perior to the latter. For our own part, we do not believe it is, but think if it be equal to it, there is no reason to blame either Princeton or Dr. McCosh. Until we learn more on the subject, all we can say is, that whether Princeton has made much progress in recent years or not, the Presbyterians have good reason to be proud of Lafayette, since its progress has been incredibly large."

"The Pearl" has just appeared, published by the class of '77, and printed by Griffith & Byrne, New York. The editorial committee consisted of one member from each of the fraternities and four neutrals, making twelve in all, with F. N. Turner as chairman. The editorial recounts the most noticeable changes that have occurred about college since the publication of the "Miscellany," two years ago.

The pamphlet has 112 pages, exclusive of advertisements, and contains mainly the same kind of matter as its predecessors—the Mirror and the Miscellany; but it far surpasses them both in appearance and general excellence, and does great credit to its compilers and publishers. We have seen several similar publications recently from other colleges, and think the Pearl compares very favorably with the best. It is a good representative of the progress of Lafayette.

We notice that the type, generally correct, has changed "there" to "these" in the third line of the quotation from Pope which begins the history of '75; also that it makes our historian to speak of the "record of our nine in the battle-field" instead of ball-field. We might mention, by the way, that '77 is a little presumptuous in publishing its nine as the champion nine of the college, since all the college knows that they have never won the championship, having refused to play '75, and so giving the latter the right to claim the championship, which would have been decided in favor of one or the other had '77 not refused to play. We could overlook this, however, which after all is not a matter of very vital importance; but the glaring falsity, inexcusable ignorance, blind animosity, or whatever it be, of their historian we cannot overlook. We refer more particularly to the closing sentence in their class history,-"In the future as in the past we will successfully strive to be the exception to the rule, that odd numbered classes are failures.” We claim the italics. Ye shades of '69, '71, and '73, three of

the best classes that ever honored Lafayette, appear before the tribunal of '77 and receive your sentence, and repent that you have ever left a trace of your records to disgrace your successors in the line of "odd numbered" classes!

We say nothing of '75; the college may pass their own judgment upon us and we will not shrink from our record, but we ask no higher encomium of '77 than to be classed as failures with the three classes mentioned above, which have furnished Lafayette with eight of her most worthy instructors, and the world with a better set of men than any other three classes at Lafayette have produced within those years. If the remark applied only to ourselves, (as it may be intended) we should pass it in silent contempt; but as it is not so limited, we give it this prominence in behalf of the small part of the world which lies outside of '77.

The name of Prof. Hardy is omitted in the faculty, which, however, we suppose must be attributed to the type-setter.

LAFAYETTE AND EASTON.

"Beware the Ides of March!" was read thus by a Junior the other day in Prof. March's recitation :-"Beware the Ideas of March!"

Another of the same class, reading the cobbler's pun in "Julius Cæsar, "a mender of bad soles," was asked to spell the other kind of "souls" that the cobler might be understood to mean, and this is the way he put it, S-o-a-l, soul.

Owing to the bad weather at the beginning of the term the Base Ball excitement did not begin as early as usual. The late fine weather has caused the campus to be once more covered with students anxious to develop their muscle, and base ball has resumed its sway. A college nine has again been formed and bids fair to excel any previous college nine within the memory of the oldest Senior. The following are the names and positions of the players: W. G. Coffin, c.; R. A. Roberts, p. ; I. H. Supplee, 1st b.; E. R. Lichtenwalner, 2nd b. ; A. M. McComb, 3rd b.; C. B. Adam

son, s. s. ; V. P. Wierman, 1. f.; J. A. Covode, c. f. ; S. C. Long, r. f.; C. M. Sherron, sub.

After conferring with the best leaders in the country, the Seniors. have engaged Dodworth, of New York, to furnish their commencement music. Mr. Dodworth needs no recommendation to an Easton audience, having furnished the most acceptable music at two or three former commencements. He will be accompanied by Miss Emma Thursby as soloist. Miss Thursby is one of the most. popular lady singers at the oratorios and concerts in New York. She has a beautiful and cultivated soprano voice and cannot fail to please. She has not been before the public more than three or four years, but in that time she has won the highest encomiums in St. Louis, Cincinnati, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, and other cities, where she has sung in Gilmore's Concerts.

The house which the college has recently built for Prof. Moore, adjoining Prof. Barlow's on the south, has just been painted, and is rapidly approaching completion. It will be another ornament to our beautiful hill.

It is rumored that a Mechanical Society will soon be organized under the direction of Prof. Moore, corresponding to the Natural History and Chemical Societies; also a Philological Society under Prof. March. Lafayette will soon have a complete "Academy of Sciences' at this rate.

The Juniors have fixed on Thursday evening, May 20, as the time for their Orator Contest. The positions of the speakers have been decided by lot, and the arrangements will soon be completed for an attractive and pleasant entertainment.

The greatest event which has transpired in Easton in this or any other age, if we are to believe certain enthusiasts, was the Centennial Tea Party on the evening of April 29th. It was held in Able's great hall in the Opera House building, where the matrons and maidens of Easton to the number of 156 dispensed from tables laden and surrounded with beauty, natural and artificial, the fluid that exhiliarates but does not intoxicate. Each table represented

one of the original thirteen states, and was presided over by two matrons assisted by ten young ladies as "aids." After the teadrinking was over the people repaired to the Opera House, where some very fine patriotic tableaux and a speech by Ex. Gov. Bigler were enjoyed. By the time these were over the tables had been cleared from the large hall, and those who felt thus inclined stepped to music for a few hours. The party broke up about 3 A. M., and everybody had a most delightful evening. The roceeds cleared for the Centennial was about $1500.

Dreka, of Philadelphia, furnishes the class-day invitations for

'75.

EASTON'S SPELLING BEE.-On Thursday evening, April 15th, the Opera House was literally packed by a choice audience of Easton's fair, intelligent and benevolent people. The occasion was a grand contest in spelling, held under the auspices and for the benefit of the Easton Relief Society. The programme was carried out as follows: E. J. Fox, Esq., President of the society, made a brief report of its work during the winter past, and of its financial condition. The "Tube Rose" quartette, Misses Bird and Wilson, and Messrs. Steiner and VanNorman, with Miss Lee Noll as pianist, then sang the beautiful ballad "Oh hush thee my baby." Their exquisite rendition of this elicited a most hearty encore, and assured all present of an evening of rare enjoyment. A solo by Miss Martin succeeded the above, and in response to the applause with which it was received, she sang Longfellow's beautiful poem, “The Bridge." Then the curtain rose on the spelling. On the spacious stage one hundred and twenty-five contestants were arranged. Among these there were representatives from the experts in town, from the High Schools of Easton and Phillipsburg, from the Business College, and about twenty-five delegates from Lafayette to do battle in the name of their several classes. Superintendent of Schools, W. W. Cottingham, Wm. H. Hutter and Fred. C. Tolles, were there as umpires. Prof. Barlow, the pedagogue, took his station before the spellers, armed with 300 words in common use, 1500 in use in general literature and a reserve force in Webster's Unabridged.

It was after eleven o'clock ere the contest was over. The three

successful persons were R. H. Carothers, '75, H. O. Scott, '77, and W. E. Thomas, '75, all of Lafayette College. But the evening's enjoyment was not yet at an end. The conflict was over. The intense interest with which the audience watched it, was relaxed. The hearty cheers of the college boys died away, as did also the glad song of the quartette. Then came Miss Veile, of Easton, and sang the "Waiting Song" with such richness of voice and depth of expression that the audience, wearied as it was by its long waiting, was carried by storm. After this the prizes were awarded by Dr. Cattell, who briefly addressed each of the recipients in such happy terms as he alone can use. Mr. Carothers received the first prize, a handsome gold medal; Mr. Scott the second, a Webster's Unabridged Dictionary; Mr. Thomas the third, a fine edition of Shakespeare, and Mr. Chidsey, of Easton, the fourth, a Union Primer, as he was the "first martyr."

LAFAYETTE PERSONALS.

Prof. March has in preparation a brief "Historical Grammar of Modern English," which will give the history and explanation of all the modes of inflection now in use, and of all the relics of old forms which occur in our standard authors, and of combinations of syntax, idioms especially, which need light from the older speech. The Independent, in announcing the fact, says: "We measure words carefully when we say that this is the most important announcement we have made in these columns for a long time, and we are sure that scholars will share the eagerness with which we await the appearance of the volume. A work such as Prof. March

has undertaken to prepare has been needed here, and of our living scholars he is far the best fitted to write it."

Dr.

Rev. Thomas C. Porter, of Lafayette College will preach the annual sermon before the Society of Inquiry, next month. Porter was formerly professor of natural science in our college, and his old colleagues and numerous friends in Lancaster will extend him a hearty welcome.-College Days, Lancaster.