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NEW HAVEN, FEBRUARY, 184&      °M.if*U*ta*u   H* J.
PROSPECTO&.
-We would not inflict upon oor readers a
long apology for our undertaking, nor would we
weary them with a tedious statement of reasons
for introducing a new publication into our college World. Suffice it to* say, that having observed the prevailing taste for a style of literature different from that at present among us,
and feeling the necessity for a college journal,
we resolved upon using our efforts to supply the
deficiency.
Our publication shall he emphatically a college journal—intended to afford some amusement for the passing hour and chronicle events
that may interest the large body of students. Our
plan is * simple one. We shall merely report
the sayings And doings in and about college.
A portion of the paper shall be devoted to reports from the different literary societies, with
accounts of the debates and persona who figure
therein. These shall be as accurate and as
general as circumstances and the limits of our
paper wfli admit. We design also in each
number hereafter to devote a paragraph to some
one of the faculty, taking them in the order of
age, size and merit We have observed that
the younger classes are lamentably deficient in
information regarding their instructors. This
.we would remedy; and, at the same time by
showing the disadvantages under which many
of these gentlemen have labored and their continued perseverance, would encourage young
men to exertion.
In short, we intend assuming a general su-
pervision over the college.
The publication shall be monthly, or more
frequent as circumstances and our own incli-
nations dictate. Each number shall be tastefully embellished with numerous original engravings, designed and executed by the best artists.
The publication will be continued while ourselves are in college, and on leaving we hope
to cast our mantle on worthy successors.
In parting with, this our first number, we- advise you, on readers, to refrain from troubling
your wite & find out who or what we are; for
you will never discover more than, that—
"We three brothers be?*
Ir* one Mysterious Unity.
The Editors.
debates.
ON THE EXPEDIENCY OF ENTERING
THE LIBRARY BUIUWNG.
LISONIAN   SOCIETY.
f HE debate in the Linonian
Society, after some preliminary business, was opened
by Mr. Steele of the Senior
Class, who offered some resolutions, of which we were
unable to obtain a copy, but
whose substance was, that
the BecTety consent to remove the Library to
the-place prepared for its reception, on tne conditions, made known by the Faculty, provided
the Faculty agree never to. attempt to enforce
their conditions, or to*!seize upon, the library,"*-*
and that the sum of five dollars be constituted
a fund with which to provide horses and earts
to transport the books, to their place of deposit.
Mr. Steele prefaced his resolutions with some
pointed remarks evincive of his excellent temper. He thought his resolutions commended
themselves to every candid mind. He had
thought much on the subject, and until recently had been deeply impressed with the impropriety of passing the threshold of the Library
building on the conditions proposed by the Faculty. But the light of Day hod just shone into
his mind, and he was now convinced that by
passing these reso!utions the society wonld
maintain its own dignity, and come off with
glory from the contest in which it was now engaged. The gentleman's brilliant eloquence
had completely silenced the aadience
when Mr. Willard, also of the Senior Class,
commeneed on a similar side of the question.
He was willing to go for the resolutions, not as
the best possible, hut as the best he. could hope
the society would pass: the clause about t,he
seizure of the books by the Faculty he waseji-
tirely opposed to. During a course of several
years .he had never known the Faculty to abstract even a translation from a private room,—
they were not given to abstractions of any sort,
and with all bis experience, he could not—
would not believe they had any abstract design
of taking our Library.
Mr. Case said, for his part he had not yet
been Steeled into the idea of recasing our Library. One objection had struck his mind very
forcibly—he thought after we once were in we
should never be able to get out.
Mr. Steele said the gentlemahhad probably
intended to be very cutting, but for his part, he
did not quite see the drift of his remarks—the
Case, .was rather a hard one, but he would try
to meet it. He thought it would be just as easy to mpve the books out, after'they were once
in, as it was no*v to move them in. Horses
and carts would doubtless be at hand, and he
hoped the society would never be too poor to
appropriate a sufficient amount for that purpose.
He had introduced this resolution because he
thought it necessary to leave some record to show
that the Library had been removed by the proper authorities, and not by stealth; and^as no authorities would be more necessary than horses
and carts, he had endeavored to make provision
for an adequate supply; if five dollars was too
large a sum, the society could suit itself in this
matter; of course the coat must be cut according to the cloth.
Thus far the affirmative had had altogether
the best of it, and matters now coming to a
stand, the President rose to put the question.—
This had the effect to put several members on
their feet, who appeared much put out to find
they could not all put in at once. At length
Mr.. Coon, of the Junior Class, got the floor, and
began to pour forth a torrent of resistless eloquence, to which we shall not attempt to do
justice. He said, he thought there were insurmountable obstacles in our way to the Library
building—as a general rule it was always desirable to flunk, but all general rules have exceptions, and he thought we could do no better
than rush* He wished:to see J^e society preserve a proper reference to the opinions of the
Faculty, and yet maintain its own dignity,—and
we could only do. this by letting the Faculty
see we were not to be imposed upon, but had
rights which they must, and should respect.—
The resolution regarding the seizure of the
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books, he approved of—so fer as it went,—there;
was great danger that our library would apt be.
oar own six months after it was removed to the
new building. As to translations, it was probable the Faculty had hitherto refrained fron>
making off with any of the gentleman's; because, when wanted, like Freshmen when called upon to speak, they were among the missing. He thought the best way would be t»
take the Faculty in a body before the Governor
and make- them swear to keep' their hands from
picking and stealing: such a course could not
fail to prevent all difficulty on this aqpre.
Mr. Willard said the gentleman seemed to.
forget that we were dealing with men—men
who would die—at least a part of them: as for
some of the Faculty, he did not know that they
ever would die, the probability now was that
they would not, but tor the rest he could an-
swer they would die ; and this fact was a sufficient guarantee that no wrong would be attempted.
Mr. Hawley, also of the Senior Class, here
rose, and after reading a resolution of the Faculty requiring an annual report of the state of
our finances to be made to the College Librarian, offered another resolution, by which the society consented to remove the library, provided
farther, the College Librarian piomise never to
divulge any information he may receive from
us relating to our financial affairs.
Mr. Barmakd, on taking the floor, was greeted
with the tumultuous a.ppl«.u«o whioh .ttlwaya
welcomes him. He began-—" I think it quite '
time, Mr. President, we had done with these)'
Bunkum speeches; and to tell the truth, I am
sorry to see my own class participate in them
so largely. The Faculty have stolen a march
on us, and expected by attacking us unforewarn-
ed, to find us unarmed, but they here found us.
prepared for the conflict, with our Steele in
good order and condition—which though it may
not cut, has the better -quality of being able to
cure. J shall not descend to the petty squabbles in which we have been engaged for the
last hour; but shall argue the question on first
principles. In the first place it is not strange
that the Faculty have passed these resolutions,
for in so doing they have only carried out a par-
dinal principle of their nature—namely: always
to condition where it is possible. The best way
for us to proceed is to give tit for tat, and con- -
dition the Faculty in turn, as the resolutions
under discussion do: it is the first time we have
had any opportunity to retaliate on them, and
though I hope it will not be the last, we ought
not to let.it pass unimproved." Here Mr. Barnard resumed his seat, amid prolonged cheering
and loud cries of ''•Hear, hear.** At length he-
arose, apparently with great reluctance, and
re-commenced speaking, or we should say, reading :—" Hard, hard indeed will-be the contest for-
freedom and the struggle for independence, yet
it is a hard Case (here Mr.. Case was observed
tajyink) rendered still harder by the hardness
of tlie hearts of the Faculty. But we must not
indulge in any illusions of hope, but resist unto.
death,, for as sure as these books go into the
Library building we are a gone Coon. (Hereupon Mr. Ccon smiled.) One gentleman in-
particular is^desirous of going in by Day-light,,
but this is aTJteioonshine, as every man must
see; andifthere is any fear lest the College*
•Librarian disclose our secrets, the -best way
would be to put him under lock and key, and;
thuaite will be completely under our thumb.—
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