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12 THE BOOK SHELF. (Conducted by ALBERT LEE, '91.] “Svengali’s Diary.” It seemed as if the Trilby craze had died out, and that the collectors of Trilbyana must have gotten all the fish there was to come to their nets, but here is Mr. Alfred Welch, who gives us “Svengali’s Diary” (New York: Henry Holt & Co.) in a little book which masquerades as a translation. As may be imagined from the title the work claims to be a transcript of the private and personal thoughts of the great Svengali, and Mr. Welch’s at- tempt has been to make the spider less of an ogre than Mr. Du Maurier led us to suppose he was. The book is in- teresting in a way, for it shows how “facts” in fiction, like facts in real life, may be distorted so as to be made to serve almost every purpose, and so, as a “tour de force,’’ the little diary is at least amusing. Is there anything more left in “‘Trilby’’ for the enterpris- ing scribbler to twist a penny out of? Has anyone yet suggested the theme of ‘“‘Taffy’s Autobiography” or “The Reminiscences of Trilby’s boot mak- er?” ‘Cap and Gown.” A second collection of verse under the same title of “Cap and Gown’ has been made by Mr. F. L. Knowles (Bos- ton: L. C. Page & Co.), and, like the first, it will probably prove of more ineerest to the men whose names ap- pear within its pages,— not least Mr. Knowles himself—than to anyone else. In the ‘“prefatory note” there are a few sentences that may justly claim a moment’s attention from those of us who are interested in undergraduate literary work. Mr. Knowles -tells us that upon investigation he finds the undergraduate poet to have a fondness for the sonnet, but a lack of success in writing it. The French forms of light verse are popular,—particularly the rondeau, ballade, and triolet. Fur- ther, purely sentimental verse is little written in women’s colleges, its place being taken by poetry of nature or of reflection. Finally Mr. Knowles says that he will feel disappointed if the reader does not discover ‘‘touches of genuine poetry’? in the little book he has compiled. Hach author quoted will no doubt find a touch. Notes. Professor Lorenzo Sears, L. H. D., ’*61, is just revising the proof sheets of a new book on oratory called ‘‘The Occasional Address; its Literature and Composition.’’ This book is inscribed to Professor Sears’ classmate, Professor Simeon E. Baldwin of the Law School. The work is entitled a study in demon- strative oratory and presents from the analytic and synthetic points of view, the requirements for the occasional ad- dress. Professor Sears’ book, ‘The History of Oratory,’’ has already been noticed in the columns of the Weekly as a valuable contribution to the sub- ject. *'Two books of unusual interest to col- lege men will be published immediately by the Fleming H. Revell Company. One is entitled, ‘Strategic Points in the World’s Conquest; the Universities and Colleges as related to the Progress of Christianity.’’ Its author is Mr. John R. Mott. The other book is, ‘‘The Cul- ture of Christian Manhood: Sunday Mornings in Battell Chapel, Yale Uni- versity,’’ collected and arranged by Mr. W. H. Sallmon. The list of preachers includes the names of the Rev. Drs. Charles Cuthbert Hall, Alexander Mc- Kenzie, A. H. Bradford, D. J. Burrell, George Harris, W. R. Richards, Henry van Dyke, L. O. Brastow, T. S..Ham- lin, J. H. Vincent, M. A. Stryker, G..T. Purves, J. H: Twichell, J.-G. K. Me- Clure, 8S. E. Herrick and George A. Gor- don. ——--- +o During the past week a story has been printed that Yale students were Suspected of a robbery in the Hotel Majestic, on Thursday evening, June «i Investigation shows that the state- men is without authority. be recetved until YALH ALUMNI Just Issued. New Illustrated Catalogue of Timing Watches. Me ae Sent without charge to any address. ce PEE Le Tiffany & Co., Union Square, New York. Subseribers Tiekets to Yale- Harvard Game. The Yale Alumni. Weekly has ar- ranged with the baseball management for a limited number of reserved seats in the grand stand and bleachers for” the Yale-Harvard ball game at Yale Field on June 29. These may be had by Weekly subscribers by application directly to Ticket Department, Yale Alumni Weekly. The price of tickets has been placed at $1.00 for reserved bleachers and $1.50 for the grand stand. .This includes admission. No subscriber will be allowed more than three seats. Applications will not be received he- fore June 15. Applications will then the demand. has equalled the supply, and after that no more applications The Weekly will try to notify, all , At plicants ~whose applications are re ceived too late. Tickets will be aren by lot, and few will be able to get what they want. Tickets will be sent out in about two weeks. Gp The Outlook for Next Saturday. At present writing it is hard to tell who will represent Yale behind the bat against Princeton next Saturday. Murphy has left the squad permanent- ly, being forced to this action by the press of his duties as business man- ager of the News, by the unusual de- mands of his special studies and by other work. Goodwin cannot possibly put on his ball clothes again for sev- eral days to come, although he is recov- ering satisfactorily from his recent at- tack of appendicitis. Sullivan has joined the University squad,*being rec- ommended by a good record on the Freshman team. He seems the most likely man for the place. De Forest -and Bartlett are still practicing with the University men. Greenway has been practicing hard during’ the early part of the week, with the idea of easing off considerably on Thursday and Friday. He will undoubt- edly be in better form by Saturday than he was last week. If this is the case, and if a satisfactory catcher can be found, Yale’s chances for playing good ball are excellent. The team, as a whole, can play better ball in the field than was shown last Saturday, and their batting should be fully as good. Wilson has proved totally ineffective again them, and Jayne was hit 10 times | with a total of 15 bases. In case Greenway shows signs of weakening, Hamlin will probably be substituted in his place. STEAM YACHTS, NAPHTHA LAUNCHES MARINE ENCINES, ™ WATER TUBE BOILERS. The Largest, Most Modern, and Complete Yacht Building Plant in the World. 1 (> Send 10 cts. in stamps for Illustrated Catalogue GAS ENGINE & POWER 00. and CHAS. L. SEABURY & C0., CONSOLIDATED, Morris Heights, New York. will be - ie Me WEEKLY ROOMS for l 897-8. _ HENRY A. WARNER, Prop’ r, No, 121 Greene St. Telephone 636. WARNER HALL APARTMENTS. 1044 Chapel st. New Haven. OPPOSITE YALE CAMPUS, Building 40 x200 feet. Finest ‘Student Quarter in the World. 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