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VOL. X L I . NOTRE DAME, INDIANA, JANUARY 18, 1908. No. 16.

Dickens.

FRANCIS A. ZINK, ' 0 8 .

C E W hearts in all the ^vorld are charged so deep - ' With tender sympathy for mankind; few

Have had a larger love for all. His true, Prolific mirth has lulled to gentle sleep Fierce pain, and forced the sense of want to creep

From out the empty hearth. None better knew Then these sad poor how great the joy he drew

From their soft hearts, or how he made them weep;

And now, as then, the selfsame cheer we find Where'er Mirth comes with her all-potent charms;

Death, darkness, pain, must each and all give place To her bewitching smile. The troubled mind

Shakes off dull care and sorrow's wild alarms And all the ailments of a burdened race.

l a g o

COE A. MCKEXXA, ' 1 0 .

N lago we have one of the great­est criminals, t h a t the master­mind of Shakespeare produced. As a character of drama, this creation ranks high among the noted personages t h a t make

Shakespeare so realistic, and as a villain he occupies a place alone, even w^hen con­sidered wi th those many other characters of passion and violence t h a t are so realistically por t rayed in the Shakespearian tragedies.

He is no t a theoretical being such as one is liable t o imagine him t o be: he can be seen any day on the streets of our large cities. How^ often i t is t h a t jovi see a man who a t the first glance causes a chill of

terror t o creep over you ; a man in whose cold, cruel eyes a lurking look of death' appears, and you seem t o feel, as you glance a t him, t h a t he is capable of doing even the wors t of crimes. Men of l ago ' s type are daity perpetrat ing blood-thirsty crimes,— crimes t h a t are even worse than t h a t which sent Desdemona and Othello t o an unhappy death. When we think of the innumerable murders t h a t within the last few years have mystified the police of the country, it is no t unreasonable t o believe l ago a real character.

l ago , the greatest of villians, w a s never­theless the most intelligent character t h a t Shakespeare has produced. In him we find brutal i ty personified, protected by some screen t h a t hides his heartless na ture from the unsuspecting Othello and the loving Desdemona. So well guarded is his speech and so cleverh'- are his plans arranged t h a t they place implicit confidence in him, call him " h o n e s t " and " w o r t h y l a g o , " never once suspecting his treacherous plot till his villainous laugh proclaims his final t r iumph. I t is his foresight and the manner in which he completely keeps his victims under his control t h a t make l a g o no t only the greatest villain but the greatest intellect of all of Shakespeare's people.

As many men are born with a na tura l inclination for good, in jus t such a manner w a s l ago created with a love for the wicked. The crimes he committed were done n o t so much for revenge as t o satisfy an inborn craving for wrong t h a t is na tura l t o some inen. His mind was no t poisoned by any action of Othello, bu t i t w a s diseased by na ture . l ago was too intelligent t o believe t h a t the Moor had wronged him, for he

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himself tells us of the nobleness of the Moor 's nature . In one place he says :

The Moor is of a free and open nature That thinks men honest t ha t but seem to be so, And Avill as tenderly be led b^- the nose As asses are.

And in another place: The Moore, howbeit tha t I endure him not, Is of a constant, loving, noble nature, And I dare say he'll prove to Desdemona A most dear husband.

l ago really felt no hatred for Othello, bu t only sought t o ha rm him because of the wickedness of his corrupted nature , which made him have a th i rs t for killing others, or a t least begot in him a passion which made him instinctively cruel tow^ard others. He endeavors t o satisfy his own mind t h a t he has jus t reason for revenge, and is a lways t ry ing t o persuade himself t h a t the Moor has wronged him. The few unnatura l excuses are only the small matches which are necessary t o s t a r t t h a t combustible na ture which soon becomes a raging flame. The same impetus which causes men t o kill deer ju s t for the pleasure of doing it, or t h a t causes children t o to r ture flies ju s t t o see them suffer, .was the impetus t h a t caused l ago t o tell the lies' t h a t b rought on murder and suicide. I t rnay be said t h a t l a g o is an extreme instance of the kind; a t least we must admit t h a t he is the most subtile and intellectual devil we could imagine incarnate.

The play opens wi th l ago ' s plan of vengeance agains t the Moor. Cassio has been appointed second in command, a posi­tion which l a g o thinks he ought t o have. Roderigo, one of Desdemona's former suitors, is persuaded t o assist l ago in his revenge. Already l ago has been making good use of Roderigo's nioney, for in his opening. lines Roderigo says :

Thou lago, -who bas t had m y purse As if the strings were thine.

l ago ' s hatred because of Cassio's appoint­ment has turned his mind t o revenge against t he Moor :

I follow him t o serve my turn upon him.

A very characteristic speech of l ago ' s fol­lows this when, after the marriage of Othello and Desdemona, he says t o Roderigo: ,

Call up heir father: . R o u s e him (Othello), make after him, poison his

r -delight, - - .. .

Proclaim him in the streets, incense her kinsman. And tho' he in fertile climate dwell,

Plague him with flies.

Roderigo in hear t likes the Moor, bu t he has absolutely no self-will or reason what ­ever ; he is completely under the influence of the smooth-tongued lago. ' After the court­room scene, in which Othello so nobly defends himself, Roderigo is filled wi th remorse, bu t this is short-lived, for when he ta lks wi th l ago , so completely is he again won over t h a t he sells his entire estate t o raise the money l a g o demands.

One of the most powerful passages in the play^ is t h a t in which the whole plot is laid bare and in which l a g o completely exposes his na ture when he says :

Tho' I do hate him as I do hell pains, Yet for necessity of present life I must show out a flag and a sign of love, Which is indeed bu t a sign.

H o w truly he carries out all these evil pur­poses becomes iaore apparent the further the play proceeds. He is successful because of his apparently open nature . He staj-^s wi th Othello only t h a t his villainous purpose may be accomplished. He eats wi th the Moor and profits by his kindness only t h a t he may have a better chance t o enact his base designs. He conscientiously permits his lust for blood t o have supremacy over his nobler qualities. We have reason t o doubt vsrhether l a g o ever considered any distinction between good or evil; if he did he had no conception of human kindness. His mind w a s corrupt j u s t as some apples are sour. His poisonous blood boUed a t the pleasure of others; his own gaiety, such as i t is, comes from the success of his viUainqus plots. When Othello and Desdemona meet after the s torm wi th greetings of love and happiness, l ago says :

Oh, you are well tuned now! But I'll set down the pegs tha t make the noise As honest as I am.

l a g o gradually poisons the mind of Othello by lies so cleverly arranged as t o fool even a more suspicious man t h a n the Moor. He plays, on all the chords t h a t will serve t o move Othello's heart , and he even uses Othello's own statements t o work t o his advantage . He is apparent ly frank and open-hearted, working a lways as i t would seem t o the Moor 's interest. The las t remark Brabant io , Desdemona's father, makes t o Othello on par t ing i s : —

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Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see; She has deceived her father, and may thee.

l ago overheard this and knew w h a t a last ing impression i t must have made on Othello; he kept i t hoarded up in t h a t active brain of his ; and when Othello commences to be swayed by his lies, he reminds him of his stepfather's final plea:

She deceived her father in marrying you.

This arouses the Moor ' s memory and comes as a death-blow t o his faith -in Desdemona. l ago gets his wife, Emilia, t o steal from Desdemona a very precious handkerchief w^hich the Moor has given her. This he drops where Cassio will find it. By telling Othello t h a t Cassio has alienated the affec­t ions of Desdemona, which he renders more vivid by pertinent falsehoods, l ago gets Othello so inflamed t h a t he can s tand it no longer. A very characteristic dialogue here follows, in which is shown the treachery or cunningness of l ago . The Moor burst ing wi th rage says :

I'll tear, her to pieces. IAGO..—^Naj', but be wise, yet we see nothing done.

She may be honest yet. Tell trie but this, Have you not seen sometimes a handkerchief Spotted with strawberries in your wife's hand ?

MOOR.—^I gave her such a one; ' twas -m3'- first gift. AGO.— I know not t h a t : but such a handkerchief,—

I am sure it -n^as your wife's—did I to-day See Cassio wipe his beard with

OTHELLO.— ' If it be that ,

IAGO.—^If it be that , or any tha t was - hers, I t speaks against her with the other, proofs.

One of lago ' s most famous speeches is known by almost every school child in the whole l and :

Good name in man or w^oman, dear my lord. Is the immediate jewel of their soul: Who steals my purse steals t r ash : 'tis something

nothing; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands; But he tha t ' flitches from me my good name, Robs me of t ha t which not enriches him And makes me poor indeed.

As a closing remark in this sketch of one of Shakespeare's greatest characters I can do no better t h a n use the words of Charles Brandes, an eminent Shakespearian author­i ty. Speaking of Iago he says : "There is more depth, more penetrat ing knowledge of human na ture in this one character t h a n in the whole of Macbeth. Iago is" the very-embodiment of the grand manner."-

S y r i n x .

H . A. LEDWIDGE, ' 0 9 .

pKAIL reed tha t trembles in the summer breeze Tell me the burden of its eerv- song!

Does Pan, th}' olden lover, overlong Make silvern" moan because his lays displease The Oreades whom he would fain appease,

And "bring together in a breathless throng. To hear his piping, swiftly loud.and strong,.

Pulse with the passion of the rolling seas?

Or has Lyasus and his Mjenad crew With shouts of rapture, ringing through the ddls

Awakened Echo from her sleep anew, Till from her heaA-ing bosom slowly wells

A sigh for vain Narcissus, though he flew Long years ago across the mountain fells?

The cloven-footed god no longer: calls Across the sacred stillness to his kind; No longer does bis piping. OVL the wind

Entice the nymphs to leave their barken;walls. Pale Echo's wail on ears unheeding falls.

And drifting dust is he for whom she pined. The golden days are pas t ; no more ye-find

Divinities within these leafy halls.

But yesterday there came a child whose mirth Floated like music on the breezes, clear

And soitnding like a rapturous rebirth Of tha t sweet piping'which ye hold so dear;

I t filled the dusky glades as if no dearth flad left us sighing till we saw her here.

Farlow's Choice.

JAMES J. FLAHERTY, 'OS.

Milton Far low had been home from college jus t four weeks when he w a s summoned one afternoon t o his father's office. He w a s told t h a t in a few days he m u s t t ake charge of a position in the West and build up a business, career for himself. F o r Milton college days were over. He had received his degree from Yale, and the pas t month had been one round of pleasure and amuse­ment. Being the son of a wealthy father, w h o - h a d given his children the best t h a t money .could buy, Milton had grown up through his younger * years wi thou t the slightest knowledge of w h a t work or responsibility in the business world meant .

iAt an early, age he w a s placed in the hands of pr ivate tu to r s and later sent t o the

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grea t university. Hi ther to life had been one long day of amusement and travel t o him w^hen n o t in college, and his summers were spent beside the sea or amidst the glitter and festivities of fashionable resorts. To him the hard actualities of life were like a myth or a mere thought no t t o be taken seriously.

Though his father w a s wealthy he w a s a self-made man, priding himself upon the fact t h a t his fortune was honestly- acquired. By self-denial and sacrifice in early life he acquired sufficient funds t o establish a brokerage business vrhich g rew larger each year, till now his holdings had passed the million mark. But his belief was always t h a t if one were t o succeed in life i t rested w i th the man. Education w a s the best th ing in the world, bu t he w a s s t rong in his opinion t h a t it's possessor must have deter­mination t o do things and t o win.

F o r a long time he w a s aware of an intimacy between his son and Mildred Bates, but though he said nothing he knew his son was spending too much time in the girl's company; so he decided^ i t w a s high time for Milton t o be thinking of the future and to establish himself in business,

" F o r a long time I have been thinking," he said t o his son, " of your future. I w a n t you t o go West and take charge of my ajBfairs out there. You m u s t give up all your old habi ts and s t a r t as I did wi thout a cent. You have a good education, and by perseverance and determination you ought t o be successful. Remember your diploma is only a sign of w h a t you have done in t h e ^ a s t . Duty mus t be your m o t t o ; place i t above all things. You can be ready t o go West in a few days ."

As Milton sa t t h a t afternoon in the brill­iant hall, his mind involuntarily wandered back - to pas t years, his'. friends, his college days, and he wondered w h a t the future would unravel t o him. He t o o k a hand in a game of pool wi th only .a half-hearted interest. H o w could he leave Mildred Bates? How^ could he isolate himself in some small Western town, give up the gayety of the society life of Boston? Impossible! He must t ea r himself a w a y from his associations, the club—Mildred Bates. He had known her before he w a s graduated, bu t she never

-seemed the same t o him as during the pas t

few weeks. She had provided amusements for him, and he w a s loa th t o leave her. He determined h o t t o do his father's bidding until he obtained her promise t o accompany him. He would call on her t h a t evening and tell her all.

As he thus mused his a t tent ion w a s d rawn t o a man who shambled across the room. He bore marks of being a refined man, though his clothes were worn and thread­bare. Dissipation had left i ts traces. T h a t he w a s reared t o something better t han the bar-room and gaming table w a s evident. His entrance w a s a cue for Fa r low t o relieve his mind, so he engaged in conversation wi th the forlorn creature, Fa r low found him t o be a, charming conversationalist, one who had travelled far and observed even the smallest things in life. His was an eventfijl career. F i rs t in one country, then m another, now on the sea, then in the wilds of a tropical clime, merely roaming about t rying t o forget. Once he w a s 3'^oung and prosperous, the fond son of doting parents, " b u t , " he said, " I placed other things before\ duty, and now you see the result. I met and vvrooed a girl, married her bu t only t o have her prove false t o me. I had never earned a dollar, and a t first I hesitated; I stood between love and du ty ; I chose the former. My Hfe has been a failure, given t o drinking and gambling."

He finished his s tory and shuffled from the room.

"Between love and d u t y , " r a n g i n Milton's ears as he still sa t in the hall and looked on a t the players as the balls clicked and rolled over the green tables.

T h a t night Milton received his instruc­t ions firom his father, and the morning found him on his w a y t o the boundless West.

"If she proves true, she will wr i te ," he thought , as the t ra in rolled out of the s ta t ion. But Fa r low waited in vain, and he, t oo , learned t o forget.

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Quite Bookish.

JOHN B. KANALEY, ' 0 9 .

COR a foreign tour the actor was booked; His friends had all gathered round;

He sighed as out a t the ship he looked And said, " I ' m Morocco-bound." .

OTTO A. SCHMID, ' 0 9 .

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^ . , appearance and attractive manners had ' won for him the young,lady's open regard,

and it was generally believed that he would, certainly be the next master of the Morley mansion. Percy had heard the report, and

THE coward shrinks beaeath the weight of fears, •. i i • -, i -, • • i i -, •

TT > u 1 1 •-,. With his usual rashness determined to begin Lues burden and its curse; =>

The hero toils beneath the weight of years Operations by bemg introduced through the And rules the universe. l o v e r himself .

.^^^ "How in the world did you manage to A Rival Namesake. come here ?" asked George, jokmgly, in reply -

: to his request. "You are not personally acquainted with the yotmg-lady."

THOMAS A. LAHEY, '11. "Pardou mc," Percy replied, in the most dignified tone he could assume, "bu t I am

" By Jove, Frank, I must meet tha t eligible an intimate and valued friend of her parents, daughter of Mr. Morle\''s this evening, and they desire tha t we have the mutual Through a little diplomacy on my part, I pleasure of becoming, acquainted." have succeeded in obtaining an invitation George", bowing slightly with that queer to the grand ball which they are holding, expression on his face which usually meant and if I but once become acquainted with something, retired, and in a few moments the young lady, I will strain all my powers the two returned talking very earnestly, to make her mine. Funds are low^ now, Percy received the introduction with an you know, and she is certainly a brilliant elaborate display of studied gracefulness, and catch. You. appreciate my ability in tha t immediatel3' proceeded in his own peculiar line, old fellow. She must submit to my way to monopolize the conversation, charms, for I am determined to win her." Many marvelled tha t the beautiful and

In this manner Percy Wydette addressed popular young heiress should abandon the his friend as they walked across the company of; her distinguished guests in thoroughfare of the thriving city of Seton. order to publicly show her affection for a The elderly companion smiled slightly, as "penniless snob" and "worthless fop," as he recalled the numerous love affairs which they expressed it. Even George, who was had so frequently entangled this youth in always welcome, tried to approach her upon their meshes, and the unfortunate endings three different occasions, but each time -he which always accompanied them.' was coldly repulsed, and; Percy from his

"Well, what do you think of i t ? " vantage point lat her side rejoiced within "You have my best wishes, I am sure," himself exceedingly. Realizing his power of

his friend replied, as he was about to turn attraction he gave i t full play, and the an adjoining comer. "She is certainly the bewitching smile and delicate compliments heiress of a considerable pile, and your which she showered upon him satisfied the bank account would not suffer any by the youth tha t she was hopelessly in love. I t addition of a million or so." Nor mine w^as with the greatest difficulty tha t he either," he added to himself, "if my hundred finally tore himself from her presence, yet dollar biU manages to show up when the he was partially consoled by the possession deal is completed." of the beautiful rose which had nestled in

Percy encouraged by the approval of his her hair during the evening, and the knowl-friend, hastened towards the old mansion edge that she had asked him to visit her which was already aglow with light, fully the next afternoon. determined to win the beautiful young Undisturbed sleep was impossible after heiress, whom he had until now only dared such an evening, for those dreamy eyes to admire from a distance. and tha t beautiful countenance seemed ever

George Rasleigh, the most popular young present with him. A hundred times during man of his set, stood within the entrance the night they walked together under the of the hallway, the centre of a crowd of arched trees of the old mansion; a hundred joking~youths of various ages. His wealth, times he told her of the love which was

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burning w^ithin hhu, and a hundred times did she answer t h a t he alone should be the light of her life. Suddenly the whir, w^hir of an alarm clock rang upon his ears, and he awoke t o the sad reality t h a t i t w a s only a dream.

The sudden change so disconcerted him t h a t for the space of a full half hour he conducted himself so absent-mindedly as t o evoke a disse'rtation concerning insane asylums from his ordinarily meek laiidladj. Yet Percy w a s extremely happy, for -^^ould he no t be with her again in a few hours ? This thought had such an effect upon him, t h a t he completed his elaborate toilet t o the air of the most popular love-songs of the day, which made the landlady smile in a knowing manner, for she felt certain now t h a t he was n o t crazy, bu t only love-sick.

With a light heart he sought out a cafe where his credit was still good, and seating himself in a concealed corner sent in his order. The memories of the preceding, night so crowded in upon him as t o br ing on a brown study from w^hich even the savory odor of a delicious meal was unable t o arouse him. Gradually, however, he became dimlv conscious of those same low, musical tones which had so thrilled him bu t the night before. Yes, it. was she. Percy blushed and hid himself behind his newspaper.

His eyes sparkled and a smile gradually overspread his countenance a t the w^ords she was t i t tering: ' "Oh, Mary, did I tell.v'ou about my new

sweetheart? He has the most beautiful eyes and such lovely curly hair. I could no t refuse Percy anything. Oh, I do love him so much."

Percy w^as so completely overcome wi th emotion, t h a t for a few^ moments he s a t there, unmindful of everj'^thing: and everj'^-body. When he had riecovered: sufficiently from his joyous intoxication t o realize where he w a s and^ w h a t had • happened, they. had gone; bu t , still her words r ang upon his ears in all their original tenderness of expres­sion—"I could no t refuse Percy anything." "Could not? " t h e n he would go immediately, remind her of the words spoken in the cafe , and ask her t o be his forever, the companion of his heart and the sole possessor of his love. Ten minutes later, a smiling servaiit ushered him in to the young lady 's presence.

" I see t h a t I am no t unexpected," he.said accepting the proffered chair. The blush

• which suffused her face a t this remark was no t lost upon the eager- young man who saw in i t a very hopeful sign. Remem­bering the rosebud which now nestled near his palpi ta t ing hear t he recognized in her apparent embarrassment the coquette en­deavoring t o hide a love which refuses t o be silent. He paused, abashed, and for the first time wavered in his determination.

Yet i t only needed the magic charm of her ej- es, half concealed though they were hj the long lashes, t o arouse the slumbering eloquence of his youthful soul. Fall ing upon his knees before her, he poured forth his love in an. impassioned appeal : he reminded her of her words concerning him in the cafe; he told her of his undying love for her, of the necessity of. her love t o the happy continuance of his own life, and waxing eloquent, crowned his plea by offering him­self as the faithful husband of her affections and the protector of her fortunes.

Perspiring and happy he knelt there awai t ­ing the acceptance which he knew must come. Her lips quivered wi th suppressed emotion, and a far-away look crept into the beautiful blue eyes. Percy smiled encour-agingly, and waited calmly until she could control her feelings sufficiently for the answer.

" M y poor boy," she said, speaking only with the greatest effort, " m y poor boy, the love which w a s unconsciously revealed t o you this afternoon by rny words I again acknowledge before you. I can not bu t make i t known, though I would be silent."

" M y dear"—^but before, he could u t te r another word a little French poodle dashed into the room, and lay a t the feet of i ts mistress wagging i ts ta i l in an excess of joj. Holding the. animal in. her arms.-she smiled slightly: "Allow^ me, sir, t o intro- . duce my new sweetheart, Percy. Good afternoon." His French namesake barked a little bark of approval, bu t the slamming of a door announced the youth ' s sudden departure and spared them the imprecations hurled a t the dog. A week later Percy . read the announcement of the wedding of Miss Morley and Mr. George, Rasleigh, and again he called down .vengeance.tipon;the innocent little poodle dog. • ,; . -

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H o m e .

JOHN A. BEYERS, ' 1 1 .

A VISIT to t ha t dear old place

Would fill mj' soul with joy,

Although I could not see the face

I loved •when but a boy.

I see the little cottage white.

With mother in the door;

The barnyard scene was my delight

Just for a year or more.

Now many years have passed since first

I left my dear old home

To satisfv tha t longing thirst

Which was in me to roam.

The whole wide world I now have seen,

But nothing can compare

With home and mother as its queen:

I w ish she now were there.

"It Might Have Been."'

WILLIAJI P . LENNARTZ, 'OS.

Mrs. Holton finished her frugal evening repast and again set the little table in her accustomed way. Opposite her own seat she placed a cup and saucer, plate, knife and fork. Not tha t she awaited the home-coming of a belated member of the family, but as a continual reminder of her absent boy, Charlie, for whom she had looked and longed for twelve years past. She then w^ent-into her sm*all sitting-room where a bright fire blazed, for the seasons had once more made their round and winter again ruled with undisputed sway.

Mrs. Holton was a widow. Pestilence had taken from her those whom she held most dear—a beloved husband and two affectionate children, aged ten and fourteen years. She was now all alone in the:world except for her eldest son, Charlie, for,whom she had pined and wept all these long years. Charlie had left home to join the army before misfortune had deprived her of her loved ones, and had never returned. For the first two years not a month

passed without a letter from him. Since tha t time there came never - a word to say whether he was alive or dead. Her husband had alwaj'-s believed his son dead, but she firmly trusted tha t the same Providence tha t had deprived her of her husband's care would restore her son to her. How-well she remembered the day when, in company with her husband and the two "little ones," all now sleeping in the little graveyard just across the road firom her own door, she went to the station to see Charlie off. How commanding he looked in his uniform of blue. Surely he would be a general some day. How he" folded her in his arms and said: " I shall return

• to you, mother, when the war is over. My country needs me now, mother, but I shall come back to you some day."

She seated herself near a window over­looking the road down w^hich she had so often gazed in expectation of Charlie. The sifting snow against the panes and the soft murmur of the steaming kettle soon lulled the aching heart t o rest. The golden rays of the setting sun broke through a rift in the clouds and rested upon the weary head as if in blessing. Outside in the little church­yard the shifting shuttle of the wind was gently w^eaving a pure white coverlet fi-om the falling snow over the graves of the loved ones sleeping there.

Ah! there down the road comes Charlie a t last. Surely her eyes do not deceive her. He" is still dressed in his soldier's uniform. How manfully he bears himself and how' stately is his step. She would know him among a whole regiment of soldiers. At last, her weary waiting is a t an end. A loud rap a t the door roused her from her slumber. • Could it be tha t she had only been dreaming? No, i t certainly must be Chairlie. She, hastened to the door to w^elcome him.

" 0 uncle," she cried as she recognized the figure in the doorway, " I thought Charlie had come."

" What! Charlie come on such a night as th is !" exclaimed the old man, a relative who w^as making a friendly call..

" Well, uncle," she replied, vainly endeavor- i ing to conceal the ut ter . desolation t h a t

. filled her mother's heart, "you know it might have been." .. ' ^

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T h e Cry of a Sensitive Soul.

R. T. COFFEY, ' 1 0 .

"\X7HY call him mad? Why look with scornful eyes Upon the man whose quaking soul cries out

In pain beneath the world's cruel, stinging knout? Perhaf)S deep in tha t trembling soul, there lies,

Unseen, the scars brought from some well-Avon field Where thou, proud one,' would onh^ faint and 3'ield.

A Prairie Episode.

FRANK X. CULL, ' 0 9 .

Under the blistering glare of an Arizona sun t w o drooping figures on horseback slowly made their wa^^ across the baked soil of the prairie. With their w-ide-brimmed h a t s pulled closely down t o shelter their necks and shoulders from the tormenting glow, they stoically withstood the swelter­ing heat. Not a breath of air stirred save a visible haze rising from the parched and fissured earth. All day they had braved t h a t blazing sun, and now, as though balked of i ts purpose, i t seemed t o be giving vent t o a final effort t o scorch them off the landscape.

Long ago they had- given up aiiy effort a t directing their steeds, and indeed the jaded creatures needed no guidance; wi th reins trail ing from their necks, and wi th low-hung heads, they plodded faithfully onwards . Both horses and riders appeared as though the las t ounce of spirit had been seared from their souls.

The foremost horseman seemed even more dejected, if possible, t han the other. His bowed face, burned t o a deep tan , almost copperish in hue,-bore the indubitable marks of the man of the prairie. He wore yellow corduroys, leggins, and a badly used blue flannel shirt, spread w^ide a t the t h r o a t t o allow firee play, t o . his sinewy neck and shoulders. His grea t hands, manacled a t the wrists, proclaimed him a prisoner in the toils of the law.

His companion wras dressed in much the same att ire, and bore a Winchester rifle t h rown over the pommel, of his saddle. Save for an occasional glance a t his captive he remained immobile ^in his seat, scarcely

swaying with the motion of his horse. The silence had remained unbroken for

hours. Strange i t sounded then when the prisoner opened his parched lips and remarked: " M u s t be almost there now. Bob." The sheriff raised his head and looked about him as one aroused from a dream.

"Yep, no t more'n t w o or three miles now, I reckon," he replied, and then as though overcome by this bit of loquacious­ness he lowered his head and resumed his drea!r3'- statuesque pose. Bu t the other seemed inclined t o -continue the conversation.

"Wonder w-hat they'll do wi th m e ! " he queried wi th a note of suggestiveness in his voice.

" H a r d tellin'," was the sheriff's noncom­mit ta l reply. Then after a pause: "The boys are -grettj much worked up over this rustlin' business. They may make trouble." Unsatisfied bu t resigned, the horse-thief resumed his silence. On they plodded for a mile or more. Then a t a little rise in the ground the sheriff uttered a gasp of dismay. Ins tant ly both stopped and peered s t ra ight ahead in the direction of the town . F a r down in the dis tant haze they descried a body of horsemen coming t o w a r d them a t a gallop.

" J u s t as I expected," growled the officer angrily. "They expect us, and are out t o meet us. I t ' s you they w^ant, Pete, an ' they mean business."

Togethei: they sat , sheltered from view \yy the foothill, and watched the t roop rapidly tak ing shape in. the distance. Both were wide-awake and alert now. The prisoner stared calmly a t his oncoming assailants, never betraying so much as a quiver of emotion. His steel blue eyes and set lips gave defiance t o the danger. . F o r some moments neither "spoke, then the captive turned t o his companion.

" L o o k a here. Bob, there's ten t o o n e ' here, an ' there's no use in showin' fight. I guess I can pay. You let 'em have me."

F o r answer the sheriff quietly looked t o the magazine of his rifle, closing i t wi th an ominous snap. -

Nearer drew the cavalcade, plainly visible now, scarcely a rnile. off. [ They were riding three abreast, and numbered about twenty .

"Come now, Bob , " protested the prisoner earnestly, " there .a in ' t - no use bumin ' good .,

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powder. We haven' a ghost of a 'show. They'll get me, dnj^w^ays. I ain ' t skeered ^ ° "^^ ^^^^• of a bullet or a noose either."

The officer pondered for a moment, seem- ^^^^ ^^' ^°^' inglv w^avering between acquiescence and "

". . . ,,T,, 1 1 . I l l , Virgil's .4ineid, BK. I., lines 607 to 610. *

resolution. Then wheehng sharpty about ,,^^^r^^x. ^ ^ - .i , -0.^:1 . . ^ . . ^ -^ \JllHILE the streams flow into the ocean's swift tides he spoke quickly a n d decisively. VV whilethestarsare pastured on heaven's broad sides,

" P e t e , I c a n ' t see n o use in sacerfisin' Forever 3-onr praises, your name, and your home 3''OUr life for horse s tea l in ' . You a i n ' t done Shall be sung by me wherever I roam. nothin' worse as I heard tell of. Now ' I 'm ' goin' t o cut you loose, and you clear out of here, mighty quick. But mind, the best T h e Study Hour. thing j'-ou can do is ride down t o Yellow " Gulch an ' give j^ourself up. The militia's K. H. KEEFE, '11. there, an' the bo3''S can ' t get j'-ou. If you don't,—well, I'll get you, anyways . " "Well ," thought Arthur Doyle, as he

So sajnng, he swiftly released the manacles, selected his histon,^ from among the books The liberated prisoner sa t in his saddle as piled on his desk, " I ' ve lots of work ahead one struck dumb. of me for to-morrow, so I must dig in."

" B e a t i t now," ordered the sheriif, " a n ' Fo r a while he studied, and w a s jus t be-mind w h a t I tell x'-ou. Will you do i t ? " coming interested when the boy across the

"I 'm- goin' sure," was the response, and aisle asked for a s tamp. This^incident, t r ivial a moment later the horse-thief was" fast as i t was, pu t the history utterly to . rou t , disappearing in a cloud of dust on the for after he opened his letter-box and gave backward trail . F o r a moment the sherifi his friend the s tamp he ran across her gazed after the fleeing form, and then turned letter and was soon absorbed in i ts con-forward t oward the approaching t roop. tents . He had read i t before, skimming

As th&j neared, a decided commotion lightly over the first tw^o pages and on t o became apparent among the body. They the p a r t t h a t rankled. Numerous part ies stopped within a few yards of him, disap- had been given since Arthur had left for pointment and chagrin wri t ten on every boarding school, and i t suddenly dawned face. " upon him t h a t she was going t o t o o

"Where 's your man?" one of them asked, many parties wi th t h a t Tom Bolton. "Missed him," was the laconic response. He remembered how dead i t seemed up "Missed h i m ! " The men looked a t one a t High School las t fall when the seniors ' .

another in consternation. Bob Cummins had left for the 'var ious colleges throughout missed his man ! T h a t w a s a casualty the country, and yet now, when he w a s a hi therto unheard of. departed senior there was as much gayetjr

The sheriif s tar ted t o move on. Crestfallen as ever 'a t home. This boarding-school life and depressed, the horsemen reluctantly wasn ' t all i t is supposed t o be. There were . turned about and rode into town in silence, no dear fellows lounging in the dear - old Two hours later the sheriif of Sangamon campus singing t h e dear old college songs-Count3^ was called away from a poker game while .waiting for their freshman victim in the Lone Hand Saloon t o meet a visitor t o be brought up. Instead of this romantic outside. s ta te of affairs he found a very prosaic

"Good evenin', Ed," was the greeting he routine of classes and study." A boarding received. school w a s changed in his opinion from a

"Evenin' , sir.' The officer took the prof- place of unalloyed bliss t o one where a fered hand. And then the Honorable Edward person went into voluntary exile for nine P . Banks, Esq., gave a gulp t h a t threatened or ten months of study. T h a t w a s all there t o t ake in his copious quid of Biall-Dog w a s t o do down h e r e ^ " s tudy." Ju s t then Twis t as he heard' this . confession: the bell r a n g for bedtime, and Arthur had

"Lock me up, Ed. I 'm Red Pete, wanted the same old excuse m history for the nex t hyar abouts for horse stealin' ." day, "d idn ' t have any time to-prepare i t . "

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The Student and

Current Politics,

—^The country is jus t now in a s ta te of agi ta t ion anticipating the coming presiden­t ial election. Statesmen and public-spirited

men are busying themselves wi th impor tan t questions of the day, studying and pub­lishing campaign t rac ts , con­sidering platforms, and so

on, in prepairation for the campaign. The newspapers are printing column after column of political matter , and the great bat t le is already on in the world without .

We here in our college live in a world of our own, a p a r t ' from the struggle and moil of business and j)olitics. Engaged in educational pursuits, we are too prone t o be forgetful of those powerful forces ivhich are struggling for mastery in the g rea t w^orld where we must soon take a n active pa r t . Nevertheless, these questions are of vital interest to us as citizens and students. When after leaving _ college we t ake our places in the worlds we will be looked t o for guidance t o a large extent in these mat te rs . ' The w^orld recognizes educa­t ion; A' g rea t deal more is expected from a college graduate, t h a n from the ordinary citizen. He is the man who is expected t o lead the w a y ; and. he should regaird his

—In our common thought about debating and the beneficial results t o be derived from frequent public debates, i t may be

said t h a t few of us look Public Debate beyond the struggles them-

and selves and the personal ben-Public Opinion, efits t h a t necessarily accrue

t o the participants in such contests. But outside and beyond all the advantages of the mental t raining thus derived from the shrewd selection, the care­ful arrangement and the delivery of argu­ments, and from the endeavor t o have short, yet weighty rebuttals, there is another very significant result a t tendant on such public discussions.

Every public debate is a potent factor in the creation of public opinion. Wherever the economic and nat ional issues of the day are studied—as they must be for such occasions—and thus fought out on public platforms within hearing of thousands of students and public men of every profession, there, indeed, an impor tan t p a r t of our strongest public opinion is formed, and there, too , the voter is t a u g h t t o seek the best in governriient or in whatsoever line of thought the discussion may lead him. I t is a splendid practice, which prevails within our universities throughout the country, by which the most impor tant sug­gestions t oward nat ional advancement are thoroughly discussed before the public. Such debates teach men the importance of striving for the best ; they school them in the current economic and social problems which vitally aflfect the community a t large, and so help t o advance the s tandard 'of nat ional educa­t ion ; and, finally, they show men how t o choose and weigh and balance arguments;

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and SO, wi th this work going on, we begin t o have a reasoning multitude of t ru th-seeking citizens and no t a mass of unthink­ing reformers.

Fo r this other reason — incidental, i t would seem, ra ther than intentional—^let us encourage public debates w^herever we can; and let us hope t h a t their importance will be more noticeably appreciated by those who should be active in the formation of our nat ional principles.

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—Just now, while the spirit of reform is sweeping over the country'-,- would i t no t be well for people t o take notice of some

of the so-called literature t h a t The Popular is flooding the marke t? Much

Novel. of i t is t r a sh and is no t wor th the time spent in reading it,

3' et how many people, especially the j'-oung, dote over the latest hero or heroine.' Even in the libraries of homes do we find promi­nence given t o jus t such books t h a t our grand-folks considered t rash . - Yet if we ask the popular novel reader, who has finished the " la tes t o u t " before it is even commented upon b3'- critics, he will say t h a t such works as Shakespeare, Dickens, etc., smack too much of Puri tanism or are t oo ancient, t h a t the plots are t oo staid and common. He has no t learned t o realize t h a t for the r ight kind of mental enjoyment he must turn t o jus t such ancient "stuff." The entertain­ment afforded by present-day masters ot the a r t of writ ing maj^ satisfy a large circle of readers, bu t i t -must be noted t h a t present-day masters are not necessarily those whose mastery is t o s tand the tes t of the ages. Literature is a thing t h a t is permanent.

college men as well as elsewhere, even the choice of a presidential nominee depends upon something more personal t han individ­ual w o r t h ; the second is t h a t there exists a certain invisible fraternal bond between men of the same school. I t is al together probable t h a t the majority of the students of bo th these great eastern universities know neither Taft nor Hughes personally, 3'-et they are the most zealous enthusiasts t h a t either man can claim among his following. Every man of bo th universities considers i t a personal victory and a laurel for his school if his choice be . successful, and as . this idea, which certainly has no t been brought about through personal interest, must have come through a love of Alma Mater, i t goes t o show t h a t college days give us more than mere learn­ing. There is established t h a t mutual bond of fraternal feeling w^hich in later years is no t only of personal satisfaction but. may be of personal value.

Publicity And

The Navy.

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—With the time drawing near for the republican convention, Yale and Cornell have again entered the lists as rivals,—^this time

no t in oratory, or debating, A Variation or athletics, bu t in politics.

in Each school has a represent-Coliegc Rivalry, ative . in the candidacy, and

natural ly enough each has hopes its candidate will pluck the coveted plum. This new: kind of rivalry between t h e - t w o ' schools poinds out t w o th ings : The first is t h a t in political strife, among

—Scarcely had the roar of farewell cannons died away, saluting the fleet on its departure for the Pacific, when the Department of

the Navy w^as plunged into a turmoil of excitement. The publication of an article in.Mc-Clure's Magazine, criticising the Bureau System and the work

of the department in the construction of battleships, started the controversy. Henry Reuterdahl was the man wi th the muck­rake, charging in his article t h a t our bat t le­ships are gravely defective in construction. The powder magazines were so placed as t o greatly increase the danger of explosions.. Torpedoes and torpedo crafts were unsat­isfactory. The sailors were no t skilled in bat t le tactics, and finally the unbusiness­like methods of the bureau caused' a yearly was te , of several millions, enough t o build t w o battleships.

No new, unheard of charges, were made. Ofiicial reports had recognized the charges long before; yet nothing was done. B u t publicity, the circulation of the charges among the public, and this a t the psycho­logical moment, when the navy w a s i n the lime-light of nat ional interest, gave t h e charges a 'new meaning and a ^ sensational interest and pow-er which aroused the

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bureau officials t o action. A stir resulted. Uneasiness might well be felt, because Con-

• gress, a t present in session, will probably investigate matters , and perchance i t might do something. F o r once, however, the charges are no t against individuals; the - do n o t disclose graft or corruption, but rather they are directed agailist and disclose the unbusiness-like methods employed.

Jefferson once said he w^ould ra ther live in a land t h a t boasted a good press and no government t han in one having a government and no publicity. In this case publicity set the ball rolling. I t brought the case before the people and showed them the s ta te of affairs. The weakness of the system had been known before to the men on the "inside," bu t nothing was done t o remedy affairs until the press began i ts

. work of dissemination. Now t h a t investi­gat ion has begun, a more business-like method mav- be substituted. At least, let us hope such will be the case. Doubtless Jefferson w^as r ight on the influence of the press for good or evil. Journalism is far from perfection in America, bu t it does much, good and is capable of much better. The good results accruing from the navy inves­t igat ion is a benefit t o all America. I t will a t least show the voter w^hat is being done wi th the money paid as taxes, and a great p a r t of the credit therefore is due t o the press.

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—^The recent killing of the Chicago police officers Avhile engaged in the discharge of their duties has .brought forcibly before

the a t t en t ion , of the public the Respect growing disregard which a certain

for class of individuals has shown in Authority, respect t o those entrusted with

the preservatipn of l aw and order in, our municipalities. W h a t is t rue of our cities may be also applied t o the coun t ry ' a t large. This s ta te of affairs is due, in a large measure, as has been stated, t o the lack of m o r a l and religious t ra ining in the educational system which is in vogue in our country, a system which t ra ins the m i n d s of our you th but neglects absolutely the hear t . I n spite of this fact much of the mischief m a y also be laid a t the doors of the modern corporations. Americans, 'as a class, are the most law-abiding citizens

in the world, bu t the example which some of our corporations are laying down for their brethren finds rich soil in many who lack t h a t strengthening and elevating influ­ence which is. formed bj- honest industrial enterprises. I t is high time t h a t those in the higher positions of commercial develop­ment should recognize the duties which the3'-owe t o society and act accordingl3^ When corporate interests begin t o respect the law and the vehicles of the law, purity in cit3% s ta te and nat ional politics shall have taken a long stride forward, and obedience to recognized author i ty shall no t be a b3'^-word among men.

—Of the various influences in, our colleges t h a t go t o establish good fellowship there is perhaps none t o surpass t h a t of the song.

There seems t o be a mag-The netic force in the song which

College Son^. d raws hearts together, which creates sameness of spirit,

unit3'^ of aim and conformity of action. Milton has told us t h a t "Song charms the sense," and we think him quite r ight in his opinion. There is no one w^ho can listen t o the airs of our nat ional songs, or t o the warbling melodies of the little birds, whose senses will no t be so charmed t h a t he will be forced t o give expression t o feelings of love and good cheer. Such expressions tend t o foster t h a t spirit of brotherhood and gen ia l i ty t h a t should permeate the life of every college son.

At the present time when State clubs are being organized and becoming so general in our colleges, members of such clubs should endeavor t o produce a number of songs as would manifest the spirit of the society. If w^hen on our vacations, or when w e are graduated and o u t in the cold world, we should meet a member of our old Sta te Club, w h a t could afford us greater pleasure than t o be able t o join him in an old-time song t h a t once bespoke the spirit of our college days ? I t is for this reason t h a t we exhort our college students t o compose more songs. The method of doing so is easy, and the task is no t so difficult. Model your song after isome nat ional or popular air, and make i t as " k e t c h y " as possible.

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" T h e Rivals" at Notre Dame.

We shall never again believe t h a t thirteen is an unlucky number, for the 13th of J anua ry this year added another t o the bright t radi t ions of Washington Hall. There w a s no whisper beforehand of the t r ea t t h a t was in store for us, and perhaps this w a s why it w a s so fully enjoyed. More­over, we are informed t h a t the performance of " T h e Riva l s" by Joseph and William Jefferson and their brilliant company was complimentary, and w a s intended as a t r ibute t o the faculty and students of the University.

"The Riva ls" of Richard Brinsley Sheridan is a classic of English comedj"-, and "The R iva l s " of the late Joseph Jefferson is even more laughter-provoking. Some of the more formal dialogues have been omitted, and the more comic scenes, while still kept t o the classic s tandard, have been elaborated t o such an extent as t o intensify the laughter wi thout losing the spirit of the original.

Mr. William Jefferson, inheritor of his ever-lamented father's genius for refined and irresistible humor, natural ly holds the centre ' of the stage. A hundred delicate touches th roughout the performance show how perfectly he has remembered, and many other touches prove t h a t his own original power is of classic quality. I t was impossible t o look a t " B o b Acres" either a t rest or in motion wi thout laughing.

Joseph Jefferson's "Sir Lucius" is also a wonderful bit of in terpreta t ion. I t is a per­fectly typical Irish soldier of fortune t h a t he por t rays . Delicate shades of interpretation here and there bespeak the art ist , and one can no t too much admire the restraint, the delicious flavor (it is no t a brogue), of the speech, the mixture of pugnacity and gentility revealed in this pa r t .

Mr. Richard Lyle w a s an admirable "Si r Anthony." The angularities, the frenzied out­bursts , the paternal tyrannies of the old man are blended in a wonderful w a y wi th the " human na ture " of the character. Whether the mood was irascible or jocular i t w^as a lways well rendered.

Mr. Leopold Lane played the interesting role of " Jack ." Gifted wi th a superb presence, a resonant voice, a remarkable

distinctness of enunciation and above all a flexibility of spirit t h a t responds promptly t o varying emotions, Mr. Lane was a mos t satisfying "Cap ta in Absolute." His work shows experience, culture and sympathy.

The p a r t of "Fa lk land , " especially in the Jefferson adapta t ion, is a difficult one t o play successfully, because there is so little in i t

-except w h a t the personalitj^ of the player can pu t into it . Mr. John Billion kept the role in due subordination wi thou t ever missing a single nuance of interpretation.

The " D a v i d " of the play is a gorgeous creation, and gorgeously did Mr. Lawrence Windom render it . Farcical laughter wiggled in his walk, rolled in his eye, radiated from his make-up and feU wi th a dull thud in his ponderous speech. David w a s grea t !

-The " F a g " of Mr. Roger B u m h a m w a s in keeping wdth the rest of the cast. I t is a sprightly par t , and the brilliant young actor gave i t just t h e , r ight touch and the r ight importance.

And the ladies—oh! the delightful " M r s . M a l a p r o p ! " I t would seem as though the p a r t had been created for Miss Lore t t a Wells. The t radi t ional rendering w a s enriched wi th fresh " l a n g u a g e " and original bits of action here and there, and the whole w a s a memorable reading of the hnes. " Mrs . M a l a p r o p " w a s indeed Malaproperly done.

Miss Roberta Brennan was called upon t o interpret the p a r t of "Lyd ia Langu i sh" as well as " L u c y " on account of the illness of Miss Blanche Bender. There is a very special charm abou t the acting of Mi§s Brennan. She has cultivated a r t wi thout losing naturalness; and the absence of mannerism makes her work very impressive. Miss Brennan/capt ivated us all.

In fine the day w^as a memorable J3ne, and the echo of the laughter stiU bursts on one's ears occasionally as the ' fellows in little groups here and there go over the play in memory. The kindly actors, we are told, found the audience responsive and sympathetic. On our par t , let us assure them t h a t their names are associated in our m e m o r y wi th one of the 'freshest and most delightful afternoons of our lives. So, Messrs. Jefferson, here's t o you and your family, and your associates and their families, and may you aU live long and prosper! -

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Lecture on Labrador.

On Saturday, Jan . 11 , Clifford E. Easton lectured on his t r ip through Labrador. The s tory was interesting inasmuch as smj a t tempt a t exploring the country is fraught wi th grea t difficulty, as was the case w^hen Mr. Eas tman and his p a r t y endeavored t o reach par t s of the interior wi th which the civilized vporld is entirely unfamiliar. The s tory of danger which served as a unifying thread of description for the series of stere-opticon views was interesting and in a measure instructive. Mr. Easton 's special exhibit of trophies of his t r ip was peculiarly at t ract ive and entertaining; among the articles shown was a genuine esquimo vphip thirty-five feet in length.

Reading by Bertha K. Baker.

Varsity showed t h a t Coach Maris has n o t been idle in the short time the men have been out, and judging from the whirlwind manner in w^hich the five disposed of the first game the chances look bright for their w^inning the majority of games on the schedtile. . At several periods of the game t w o passes, never more than three, were all t h a t • ' as iiecessarA- for a basket. The work of the entire team was all t h a t could be asked, and for the first time in years Notre Dame has a basket-ball team t h a t classes with the best in' the country.

Although Manager. McGannon has no t as yet completed the basket-balr schedule he has arranged games with Wabash College, Detroit Y. M. C. A., Lake Forest, Lewis Insti tute, and Kalamazoo. Owing to the fact t h a t he was compelled t o s t a r t work on the schedule late, he is having a hard time t o get games, as most of the college schedules are alreadv made out.

The reading of the famous comedy Cyrano de Bergerac by Bertha K. Baker in Washing­t o n Hall W'^ednesday afternoon was both instructive and interesting. With an exceed­ingly deep and clear voice for a woman she was able t o score a success in bo th the male and female roles of the play. M a n y bursts of applause greeted her dramatic delineation, and her cleverly contrasted characters enabled the listeners t o follow the plot wi th ease. Cyrano de Bergerac is one of the most famous of modem comedies, and the number of separate characters introduced a t the outset of the play makes i t difficult as a reading; but our reader soon overcame the difficulties, and in a number of powerful scenes very cleverly demonstrated her ability.

Notre Dame Dubuc Malonev Burke, Wood Scanlon Bo3']e, Wood

Line-Up. South Bend C. A. C-

R. F.- Talcott L. F . J. Harris

C. Burgnaan L. G. Beaud\va3' R. G. L. Harris

Athletic Notes.

NOTRE DASEE, 66 ; SOUTH BEND C . A. C , 2.

The Varsity basket-ball team opened the season Wednesday night by ^ defeating the South Bend G. A. C. by the score of 66 t o 2. The city team never had a look in, and the Varsity- scored a t .will. The work of Dubuc and Maloney vsras especially notice­able; bo th men made-several brilliant field goals. The team work displayed by the

Field.goals—Maloney, 10; Dubuc, 10; Wood, S; Scanlon, 2. Free throws—Malone3', 6; Talcott, 1 ; Burgman, 1. Referees—^Farrell and Kasper.

The second team defeated Corby Hall by the score of -22 t o 4 as a curtain raiser t o the Varsity game. Fish and Kennedy of the second team carried a w a y the individual honors, al though ever}.- man on the team gave indication of Varsitj'^ calibre.

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BASEBALL.

Coach- Curtis issued the first call for Varsity baseball candidates on Tuesda3^ About th i r t j ' men answered the call, and i t is expected t h a t a t least twenty more will make a t ry for the team. Of l as t year 's team still in school and who are eligible t o play a r e C a p t . Brogan, third base; Bon ham left field; McKee, centre; Dubuc, r ight field and pitcher; " D r e a m s " Scanlon, pitcher; Ray Scanlon, catcher,: and " Jiinmie " Cooke, catcher. The weal th of last, year 's second team men and intef-hall- s tars on hand t o fill up the vacant places on the team, assures the success of t h i s . season's Varsity. . Such men: as Centliver, Fish, Daniels, Phillips, Kelley, Maioney,JBurke, Dodge, Boyd, Ryan,

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•McDonald and Munson of football fame are all of Varsity calibre besides a score of other good men who are out. Coach Curtis will remain wi th the team until school closes as he finishes a course in law^ next June and will no t join New York until after school.

The eastern t r ip has been approved by the faculty, and 'will be made- some time in May. The first game will be played w^ith Western Reserve, and then following in order, the Yarsity will meet Niagara, Syracuse, Williams, Dar tmouth , Amherst or Harvard , Holy Cross, Fordham, Columbia and Georgetown. The at-home games will run clear up t o Commencement, as school does no t let out this year until June IS , and the majority of games will be played after the eas tern. t r ip . I t is the intention of the management t o cut out the minor games this year, and if possible play only the large schools in the West. As yet the schedule has no t been announced, bu t will be in a few^ wrecks.

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T R A C K .

Coach Maris has abou t tweiit3'--five men working on the t rack dailj-- and predicts a good team this season. Of las t year 's squad still in school there are Captain Keach, Moriar ty, Washburn, O'Leary, Cripe, Woods, Roth, Scales, McDonough,Schmitt and Dufiy. The fall meet this year brought out several good raen whp appear t o be Yarsity stuff.

Such men as Devine, middle-distance man; Hebenstreit, sprints; Parish,^ SchoU, Roach, long distance, and several others who were no t out this fall, are all working hard, and ail show grea t promise. Arrangements are under way for a dual meet wi th Wisconsin and also Purdue. There is stiU some ta lk of another t r iangular meet with Indiana and Wabash, bu t the chances are t h a t the meet will no t be held.

The Sta te meet will be here this year, some time in May. Cartier Field received a good "go ing over" las t fall, bu t before the meet is pulled off, the t rack will receive a new covering and the field in general will get a "fixing u p . "

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The basket-ball team meets Kalamazoo to-night in the Gym. R. L. B,

P e r s o n a l s .

—Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Ratcliffe, of Browns­ville, Texas, visited the University- this week. Mr. Ratcliffe brought welcome new^s of Drs. " F r e d " and " J o e " Combe, of John Kleiber and Arthur Brown, all well k n o w n - t o an older generation of students.

—John F . Shea, president of the class of '04, is studying law a t Harvard . He is "the originator of the class-letter idea, and has the satisfaction of knowing -fchat the idea w a s no t conceived in vain. According t o his plan each member of the class writes annually t o the president of the class such a le"tter as migh-t be read wi th interest b y all the members of the class. As soon as all these le-tters have reached the president they are sent in a package t o the individual members of the class in ro ta t ion. In this w^ay i t is easy for one member t o learn w h a t aUthe others are doing. As the letters passed through Notre Dame some bits of information were noted as follows: Charles L. O'Ddnnell is at tending the Catholic Uni­versity a t Washington, D. C. Charles is making a special s tudy of Enghsh and is growing in reputat ion as a writer for the leading literary magazines,—we happen t o know this even though i t w-as no t mentioned in his letter. John P . O'Shea is engaged in construction w-ork a t Sharonville, Ohio. A. W. McFarland is in charge of the shipping department of the Nix-E Mfg. Co., Dayton, Ohio. J . Allen Dubbs is connected wiiii the street paving department of the Barber Asphalt Co. a t Chicago. John F . Cushing is connected wi th the' Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., wi th offices in the Chamber of Commerce building, Chicago. Nathan H . Silver is in the switchboard engineering department of the F o r t Wajne Electric works. H . P . Fisher is in the maintenance, of w a y department of the Pennsylvania line, wi th headquarters a t the Union Station, Chicago: Chas. L. Roesch is assistant chief engineer of the moto r department of the F o r t Wayne Electric Works: A. J. Stopper is engaged in railroad work a t Williamsport, Pa . C. J. Hagerty, H.~ P . McCauley, E. P . Burke, J. C. McGinn, James Gallagan, Albert E. Blin, C. E. Doremus, are at tending the Catholic University a t W^ashington. W. F . Robinson is in the audit ing department of the Illinois Central Railroad. E. R. Batlle is in business with Henry J . Schlack, architect, Chicago. M a t Campbell is assistant t o the testing engineer of the National Tube Works, Wheeling, West Ya. Har ry M. Roberts is engaged in railroad work near Chihuahua, Mexico. Ed McDonald is technical 'manager of the Houston Cot ton Seed Oil Company.

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— In our personal column to-day John F . Shea and the members of his class are assigned t o the vear '04,—^the figures should be '06.

—Season tickets for basket-ball are now^ on sale and may be presented for admission to-night when the Yarsit^'^ meets Kalamazoo in the first intercollegiate contest of the year.

—^The Brownson reading-room has taken on a cheerful air since the painters and electricians have completed their work of renovation. The fighting is now all t h a t could be desired.

—^The recent fall of snoAA' has materially lessened the delights of skat ing which were so popular during the first week of the month. Fo r a while the ice was all t h a t could be desired.

—Preparations have been commenced for the presentation of pla3^s during the coming months. The Philopatrians present their annual xDlay on St'. Patr ick 's Day. The upper class men will appear later. .

—The Knights of Columbus have on their Hst a large number of students who are candidates for admission t o the society on the occasion of the next exemplification of degree work which is set for January 26.

—On Friday, the 24th, Guy Carlton Lee is scheduled t o lecture before the students. He is one of America's best essayists, and is well known as a contributor t o current magazines. Opie Read will follow him on the I S t h of February.

—Professor Monaghan,\^'^ho conducted our course in Economics and History during the first semester, i s . n o w engaged in lecturing in various cities in the s ta te of Wisconsin; he is succeeded in his w^ork a t the University by Dr. M . Walsh, C. S. C.

— An a t t empt has been made t o organize a local chess club. The purpose is t o develop players who may be able t o participate in inter-collegiate contests next year. A few practice games have been played by begin­ners in the Brownson reading-room.

—On Saturday, Feb. 1st, there will be examinations in the Arithmetic classes^ Mathematics A, B, C, D, E, H, Algebra I., Analytic Geometry and Science A and B. On the following Monday there will be an organization of the classes intended as a continuation of these subjects. . —The members. of the Senior Class have enough t o keep them busy _ a t this time of . t h e . year. Besides the regular studies scheduled for their course they arie engaged in preparing copy for the Dome, participat­

ing in the regular exercises of public speaking in debate or orator3'-, as the case ma3'- be, and in preparing their essays for gradua­tion. The final date for these is May 20.

—Interhall t rack meets are t o be encour­aged this year as much as j)ossible. Fo r this -purpose local managers have been selected for each hall. John Kanaley has been appointed for Sorin, Oscar Hutzell for Corby, John Diener for St. Joseph, and Har ry Burdick for Brownson.

—Those who watch the chimneys about the Universit}'- would hardlj'' realize t h a t the small amount of smoke represents a con­sumption of nearly 60 tons of coal a daj-; i t is onty when • one notices the rapidity wi th which the 3000 ton bins are emptied t h a t the t r u t h of ^this becomes clear.

—The Social Science Club met last Satur-6ay evening, for the installation of the newly elected officers and t o consider plans for the society's work during the present semester. A paper on socialism w a s . read bj-- Mr. J. Corbett. The officers of the societj'- are as follows: J. Fox, president; J. Flaherty, vice-president; J . Corbett, secretarj'-; and M. Juraschek, treasurer.

—A packed condition of Washington Hall is a th ing t o be looked for whenever the exercises are so public t h a t the members of the University are allowed t o invite their friends to be present; bu t t h a t such should be the case when the audience is composed almost entirely of students and members of the faculty is a fair indication of the g rowth of the Universitj'-. I t is a question whether or no t the seating capacity of the hall is overtaxed when there is a complete attendance of the students and.members of the faculty. The attendance last Monda3'-would lead one t o believe t h a t the question would be 'answered in the affirmative.

—The following extract, taken from The South Bend Tribune, will be of interest t o our readers:

William A. Ketcliam,' of Indianapolis, department commander of the Grand Armj' of the Republic, made a deep and lasting impression upon the soldiers of the northern par t of the state, and awakened more than ordinary interest in the Grand Army movement oil the occasion of a visit here Thursday. The welcome lie received was warm and heart3' and the greeting he returned was invigorating arid reassuring,

The commander's reception began when he stepped off the train a t noon and. Avas' greeted by a joint committee from the two local Posts, Auten, No. S. and Norman Eddy, No. 579, G. A. R., and did not terminate until he returned this morning. The Grand Arriiy Post a t Notre Dame gave. him a most hearty welcome in the afternoon. Rev. Jolm Cavanaugh, C. S. C , President of the Universit3', taking a prominent part . The commander gave a hearty talk relative to the Grand Army movement, and President Cavanaugh made a brilliant address., A smoker was a delightral feature. The visitor was escorted through the Univer­sity buildings, and expressed much pleasure relative to the completeness and the beauty of the buildings and their equipment. . " , ••

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