen seconds she also holds nine; and, better than all these, we hold the Champion's Cup, which we hope has come to stay. But this is not all: six of the "best college records" were broken, four of them by Hamilton men.

Such was the victory of Hamilton at Field Day. She needs no praise; the record itself is eloquent with her glory. The management of the college association cannot be lauded too highly. Especial credit is due to James D. Rogers, '89, for the able manner in which he has, during his presidency of the association, advanced the cause of athletics at Hamilton.

The concert given by the Glee and Banjo clubs was a fit event to crown the successes of the day. The clubs were at their best, having thrown off entirely that stiffness which was noticeable in their first appearance. It was a small, but appreciative audience that greeted them. Every production deserved and received a hearty encore. This was the last event on the day's program. Everything in which Hamilton participated had been a magnificent succcess. As he returned to his room that night well might every son of Hamilton feel proud of his Alma Mater; proud that she has regained that life and spirit which have been so wanting for some years past.

It was a jolly crowd of fellows, which, at eleven o'clock on Saturday morning, left Albany in their pink bedecked car. And what a reception we received as we stepped off the train at Clinton! At first arose the familiar yell from sixty voices which had not yet wasted their strength; then there sounded upon our ears the boom of cannon; then there was a general shaking hand match, in which every student felt himself a brother to every other one. Soon a procession of one hundred and ten students was formed, headed by the Clinton Drum Corps. Amidst the blowing of fish-horns and whistles, the ringing of bells, and the booming of cannon, the line started. Everywhere were decorations of pink, showing the live interest which the people of the village take in the success of Hamilton. The procession marched through all the principal streets of the village, making them ring with enthusiastic cheers as every decoration was passed. At both Cottage and Houghton Seminaries there was a hearty reception, the "fair ones manifesting scarcely less enthusiasm than the victors themselves.

A thirty years' resident of the village, and one who has ever taken interest in the affairs of students, says, that, in his history, nothing of college interest has occurred which has created so much enthusiasm as HAMILTON'S VICTORY AT ALBANY. He was right, for this is the first time that the Champion's Cup has

found its abode within Hamilton's walls. May this year's success be a precursor of a long line of victories, that we may maintain the reputation in athletics which we have recently gained.

-Wet!

AROUND COLLEGE.

-Commencement week.

-Drawing for rooms June 14.

-Burton and Groat are the new monitors.

-Prof. Root has returned from his trip to Annapolis.

-Clinton observed Decoration Day with appropriate exercises.
-President Darling has received a gift of $15,000 for the College.
-F. F. Ellinwood, '88, has made a short visit with Prof. Brandt.
-D. P. Eells, '46, with his wife and son, recently visited College hill.
-President Darling gave his annual reception to the Seniors May 31.
-S. C. Brandt, '89, was called to Binghamton by the death of a friend.
—Stubblebine's New York Orchestra has been engaged for Commencement

week.

-Fred Davis, '92, recently addressed the Herkimer County Agricultural Society.

-The College raised $80 by subscription for the benefit of the Johnstown sufferers.

-The Freshman class supper was held at the Butterfield House, in Utica, Monday evening, June 3.

-Prof. C. A. Borst, '81, of Johns Hopkins University, has returned to Clinton for a few weeks' vacation.

-Geo. C. Lewis, of Lockport, N. Y., is the guest of D. R. Leland, '89, during Commencement week.

-A number of students enjoyed a tally-ho ride to Trenton Falls, given by several of the Clinton young ladies.

-The Commencement exercises of Houghton Seminary were held at the Seminary Wednesday morning, June 19.

- The high honor and honor men were initiated into the mysteries of Phi Beta Kappa, Wednesday noon, June 5.

-Tickets for the Senior reception can be obtained of S. C. Brandt. Price, students, four dollars; alumni, three dollars.

-Commencement invitations of the class of '89 are the work of E. A. Wright, Philadelphia. The engraving is very creditable.

-The commencement exercises of Cottage Seminary were held in the chapel of the Stone church Tuesday morning, June 4.

-Prof. Scollard, Mr. H. A. Vance and Mr. Robert Barrows were judges at a contest in declamation held in Waterville, May 31.

-Frederick Perkins, '89, has been called to his home, Lock Haven, Pa. It is one of the cities which has suffered greatly from the flood.

-John Allison, '92, left Wednesday, June 12, for New York, at which place he will meet his parents and accompany them on a voyage to Scotland.

-Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Harkness made their son a short visit. Rev. Harkness has accepted a call to the First Presbyterian Church in Rockford, Illinois. —Manager Phillips, of the Hamiltonian Board, was master of ceremonies at the recent annual raffle. Moore, '90, and Perine, '90, were the lucky men. —Hon. J. D. Henderson, '68, a prominent lawyer of Herkimer, delivered a lecture before the Junior class on the subject "Codification of the Laws of New York State."

-The Madison-Hamilton game was postponed on account of rain. Although no date has been set for the game, Madison will undoubtedly take first with Hamilton a close second.

-The new editors of the Hamiltonian are Abernathy, Z. B.; Dewey, Y.r.; Harkness, 4. r.; Northrup, . 4. X.; Osborne, A. 4. §.; B. Sheppard, X. V.; Stuart, 4. K. E.

-Rev. Dr. Hitchcock, of Philadelphia, Penn., one of the founders of the McAll Mission in Paris, France, delivered the Baccalaureate sermon before the Senior class of Cottage Seminary, Sunday morning, June 2.

-An insolent, budding Sophomore was heard to say to a prospective Junior : "Say, Mr. W., how far would you have been if you hadn't stopped?" Mr. W. replied "Stop plaguing me. When I get to be a Junior I'll show you."

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-A student recently submitted several excuses to the faculty, both truthful and otherwise. The truthful excuses were refused, the "otherwise ones were granted. The surprised student drolly remarked: The excuse committee seem to think that 'truth is stranger than fiction,'" since the untruthful excuses were granted.

List to my tale of woe, of woe

The seat of a tally-ho, Oho,

A girl and a fellah,

And a big sun umbrella,

But did any one see them, Oh no!! Oh no??

-The thirty-fifth Clark Prize Exhibition was held in the Stone Church Wednesday evening, June 5. Although an unpleasant evening, the church was well filled. The program as rendered was as follows: Music; prayer; music; 1. Lincoln C. Ackler, Ilion, The Spanish Armada; 2. Schuyler C. Brandt, Binghamton, Frederick II. and Frederick III.; Music; 3. Charles W. E. Chapin, Clinton, Frederick II. and Frederick III.; 4. George D. Miller, Painted Post, The Spanish Armada; Music; 5. Edgar C. Morris, Pulaski, The Ethics of Socialism; 6. Frederick Perkins, Lock Haven, Pa., The Spanish Armada; Music. The faculty awarded the prize to Frederick Perkins.

Tho' it's only a rose,

There's a meaning hid in it,
And the secret it knows,

Tho' it's only a rose,
Can't be told in cold prose,

Nor expressed in a minute.

Tho' it's only a rose

There's a meaning hid in it.

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