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VOL. XL. NOTRE DAME, INDIANA, A P R I L 27, 1907. No. 28 .

The Source of Charm.

•yHE violet and paiiSA^ fair, Tlie rose and lily white,

Are beautiful with beauty rare, Tinted with heaven's light.

The diamond, prism, or ice-spedced stream. The jewel, or precious stone,

With shattered light and lustre gleam— Yet nothing is their own.

In dead of night and darkness drear These beauties do not wake;

The sun gives beatitv'-, light and cheer. Its sflow all charms doth make.

A soul is beautiful and great. Which glows like a brilliant star.

God's love all beatitj- doth create— All charms reflections are.

J- J- Q-

A Grievance with Shakespeare.

WILLTAII F . CUNXIXGH.\JI, ' 0 7 .

ROM time t o time in the history of all branches of knowledge there arise certain bold and independent spirits who, dis­regarding the set opinion of mankind in general, launch forth

in to the enlightened world some new doctrine or theory and demand for i t universal acceptance. Frequently i t has happened t h a t this new doctrine or new theorj- w a s the • correct one and until i ts appearance the world had been misinformed, but much oftener the very opposite w a s t rue. Sometimes the reason for the appear­ance of these intellectual innovations is merely the gain of notoriety by their au thor s ; oftener they show themselves as

the caprice of some shallow student, but occasionally they are the result of earnest study by a deep thinker, whose character is marred by certain eccentricities. The case in question seems t o bear s t rong resemblance t o t h a t las t described.

Count Leo Tolstoy is a man who during the la t ter p a r t of his long life has proved himself t o be a deep thinker, and in his novels has shown himself a dose student of human nature, bu t on several occasions he has wandered from the w a y of t r u th . Entering into the field of sociology he has evolved theories abou t life and i ts problems w^hich condemn him as a mos t extreme socialist. His ideas about rdigion are even more revolutionary. In essence his religion is "Chris t iani ty wi thout im­m o r t a l i t y ; " t h a t is he would have men find happiness in a life of work, of simplicity, of brotherhood; b u t happiness in this life only, for there is no other. His scheme of life is summed up in his own w o r d s :

"Everything t h a t once seemed t o me important , such as honor, glory, dvilization, wealth, the complications and refinements of existence, luxury, rich food, fine clothing, etiquette, have become for me wrong and despicable. Everything t h a t once seemed t o me wrong and despicable, such as rus t id ty , obscurity, poverty, simplidty of surround­ings, of food, of clothes, of manners—aU have become right and impor tan t t o me."

After such a statement as t h a t we are no t surprised t h a t Tolstoy, highly gifted intellectually as he is, should dedare that he could find nothing praiseworthy in Shakespeare, even if there had been a time ^when he honored the poet, \^rhich he emphatically denies. Although this failure of appreciating Shakespeare on the part of: Tolstoy is universal and has to do both

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with content and technique, in this paper, however, I will have time t o consider onlj-one, upon which Tolstoy lays particular stress: namely, the religious essence of Shakespeare's drama.

F i r s t : w h a t pa r t should the religious element play in a d rama? and second, does Shakespeare have i t play i ts full p a r t in his dramas? As regards the first par t , Tolstoy states his opinion very explicitl3^ He says (in the Fortnightly for February last) t h a t by the religious essence of the d rama he does no t understand didactics, " n o t the direct inculcations of aiuy religious t ru ths in an artistic disg"uise and no t an allegorical demonstration of these t ru ths , bu t the exhibition of a definite view- of life, corresponding t o the highest religious under­standing of a given time, which, serving as the motive for the composition of the drama, penetrates known t o the au thor the whole of his work." The meaning ol this is very clear, and i t is quite evident t h a t Tolstoy does no t expect the d rama t o embody direct religious instruction; bu t in the words " a definite view of life," do. we n o t see the fatal stumbling-block of all highly imaginative minds ? I t is a dramatized theory or system of ethics he is demanding. All readers admit t h a t Shakespeare does no t give us any theory of life in his works ; but, w^hat is of far more value, he gives us life itself as i t really is. In his ov^m words i t is his endeavor " t o hold, as ' twere, the mirror up t o na tu re ; t o show virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age "and body of the time, his form and pressure." This is " t h e mot ive" for the composition of Shakespeare's dramas, and t h a t i t penetrates the whole of his work, I_hope t o show later on.

Now let us recall t h a t Tolstoy demands of a dramatic w^riter no t only a definite vie^v of life bu t t h a t this view should "correspond t o the highest religious understanding of a given t ime." Does Shakespeare's presenta­t ion of life ftjlfil this requirement ? Tolstoy says no, and adds t h a t his works are " n o t only no t moral b u t directly i m m o r a l ; " and instead of corresponding t o the highest religious understanding of the time they correspond ra ther t o the lowest, t h a t of the nobles \srhom the critic designates as the least religious people of t h a t period. The

only arguments which he puts forth in support of these bold assertions are these: t h a t there is found a t times a certain coarseness in the language of some of Shakespeare's characters, such as t h a t noticed in the opening of King Lear when Gloucester is speaking of his t w o sons, and t h a t the dramas themselves contain w h a t Tolstoj'^ calls murders, bat t les and popular humorous interludes. One need no t deny the presence of w-hat seems a certain coarseness in the language of some of Shakespeare's characters; bu t is no t this merely an indica­t ion of the time in •v '-hich he wrote ? Shoiild we n o t wi th more reason w^onder t h a t he is as free from this, element as he is when we remember the practice of his fellow-dramat is ts ? As for the murders and bat t les and interludes they are simply a proof show­ing us t h a t Shakespeare realized t h a t life is no t made up of one element onty, but t h a t i t is ra ther a blending of the serious and the gay. However, the real question is, are Shakespeare's d ramas immoral? The only w a y of determining this is by studying his characters in themselves and w h a t effect the progress of the action has 'Upon them. As Tolstoy deals only wi th the d rama of King Lear I shall also confine myself t o the characters found in this play.

In the first place, i t is evident t h a t Goneril and Regan might wi th more propriety be called, monsters t h a n women, b u t in the end a well - deserved fate is meted out t o them. Edmund, their co-partner in crime, is also a pernicious villain, but , like them, he also j)aj-s for his misdeeds, 'and the demands of justice are fully satisfied by a mos t exacting retribution. W h a t could be a more fitting climax t o his iU-spent life t h a n t h a t i t should meet i ts end a t the hands of Edgar , the one whom he has so grievously injured.

Here w e see crime and sin punished and evil overcome. There is surely nothing immoral in this. In the case of Gloucester we know t h a t he is guilty of a sin of self-indulgence in his pa s t life, b u t it is this very sin wrhich brings about his ruin. Lear expires in an agony of grief, bu t he has been delivered from his pride and passionate wilfulness. He has found t h a t instead of being a master a t whose nod all things must bow, he is weak and helpless. His

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pleasure in false professions of love and his ignorance of t rue love have vanished, and he realizes the depth and fulness of the real love which Cordelia bears him. She is the impersonation of t rue love which hopes all things,- endures all things, and is ready t o forgive all; and al though she dies in prison we know t h a t her devotion is no t mis­spent.

In the deaths of Lear, Gloucester, and Cordelia there is a s t rong contras t when compared wi th the lots of Goneril, Regan and Edmund. These die in and through their crimes wi thout the gentle touch of love and hope. While Gloucester, Cordelia, and Lear are defeated as far as their external fortunes are concerned, their love, their fidelity and their faithfulness are t r iumphant . Surely there is a moi;al lesson t o be d rawn here. Again in Albany, Kent, and Edgar, we see virtue tr i i imphant and vice trodden under foot.

These are the principal characters in Shakespeare's drama. King Lear, and we see t h a t a moral lesson can be d rawn from each of them. Now, i t has been estimated t h a t there are in the aggregate over t w o hundred and forty entirely distinct per­sons, the creations of Shakespeare, and the same can be said of these. F rom such facts i t is clear t h a t Tolstoy's denial of a moral tendency in Shakespeare's d ramas is entirely. wi thou t foundation, and t h a t they no t only correspond t o the highest religious under­standing of his own time, bu t t h a t they will continue t o correspond t o the highest reli­gious understanding of all times as long as virtue is upheld and vice condemned. Accord­ing t o his own statement, Tolstoy has read' all the plays several times, and there is no doubt b u t t h a t he is thoroughly sincere in his judgment of them, bu t he seems t o have set out wi th the idea t h a t the drama is ra ther a means of social reform than a work of ar t .

T H E rich who love knowledge and virtue, who reverence God and man, are a general blessing.

BASE t hy Hfe on principle, no t on rules.

T H E happiness of the ignorant is b u t an animal's paradise.—Spalding

V a r s i t y V e r s e .

FREDDIE'S LOGIC.

D U T one sweet year a t U. N. D.

And pregnant with philosophy,

Comes Freddie home to fair T0I6—.

With wisdom all aglow

His little tongue doth overflow

'\i\Tiile lunching a t a "dearie 's" house

And there beholding roasted grouse.

"What , happy Flan , say you

This plate contains but two

Fresh roasted birds for lunch?"

I'll bet a bunch

Of lilies there are three.

According to philosophy

One's implied in two, 3-ou see,

Q. E. D."

There must be three.

"Behold, he's right

We must admit,"

Said genial Smitt

"We can not logically fight,

We've littie wit.

But let us to our waiting bite

Here, Koster, one, a t any rate.

Is thine; whilst I will masticate

I ts mate.

The third is thine, my dear Freddie,

'Tis sewed and stuffed with Q. E. D."

B Y DESDICHADO.

RONDEL.

'Tis difficult to write

When birds are on the wing;

My thoughts arise in flight

Because the^ others sing.

'Midst leafy trees of spring

Which hide them from my sight.

'Tis difficult to write

When birds are on the wing.

They seem to take delight,

To let me feel the swing

Of fairy pinions light -

That steal the dreams they bring.

'Tis difficult to write

T\Tien birds are on the wing.

BOW! WOW!

"Love me love my dog," said she.

"I ' l l love no pup," said I.

"Ah, if you have no puppy-love.

To love you I shan't t ry ."

H. X .

R. A. K .

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No Difference.

ROBERT A. KASPER, ' 0 7 ,

The t ra in moved slowly into the large Lake Shore depot, and w^ith a generous use of lungs, Chicago was announced and the t ra in a t last came to an abrupt stop. A well-dressed young man swung leisurelj'^ upon the platform, and the marks of a college w^ere upon him.

" Gad! i t 's good t o get back here after such a long siege of work. Work," he repeated and laughed. " W h a t is work an3'-way?" F rom the manner he put the question one would judge t h a t he had not as yet received an introduction. "Guess, I'll no t 'phone the folk t h a t I am in. I'll j u s t look about t own and see wha t ' s new, then drop in on them."

He boarded the elevated and soon alighted in the very hear t of the city.

" I t ' s six fifteen," he told himself as he looked a t his w^atch. "Bet te r get something t o ea t first," and he walked down the street. After a w^alk of over a block he suddenly wheeled and gazed searching^ ahead.

"Seems I know her," he said t o himself. "Wonder if t h a t isn' t t h a t Miss Arlington I met down a t Lafaj'-ette last fall. Take a chance, you fool, take a chance," and he was in pursuit, his hunger entirely forgotten.

He found it difiicult t o walk verj'- rapidly^ through t h a t large jostling throng, and for a minute he though t he had lost the girl, bu t finally discovered her about half a block in advance of him.

" M y ! bu t she's in a hurry. Wonder w h a t she's doing in town, and where she is going. Guess I 'd better approach her when she gets t o the scantily populated districts, for i t might no t be she, and I do no t like too many laughs a t the same time. And so musing t o himself he trudged on, finally overtaking her and seizing upon an excel­lent chance t o have few witnesses t o the tragedy,. if such i t proved t o be.

"Beg pardon, bu t seems I know you. I sn ' t your name Miss Arlington, and aren ' t you from Lafaye t t e?"

" I am sorry t o s ta te t h a t you have the misfortune of being m i s t a k e n . I do not— let's see. Your name please?"

"Al F a r r o w . " " Al F a r r o w . I believe I do know of you.

I mean, I believe I met you. Wasn ' t i t a t the—the—"

" T h e t a Nu Episolan dance." " I do remember now. I thought a t first

i t w a s a t the Phi Stigma Cappal ." "You mean the Plii Cappa Sigma, do

you n o t ? " "Yes, t h a t is i t ," she answered wi th a

laugh. "You know I simply can ' t keep those fraternities in mind. The girls a lways jolly me about get t ing them mixed up. I t ' s a pardonable ofience, is i t not, Mr. F a r r o w ? "

He looked a t her for a moment and did n o t know •v\'-hat t o answer. Her question did no t bother him a t all. I t was of the Mister t h a t she brought out wi th such emphasis t h a t he thought .

" I t ' s pardonable," he finally replied. "You have so many frats down a t Lafayette, no " ' onder you ^tt them mixed."

He had lied, deliberately lied; bu t he was a gallant, and felt sor t of proud of himself for having said w h a t he did. He didn' t like the silence, for she might feel t h a t he really thought her dull in n o t being able t o remember, or a t least in making such a great blunder, so he asked:

" W h y in the world did you tell me t h a t you did no t come from Lafayette? Why did you say I w^as mi s t aken?"

"Oh, because—^well, you will n o t think badly of me if I tell you, will you? You know I should have remembered you and all t h a t ; b u t you will pardon me if I tell you why, will you n o t ? "

She seemed agitated, "fussed," as he w a s won t t o speak of such a s ta te of mind, and he gallantly replied.

"Why, n o t a t aU. I 'm jus t crazy t o hear ." "Well, you know," she answered in a

much cooler and more deliberate tone, " y o u know I though t you were j u s t t ry­ing t o carry on a flirtation w^hen you approached me, and I jus t had t o act t h a t w^ay. I 'm awfully sorry if you don ' t like my no t having recognized you a t first."

He simply smiled, smiled solely because he knew she w a s indulging, for the non-flirtable Miss Arlington of the present w a s the flirtable Miss Arlington of the past , that is of the real artistic kind; but he

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liked the w a y she pu t i t ; in fact, he found fault wi th himself for admiring everything she said and did. The bachelor was really falling in love, he told himself; bu t his hunger a t this moment go t the better ot all sentiment, and he a t once concluded t h a t was proof enough t h a t he was no t in love, and turning t o her said:

" B y the way, Miss Arlington, I have not as yet had any dinner, and if you haven ' t anything t o do, I " '•ould enjoy j^our com­pany very much."

"Oh, I 'm no t a bit hungiy. I—" "You will come anywaj"-, will j - o u ' n o t ? " "Well, I don ' t know. You see the folk

will no t know where I am." "You don ' t live here now, do y o u ? "

Expectation w a s wr i t upon his face as he asked the question.

"No, n o ! I still live in the same old t o w n ; but, well, I can telephone Grace t h a t I'll be home la ter ; bu t 3'-ou must first promise me t h a t we shall go home early."

He promised, and ra ther flattered himself over the victory he had won. Thty turned and walked t oward Rector's.

"Seems good t o meet you again. I didn' t think I'd ever see you here. Strange, how one remembers faces. I recognized you the minute I saw you."

"Yes, i t is s t range," she replied, a laugh spreading over her face.

" W h a t was fiinny? Miss Arlington," he ventured.

"Oh, you always show the impassionate side of things."

He failed t o see the connection, bu t he a t once accused himself of being the most ignorant being in existence, and he w a s displeased t h a t he could no t get a t the bo t tom of w h a t she had jus t said. They walked on in silence, he stealing a glimpse of her beautiful face now and then, she pretending no t t o notice him.

"Here we are," he exclaimed when they arrived a t the already crowded Rector's. As they entered, he spied a table in the far corner, and a t once t o o k advantage of the opportunity of joining the unsocial.

"Oh, this is g r a n d ! " she exclaimed wi th evident pleasure as they seated themselves. "Wish we had something like this a t Lafaj^-ette. Our t own is w a y behind the t imes."

" W a y behind the t imes," he repeated, as

he caught the point, or thought he had caught one. My, bu t she has a w a y of saying things, he thought . " B y the way , " he asked, " h o w is Miss Bemdon get t ing along? Heard she w a s mar r i ed?"

"Yes, she was married las t fall. Married a dandy fellow."

" I heard he was absolutely worthless, and t h a t Dolly would sue him for divorce,"

"Well, t h a t is all t a lk ; they get on famously together."

"They do? Why, Bill told me himself, t h a t he could never get along wi th her."

"Probab ly you mean a different pa r ty . The Miss Bamdon I s p e a k ^ "

" Oh, I was spealdng of Miss Bemdon. You know her, don ' t 3-011?"

" I don ' t believe I do . " "Why, didn't you introduce me t o her

a t the dance?" "Why, Mr. Fa r row, 3'ou should have

known t h a t I pu t i t off t h a t w a y because I did no t w a n t t o speak about the poor unfortunate girl ." He again reprimanded himself for being so dull.

" I 'm the dullest being in the entire world," he said, and he did no t care t o question her further on the point. Through the course of. the meal, he, the gallant, kept up the conversation, she saying the "cleverest" things he had ever heard. When he paid the bill, he thought himself wealthy, and wondered if there were many girls in the world, who would dine although n o t hungry, jus t for sweet company's" sake.

"Where are you stopping," he asked as they were again -^-alking down the street.

"On the North side. We can t ake the elevated. I get off a t Wightwood."

And so they boarded a t rain, and he felt ra ther proud of himself as he s a t beside her. People noticed them too, and t h a t was a source of much pride t o him.

" I ' ve had a bully t ime," he told her. " Would you like t o see the 'Spring Chicken' t o - m o r r o w ? "

" I f you'll really care t o t ake m e , " she said. "You know young men often change their minds."

"Change his mind—he change his mind I I guess no t , " he thought .

The t ra in slowed up a t this juncture, and bu t for her they would have missed their s tat ion.

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" M y ! b u t she's br ight ," he said half audibly. "You know^ I live around here t o o , " he told her as they walked along, he feeling glad t h a t he was t o be so near her.

" I know you do , " she answ^ered. "Didn ' t vou tell me vou lived a t 453 Carl Street w^hen I met you last fa l l?"

Yes, he had, and she had remembered i t all t h a t time. He w^ondered if she remem­bered i t because she w a s interested in him.

"This is the place," she finally said as they^ stood in front of a b rown-s tone building.

"Th i s? I'^ou are stopping he re?" he queried. "Why, I—"

"Yes, I know t h a t . Grace told me thej'^ sort of expected you home to-day." Tell vou w h a t we'll do. I'll go in first and you w^ait some time before entering the house. We'll make Grace believe w e have* never met. T h a t will be great , don ' t you t h ink?"

Again he agreed wi th her. "Yes, i t would be bully t o fool Grace and every­body."

" B u t we must have breakfast together ," he said.

"Well, we'll see about t h a t in the morning," she answered. He watched her unti l she disappeared behind the house.

"How^ clever of her t o go in the back w a y , " he thought . He waited some ten minutes before ringing the bell, and when he entered he felt like a newly-elected mayor. He thought morning would never come. I t did, however, and when he came down t o the breakfast table he was all anxiety.

" I have been wai t ing for you, Al,".Grace said as he entered the dining-room. As they sa t there he waited for her t o men­t ion Miss Arlington, bu t was disappointed. He w^ondered could she have refused his invitat ion t o breakfast. Probably Grace intended t o surprise him he thought , in a vain endeavor t o console himself. I'll jus t out-silence you, sis, he resolved mentally; bu t the tes t w a s not of long duration, for presently she of Lafayette made her appearance.

My! Tilly, b u t you kept us wai t ing a longt ime. Don' t le t i t happen again ," Grace

said t o her. Then feeling remorse for having been so ha rsh :

"Al, this is Tilly, our new second girl ." "Hell—Hello, Tilly," he replied. "Glad

t o see you looking so fine this glorious moirning."

"Al, don ' t forget t h a t you are a gentle­man , " Grace reminded. him.

"Til ly smiled, Grace felt embarrassed, and Al w a s hilarious. " G a d ! I can call her Tilly," he thought . Breakfast over he stole quietly t o her side.

"Tilly, ha, ha, Tilly! Remember the 'Spring Chicken' to-night."

"And remember t h a t vou are a gentle-man, Al," she said as a smile spread over her face.

* • »

A Rooter's Soliloquy.

HuUy Gee Sweet Marie U. N. D. Rail! What Avas the score? 'Twas six to four. Poor Illinois O smash 'em Bust 'em That 's our custom O ain't it rich How " B u c " did pitch. O what a team! Ain't it a dream, O ain't i t great, We'U sweep the State And then some. In all the West Our team's the best. Come off your roost Proud Illinois You finished Stagg and Wabash too But not the N. D. Gold and Blue. The U. of C. was first undone Then Wabash came 13 to none And then—Oh me Oh] Tammajnee Came U. N. D. And did they lose? Ask Illinois O Rooters Root! O Tooters Toot! O Boosters Boost! O I could yeU Like HuUy'Gee Sweet Marie U. N. D. Biali! . . . - ' A. BOOSTER.

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At Table No. J4.

FRANCIS X. CULL, ' 0 9 .

With the blithe hear t of the home-coming pilgrim, Jack Morrison swung off the Limited a t the Philadelphia Union Station, and hailed a cab for the Dennison Hotel. Six months of drearj'- commercial existence in the West Indies had given him the passionate 'yearning of the outcast for the soul-satisfying comforts of the home and family circle.

To him the densely crowded avenues, swarming wi th yankee energy, and bustling wi th yankee enthusiasm, spoke a welcome deep and gratifying: no more trafficking wi th indolent, semi-barbarous natives of the vapid far south—he was among his kind.

But this w a s no time for revery. In a few moments he would again be wi th Irene; she was aw^aiting him a t the Dennison, and his hear t rose in ecstacy a t the thought of i t . He would take her by surprise t o o ; he had been detained a t Charleston, and thinking his business would no t permit of his absence for a t least a week, he had wired her from there t h a t he would no t come t o Philadel­phia until December 29, a t the earliest. But an unforeseen good fortune had made i t possible for him t o conclude his affairs a w^eek earlier, and here he w a s on the twenty-four th , ready t o spend Christmas wi th her.

Arrived a t the Dennison, he hastened through the lobby t o the clerk's desk. " J . H . Morrison," he wrote on the register in bold, business-like characters.

" M r . Morrison," said the clerk, "IbeHeve there is a letter here for Mr. J. Morrison." Running his fingers deftly through the file, he drew out a dainty envelope and handed i t t o him. Impat ient a t the delay t h a t kept him from running t o his wife's rooms immediately, Jack hastily tore open the envelope and read:

DEAREST J A C K :—I was awfully sorry t o hear of your delay in Charleston, bu t you needn't have minded because we could n o t have spent Christmas together anyhow. Aunt Jane was suddenly taken wi th another a t t ack of pleurisy, and I must be there

t o nurse her. I shall be in Freeport until December 28. If you come earlier, dear, don ' t worry, b u t rest content, and we shall surely be together on New Year's day.

Lovingly, IRENE. .

" Oh, H !" Jack swore wi th disappoint­ment and chagrin. "Aun t Jane and a curse on her old ailments! Christmas day alone in Philadelphia, did ever a man have such, luck ? "

He kicked his traveling case in a comer, and grit ted his teeth in rage. A uniformed bell-boy r an up and picked up the case. "Check, i t S i r ? " Bu t Jack turned on his heel and walked t o the window, s tar ing disconsolately out, seeing nothing, feeling nothing save his own wretchedness. The clerk looked sympathetically on for a moment, bu t an incoming p a r t y recalled his at tent ion t o his duties.

" T w o weeks on the w a y only t o find this disappointment! " he grumbled dolefully; and his mind ironically flitted back, con­juring up the pictures of the happy meeting t h a t he had dreamed and redreamed on the t ra in. This would be the first t ime they had spent Christmas apa r t since their marriage six years before; and i t w a s w i th a hear t heavy indeed wi th disappointment t h a t he contemplated the prospect.

I t was something very unusual for Morri­son t o be in a sour temper. Naturally endowed wi th an easy care-free na ture and a disposition t o make the best of circum­stances, he nearly always maintained a light hear t and cheerful countenance. Five years of the nomadic life of traveling salesman had no t tended t o diminish this propensity; and so, under the soothing influences of a delightfial Perfect©, before long he succumbed t o his na tura l instincts.

"Well ," he said t o himself, " i t ' s hard luck, bu t I guess I can survive i t ; I wish I had some friends in ' PhiUie,' though. Christmas will be a beastly duU day for me."

There w a s one thing left for him t o do a t least : the theatre would surely have some good at t ract ion for the holiday. He procured a newspaper and perused the amusement section. Yes, Maud Adams would appear a t the " Victoria." Glancing th rough the paper his eye w a s arrested by the dinner menus for the various hotels. He snuled

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sardonically, as he studied t h a t of the Cadillac. I t w^as there he had intended dining ^a th Irene; bu t w^ere it ever so tempting, i t held no charm for him now.

Again the longing for "a friend came into his mind, and he puzzled for a time t o form some plan. Suddenly an idea struck him t h a t for the moment he was ashamed of. He knew no one in Philadelphia, no one knew him. Whj"- no t make an acquaintance? Certainlj'- in t h a t big city there was some one jus t as lonely, j u s t as eager for compan­ionship as he. But t o be really wor th while i t must be,—he felt frightened t o think of it—a girl. But it was so. No girl, no dinner. His sense of conjugal lo3''alt3' rebelled, bu t the shrewd tempter argued most alluringl}'-. "Irene, w h a t would Irene t h i n k ? "

"Bother Irene! H o w would she ever know? And if she did find i t out there would be nothing reall^'^ culpable in i t . Didn't she get exaspera t ing^ familiar her­self wi th t h a t red-headed drummer a t the U . C . T . picnic?"

In the end the spirit of mischief triumphed, and his mind was made up. The next thing' w^as t o find the second partj'- to the arrange­ment. His commercial education dictated the best plan—advertise. Acting on the impulise, he hastened t o the desk, and tore a blank- from the pad and began writing. The clerk studied in silent amazement the metamorphosis \^hich the young man ' s countenance had undergone. He w a s now quite his normal self, and his handsome face w a s lighted by a broad smile.

" A young man of 25 desires the com­pany of an intelligent, congenial young lady t o a dinner arid opera to-morrow, Christ­mas day. Telephone J. Baxter, Dennison Hotel, a t 7:30 p . m."

He dispatched this immediately t o the press and awaited developments, resolving t o t ake the first offer t h a t presented itself. After supper he waited close by the boo th in expectation of a call. Prompt ly a t 7:30 the bell r a n g and the boy in charge answered. Jack strained t o hear the conversation.

" Mr. J. Baxter ," he heard, " I don ' t know. Wai t a moment ; I'll see."

T h a t w a s enough. He seized the 'phone and called ou t :

" H e l l o ! " "Yes. This is Mr. Baxter ."

"Oh, t h a t ad.? Why yes, i t ' s still open. Do you wish t o apply?

"Very w^ell, the arrangements are simple. Tell the head wai ter a t the Cadillac t h a t you have engaged table No. 14. Be there a t 1 2 ; I'll come soon after."

"All right, good-bye."

" B y Jove," he said t o himself, "she has a sweet voice. Sounded kind of familiar, too, through the 'phone; bu t I must be mis­taken. Terribly agitated, bu t game. I'll bet she's jus t the r ight sor t , "

At 11:45 the next day he left for the Cadil­lac, stopping on the w a y to get t w o theatre tickets. Arriving a t the Cadillac, he went direct t o the dining-room. At this hour all the tables were occuj)ied, bu t he had no diffi­culty in locating his own; and sure enough there was his lady aw^aiting him. Her back w a s turned, bu t he caught a glimpse of an erect figure, fashionably at t i red in a dark grej- costume, wi th a weal th of black hair coiled becomin^lv on the back of her head. She seemed nervously expectant, and looked searchingly a t every person t h a t passed, bu t Jack never once go t a satisfactory view of her face.

"Well, I 'm in for i t n o w , " he chuckled, " a n d w h a t ' s more, i t looks as though I made a lucky strike."

He marched pompously up t o the table as one who had a perfect r ight to be there. But as he was about t o t ake his place by her side, his pompousness vanished in an ins tant . He looked into her face and then stepped back in amazement. She half arose firom her place, and stared as though thunderstruck.

" J a c k ! " she gaspea in anguish. " I r e n e ! " they stared a t each other for

half a minute, growing ho t and cold by turns .

"Jack I t hough t you were—" bu t she could say no more and sobbing, buried her face in her hands.

" Irene, I—I though t your aun t w a s sick," he said -weakly.

She raised her head from her palms.

"Yes ," she replied, " she was , bu t i t w a s n ' t so serious and I came back. H o w did you get a w a y from Charles ton?"

" I t wasn ' t so pressing, so I stole away;; bu t aren ' t you going t o kiss me, and tell

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me you are glad t o see m e ? " he ended half anxiously.

There was a look of incredulity on her face as she replied:

"Oh, certainty, darling," and acted upon her word.

"Well of all things, w h a t a most unlooked for good fortune," she said when the meal w a s ordered.

"Yes," he answered, " m o s t unlooked for indeed."

But Irene did no t inquire how he had happened t o buj'- two theatre tickets when he didn' t know she wtis in town.

An Eye on the Tart .

LEO C. MCELROY, ' 1 0 .

Mrs. Binks, fussing around the kitchen in her preparat ions for dinner was aroused from the unconsciousness of mechanical routine by an inquiring cough of a visitor. She looked around and saw a shabbity-dressed man standing in the doorway look­ing hungrilj'- a t the large pie which she had jus t placed on the window-sill t o cool. At first she w a s alarmed, but when she noticed t h a t he w^as barelv five feet five inches and seemed scarcely t o weigh one hundred pounds her alarm melted into pity for the wretched-looking man. Mrs. Binks herself stood five feet ten inches tal l and wreighed close t o t w o hundred.

" W h a t is- the matter , my poor m a n ? " she asked.

" I f j'-ou" please, madam, I 'm ra ther hungry."

"Come in." She took hold of his coat sleeve and led him t o a chair by the kitchen table. "You sit r ight there and I'll get you something tha t ' l l kind o' t ake the edge off your appeti te."

In a minute or t w o the t r amp was rapidly gett ing on the outside of several slices of bread and butter, some hot roas t beef and a large bowl of tea. Obviously he rheant no real harm t o the bowl itself, b u t Mrs. Binks feared for i ts safety. The wicked bites- he made a t the liquid endangered the fragile vessel. As the guest 's appetite gradually came under control, the fears of

the hostess abated. When he had done ample justice t o the meal, he settled back in his chair, folded his hands in front of him, and w^ith his eyes fixed steadily on the pie across the room, remarked:

"You are exceedingly generous, madam, and I hope t h a t some day your benevolence toward suffering humani ty wnll be rewrarded in a fitting manner."

Mrs. Binks stared a t him unable t o under­stand t h a t a t r amp should have such an extensive and high-sounding vocabdlary.

"Where did you learn all them big w o r d s ? " she gasped finally.

"Wh3'', vaj dear madam, I sincerely t ru s t t h a t you will no t allow your judgment of people t o be biased by their appearance. You know, Aristotle said: ' Many men who ma - no t possess "fine clothes are masters of the people in mat ters of intellect.' Why, the 3'ear I was graduated from Yale, I met a gentleman who astounded me by quoting from Plauius a few lines relative t o man 's mission in the world. And yet when I first glanced a t him I thought t h a t he was a blacksmith on vacation."

"Did you go to Yale College?" "Yes, madam. Two months before I had

been graduated I was heir t o twenty million dollars, and when the commence­ment exercises w^ere over I received a telegram saying t h a t all t h a t w a s left of vaj fortune was t w o dollars wor th of postage s tamps ."

The t r amp had now risen and w a s going t oward the doorway wnth his. gaze still directed toward the pie.

"Do you w a n t t h a t p i e ? " Mrs. Binks said. " I f i t would not inconvenience you

greatlv." " T a k e it. H o w did you lose your money? " " P o o r investments, madam." "You don ' t say. Wha t w a s it invested

in? ' -" A machine for blowing non-breakable

soap bubbles. Good day, madam." And he w^as gone.

Imprisonment.

I F m a n imprisoned be,

His stiirdA' vigor dies; -

Thoughts chained in words spring free,-

Their influence multiplies.. P-J-QP,^

478 NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTJL.

NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Published every Saturday during Term Time at the

University of Notre Dame.

Entered "as second-class matter at the Post Office, Notre Dame, Ind.

Terms; S I . 5 0 per Annum. Postpaid.

Address: T H E EDITOR N O T R E D A M E SCHOLASTIC.

Notre Dame. Indiana.

Notre Dame, Indiana, April 27, J 907.

B o a r d of E d i t o r s .

EDWARD F.

THOMAS E. BURKE, ' 0 7

WESLEY J. DOXAHUE, ' 0 7

WILLIAM A. BOLGER, ' 0 7

ROBERT L. BRACKEN, 'OS

PATRICK M. M.^LLOY,'07

L E O J. C O O N T Z , ' 0 7

WILLIAM MOLONEY, ' 0 7

IGNATIUS E.

O ' F L Y N N , ' 0 7 .

L O U I S M. KELLEY, ' 0 7

WM. E. CUNNINGHAM, ' 0 7

FRANCIS T. MAHER, 'OS

WILLIAM LENNARTZ, 'OS

YARNUJI A. PARRISH, ' 0 9

ROBERT A. KASPER, ' 0 7

JAMES J. QUINLAX, ' O S

MCNAMEE, ' 0 9

—^For the first time in years we have taken the mini scalp, and as i t dangles i t feels good. Several a t tempts and scratch scores

have been our fate, b u t The we alw^aj'S managed of late

Illinois Game. to pull the small number. But Wednesdaj'- the grea t

Western Huff men went down, and the old Gold and Blue ^vent up a notch in Western athletics. I t is very early in the season, bu t wi th mini down it lets us breathe a bi t easier. Maybe we ought t o get real prophetic and talk about t h a t game wi th Michigan for the Western Championship. The leadership in the s ta te need hardly give us v^rorry, al though w e g ran t the season is a bi t young. Still never before have hopes been so high, and so here's Luck and Success t o the Varsity. We w^ant the Western Championship, and Varsity '07, you are the ones t o get i t for us.

t ions is far ahead of las t year 's to ta l . To men who have worked as hard as The Dome editors of '07 this cannot bu t be most encouraging. Any class can get out a year book, bu t its success or failure, from the financial s tandpoin t . a t least, depends largely on the student body. I t has been the ambition of the class of '07 t o publish a year book \vhich would be taken home by ever)'- s tudent and read by his relatives and friends. Of course this ambition can never be realized wi thou t the co-operation of every student. So t o those who have no t yet subscribed we say, get in line; take home a Dome and show your friends w h a t N. D. U. is like. Notre Dame is j'-our school; The Dome is the story of life a t 3^our school for 1906- '07. So when the subscription list goes around again show^ 3' our lo3' alt3'- and good will b3'' pu t t ing down 3' our name.

Among the man3'- orders for books received from friends and old students of Notre Dame was one from Bishop Muldoon of Chicago wi th a letter wishing " T h e Dome" board of editors all possible success.

—The business managers of " T h e Dome" have been busy all week soliciting subscrip­tions in the different halls. After a week's

work they are a unit in Take their praise of the students '

Home a Dome. loyalty. Although a week remains before the appear­

ance, of The Dome the number of subscrip-

—To students of American Histor3'' the parallel drawm by Edi tor Harve3'' in the Current North American is interesting

and n o t a little ingenious. Jackson Jackson w a s unquestionably

and the most popular political Roosevelt. personage of his day> so is

Roosevelt; bo th were offered a third term, bo th declined. Jackson's influence secured the nomination and election of Van Buren; i t is believed t h a t Roosevelt's choice will be ratified by the Republican nat ional convention; Jackson was a Supreme Court un to himself, Roose­velt w^ould increase the pow^er of the Federal government if need be through "judicial interpretation and construct ion" of l a w ; Jackson felt commissioned t o destroy the United States Bank, which he did; Roosevelt w^as elected t o regulate interstate corpo­ra t ions and has made a good beginning. The parallel might be extended much further, bu t the burden of the editor's article, which, by the way , is an address delivered in South Carolina las t month, is t h a t Roosevelt is a dangerous m a n ; his aggres-

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siveness is a menace t o the rights of the States. This parallel, however, is ra ther superficial, bu t this may no t lessen its value for campaign material in 1908 for which i t seems evidently intended. I t would be jus t as eas3^ t o point out striking points of difference between "Old Hickorj'-" and our strenuous President.

Jackson, more than BMY other one man, is responsible for the establishment of the "spoils sys tem" in American politics. Few men have done more t han Roosevelt t o eradicate it. Jackson w a s the idol of the ul tra-democrat ic and radical portion of the populat ion; Roosevelt holds a middle course between the radicals Avho would nationalize the railroads and abolish the tariff on the one hand, and the " s t and p a t t e r s " for the existing order of things, on the other. Jackson was led more by instinct t han hj insight or popular demand t o destro3'' the United States bank; Roose­velt bu t embodies the reasoned conclusions of independent students generally and an imperative popular demand, when he insists t h a t the great corporations must a t all hazards be regulated in the interest of the people. If the States can no t or will no t regulate effectivel3'-, the Federal authorities must act.

Notes from the Colleges

Har\-ard has contributed four presidents t o the nation, they being, John Adams, Jonh Ouincy Adams, Rutherford B . Hayes, and the present incumbent, "Teddy R." Looking a t i t from a presidential point of view there is more than one brand of the IIar \ 'ard man.

* •

By the will of the late Edward West Currier, Yale University receives $100,000. The mone3'- is t o be devoted t o the interests of deserving students.

* *

. George Huff, w^ho recently severed his connections with the Illinois University as athletic director, t o t ake the management of the Boston Nationals, w a s presented with a gold watch bv the students before. his departure from the University.

* * •

—It is high time t h a t the men were get t ing busy and organizing the rooting. If ever a team had prospects of doing things

and giving the rooters a chance i t About is our team. Let us break

Rooting. way from this silence on the side-lines and do things w-hile

our team ba t s out victory. There is much in good rooting, and i ts effect can be noticed on the men in the game. Now everybody get together and root . We have a team and a great big reasoii t o back it. Be assured, men, if 3^ou back your team i t will give you reason t o do it. Few of us are wan t ing in spirit enough t o say : " L e t the team prove itself first." But if there should be even the thought , w e think already the Varsity has proved itself,.and so think i t is up t o the student, body t o " s t i c k " and be a p a r t of every game.

Get out, a t tend every game, and roo t for the A^arsity and Championship.

Because they stole the ice-cream t h a t was t o have been eaten by the Seniors a t Presi­dent Kirby's home, thirty-four rough-hous­ing juniors of Drury College, Springfield, Mo., have been suspended. "Supposin' the cream was a t somebodv else's home!"

The regents and faculty of Wisconsin are for the abolition of all intercollegiate athletics. Too much expense, they say. Too little push and spirit, we add.

• *

Now: when Michigan is about t o break with western schools in athletics she is making every effort t o arrange her track meets with eastern universities. Such a big one as Michigan happens t o be in every department of athletics quite, refuses t o be sa t on.

» * *

A young man w^ith the name of A. A. S tagg for a signature (a very suggestive name 3'ou'll admit) broke into the spring. football squad a t Chicago the other day, and now the dopesters are referring to bim

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as "Eckersall the Second" or " t h e I I . " Now with S tagg for a name and Eckersall for a reputat ion and Chicago for an Alma Mater, one might justifiabty expect of this man a world of wonders on the gridiron w^hen it is cleared off next fall and the air is readj'-for whistle blowing.

* * *

The Indiana Law School are agi ta t ing the issuance of a Law School publication.

Iowa has added swimming to the athletic instruction course.

Ed P a n y , the former football s t a r a t Chicago, has accepted the position of t rack coach a t the Universitj'- of South Dakota.

There are 16,000 Chinese students in J apan schools. T h a t Chinese "open d o o r " swings either w a y ^ n and out.

* *

In reference t o the Notre Dame-Illinois baseball game, the Illini had this t o say on Tuesday: "There is little doubt t h a t the Illini will mark up the majoritj'- of scores." The "li t t le doubt ," s.ince Tuesdaj'-, w e take it, has grown into the proport ions of a most despotic fact in the minds of the Illini editors.

* * Nebraska has cancelled i ts baseball dates

wi th Minnesota and low^a because of con­ference requirements. I t seems as if there were a goodly number of these big schools kicking over the arbi t rary traces of the "big nine"fastened t o them after the fashion of the Stagg idea. Bu t then a one-man rule never could have, a lasting s ta tus .

*

* » The boa t crew a t Syracuse has a China­

man for a coxswain. Another proof of the theory of evolution.

* The Minnesota legislature passed a bill

appropriat ing several hundred thousand dollars t o the university the other day. F rom the amounts and frequency of these university gifts one; would aim ost . like t o be the treasurer or "money official" of tHese schools. , P . M. M.

Personals.

—Henry Papin has left for Washington where he has a position awai t ing him. Good luck, Henry, and the best of success.

—We have received cards announcing the marriage of Mr. P.. Trevino (C. E. '05) and Miss Perez, t o occur this month a t the city of Mexico. The SCHOLASTIC sends congratu­lations t o the young couple.

—James Allan Dubbs (C. E., '06) left the Universitj'- las t week t o take a position wi th the Barber Asphalt Co., Chicago. F rom all reports Jim has a good position wdth excellent chances t o rise. T h a t Mr. Dubbs will make the best of these chances none of 'his man3'- friends a t Notre Dame doubt. The SCHOLASTIC joins in wishing him the best of success.

—With his order for a Year Book came a letter from Earle Doyle, an old Notre Dame student. Of the "Year B o o k " he w^rites: " I am indeed pleased t o know t h a t such a movement has been s tar ted a t the good old place; for many, times since leaving there, w^hile looking through the j'-early publica­t ions of other schools, I have wondered whAJ-Notre Dame couldn't have something like it, and I am sure the move w ill prove popular ."

—The ta lk of the Brownsville affair brings another Notre Dame man into the limelight. I t is Dr. Frederick J. Combe of the class of '86, Mayor of Brownsville. Dr. Combe's actions in the recent trouble down there has been the subject of much favorable comment. As a student here he evinced the same manliness and strength t h a t he has later showm in life and w^hich makes Capt . Horn, U. S. A., characterize him as a " m a n of culture and refinement, possessing those qualities w^hich go t o make up a real man . "

—^Visitors' registry for the pas t week:— George F . Neeson, Victor Curtis, M. D., Ann Arbor, Mich.; F . H. Thomwood, South Bend, Ind.; John Heiitges, Jr. , Scranton, I o w a ; Mrs . C. A. Allan, Chicago; Ben. B. Lindsay, Denver, Col.; J ay C. Otis, Alida Otis, Faye Otis, South, Bend; Belle Cross, Oshkosh, Wis.; Andrew Murray, New York; .Miss K. Mathison, Wheeling, W. Va.; Miss E. Tong, M. N. Black, South Bend; E. A. MacDonald, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Miss D. Sale, Louisville, Mrs. N. Smythson, Port land, Oregon,

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Athletic Notes.

NOTRE DAME, 1 1 ; HIEESDALE, 3.

The Varsity s tar ted right las t Sa turday by winning the first college game by the score of 11 t o 3 . Hillsdale w a s the victim and proved t o be pickings. Perce w a s on the mound for the Varsity and allowed the visitors three hits, and t w o of them came in the seventh after he had J e t down. By agreement the game was cut t o seven innings.

"Curtis w a s the big sticker, get t ing a triple, double and single. McKee and Dubuc were good for t w o singles and a double, and Boyle w a s there wi th t w o , a double and a single. Brogan hit one in the first inning t h a t was good for a home run, or a t least three bases in any game; bu t Hillsdale's gardeners camped out along the fence, and a man would have had t o pu t the ball over the fence t o get a home run. McKee is quite the candy man when it comes t o ba t t ing either right or left handed. F o r the las t t w o games he has g o t a hi t each w a y .

The game, as a whole, w a s a wild affair, and the Varsity made enough errors in the first inning t o lose a good game, b u t i t made little difference as the visitors couldn't have won had they been given a dozen runs.

Wise, who was on the mound for Hills­dale, w a s bat ted out of the box in the fifth, and Mitchell, a southpaw, who relieved him, proved t o be a little better. The Varsity scored in the first, second, fourth and fifth innings. Hillsdale go t . an early s t a r t by scoring in the first occasioned by four errors. In the seventh they scored on a long fly to Bonnan which he dropped after making a hard run for i t .

" J i m m y " Cooke made his first appearance this season, playing first in Fa rabaugh ' s place, and pu t up a very creditable game.

HiUsdale Waston, r. f. Walrath, ss. Hogan, 3b. Walrath, 2b, Stewart, c. Oliver, l b . Wise, p. Reynolds, 1. f. Whelan, c. f. Mitchell, p.

Totals

R 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

3

H P 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0. 1 4 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A 0 3 1 4 2 1 3 0 0 3

4 2 1 1 7

E 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 P 4

Notre Dame Bonnan, 1. f. McKee, c. f. Brogan, 3b. Curtis, c. Kuepping, ss. Dubuc, r. f. Perce, p. Boyle, 2b. Cooke, l b .

R

4 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 1

H

2 2 1 3 0 3 0 2 0

p

1 2 1 5 3 0 0 3 6

A .

1 0 4 0 5~ 0 P 3 0

E

1 .0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2

Totals 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 3 ; T

Three base hit—Curtis. Two base hits—Gurtisj McKee, Boyle. Struck out—by Perce, 5 ; by Wise, 2 r by Mitchell, 2. Bases on balls—Off Wise, 2 ; off Mitchell,. 2. Double play—Walrath, Oliver, Walston. ITinpire— Farabaugh.

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SOUTH BEND, 2 ; NOTRE DAME, 0.

South Bend w^on the final game of the practice series on Monday by the score of 2 t o 0. " Dreams " Scanlon w a s on the mound for the Varsity, and pitched a good game, allowing the leaguers bu t six hits, three of them going t o Manager Grant . The Varsity had a good chance t o win the game in the seventh inning, b u t could n o t deliver the wallop. Hard hi t t ing and brilliant fielding marked the contest.

T H E SCORE: R. H . E .

South Bend:—2 0 0 0 0 0 1 = 2 6 3 Notre Dame:—0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 5 11

Batteries—^Aloore, Ferris, Ydenty; Johnson, Scanlon, Cooke.

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We won one from Illinois a t last . Notre Dame has been playing Illinois a l t o 0, 2 t o 3, 2 t o 1 game for the pas t six years and a lways finishing in the shor t end; bu t on Wednesday the Varsity won by the score of 6 t o 4. The "official scorer" w a s n o t on the t r ip and a newspaper account is the best w e have t o offer, and here i t i s :

NOTRE DAME BEATS ILLINOIS.

B U S H N E L E ' S WILDNESS IN THE SIXTH GIVES

HOOSIERS T H E GAME.

[Special t o the Record-Herald.'\

URBANA, HI., April 24.—Bushnell's wild-ness in the sixth inning cost Illinois the game wi th Notre Dame t o day, the contest going t o the visitors by a score of 6 t o 4 . Ovitz was invincible for five innings and blanked the Hoosiers in grand style, ^while Illinois tapped Dubuc for four rtms. . ..-

Bushnell gave three passes and-was- :hi t

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three times, Notre Dame securing five runs. Huff follow^ed on the slab, but Notre Dame secured one more, while Dubuc, after Illinois filled the bases in the ninth, rallied and fanned the best bat ters . Score:

Illinois Yandag't, 3b. Byers, 2b. Snyder, l b . Dicke, ss. Disosway, c. f. Taylor, r. f. Bushnell, 1. f. Gunning, c. Ovitz, p. Huff, p. Evans, 1. f.

Totals Notre Dame Bonnan, 1. f. McKee, c. f. Brogan, 3b. Cooke, l b . Curtis, c. Kuepping, ss. Perce, r. f. Dubuc, p. Boyle, 2b.

Totals \ . 6 1 0 27 12 7 Notre Dame:—0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 = 6

Illinois:—1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 = 4 Stolen Bases—McKee, Curtis (2), Brogan. Two-base

hits—Bushnell, Brogan, Dubuc. Sacrifice hits—Byers, Bushnell. Struck out—By Ovitz, 7; by Huff, 2; by Dubuc, 5. Bases on balls—off Ovitz, 5 ; off Bushnell, 3 ; off Dubuc, 4. Innings pitched—Ovits, 5 ; Bushnell, 1; Huff, 3. Hits—Off Ovits, 1 : off Bushnell, 3 ; off Huff, 6. Double plaj'S—Bonnan to Curtis. Time of game— 2:15. Umpire—Tindill.

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The t rack team goes t o Lansing t o meet the Michigan "Aggies" in a dual meet next Fr iday. The men are working hard in preparat ion for the coming encounter, b u t the weather has handicapped greatly. During Manager Draper's absence with the baseball t eam the squad has been in charge of " L o n g J o h n " Scales. Student and assis tant manager McGannon will accompany, as Draper will be in Minne­apolis wi th the baseball team.

R 2

1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

4 R

0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0

H P 1 3 2 3 0 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 10 1 1 0 1 0 0

7 27 H P

1 2 3 1 1 2 0 12 2 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0

A

1 2

1 2

0 1 1 1 2 0 1

12 A

1 0 2

0 0 3 0 3 3

E

0 1 2

0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0

6 E

1 2 2

0 0 1 0 0 1

* « NOTRE DAME, 7 ; WISCONSIN, 4.

Captain Waldorf pitched his first game of the season Fr iday (liicky day) against Wisconsin and trimmed the Badgers very nicely by the scose of 7 t o 4. He allowed iiie visitors three hits, t w o of which were.

very lucky, one in the second inning over first base, which "Jimm3''" Cooke—less twenty pounds of fat—could have got , and in the eighth Kaulfuss beat out a slow one to Kuepping. Not content, however, with giving them three hits, the Captain struck out eight men. And then t o show them t h a t he could do more he gave the visitors four free rides t o first and hit one man. Still unsatisfied he thought i t fitting for the Captain t o s t a r t things, so in the sixth inning he *began \>y scoring Notre Dame's first run ; the next time up he slammed out a tw'O bagger and scored another run, and in the eighth he g o t another hit. In a word, the Captain was the whole show and was quite IT.

The Badgers had the game 2 t o 0 up t o the sixth inning, bu t then the Varsity g o t busy and bat ted in three runs, and Deane helped" things along by hit t ing t w o men. In the seventh the Varsity scored another, and in the eighth they cinched the game by gett ing three more. Wisconsin scored in the first and in the fifth—the la t ter run being the result of some more of Waldorf s work ; he made a wild pitch wi th a man on third, for he w a s bound t o be the whole w^ork. In the eighth Wisconsin tried hard t o catch up, and in the ninth made another effort, bu t i t was no use, and the game ended 7 t o 4.

T H E SCORE: Notre Dame

Bonnan, 1. f. McKee, c. f. Curtis, c. Brogan, 3b. Kuepping, ss. Dubuc, r. f. Bojde, 2b. Cooke, l b . Waldorf, p .

Totals'

. Wisconsin Kaulfuss, 3b. Whitter, ss. Rogers, c. f. •Whitmore, 2b.

-Deane, p. Muckestone, l b . Messner, c. Bade, r. f. Greisner, 1. f.

" T o t a l ^ 4 3 2 4 1 9 2 Perce played last inning for Dubuc. Two base hit—Waldorf. Struck out—By Waldorf, 8.

Bases on balls-Off Waldorf, 4 ; off Dean, 5. Wild pitch—Waldorf, Dean. Hit by pitcher—Bonnan, Brogan, Dubuc, Rogers. Umpire—Tindill.

R

1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2

7

R

1 0 0 0 1 1-0 1 0

H

3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2

p

1 2 7 2 2

2 4 7 0

S 2 7

H

1 0 0 1 0

p

0 2 4 2 1

0 1 5 0 1 0

0 0 0

A

0 0 3 1 1 0 3 0 2

10

A

3 4 0 . 5 5 1 1 0 0

E

0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0

3

E

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

NOTRE DAMJS SCHOLASTIC. 48

L A W D E P A R T M E N T .

HUNTER Y. ROYAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE CO.

By stipulation of the at torneys, wi th leave of court, a continuance has been granted for t w o weeks in this case. I t will then be ready for tr ial . The at torneys for the plaintiff are William E. Perce and Clarence W. May. The defendant corporation has retained James V. Cunningham and Max Jauraschek. The case will be tried before Judge Holmes. Leroj"- J. Keach will act as clerk of court on the occasion. While no t in terms stipulated, i t has nevertheless been intimated t h a t i t will be tried with­out a jury, bo th sides agreeing t o the following

. Statement of Facts.

Herbert Hunter is the plaintiff in this case and. the Royal Accident Insurance Company defendant. The plaintiff is 23 -3'-ears of age. The defendant corporation has fully complied wi th the requirements of the law and been authorized t o do business in this Sta te . The plaintiff entered the University of Notre Dame in September,

accidentally received, he shall be entitled personally t o $50 per week while thus incapacitated.

In his application for the policy he agreed wi th the defendant company t h a t " t h e ben--efits provided for in said policy, as accruing in the case of accidental death or injury, shall no t extend t o or cover voluntary or unnecessary exposure t o danger."

After returning t o the College, -where he arrived promptly on the 4 th of January , he joined an indoor baseball fratemitjr, and the gymnasium v.as selected as the place for i ts games. Distances in the placing of bases being arranged wi th reference t o available space, the first base w a s fixed a t 25 feet from the home plate, and 10 feet further was the side wall of the gymnasium.

Games were played almost daily, and Hunter manifested grea t interest in the sport. On the 21st of J anua ry he f d t unusuallj^ well, as he says, and entered in to the game wi th exceptional spirit. In the sixth inning his third stroke w a s a t "a high

1902. He took a lively interest in the college ball, bu t he missed it, and then sought t o sports, and soon at tained t o high rank in athletics. As a jumper on the gridiron he could spring over the opposing line, and as a kicker he could wi th favoring wind send the ball soaring from midfield across the goal. Greatly pleased wi th his environ-

reach the first base before the ball could be thrown there. The catcher was , however, t o o swift for him and threw the ball t o the first baseman, who caught i t while Hunter w a s still several feet away . The umpire called him " o u t , " but he continued never-

ments and satisfied wi th his progress in theless t o run with apparen t ly unabated studies, he determined t o remain t o the end speed, crossed the base and dashed on until of his student life a loyal son of Notre stopped by the wall, against which he j)Qxn.t. ^^^ wi th great violence. He fell help-

Wishing t o spend his Christmas vacation less and unconscious where he collided a t home, in Evansville, he left for t h a t city ^^ th it, and was carried at" once t o the on the 20th of December last . While there Infirmary. . . . his friends advised him t o take out an accident insurance policy until June, drawing his a t tent ion t o the dangers of traveling, and the liability t o injury in athletic games. He acted on their advice and took out such policy.

I t provides t h a t in case of his death through accidental means his parents shall be entitled t o $3000, bu t t ha t , on the other hand, in the event of his being incapaci-

The doctor was called, and i t w a s found on examination t h a t his right a rm w a s broken a t the wrist and his left le§ a t the knee. He received the requisite surgical and medical treatment, and the trained nurses of the Infirmary left nothing undone t o bring about his speedy restorat ion t o convalescence and health." '

Nevertheless a period of seven weeks elapsed before he w a s able t o re turn - t o

t a ted for work and study by injuries ^.work and resume his studies. He then made.

484 NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC,

due proof of the injury and demanded from the defendant company $350, or $50 a week for the time he had been confined t o his room in the Infirmary.

The company declines to ^aj t h a t or an - other sum and denies liability. I t claims t h a t he ran recklesslj'^ and wantonl3'^, as though deliberatelj'- inviting the injur3'- t h a t befell him. I t contends t h a t he had fre­quently played there and knew w^ell the distances from the home plate t o the first base and between the bases. He knew well, i t is said, t h a t the side wall was 10 feet beyond the first base, and t h a t with reason­able care he could have deflected his course or recovered himself and stopped in t h a t distance. He saw the ball caught before he reached the first base, knew t h a t he w a s " o u t " and t h a t i t would be useless t o run farther, could accuratelj'^ decide u^Don the speed or momentum tha t would be safe, and yet persisted in shutt ing his eyes t o the danger and running recklessly, negligently and unnecessarih'' against the wall.

The companj'- insists t h a t i t had nothing t o do with the selection of the gymnasium as a fitting place for playing the game, while the plaintif clearly saw its advantages and disadvantages and assumed the risks and dangers of his choice. In short, if negligence could be predicated of w h a t had been done, i t was indubitably the negligence of the plaintiff, and no t t h a t of the defendant corporation. The plaintiff nevertheless brings suit for the amount stated.

Local Items.

Packard, Cartoonist.

Mr. Packard, the cartoonist, lecturer and humorist , came Tuesday, and for an hour entertained the student body in Wash­ington Hall. An exceedingly clever man wi th the charcoal, Mr. Packard won much praise from those present. His appearance las t year served t o draw^ a packed house this time, and everyone went aw^ay immensely pleased wi th the hour 's recreation. His characteristic types were particularly good, while his stories and happy nar ra t ion of experiences made him a pleasing entertainer.

—One man said i t w a s "temporary'-insanity," another, " a grand-stand play," but all agree i t w a s unpardonable. . Thame on ou Bobbj'" Kathper , and ou a thenior too .

—What a laugh Spring and Fa the r Time would have a t the famous Joe Corrigan w^ere he here this April. Tradi t ion has i t t h a t Joe w a s w^ont t o take the lake's lapping lap the 1st of every April. We would have him t o t r y i t the 1s t of May if this sor t of weather continues.

—^Rooters, get busy. We have a baseball team t h a t you can be proud of. Why no t help i t along? Organize a t once. Let n o t another college game pass wi thout showing the visiting teams t h a t there is some college spirit a t Notre Dame.

—Despite the fact t h a t Corby lost Schmidt, Roan and others, still the debating team is coming around nicely. Metcalf, Doughertj-and McNalh'- are sprucing up a bit, and promise other hall teams an interesting time. Under the directorship of Mr. W. O'Brien the team looks good t o Corb3^

—^Thursdaj^ April I S , Corby defeated the Mishawaka High School, 6-4 . The High School boys scored their runs early in the game, bu t after the fifth inning only one man saw first base and t h a t w a s on a base on balls. Herman Werder wa.^ the star , striking out eight men. Manager McNalty is negotiating for a game wi th Benton Harbor in the near future. Captain Centliver w ill pu t a team in the field w^hich will make the other ball teams go some t o beat, and Corb3^ is confident of w^inning the Inter-Hall championship.

—The Brownson Literary and Debating Societv" held i ts regular meeting Thursday evening, April I S . Mr. Arthur Schmidt w a s taken into the club. A committee, consisting of Messrs. Bonnan, Barsaloux, and Beriy, w^as appointed t o notify Messrs. S. Graham, D. Dougherty and R. Coffey t h a t their resignation from the Society had no t been accepted. Critic Fa rabaugh gave a very s t rong and instructive t a l k ; he also appointed a committee t o investigate and punish all violations of the rules governing the society if on the program. Mr. Foumier spoke very intelligently concerning Graft ; J. Dalv recited " H y m n t o the N i g h t ; " H . Boyle," " T h e Ship of S t a t e ; " P . Beeson, "Crossing the B a r ; " G. W^ashbum, " T h e South Wind and the S u n ; " A. Garvey, "Le t t e r of Ole Olson;" A. Howard , "Warren ' s Address a t Bunker Hill ." J . Roth, P . Barsaloux, A. Schmidt and J. Coggeshall, alsQ made short speeches, after w^hich the meeting adjourned.