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8 ——— a t tert ae oh Foy ™ YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY © ee THE BOOK SHELF. (Conducted by ALBERT LEE, '91.] It used to be the custom of the In- dian tribes in the northern part of New York State to assemble occasionally at Niagara and offer a sacrifice to the Spirit of the Falls., It was a cruel sac- -rifice, for the spirit claimed the fairest daughter of the tribe. The girl was placed in a white canoe, with garlands of flowers and bunches of ripe fruit and turned adrift some distance above the cataract. ‘The rest of the tribe then watched the progress of the frail craft and shouted praises to the Great Spirit as the poor maiden was dashed to her death. William Trumbull, ’83, has chosen this theme in “The Legend of the White Canoe” (New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons). The tale is told in verse, and, for lack of a better description, I sup- pose it may justly be called a short epic. The metre adopted is suitable to the subject, and is handled throughout with care and skill, with the single ex- ception of the lines in which the words “Seneca” and ‘cataract’? are intro- duced. These words break the lines and spoil the cadence, and could very well have been omitted so as to allow the poem to reach closer to perfection. But this is merely a technical fault, —there are enough good points in the work to make up for it. The legend is well told and the interest of the reader is held from beginning to end. AS a piece of story-telling in verse, Mr. Trumbull’s ‘‘White Canoe” is a suc- cess. The illustrations by F. V. Du Mond are excellent, and the entire make-up of the book is artistic and tasteful. en ee Another book of verse is Mr. G. F. Gourand’s “Ballads of Coster Land” (New York: Herald Square Publishing Co.) As the title indicates, these rhymes treat of the costermonger, and the scene of a number of the incidents depicted is New York City, a queer place for a costermonger, but we know that ’En- ery ’Awkins, in the guise of a concert hall singer, did actually..wander about that city last year. And, doubtless, Mr. yourand caught him in the act. The dialect is well done and some of the rhymes contain humor—of a costermon- gery kind. In the “Cambridge Edition’ of the poems of James Russell Lowell (Boston: Houghton, Miffin & Co.), the poetical writings of that eminent author are for the first time included in a single vol- ume. This edition contains, substan- tially in the order established by Mr. Lowell, the poems included by him not long before his death in the definitive Riverside Edition of his writings, and in addition, the small group contained in the little book, ‘‘Last Poems,” col- lected by his literary executor. The type is large, the paper is of excellent quality and the binding firm and flex- ible. The volume includes a Biograph- ical Sketch, Notes and Indexes. The frontispiece is a fine portrait of Lowell, and a picture of Elmwood, his home, is given on the title-page. It is only natural that an American, visiting Cuba at the present time, should approach the scenes he must witness with a strong prejudice in favor of the lusty insurgent, who, we have all hoped, would soon oust the Spanish from our neighborhood. It is not sur- prising, therefore, that Mr. Richard Harding Davis, in his “Cuba in War Time’ (New York: R. H. Russell) should appear a partisan. Mr. Davis went down to the revolution as the corres- pondent of a New York newspaper, and he was accompanied by Mr. Frederic Remington. In the drawings sent back to the newspaper by Mr. Remington, were depicted a number of strange things which Mr. Davis affirms he ney- er saw, and which it is now very gen- erally doubted that Mr. Remington ever saw. The illustrations, however, which were selected to be included in this volume, have presumably been passed upon by Mr. Davis as authentic, and consequently the picture, on p. 51, of the wooden man standing in a threatening attitude beside the soldier, in a' hammock, should be taken as se-_ riously as the climate will permit. A number of the illustrations, however, are good. Mr. Davis tells his story in his usual interesting manner. He has the ac- knowledged power of holding his read- ers, whatever he writes about, and with such a subject as Cuba it has been easy for him to make a most in- teresting book. The volume is exquis- itely made. While the cover is appar- ently of an inexpensive design, it is ar- tistic and attractive, and quite up to the standard of bookmaking of the day. The Principles of Sociology. . % ‘ [Reviewed by Philip P. Wells-] a The Principles of Sociology by Herbert Spencer. Volume III, New York, D. o Appleton & Co. 1897. 645p 8vo. 4 This volume completing the sytl- . : thetical philosophy, traces the evolu- tion of ecclesiastical, professional + industrial institutions. The origin arit growth of ecclesiastical institutions d? pend on the nature of religious ideas. The author finds the germ of all r¢- ligions in the reverence and fear felt by the primitive man for the ghos<s of the dead, conceived as having like bodies, passions and wants as they had in life with large and indefinite pow- ers to injure or benefit the living. From offerings of good clothing and weapomls to the ghost of an ancestor and from the recital of his praises and other methods of propitiating ,him, have grown religious ceremonial of all kinds, and from the patriarch, a chief on whom this duty chiefly rested, and his depu- ties for this purpose the priestly class has developed. The author considers fetichism and nature worship out- growths of this primitive ghost Wwor- ship and takes little account of the theory of animism, or the attribution of spirits to inanimate objects as an explanation of them. Polytheism, ec- clesiastical hierarchies, the civil aud military functions of priests, relations of church and state, nonconformity, the moral influence of priesthoods, and the probable religious and ecclesiastic al development of the future are outlined in suggestive chapters. Professional in- stitutions are traced from their origin in the priesthood, who originally busied themselves with professional activities as adjuncts of worship or forms of propitiation, through their several dif- ferentiations to their present form. Thus have grown the professions of physician and surgeon, dancer and mu- sician, orator, poet, actor and dramatist, biographer, historian and man of iet- ters, man of science and philosopher, judge and lawyer, teacher, architect, sculptor, and painter. Some of them, notably the teaching profession, are shown to remain to this day largely tn- der priestly control or in priestly hands. — The final part of the book relating to industrial institutions is perhaps the most important and unfortunately the — “ieast Clabvurate Of ali. Specialization and the division of labor, production, dis- tribution and exchange are _ briefly treated. The complexity of the modern industrial organism and the certainty that all attempts to meddle with or artificially control any part of it are certain to react harmfully in other re- lated parts is well set forth in the chap- ter on interdependence and integration. Labor regulation is traced through the phases of paternal, patriarchal, commu- nal and guild regulation, through slave- ry, serfdom, free labor and contract, compound free labor (exemplified in the factory system), trade-unionism, and cooperation and the objections to social- ism as a mode of labor regulation are briefly and forcibly stated. The author looks for increasing socialism as a re- sult of militancy in the near future, but believes that the individualistic socie- ty is-the fittest to survive and will be the ultimate type, a type wherein pri- vate and public welfare will more and more coincide. . The vast range of its subject matter gives the book an air of incomplete- ness. The impression is that of a bare outline. Moreover the volume loses much by the delay in the publication, being largely a summary of conclusion already familiar. The matriarchal sys- tem of descent seems not to have been given the. weight which might have been expected. The phenomena exam- ined and classified include nearly every stage of culture, but apt illustrations from coloniai and recent American his- tory frequently occur to the reader. This is a field which the author seems to have left almost untouched. In the College Pulpit. The list of preachers in the College Chapel for the remainder of the College term is as follows: May 9—Rev. S. E. Herrick, D.D., of Roston. ‘May 16—Rev. A. J. F. Behrends, D.D., of Brooklyn, N. Y. } May 283—Rev. W. R. Richards, D.D., of Plainfield, N. J. May 30—Rev. A. J. Lyman, DD. 2, Brooklyn. June 6—Rev. J. W. New Britain. June 13—Rev. George Alex s D., New York. er lhs June 20—Rev. W. B. Wright, D. D., of Buffalo. June 27—Baccalaureate demir: President Dwight. Cooper, D. D., by THE DUAL ATHLETIC GAMES Yale’s Chances Very Doubtful—De- pends on Weight Men. The event for which all the efforts of the track men are now being directed and which is almost first in importance of the features of the track athletic season, is the Yale-Harvard dual ath- letic meet, which takes place at the Yale Field, Saturday, May 15. Any at- tempt to forecast the result of the con- test must be very vague indeed, as these events are always very uncertain, so much depending upon the circum- Stances of the day, the condition of the track and even of the individual ath- letes themselves. W. B. Wright, ’92, has been in town two or three days and spent much of his time at the track. It is possible that three of Yale’s most valuable men in the hammer and shot events may be prohibited from entering this meet, although every effort is be- ing made to secure their admission. R. Sheldon, ’98S., has had an attack of chills and fever, which prevented him from entering the Spring games a week ago. It cannot be ascertained definitely whether or not he will be able to com- pete for several days yet. His physical condition does not warrant it as yet. F. G. Beck, ’99, has been disqualified for a year by the Faculty because he en- tered the Princeton dual games last year, when his stand was below 2.25. He was not at the time fully aware of the meaning of the Faculty rule and there is a chance that on this account his term of exclusion from athletic games may be shortened. C. Chadwick, 797, also did not enter the Spring games, as his stand was then rather low. It can confidently be expected, however, that he will be allowed to enter the dual. games next week, as his stand can pro- © bably be raised by his own efforts be- - fore that date. The managers of the Yale and the Harvard track athletic teams have agreed to place the details of the com- ing dual games on May 15 in the hands of a committee of two, one from each college. Yale’s representative is H. S. Brooks, ’85, and Harvard’s is Col. Mor- rison of the Boston Athletic. Associa- tion. They will appoint the officials for the games. TRE OUTLOOK AT PRESENT, | The following comparison of the Yale and Harvard athletes will show to some extent how the chances of victory seem to lie at present. The decision of the meet seems to lie in the question whether the above mentioned men can enter in the field events or not. In the 100 yards dash Graff, ’99 S.; Chappell, 98 S ; Byers, ’98; Dyer, ’985., and Burnet, ’97, will represent Yale, while Harvard’s men will probably be Roche, Bigelow, Redpath, Denholm and Dunstan. this event and either Byers or Burnet is a possible man for second place, but not sure. Of the Harvard men Roche, a new sprinter, is very fast, but his run- ning is uneven and cannot be depended upon. Score, Yale 5, Harvard 3. In the 220 yards dash, Garvan, ’97, Chappell, 98 S., Gerard, ’97, and Fisher, 98 S., will run for Yale. Denholm, Dunstan and Bigelow will doubtless be among those on the Harvard list, and it is generally thought that the former will here score five points for the Crim- son. Chappell is a very good man in the long sprints and should certainly take a place, as should also one of Yale’s remaining trio.’ Score, Yale 8, Har- vard, 8. , In the 440 yards run, Yale will have Gerard, 97, Garvan, 97, Fisher, 98 S., and Luce, 1900; Harvard, E. Hollister, Vincent, Fish and Butler. Barring acci- dents Hollister will take this event, with one of Yale’s men second. Third place is also given to Harvard. Score, Yale 10, Harvard 14. Itis reported that Hollister will also enter the 880 yards run and that through him Harvard isrelying on ten points. In this event Yale will run Hinckley, ’97, Ordway, 1900, W.S. Johnson, ’99, Atha, 98 S., Betts, 98, and Hubbell, ’97, while Hollister and Draper will in part sup- port Harvard. First place in this event is also given to Hollister. The first three on Yale’s list are fast men and are well backed by their successors, so it is possi- ble that Yale may win a second and third, although not more than two points are counted on. Yale 12, Harvard 20. Buckingham, 98 8., Lewis, 99, Speer, 1900, Palmer, °99 S., and Poynter, 1900, will run the mile for Yale, and Grant, Fenno, Starbuck and Foote prob- ably for Harvard. Buckingham is get- ting back his old form and has done the = Graff is expected to take © mile under 4.37. Lewis, Palmer and Poynter are all good milers and Speer, a Freshman, has been showing up SO well that he has been taken to the training table. Grant, who holds the Harvard mile record of 4.27, will undoubtedly win first place. Second is also allowed Harvard with Yale in third. ‘Score, Yale 18, Harvard 27. WHERE YALE IS STRONG. In the 120 yards hurdles, Yale counts on E. C. Perkins, 98, to win and expects to see a close race between Van Ingen, 97, Van Buren, ’98. and Thompson, 97, for second. Harvard is working hard to train some men for the hurdles, but is hardly able to get them into very good shape before the games. ‘Score, Yale 21, Harvard 27. ; : Through Fewsmith, 98, Perkins, "98, Van Buren, ’98, and Van Ingen, °97, Yale hopes to score seven points in the 220 yards hurdles, but just what order the men will come in is hard to predict. Score, Yale 28, Harvard 28. From the two miles bicycle race seven points are expected by Yale. The team will probably be composed of E. Hill, 97, J. I. Butler, ’97S., and L. Tweedy. 99, with the fourth place undecided. ~The first two should cross the line in the order named, G. F. Baker is one of Harvard’s strongest men, and may get third place. Score, Yale 35, Harvard, 29, Entered in the high jump from Yale are Merwin, ’97S., J. M. Gerard, ’975., Berger, 99, and Thompson, ’97; from Harvard, Morse, E. H. Clark, A. N. Rice and C. J. Paine are among the en- tries. First and second places in this event are conceded to Harvard, but Yale hopes for third place. Score, Yale 36, Harvard 36. Yale’s broad jumpersare C. D. Cheney, 98, Weston, ’97 S., and Spreyer, ’98 L. S. For Harvard there are J. G. Clarke, E. H. Clark, and E. P. Sommers. Of these Sommers will probably get first and J. G. Clark second place, with Yale in for a close third. Score, Yale 3i, Harvard 48. It is not unlikely that in the pole vault Yale will score six or seven points as B. Johnson, 1900, and Van Winkle, 97 S., are both good for over eleven feet, and Cook, 1900, Setin, ’98, and R. G@. Clapp, °9°S., for over ten feet six. Hoyt, of Harvard, is put down for one place. Score, Yale 44, Harvard 44. The two remaining events are the hammer and the shot. Chadwick can be counted upon to win the former and Sheldon the latter, in case they are able to compete. In their absence both events would go to Harvard, without doubt. Yale might have a fighting chance of winning more points than have been here cunceded her in the sprints and broad jump. Correspondence Chess Game. One of the two chess games which the Yale Chess Club has been playing with Harvard, by correspondence, was recently declared a draw, after 51 moves. The opening was a Ruy Lopez to which Harvard replied with the Berlin de- fence. The other game is not quite completed but will probably be finished before Col- lege closes. Yale is a pawn ahead but the result cannot be predicted. These games were begun in February of lasi year and were discontinued during the summer vacation and taken up again last fall. About two moves are made each week. The score of the first game follows : OPENING—RUY LOPEZ. YALE. HARVARD. YALE HARVARD. White. Black. White Black. 1 P—K4 P—K 4 27 B—Q 4 R—K 7 2 Kt—K B38 Kt—Q B3 28 P—B4 P—Q Kt3 8 B—Kt 5 Kt—Bb 3 29 P—K R38: Kt—R3 P—Q4 xs P—B5 Kt—B 4 5 Castles B—K 2 31 B—Kt P—Q 4 > P—K 5 Kt—K 82 P—Q Kt4 R—Kt7 pe KG RSS es Castles 83 P—k 38 K—B 2 8 Kt—B —Q 4 34 R—K B K—Kt 3 9 Kt x B-ch Kt-x Kt 85 R—B 38 P—R4 10 Kt—Q2 P-KBbB4 36 R—Q 3 R—Q 7 11 P—K B38 —B83 87 »—K B Kt—R5 12Px Kt Q—Kt3ch | 88 R—Kt3 ch K—B3 13 K—R xB 89 B—K 3 Kt—B4 14 Px OP x QP 40 R—K B38 R—Q8ch 15 Kt—B8 B—K 3 41 K—R2 K—K 4 QxQ x Q 42 P—Kt 4 Pee 17 P—Q Kt3 K R—K PsP KtxB 18 Kt—Q4 B—K 5 44 Rx Ktch K—B5 19 B—Kt 2 Q R—Q 45 R—K P—Kt 4 R—B2 R—Q 2 46 Rx P K xP 21 Kt—K6 Kt—Kt3 47 R—Q BT R—Q6 22 Kt—B5 BR (O32): Ke. 48 Rx P 2 ee 28: Kt x B PeKt 49 R—Q6 R—Q Kt 6 4 R—K 2 Kt x P 50 R-—Q4ch K—R4 2o dw xk Kt—Kt 5 51 P—B6 Drawn 26 Rx R RxR a The University Golf Team was de feated by the Staten Island Cricket “Club by a score of 21 holes to 6, at Liv- ingston, N. Y., Saturday, May 1.
