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...Criticism of Room-mates," Mr. Porter has treated a good subject in a sprightly manner. He obviously aims at novelty of expression, and sometimes hits the mark. The author of "The Best of It," has, on the other hand, conspicuously failed. Turning to the morally pestilential life of a certain watering place, here called Nouvean Isle, he recounts with zest an incident which, though improbable, might have been made amusing. He is, however, so lacking in narrative skill that at the critical moment he does not present his leaf-clad personages vividly. Occasionally,--for example, when dwelling upon the physical...
...literary side, the first article is by Mr. Altrocchi, who also has a sonnet in this number. If the author falls short of complete effectiveness, it should be said for him that he undertakes a more difficult task than the other contributors. The sonnet ("Ad Astra") shows earnestness of spirit and a sense of form, but it lacks vividness and consistency. It is sometimes conventional, or even prosaic. Mr. Altrocchi's story, "Between Fires," is for the most part well-written, though the time sequence is clumsily handled at one point. The description of the lover's symptoms...
...Paul's Catholic Club, to be held in Newman House at 8 o'clock. His subject will be "Science and Science Philosophy," and in his address he will discuss the theories of the physical scientists, Huxley and Spencer, in their relation to Christian doctrine. Father Driscoll is the author of two important books on this subject, the titles of which are "Christian Philosophy," and "A Treatise on the Human Soul...
...Fitzmaurice-Kelly has come from England to lecture in this country under the auspices of the Hispanic Society of America. He is the author of a "History of Spanish Literature," which for scholarship and thoroughness takes rank as the best work on the subject yet written. Among his other published works are "The Life of Miguel de Cervantes Laavedra," "Cervantes in England," an edition of the text of "Don Quixote," and "Lope de Vega and the Spanish Drama." He is a member of the British Academy and a corresponding member of the Royal Spanish Academy; he has lectured...
...subject for this year's competition for the William H. Baldwin Prize, offered annually by the Municipal League, is "The Relation of the Municipality to the Transportation Service." This prize, of $100, is awarded to the author of the best essay on a subject connected with municipal government. For this year the competition will be limited to undergraduates in American colleges which offer separate instruction in municipal government. Last year the prize was won by T. A. Thatcher, Yale '08, with honorable mention to A. E. Pinanski...