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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.
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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.
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[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.,
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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
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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
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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.