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- The college argus (June 11, 1868), p. 1
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WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, JUNE 11,‘ 1868. THE-BELL(E)S. - See the ladies so-called belles l Pretty belles I “but a storm of merriment their prettiness
Show moreWESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, JUNE 11,‘ 1868. THE-BELL(E)S. - See the ladies so-called belles l Pretty belles I “but a storm of merriment their prettiness impels 1 How they te-h'e, te-he, te-he, At [1 silly little sight, While they sit and chat so freely .On a subject e‘er so silly With a wonderful delight ; ' {Running o’er, o’er,'o‘er, In a sort of modern lore With a thrilling modulation that unmistakably tells They are belles, belles, belles, belles, Are a mincing and a sighing sort of belles, _See another kind of bellesI _ Spinster belles I What a world of happiness this cross old class dispels! Never hear the horrid sight That’s the pretty belles’ delight, Humming solemn love-sick notes Almost in tune. What a joyful ditty floats Thro’ their loner heart that rusteth as it gloats On a son! ‘ 0h! from out their babbling cells ‘ What 'a rush of gossip most slanderoust wells! ' How ii: swells ! . | How it dwells , ., on their neighbors! How it sells Them to the Dc’il who impels To the shining and the ringing Of such belles, belles, belles, _ To the sighing and the lying of such belles. See those calm audacious belles, Brazen belles! What a flood of terror their nudacit;r inipels To the heart of bashful Wight, Who doth tremble at their sight, ‘ Too much terrified to speak, As blushing 'to the neck. Ited as fire, In a natural appealhig to the mercy of his girl, In a coin expostnlation with the bold and flirting girl! Blood all leaping higher, higher, With a desperate desire, ' And a resolute endeavor Now—now to fill or never All the head of the red—faced son. Oh! these belles, belles, belles! Whats tale their boldness tells 0f despair I How they’ve laughed and sun 3 and tore At a fellmv‘s deer heart core ' in the center of its pulp-itching loir l Yet the eye it fully knows, By the ranging And. the changing, How the danger ebbs and flows ; Yet the heart distinctly tells, In the bumping And the thumping. How the danger sinks and swells, By the sinking or the throbbing in the bosom of the 0f the belles, [belles, In the laughter and the manner of the belles ! F. ll. 11. OUR NEW BoILDINGs. It is pleasant for us to speak, in the first is- sue of the College Argue, of the material pros- perity of our Alma Mater. The unwesricd efforts of the officers of the College, and the generous liberality of its friends, have so cured a large increase to the endowment fund and many valuable additions to the buildings and equipments of the institution.- The completion of RICH HALL, our new Library Building, is an occasion for congratulation on the part of all our friends. The need of such abuilding has long been felt, and it is gratifying to know that it is at last fully met by the erection of the ele- gant edifice which now adorns the campus. For this noble structure, so admirany adept- ed to its purpose, we are indebted to the wise and nnstinted liberality of Isaac Rich, Esq, of Boston. The original proposition of Mr. ' Rich was that he would expend $25,000 in putting up a. building, on condition that-a. peimancnt :l'..ib1'a.i'3.r Fund of the some amount bouldbe secured. This cor} ition fives final- ly met, and the building Lbeguniin the fall of 1866. Its cost has largely exceeded the first estimate, reaching nearly or quite $40,000, but has not exceeded the generosity of its donor. Rich Hall is 84.feet in length by 50 in breadth, built of Portland frecstoue, the style of architecture being a. modified Goth- ic. Its height is Buflicient to allow three tiers of alcoves with shelf room for 80,000 volumes. Especial care has been to.ch in its construction to secure freedom from dampness, so desirable in buildings of this kind, and to combine in its internal arrange- ments every convenience which experience oculd suggest. It ranks unquestionably among the very best Library buildings con- nected with American colleges. It is ex- pected that the books will be transferred and everything in I, complete order before Commencement, when the Library will start- off with about 18,000 volumes and a perma- nent fund of $27,000. One of its most at- tractive features will be the Odell Alcove, a, collection of works on American history, donated by the friends of the late Moses I". Odell. This collection already numbers 2500 volumes, and is to be ,made complete in its department; the alcove appropriated to it will be ornamented with a fine por- trait of Mr. Odell. Several other valuable paintings are in possession of the Library 3 No. l. 1 including portraits of all the err-Presidents of the University; and a marble bust of Mr. Rich is now being executed by a noted art~ it. For the present the third floor is to be occupied by the . ' - Snun'rnnnn CABINET, _ a. valuable collection of shells, plants, and birds, collected by the late Dr. Shuttlefi' of Simsbury, and lately purchased for the ben- efit of the college. This cabinet is especially rich in shells, numbering some 8,000 species with about 80,000 specimens. It is in every way a. desirable and important addition to the department of Natural Science. I Between Rich Hall and the old college buildings is soon to arise the Monomer. CHAPEL, built by the generous friends of Wesleyan to commemorate the heroism of those of its sons who fell in the late Rebellion. Most of the contracts have already been awarded, the necessary excavation has been made, and the foundation will be pushed forward ' so rapidly that the corner stone will be laid at Commencement. Judging from the pho- to‘graph and plans; the Memorial Chapel will» bc a retro ornament to the college grounds and ulnoblc monument. to the patriotism of Our heroes. It is to be about 100 feet in length by 60 in breadth, a Gothic structure, built of Portland stone, with tower at the corner, surmounted by a spire 144 feet in. height. The first floor will be divided into two recitation rooms and one large lecture room, the remainder being an! audience room capable of seating 550 persons, and reached by a staircase at each corner. The expense of this building is estimated at $45,000. Scarccly less important than these two ed- ifices is the ' " ASTRONOMICAL Onsnnvnronr, which, when completed, will be highly cred- itable to the University, and aficrd every facility for observation and instruction. In front of the old Boarding Hall, and tak- ing the place of the crazy old wooden struc- ture, a brick tower has been erected, which is to be carried to the height of 60 feet. Within this tower a solid brick pier has been built, 40 feet in height, about ’3 feet square,- resting on a stone foundation sunk 8 feet be- low the surface, and insulated from the rest of the building. 011 this pic): will be mount- ed one of the largest and best telescopes in - the country, now being constructed by A1- vin' Clark of Cambridge. There will also be provided an astronomical clock, a transit,
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- The Wesleyan argus, 1868-1892
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- Published under the title The College argus, from June 11, 1868 (Vol. 1, no. 1 )-June 22, 1887 (v. 20, no. 19 ) and then published under the title The Wesleyan argus from Oct. 18, 1887 (Vol. 21, no. 1) during the college year by students of Wesleyan University. Vol. 7 of the College argus contains v. 16 of the Olla podrida. Some issues include the supplement, The Wesleyan review. Current issues and searchable content from Fall 2000-present are available at http://www.wesleyanargus.com/.
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