THE BATTALION.
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well versed in all the nicer points of
etiquette and decorum. Gallantry is
one of the indispensable traits of every
gentleman’s make-up and he who can
treat the fairer sex with the greatest con
sideration or bestow upon them th*
kingliest attentions, who regards their
slightest tvish with the same considera
tion that an ancient Spartan did Iris
code of laws, he tt is Avho is regarded
by the majority of well-bred people a«
without a peer or rival in social circles
■of the present day.
On the other hand the Avoman should
have a queenly grace to correspond with
this extended chivalry and she is indeed
truly gifted who possesses this grace and
with it a knowledge of how and when
to wield it. Many are of the opinion
that graceful dancing or skillful and suc
cessful card playing are the most impor
tant accomplishments, but these pale
into insignificance on being compared
Avith the really important ones and in
deed anyone Avith a knowledge limited
to dancing and cards would likely prove
a failure and come to find himself re
garded as almost a non enity by those
around him.
Last but not least, let no one make
the mistake of presuming that Avhen
the}' have once succeeded in gaining ad
mittance into the best society, that their
efforts are then to cease, but on the
otherhand, let us deem it only a step in
the right direction and resolve to follow
it up by redoubling our efforts for the
instruction of ourselves in all things
needful. Let us live and learn so that
avc may in time become an honor and an
ornament to the highest order and type
of society that mankind has ever con
stituted, namely, that of the nineteenth
•century. “Nonpareil.”
JSlotes on plomeps.
(Read before the “Campus Club”)
Flowers may be called nature’s jewels.
When Avinter unloosens her cold arms
and nature begins the great work of re
plenishing the depleted store houses of
man, she seeks first to adorn herself with
flowers in myriad forms and various
hues, to make the air fragrant Avith the
most delicate perfumes.
However useless all this preliminary
work may seem to the unobserving, and
which avo must admit is in some degree
exhaustive to the plant, yet Avith but little
observation and thought one can easily
see there is no work lost—Nature has a
purpose in it all.
In the center of nearly all flowers she
places the stamens and pistils, the or
gans of reproduction ; around these she
places a siveet liquid called nectar Avhich
bees and various other insects like to
gather. In gathering this nectar the in
sect carries on its legs or wings pollen
from floAver to flower and thus aids na
ture in the fertilization of flowers which
would otherwise be sterile. The result
of this fertilization being seed which
may reproduce plants like the parent
plant, or, from the blending of pollen of
various strains, myriad forms and A T ari-
ous colors may be produced. This is
one way of accounting for iicav varieties
in nature. From these results the un
observing farmer reasons to a conclusion
that seeds from certain plants Avill net
reproduce flowers and fruits like the
parent.
Around the stafnens, pistils and nec
tar she places the corolla, composed of
various parts called petals. The various
shapes of the petals Avith delicate shades
of the colors blending into each other