the forty or fifty men who have taken this degree here, within the past fifteen years (all on examination), Mr. Coffin easily stands among the half dozen who have most distinguished themselves.  We were much pleased with the gentlemanliness and strength of character he displayed, and no doubt have Fisk University to thank in large measure therefor.  Very Truly Yours,

     CHARLES M. MOSS.

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SCHOOL ECHOES.

Spelling by different authorities:  Edgeucation, fraze, teadgeous, roughf, icecikles, natcheural, quallyfide, muskeline, femeline and nutur gender.

Definitions:  “A word is a sound that consists from the loungs.”  “A participle is a form of a verb partaking of the nature of an adjective or a noun and expressing action or human being as flying and sleep.”

A sentence reported in class of small boys:  “By the time your brother get home, you’ll be done et.” (Translation, You’ll be through eating.)

An example of a sentence containing an infinitive used as subject:  “To be in the way is bad habits.”

At a meeting held at Hampton last “Indian Emancipation Day,” one of the Indian boys in his speech said: 

“Whenever we do anything white man don’t like, he call us ‘Injun,’ whenever we do anything Injun don’t like, he call us ‘white man.’” He also expressed his conviction that “Injun boy great deal smarter than white boy, ’cause folks expect that Injun will learn as much in three years as white boy does in nine or ten years.”

An Indian boy writes from the country, “I have been confusion at the United States language.”

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BOOK NOTICE.

The Great Value and Success of Foreign Missions. Proved by
    distinguished witnesses.  By Rev. John Liggins, with an introduction
    by Rev. Arthur T. Pierson, D.D.  Published by The Baker and Taylor
    Co., 740 and 742 Broadway, New York.

This book contains not only leading facts and statistics regarding missionary work which are very valuable to all who are studying this subject, but also the testimony of diplomatic ministers, consuls, naval officers, scientific and other travelers who have witnessed the results of missionary labor in heathen and Mohammedan countries.  This testimony from hundreds of representative men and women, among which we find the names of Lew Wallace, James Russell Lowell, R.H.  Dana, Charles Darwin, James B. Angell, with English viceroys, governors and military officers, as well as prominent American and English ministers of the gospel, cannot but commend the book to all Christian people, and make it interesting at any page at which one may open it.

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NOTES FROM NEW ENGLAND.