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...tragic and blood-curdling, plenty of scenes far removed from ordinary human life. The mingling of disappointed love, hate, thirst for revenge, compacts with Satan, and murder in one crucible is so seldom seen in college stories, that it would be hard to criticize this tale from a college standpoint. We will say that Mr. Brown has struggled bravely with the difficulties before him, and in certain descriptions and in his delineation of Luke, he has been fairly successful...
Another interesting article is one on "Scientific Tennis Strokes" by J. Parmly Paret, the first of a series of papers on the subject. In it Mr. Paret dwells at some length on the most effective ways of serving, both from a scientific and a physical standpoint and cites, as examples of particular style, Howard Taylor, Deane Miller, Billings, and Beach, pictures of all of whom in the act of serving are given...
...following subjects: Babylonia; Persian mon archy; Post-exilian psalms, giving aims and emotions of Jews; formation of Old Testament canon; the Temple and Synagogue and great influence on early Christianity of Jewis ideas, strengthened by contact with Persians. Last Wednesday night Haggai was studied from a literary standpoint, and approached as a preacher or writer of our own time. Five points of interpretation or higher criticism were considered: character of author; plan of composition of the prophecy; date of composition; the people to whom work was addressed; purpose or motive of the work. Mr. White said that we know nothing...
When, about a year ago, Professor Cohn lectured on the "Career of Bismarck," he had refrained from prophesying on the events following the fall of the great statesman. His lecture was an anticipated funeral eulogy. From the German standpoint the removal of Bismarck is a mistake. But Bismarck fell struck by the weapon which he had himself forged-the weapon of all powerful monarchical government. The great statesman had brought up the young emperor to reverence this idea, and when the views of the two men (the giant and the youngster) differed, the former fell a victim to the strength...
...club is somewhat like the Historical Club, looking at history from a different standpoint, merely. Is not to be a temporary thing at all, but feels that it has a definite place in the college work...