6
[Continued from 3d page.]
ance had so great a faculty of making
and keeping friends as he. His liter-
ary culture made him almost an author-
ity on many subjects, and his opinion
was asked and respected by many of
the best writers. He devoted himself
to no particular branch of literature,
but was a master of many of them. It
was only in his personal letters, and in
conversation, however, that he gave
expression to his views. His own wit
was pointed, and his keen «sense of
humor was ever ready to appreciate
the bright thoughts of others. As a
friend he was true as steel and as a
companion he was a host in himself.
Loved and respected by all with whom
he came in contact, it can well be said
of him that no man can or would say
aught but good of him. Many a man
will say that death has robbed him of
one of his best friends.
AUGUSTUS M. CUNNINGHAM, ’69.
Judge Augustus M. Cunningham died
suddenly at his home in Wakefield, R.
I., on Friday, the 8th instant. He was
the son of John Scott and Elizabeth
(Brockett) Cunningham and was born
in Washington on November 22, 1849.
He studied law in the office of Benja-
min Silliman of Brooklyn and was
afterwards associated with General
Benjamin F. Tracy in law practice. He
served a short term as assistant U. S.
district attorney, and was register in
bankruptcy for the Eastern district of
New York at Brooklyn until the repeal
of the national bankruptcy law, deriv-
ing his title of “Judge” from this. He
was a classmate at Yale of ex-Postmas-
ter General Bissell, Allen W. Evarts
and Rev. Silliman Blagden.
++
Dr. Thompson’s Funcral.
The funeral services of the late Dr.
Guy V. Thompson were held at Grand
Rapids, Mich., Oct. 7, at the residence
of his father-in-law, Hon. Edwin F.
Uhl. Friends of Dr. Thompson who
had known him since youth were the
bearers and conveyed his remains to
their last resting place in the beautiful
Valley City Cemetery. Dr. Thompson
died at Boulder, Col., Oct. 2, and his
service was held there Sunday Oct. 3,
and the remains taken. to the train to be
conveyed to his home at Grand Rapids,
The bearers at Boulder were members
of the Faculty of the University of
Colorado,
+04
Henry B. Tucker.
At a meeting, on Wednesday, Oct.
20, of the members of the Class of
Ninety-Four residing in New Haven,
to take action on the death of Henry
B. Tucker, the following resolutions
were adopted.
Whereas, it has pleased God in his
mysterious Providence to call suddenly
from us our beloved friend, Henry B.
Tucker, and whereas, his death brings
an irreparable loss to his classmates who
knew and loved him for his generous
character and kindly nature; be it
Resolved, that we, the members of the
Class of Ninety-Four at present resid-
ing in New Haven, express our deepest
and most heartfelt sorrow at his un-
timely end and extend our sincerest
sympathy to his afflicted family.
Be it further resolved, that a copy of
these resolutions be published in the
Vale Daily News and the YALE ALUMNI
WEEKLY.
EpWARD B. REED,
WitiiAmM B. BAILeEy,
GERVASE GREEN.
—_——__++—___
THE BOOK SHELF.
“The Christian.”
Considering the question of sales,
and so looking at the matter from a
purely financial standpoint, Mr. Hall
Caine’s The Christian (D. Appleton &
Co.) is one of the successful books of
the year. If Major Pond’s fabulous
stories were only half the truth, author
and publisher have yet been paid in
figures we cannot easily appreciate.
This fact, of itself, would insure a wide-
spread popularity for the book in ques-
tion. As a specimen of Mr. Caine’s
literary work, I doubt if it is deserving
YALE ALUMNI
of this popularity. There can be no
question as to the author’s seriousness
(it may even be that he has taken him-
self too seriously), and it must be said
that he has produced an impressive
study of modern monasticism as it
exists in the Established Church. Ina
certain sense of the word his novel may
justly be called absorbing, and it is no-
ticeable that there is not the least show
of malice in the treatment of certain
themes where malice frequently ap-
pears.
The Christian cannot properly be
spoken of as a literary success.
We have been forced to become
pretty well accustomed to novels with
what Mr. George Moore calls “the
moral idea,’ and while they can never
be the pleasantest reading, yet we
would not on that ground condemn
them. The Christian’s realistically
worked up sermons on the modern cal-
lousness to the horrors of the slums of
the world’s great cities, do not take
much hold on the reader. And right
there comes in the reason of this book’s
weakness. It is artificial Mr. Caine
never tried harder to show us life, but
from whatever cause, not a reader but
is always ‘conscious of the medium
through which he is looking, always
conscious that this is, after all, only a
picture that is before him, not the crea-
tion of flesh and blood that Mr. Caine
would have him see.
Glory Quayle and John Storm leave
the Isle of Man and come up to Lon-
don, there to work out their destinies.
Storm, who is at once weak and head-
strong, selfish, emotional and emi-
nently uncharitable, becomes a priest;
Glory starts as a nurse, but eventually
becomes an “artiste” in one of the
great music halls. After four hundred
pages of suffering, these two are mar-
ried. Now, everyone knows that they
might have been in the first place, “and
that after years of happiness, they
might have died respected and respecta-
ble, nor does the book pretend to give
any reason why this far more desirable
arrangement should not have been
made. (Only, in that case, what be-
comes of the story?) My point is, that
in a truly great piece of fiction no one
can imagine anything hapnening save
what actually does happen. The Chris-
tians is not real enough. <
If the book is saved, Glory does it.
She is fascinating in every way. She
must have been mighty pleasant to
look upon, with her copper-colored hair
and dazzling comnlexion. She surely
was nice to talk to, for she is one of the
few really witty women who have come
into the book-world in late years. She
was generous, affectionate, spontane-
ous, and her letters-are far and away
the best things in the book; they are
not the least bit artificial.
‘‘ Ballads of YVankeeland.”
Mr. W. E. Penney has attempted the
story of another and far-distant corner
of our country in his “Ballads of Yan-
keeland” (Crowell $1.50). Those of us
who may have felt in some sort the
homely romance of the New England ~
hills, will appreciate the poet’s theme
and feeling. One must truly love and
know the land of which he sings to
catch even in slight degree the under
thought and feeling. Such will find
the awakening of many pleasant mem-
ories in the mellow radiance of the tal-
low-dip, the musical murmur of the old
kettle, and the dance of the long shad-
ows on the wall. Such will enter into
the personal element of it all. As an
example of dialect verse, the book is
not a sticcess; in its power of sugges-
tion, it is pleasing and readable.
WARWICK JAMES PRICE.
—_—_—__~++—_____—
Memorial to Robert Louis
Stevenson.
A movement has been started in the
University to augment the funds now
being raised for the erection of some
fitting tribute to the memory of Rob-
ert Louis Stevenson, in his native city
Edinburgh. :
_ The interest, at Yale, in this author,
is shown by the fact that there is a
Robert Louis Stevenson Club in the
Senior class. This Club intends to aid
in raising of the necessary amount.
All contributions should be sent to
Professor W. L. Phelps.
: ———————_ooo____
Lieutenant Arthur Murray, Professor
of Military Science and Tactics at the
University, has passed an examination
which places him first on the list of
those eligible for a captaincy in the
United States Artillery.
In spite of all this, I repeat that .
W eK LY
TRACK TEAM CANDIDATES,
Entries for Fall Games— Promising
Talent.
It is difficult thus far to say any-
thing definite about the track team and
its prospects, for a large proportion of
the competitors in the games to be held
next Saturday are new men. As the
Fall games are held principally to see
what the new material is, there will be
large handicaps given, as in former like
events.
T. Fisher, ’98S., and Graff will not
compete, as each of them broke a ten-
don in running last Spring. They will,
however, train in the Spring. Cheney,
98 S., is not in training for the broad
jump this Fall, but he too will be out
for the coming season. Spier also, the
winner of the mile run in the Yale-
Harvard games last Spring, and Pal-.
mer and Lewis are not entered for next
Saturday. Kiefer, who has a good
record in the half mile, and Dudley, a
promising track athlete, are now on the
University football squad and will not
train for the track at present. ©
In the sprints D. C. Byers, ’98, and
the brothers Warren are looked to for
good work in the Fall games
The quarter mile men will have their
only race in the class relay teams, as
few are in ccndition with such short
training to run two races in one day.
The Ninety-Eight relay team is espe-
cially weak, having but one regular
quarter mile man.
The most popular event is tne half, in
which Beecher, ’98, Ordway and Rich-
ardson, who holds the Andover half
mile record, should do well. In the
hurdles a promising new man has made
his appearance in Peter of Andover.
Peter gives promise too of developing
into a good broad jumper. Waller in
the high jump is probably as good a
man as Yale has ever had, and Taintor
seems likely to do well in the same
event. :
Clapp and Selin are old men in the
pole vault and are the only ones now
training who have had much experi-
ence.
The team is decidedly weak in the
weights, as there is but one old man
entered, namely, Sheldon in the shot.
Weakness is also manifest in the mile,
low hurdles and broad jump.
Throwing the discus has been put on
the program in order to enable Shel-
don to try for a record.
All things considered, the develop-
ment of a first-class team next Spring
must be the result of a great deal of
hard work on the part of all the men.
‘¢The Name the Guarantee.’’
SPALDING’S
FOOT BALL SUPPLIES FOR’97
EVERY REQUISITE FOR THE GAME.
Managers will do wellto write for samples
and special rates before purchasing,
THE SPALDING OFFICIAL FOOT BALL
Adopted by Yale, Princeton, Pennsylvania,
Harvard, Cornell, and all other leading uni-
versities. Each ball tested and packed, and
sealed in separate box with brass inflator.
PRICE, - ~ - $5.00.
-SPALDING’S
OFFICIAL FOOT BALL GUIDE FOR 1897
Edited by Walter Camp. Postpaid, 10c.
Catalogue of Fall and Winter Sports, Free.
A. G. SPALDING & BROS.
NEw YORK. CHICAGO. PHILADELPHIA.
WASHINGTON. wie
THE OLD
RELIABLE
PARKER GUN
HAS NO RIVAL!!!
The Parker Gun has stood the test of Over
Thirty years. “Most perfect shooting Gun
made.” Send for Catalogue.
N. Y. SALESROOMS, 96 CHAMBERS ST-
PARKER BROS., MERIDEN, CONN.
WINDSOR HOTEL
Under new and liberal management.
Fifth Avenue, 46th to 47th Sts., New York.
Offers superior accommodations
at pcpiilat nrices 423: 2. ee
WARREN F. LELAND, Proprzetor-
THE MURRAY HILL HOTEL,
Park Ave., 40th and 41st Streets,
NEW YORK.
AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS.
Headquarters for Yale Men.
Pati BROS.,
COLLEGE PHOTOGRAPHERS,
1024 Chapel St., New Haven.
| Branch of No. 935 Broadway, - New York
WV ebster’s
International
Dictionary
Invaluable in Office, School, and Home-
5 A THOROUGH REVISION
} OF THE UNABRIDGED, the
purpose of which has been
not display nor the provision
of material for boastful and
showy advertisement, but
the due, judicious, scholarly,
thorough perfecting of a
work which in all the stages
of its growth has obtained in
an equal degree the favor and
confidence of scholars and
of the general public. It
is the Standard of the
“1 U. S. Gov’t Printing Office,
the U. S. Supreme Court, all
the State Supreme Courts,
eT
~ MM A ;
Rea sf nosviv all the School
2 The Best for Practical Use
BEGAU Sr. =
° Words are easily found * Pronunciation is
Y easily ascertained, Meanings are easily
Y learned * The growth of words easily traced,
2 and because excellence of quality rather
Y than superfluity of quantity characterizes
its every department.
("Specimen pages sent on application to
Cc. & C. MERRIAM CO., PUBLISHERS,
SPRINGFIELD, MASS., U.S.A.
O-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 OOOO - 0
AN ENTIRELY NEW PAINT...
is now used on
HENLEY BRAND
MELFORT
and
Ojm. OLE BALLS.
SAMUEL BUCKLEY & Co.,
66 Maiden Lane, New York,
SOLE AGENTS.
* MORY’S x
BE. 246. OAKLEY.
Established 1858.
Cleans and Polishes. Lubriecates.
Prevents Rust.
FOR BICYCLES, GUNS, AND ALL
BRIGHT METALS.
Ask your dealer for ‘“* 3-1n-Onkg.”
Sample Bottle Free.
Send two cents to pay postage.
Avoid substitutes.
G. W. COLE & CO.,
111 Broadway, x New York.
"MUVW SQVEL
REGISTERED.
