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THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
Vol. 3. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, If. C, DECEMBER 6, 1894. No. 12
A LITERARY DISCUSSION.
Spenser and Sltakspere Compared.
On Friday evening- last the Shak
spere Club held its final meetiug
for this term in the University
chapel.
Dr. Hume"opened the meeting- by
a few introductory remarks on the
comedy of As You Like It, which
was the subject of discussion for
the night.
Mr. M. H. Yount presented the
first paper on "A Non-dramatic
Method of Delineating Character."
This paper dealt with Spenser
and his method of representing alle-
gorically what Shakspere would
represent dramatically. It was
based almost entirely upon Spenser's
Fairie Queene, showing- how Spenser
had personified abstract qualities
which Shakspere would have rep
resented as human characters.
"Orlando" was represented by
Mr. W. B. Allen. He said that all
the characters in the comedy of As
You Like It clustered around this
one character Orlando, but yet they
could net be said to be subordinate
to it. Orlando was a brave, modest
and gentle youth. His brother
Oliver was at last overcome by his
kindness, and repented of his former
attempts to kill him.
Dr. Hume then read a paper pre
pared by Mr. Worth on "The Mel
ancholy Jaques. " He furnishes, it
is claimed, a contrast in disposition
to Rosalind, Orlando, and the Duke.
,f He is influenced by a whimsical and
melancholy sadness, and always
looks upon the weak and unfortunate
side of life. Still his satire on the
court life of that period is somewhat
appropriate.
"George Sand's Adaptation of
this Play" was compared by Mr.
F, L. Carr. George Sand attemp
ted to transmit this English idea of
Shakspere 's to French soil, and in
doing- so much of the beauty of
Shakspere's treatment was lost.
The leading- characters and incidents
are retained, while minute details
and minor characters are omitted.
Fair Rosalind is stripped of her
charm, and Jaques becomes the
hero of the play. The two plays
were compared throughout, and the
points of difference indicated.
Mr. Lewis read the last paper on
"Touchstone ; or, The Fool. ' ' It
was somewhat surprising to see how
a man of his intelligence could ' so
well represent this personage. lie
said that there was no court but had
its fool, and in every community he
found a place. Touchstone was a
court jester, and his ridicule of the
scholastic philosophy shows him to
have been no poor scholar.
Mr. Home reviewed in a measure
the character . of Jacques, showing-
how such a character would be
treated in Freeh comedies.
Once more troubles have been
caused by allowing interested par
ties to umpire the games between
two colleges. Lehigh at the last
moment was compelled to agree to
two old Cornell players to umpire
and referee the game between the
two colleges, and we see the result
by the following paragraphs from
the Brozun and White of Lehigh:
"Hall there deliberately held
Budd, allowing, Ohl to get between
tackle and guard for a touch-down
Umpire Griff eth acknowledged that
he saw the holding, but said that
he had seen our men doing the same
thing, and allowed the touch-down
to stand.
On the next play Harrison was
tackled without gam and the refer
ee blew his whistle. Here Star
buck cot the ball and carried it the
entire lengtli of the field. Okeson
and Budd could have stopped him
with ease at the start but did not
try. knowing that the ball was
dead when the referee blew his
whistle. The referee admitted
that he blew his wdiistle but claim
ed he should not have done so, and
on the strength of this absurdity
allowed the touch-down to stand.
Steinacher, who had been substi
tuted for Ohl shortly before, kicked
the goal, making the score 106 ac
cording to the referee's decision.
This culmination of the unfair poli
cy which had been pursued through
out by the referee and umpire
ended the game. . Captaiu Trafton,
up to this time, had only objected
to the unfair decisions and deplora
ble lack of decisions, but he reso
lutely refused to allow the game to
be thus outrageously taken from
the true victors. A long discus
sion followed, and- as the referee
obstinately adhered to his partisan
policy, the Lehigh team left the
field, carrying with them the sym
pathy of all fair-minded specta
tors."
The score, allowing these fouls,
is Lehigh 6, Cornell 10.
Glee Club Concert.
The first concert by the Glee
and Mandolin Clubs will be given
in Gerrard Hall on Friday, Jan. 25.
Let everyone come and give the
Club a - great send-off; for only a
few days later they will take a trip
through Tennessee, Kentucky,
South Carolina and Georgia.
From the advance sheets of the
Univer2ity Magazine for December
we make the following review:
Prof. Collier Cobb leads off with
a somewhat eulogistic article; on
George William Randall. The
subject of the sketch was graduated
from this University in 1884, having
made his way here, and through
his college course, in spite of obsta
cles which would have appalled
most young men. He has since de
voted himself to painting and draw
ing, and is looked upon as an artist
of no mean ability. Prof Cobb
gives in an attractive style, a brief
outline of Mr. Randall's career, and
in connection with him, ' brings in
the names of some other University
students who have since become
prominent. Accompanying the ar
ticle are, a photograph of the ar
tist's studio and four illustrations
selected from his paintings and
drawings.
Under the title, Christmas for
Tivo, Elisha B. Lewis undertakes
a dialect story, that fatal pitfall for
many a one who has tried to make
for himself a place in literature. The
scene is laid principally in a West
ern mining camp. The author is
not consistent with himself in his
use di' dialect, and some of the inci
dents of the story are quite tame.
The reference to the Due d' Orleans
and Comte de Paris seems to us to
be quite out of keeping with the
rest of the story. On the whole,
however, the effort is quite credit
able. Margaret of Anjou Woman or
Devil. Which.? is the title of a pa
per by Mr. Holland Thompson, in
which he compores the character of
Margaret as drawn by Scott with
that as given by Shakspere and
considers both in the light of his
tory, It is probable that the depart
ment of Anecdote and Reminis
cence yields to none in its popular
ity with both students and alnmni.
In this issue is an account of "The
Literary Trumpet, the first news
paper of the Tar Heee and White
and Blue variety." Some etxracts
from the Trumpet are given, and
with them, auincident in the col
lege life of the senior Senator from
North Carolina.
Prof. Edwin A. Alderman in a
sketchy, readable article gives an
insight into quite a number of the
recent books in fiction.
As Thro' the Fields I Strolled,
by Ninty-six; and Overthc Embers,
by Thomas Bailey Lee, are the
poems of this number. We venture
to guess that the former is by the
author of Worthy Love, in the issue
for November. If so, we can con-1
gratulate him on his improvement
on those points that we criticised ad
versely in that poem. Over the Em
bers is worthy of its place; though
the style is inferior to the thought.
The following books are review
ed: Observations on the Gcmmnh
and Egg Development of Marine
Sponges, H. V. Wilson; An Ele
mcntry Manual of Chemistry, by
Storer and Lindsay, Talks about
Laiv, by Robert W. Winston; First
Latin Readings, by Arrowsmith and
Whicher; My Lady Rot ha, by Stan
ley J. Weyman.
There is one criticism that we
would make on some of the reviews
in this and former numbers
of the Magazine. The review
er seems to have written out hastily
his impression after a mere sketch
ing" of the book. The "result is
that we are not satisfied as to the
one point on wjiich a review
ought never to leave us in
doubt do we care to read the book
in question?
The various questions that have
interested the student body within
the last few weeks are discussed un
der Current Comment.
The College Record department
is, in the main, an account of the
meetings of the various societies in
the University.
Alumni Notes are unusually full
and interesting.
While there are slight typhograh
ical errors and some points in the
mechanical get-up that might be im
proved, the Magazine on the whole
is a credit to the Editors and to the
University. ,
Y. M. C. ATofficers.
The officers of the University
Young Men's Christian Association
for the ensuing year were elected
at the regular business meeting on
Tuesday night. They are: Pres
ident, H. H. Home; Vice President,
W. R. Webb, Jr.; Recording Sec
retary, J. S. Wray; Corresponding
Secretary. R. E. Coker; Treasurer,
J. W. Canada.
The idea of undertaking the erec
tion of an Association building was
discussed, and a committee appoint
ed to suggest plans for raising the
necessary money.
THE PLAN for the Cooperative
Store has now fairly materialized
and a large number of blue books
has been already sold in view of the
approaching examinations. Before
the opening of the next term, the
room will be fitted up and every
thing will be in good working or
der. Everyone should join, and
everyone, whether a member or not,
is invited to examine the goods and
make such purchases as they desire.
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