Contents of Series 1, Volume 1, Number 1

He paces round the fortress wall
For hours and hours together;
Afar his ringing footsteps fall;
Through wild and wintry weather
He paces round the fortress wall
Hours and hours together.

So Love doth guard the loving heart
For years and…

Constantia was a woman of extraordinary wit and beauty, but very unhappy in a father who, having arrived at great riches by his own industry, took delight in nothing but his money.

Theodosius was the younger son of a decayed family, of great parts…

A Granger dreamed that he died; he went straight to the spirit world; and knocked at the gate of the New Jerusalem, and it was opened unto him. The books were opened; he was asked: "Did you ever belong to any secret society?" to which he replied, "I…

Concerning education in Virginia, The Richmond Enquirer says: "It may be and doubtless is the fact, that in many of the ornamental and some of the practical accessions of the modern college curriculum, and in pretentiousness of school buildings we…

A man went into a furniture room at Mankota, the other day, and sat down on a wooden bottomed chair. He immediately arose and danced and howled like the wildest kind of a Dervish. The proprietor anxiously enquired if he had an attack of any kind. "A…

Editors,
Lee Society. Maury Society.
C. E. Wingo, Va. C. S. Bill, Vi.
W. H. Harris, N. C. L. M. Carmical, Va.

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Nearly all who read editorials, if they have the patience to read to the end, feel like exclaiming, "extremely boring!" They often contain an impoing array of facts, dressed in "big words," as stiff and stately as an old time courtier in his stocks…

The columns of this paper are thrown open to all who may wish to improve themselves or others.

We intend to make it interesting by publishing, Personal notes, Local news, College news, Agricultural suggestions.

We must have money, but we only…

This Association of the teachers of the State, made the experiment of holding the Annual Meeting at the Montgomery White Sulphur Springs, commencing on the 13th of July and continuing four days. The number of members in attendance was not as large as…

Mr. P was accidentally kicked over a table a few nights ago by his room-mate whom he was striving to extricate from the terrible distress of a night mare. The gentleman thinks the name very appropriate.

Tuesday August 10th, 11:30 A. M., Address of Hon. Thos. S. Bocock before the Literary Societies.

Tuesday Evening. Review and Drill. 8. P.M. Celebration of Lee Society, 10. P.M. Display of Fire-works

Wednesday, August 11 th. Address of Col. F.…

MESSRS EDITORS:

We would like to put a few lines in The Gray Jacket, about the commencement exercises of the Montgomery Female College,

The exercises of the first night, Tuesday June 22, consisted of essays, recitations, vocal and…

The new College buildings are now being erected. The foundation of one of them was laid a few days ago and from the progress already made, and the untiring zeal and energy of the contractors, we hope to see those most splendid buildings reared.…

Three reasons for preferring flues to charcoal for curing tobacco. —First: It does not endanger health. But it does just about as much good to talk about health to robust young men aspiring to wealth, as it does to talk to young girls about reading…

Springs

We have three fine watering places in Montgomery county. The Yellow Sulphur nearest the College, is one of the most delightful among them

The proprietors are very kind and polite to their guests; they do all in their power to make…

A Great Sensation in Blacksburg

The town was all in a fever of excitement a few days ago. It was currently reported that the devil had made his personal appearance in the vicinity, no one seemed to know exactly where, but every moment served to…

Meteorology from June 1875

From tri-daily observations, taken at the Meteorological Office of the Va. Agricultural & Mechanical College the following results were obtained for the past month.

Average temperature for month 69.6 degrees.…

A Westchester county (N.Y.) farmer is in the habit of sowing yellow Aberdeen turnips among his corn at the last passage of the cultivator, when the plants are about five feet in height. The turnips do not make much growth until the corn is cut,…

Beautiful! Cheap!

You don't say so! And only five dollars a pair! Oh my! Every up-start in town will—wash? Of course they will—Ask Father if they don't.

Come down Same—you ought to see Mother's new shawl. Only four yards in the vamps, all…

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A fellow student being a very frequent visitor of some young ladies residing in the suburbs of the City, produced the impression upon his comrades, that he would like to change boarding houses; whereupon they very geuerously fowarded his…