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...Joke." Freshly conceived, acutely observant, on speaking terms with earth and eccentricity, the story steps with an easy twinkle. But "Old Dawson's Jumping-Off Place," by Mr. Burden, while it contains passages of imaginative glow and dramatic fire, strains plausibility. Even the sub-title, "From an Alaskan Diary", does not entirely persuade us. The "one last, single, long-drawn howl" is too much for us. We receive without accepting. And so of Mr. Whitman's "Shadows of Our Fancy": more poetry than truth, magnificent settings and colorless characters; the shuttle of narrative weaves a gorgeous milieu--and nothing happens...
...Survey. He has taken active part in the proceedings of a large number of the geological and geographical associations of the country and is a writer of international reputation. Besides works on the physical geography of various regions, he has made a special study of the resources of the Alaskan peninsula and Southwestern Alaska. His work on the interpretation of topographical maps is also well known...
...Francis Colby '05 gave a very interesting lecture in the Union yesterday evening on "Shooting and Prospecting in the Alaskan and Kanai Peninsulas." The talk was illustrated by excellent stereopticon pictures of the region, and at the end of the lecture Mr. Colby exhibited a fine collection of skins, Indian relics and other trophies of his Alaskan trip...
...Francis Colby '05 will speak in the Living Room of the Union this evening at 8 o'clock on "Shooting and Prospecting in the Alaskan and Kanai Peninsulas." The lecture will be illustrated with stereopticon views made from photographs taken by Mr. Colby. It will be open to members of the Union only...
Francis Colby '07, will give an illustrated lecture in the Living Room of the Union tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock on "Shooting and Prospecting in the Alaskan and Kanai Peninsulas." The lecture will be open only to members of the Union...