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YALE: ALUMNAE te and Newman: A Study in antithesis.*° Stokes. Jr. °96 won the DeForest fhe closing part of his ™ Cari; ast lune. iows : I character. Newman’s ; simpler, purer, more sober. It = the better model of the two. It has so much force or originality as mat of Carlyle, but there is no pass- > im the latter’s works equal to the last page of the Apologia in its ex- mression of the finer and gentler feel- ntrast of +. =~ earthborn vigor, but it was over- weighted and lacked in proportion. He was the bolder master-painter of lite- ature: Newman was the truer, more exact, artist. Carlyle was strong in re-vitalizing great events, great scenes of war and state, and in impressing upon the yorld the supreme need- of a few majestic truths. Newman was better at filling in the gaps, at show- ing history in its calmer times, and leaving aside the controversial points of theology, he was the better, steadier suide. Carlyle, mentally,-was the big- ger, the broader man. Newman was not so great a genius, but his character was of the two, the more admirable. It was not so rugged, so masculine, so forceful; but it was purer, nobler, more unselfish. CARLYELE’S VIGOROUS NATURE. ““There is no better way of under- standing these differences than by seeing of what fiber the heroes of these noble men were formed. This antithesis appears in the clearest re- lief when we study the heroes of these two noble men. With Carlyle it was Odin, Mahommed, Luther, Cromwell— anyone who was a right true piece of human valor. “Strong sons of nature” with fire in their eyes were to him the heroes. He like a brave, lion-hearted man, no matter how uncouth, how rustic he might chance to be. ‘The fearless daring of the Norse sea-kings, that black anger-vein on the brow of the desert prophet, anything attracted him, which showed that it was a sym- bol of a “great, rude, human soul.” To Newman, how strange all this must have seemed. The old fathers, re- fined, quiet, pious men, were his he- roes. Saint Philip Neri and many an- other noble monk, of whom simple de- yotion to the Catholic cause, and calm eontemplation and peaceful ministry were characteristic. It was the com- forting and uplifting spirits that ap- pealed to him, not the bold warrior, the fiery prophet, the stirring reform- er. “Carlyle was primarily a_ great arousing force. His message was ““Awake, arise! Speak forth that is in thee; what God has given thee!” or again his cry is “Be not longer chaos. Produce! Produce!” He liked to throw out truths in so rude and straightfor- ward 2a way that they would stir up the very depths of the soul. Dilettan- tism, hypocrisy, mammonism, false- hood, cant; against these he hurled his tirades with all the power of a yigorous mind, and said to truth: “Be thou in place of all to me.” It was broad-mindedness and genuineness and justice that he yearned to see ruling in this fallen world. NEWMAN A RELIGIOUS TEACHER, “Newman, too, was a truth loving man of deep sincerity, but he was more a religious teacher than Carlyle, less an inspiring moral power. ‘To him it was tenderness and love rather than He would have us more quiet ways, more trustful, deeper er than broader men. He would more spiritual, more pious. He would lay more stress on the fineness of the spirit-texture, and relatively less on ts Massive strength. Newman would live in the peaceful quiet of the fields; Carlyle would choose s inspiration the mountain crag, he cataract, the ocean storm. New- man would emphasize the need of ten- ; ss, purity, obedience; Carlyle bid us be independent, and give his whole great soul to uS stronger, more courageous > ct like us to be more exact in doctrine, : [Continued from first page. | venience. Another cabinet is ready for photographs and other material to be used in classical instruction. This last collection is the gift of President Dwight. Through the generosity of Professor Horatio Reynolds, Mr. Dim- nock and others, a sum for the imme- diate purchase of books has been con- tributed. The library, which will be made quite accessible by an elevator, will be very quiet. It is here pertinent to give a brief history of the Classical Club from the time of its inception. Previous to 1892, there had been given public lec- tures and readings by the Classical De- partments, but the two faculties had not yet united for common ends. In 1892 the Greek instructors, who had been meeting in Professor Seymour’s study for the purpose of reading over the portions of text then being taught in the class room, thought that it might not be without mutual profit, if a club were organized for the promo- tion of classical study. Among the first members were Messrs. Seymour, Reynolds, Kitchel, Brownson, Hunt and others. The club meets once a week for the reading and criticism of works of classical authors and for the discussion of topics in classical phil- ology. The club is composed of grad- uate students of philology, and the University instructors of Greek, Latin, Sanskrit and comparative philology, with the sympathy and assistance of some of the instructors in Modern Languages. MRRP told en Steinert Musical Scholarships. A series of scholarships, established last year by Mr. Morris Steinert of New Haven for excellency in perform- ing on the violin, the organ and the piano, have been awarded for the first time this year. These scholarships are open to those taking courses in the Musical Deoartment of the University. Mr. Steinert, the founder, is well known all over the country, especially in the musical world, as being the owner of the largest and most unique collection of keyed and stringed in- struments known either in this coun- try or abroad. The collection was first exhibited at the International Exposi- tion for Music and Theatre at Vienna in 1892 and again the following year at the World’s Columbian Exposition. Mr. Steinert has published an illus- trated catalogue of his collection with various treatises on their history, the method of playing them and their in- fluence on musical art. A few years ago the collection was exhibited in New Haven and a great deal of in- terest was shown in it. The trials for the Steinert violin Scholarship were held Tuesday, Sep- tember 29, in the College Street Church. The scholarship was award- ed to Miss Emma Spieske of Hartford, who was formally a student in Berlin, and shows excellent talent. A second scholarship was awarded to Miss Belle M. Sigourney of Bristol in considera- tion of marked talent and _ general ability. | On Wednesday afternoon the trials for the Organ Scholarship were held in Battel Chapel. The successful can- didate was William Woods Chandler, who graduated from Yale in the class of .*96, and who took a one year’s Honor in the “Theory of Music,” at the last Commencement. The judges were: Professor Horatio W. Parker, Professor Samuel Sanford and Mr. Jepson. In awarding the prize, ac- count was taken not only of the abil- ity to perform, but also of the work done during the last year in ‘‘Theory’”’ under Professor Parker. In all prob- ability there will be no scholarship awarded this year for work on the piano. +4 In the College Pulpit. The Rev. Prof. Purves, of Princeton, will occupy the pulpit in Battell Chapel next Sunday morning. Prof. Purves will also address the general religious meeting of the University in Dwight Hali in the evening. The subject of his address will be, ‘Bible Study.” W eee ey — Manhattan Trust Company CAPITAL, $1,000,000. Corner of Wall and Nassau Streets. A Legal Depository for Court and Trust Funds and General Deposits. 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