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THE BATTALION.
tional conclusion in favor of the one or the other; or, if pos
sible, to discover a harmony between both. The student
would therefore do well to read “Natural Law in the Spirit
ual World, 5 ’ by Drummond. I feel that I would be derelict
in the duty assigned to me w'ere I to fail to mention the val
uable little book, “The Story of Language,” written by our
respected professor, C. W. Hutson. The book is replete
with much valuable and suggestive information, indicating
patient and untiring efforts in the great scope of research,
which cannot but reflect great credit upon our beloved alma
mater. I am sure no student ought to be without it.
In the scientific departments the addition made com
prises agriculture, horticulture, botany, entomology, physiol
ogy, mathematics, mechanics, civil engineering, chemistry
and military science. The scientific department of the libra
ry, especially in some branches, is sadly in need of good lit
erature. But it is to be hoped that the beginning thus made
will be steadily continued so that the true purpose for which
the library exists may, in the near future, be fully realized.
William’s Mistake.
A William Goat, with low-bowed head,
Rushed wildly forth to butt—
A moment later he lay dead
With a shattered cocoanut.
The fellow that he sought to crush—
The victor in the fray—
Turned out to be a centre rush,
Who met the goat half way.—Ex.