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The Campus Mirror
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Faces
Who was the man who told us that if we
were in trouble we should observe the faces
of those about us and note their sufferings'?
Well, I’m not exactly in trouble—unless
you call boredom trouble—but having noth
ing better to do, I’m trying his suggestion
this morning as I sit in the library. It is
a beautiful sunny morning—reason enough
for anyone to be happy—unless, of course,
he is bored and weary of the world, as I am.
A plump matron passes me, and smiles.
Her mouth ends in two wrinkles which out
line a broad “H” and make her smile look
a hit, cynical. On reflection, I conclude that
it is one of those smiles put on for the bene
fit of someone who is watching, and which
will fade in preparation for another victim.
One person is studying with a frown of
deep concentration on her face. Periodically
she glances at the student at. her side as
though she fears something; then her eyes
stray toward the clock, which reminds me
strongly of my younger years when I used
to practice my piano lesson, with one eye
on the clock.
A young man bustles in with a swagger
ing stride that comes only from one thing—
complete self-cor)fidence. He glances neither
to the right nor the left; seemingly he does
not wish to have the girls at the tables think
he is interested in them. Srangely enough,
they are oblivious of him, except for one
damsel who looked up, as she heard his step,
to frown in an annoyed manner. But alas!
This self-possessed creature has forgotten
one e'ement of dignity—he drops his mouth
open. I don’t mean that this position is like
an idiotic stare, where the mouth is left open
naively, but tin* young man of whom I speak
displays the entire front section of his den
tal work, while he strolls about in a kingly
manner; however, an open mouth is my pet
aversion, so perhaps I had better not discuss
him further.
1 see a faculty member stride in, with a
confidence horn of years before college
classes. IIP chin is thrust out belligerently,
and as he catches a glimpse of one of his
pupils who is not studying properly, his
eyebrows lift, then contract into a frown.
A young lady comes in and rotates her
eyeballs from ime corner of the eye to the
other. She has a jaunty new hat on, and
at intervals her left hand steals up to re
adjust it an<l keep it at the same “chic"
spot over the right eye.
Another person attracts my attention. It
is a young man with a lackadaisical step,
which reminds me of nothing I can think id'
at the present moment. However, his jaws
remind me of a steel bear-trap as they close
upon a poor defenseless piece of chewing-
gum. As closely as I watch, I can't find tin*
slightest trace of differing in hi' placid face.
I'm very much disappointed in the sport
of watching faces. I didn’t find hidden sor
row or romance in a single one. Of course,
today is a sunny day.
‘‘Oh, yes,” said the pilot of the river steam
boat. “I’ve been on this river so long, I know
where every stump is.”
Just then the boat struck a stump, which
shook it from stem to stern.
“There,” he continued, “that’s one of them
now.”
Patient—Is the doctor in?
Attendant—No, he’s gone out for lunch.
Patient—Will he be in after lunch?
Attendent—No, that’s what he went out
after.
“Why is it that you fat men are always
good natured?” somebody once asked Presi
dent Taft.
Mr. Taft replied: “We have to be good
natured seeing that we can neither fight nor
run.”
Notice in Morgan on a room door:
Bohemia
WTerein Lies
Chaos, Confusion, Calamity.
What next? Wandering about we saw
this :
Menagerie de Mile. S
Sale!
Friecassee of stewed mice, gumbo, chick
en, hucklebone pie; fish roe, a specialty.
Eggs hatched while you wait!
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Association of American
Colleges
Four hundred college officials met in
Atlanta January 17 and IS at the Atlanta
Biltmore Hotel. Eleven other organizations
of denominational institutions, which be
gan Monday, January 14, with the meet
ing of educators representing the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, met in conjunction
with the association. It was at the National
Lutheran Educational Conference, one of
these denominational meetings, that the
Spelman-Morehouse chorus sang Wednes
day night, January 16.
President John Hope welcomed the visit
ing college officials in a speech at the
opening session.
Twenty-three institutions for Negro
youth are members of the association, ac
cording to Dr .R. L. Kelly, executive sec
retary of the association.
Problems of instruction, curriculum, and
entrance requirements were considered in
the meetings held Thursday afternoon un
der sectional leaders. Academic freedom
and academic tenure was discussed by
President James L. McConaughty, of Wes
leyan University, and W. W. Cook, general
secretary of the American Association of
University Professors.
The progress of the association over a
period of twenty-one years was set forth
Friday morning by four very outstanding
interpreters of college life. Professor Ed
win Mims, of A anderbilt University, dis
cussed the progress made by colleges along
social lines. President Frank Agdelotte of
Swarthmore College, spoke on intellectual
achievements; and President Frederick C.
Ferry of Hamilton College, New York, dis
cussed the progress made by colleges in
artistic appreciation. The development of
colleges on the ethical side was set forth
by Dr. James H. Ryan, bishop of Madra
and rector of Catholic University of Amer
ica.
Some other speakers, interesting to us
probably because they have visited us here
on the campus, were: President Henry
James of Teachers Insurance and Annuity
Associations of America; Dean C. S.
Boucher, of the University of Chicago;
Sumner Welles, Assistant Secretary of
State; President Frank Avdelotte, of
Swarthmore College; President Frederick
C. Ferry, of Hamilton College; and Pres
ident Edwin Mims, Vanderbilt Fniversity.
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