THE PHILOLOGICAL CLUB.
The regular monthly meting
of the Philological Club was-held
Friday evening, March 3d, Prof.
Toy in the chair.
Prof. Alexander gave a brief ac
count of the recently published
Apocryphal Gospel of Peter and
Apocalypse of Peter, which add
-much to our knowledge of early
Christianity. According to ex
perts they were written in the
first half of the second century,
A. D., but not by Peter. Dante
seems to have been influenced by
this "Apocalypse." Prof. James
thinks that here we have the ear
liest Christian account of Hell.
Prof. Harrington reviewed va
rious articles in the Berliner
Philologische Wochenschrift. At
tention was called to a tendency
in Germany to abbreviate and
popularize certain of the classics,
a sign of the times which means
much in that conservative land.
Reference was made to some
recent archaeological excavations
in Athens near the Areopagus.
Some discussion followed of
the theory recently advanced that
the Greek adverb prin gained its
conjunctival force from an origin
ally . independent use with an
Infinitive used with the force of
an Imperative ; comparison was
made with the Latin prius.
Mention was made of a - paper
on Chaldean Chronology read by
M. Oppert before the French
Academic des Inscriptions on De
cember 3, in the course of which
the accession of Nebuchadnezzar
to the throne was put in June,
605 B. C ; the destruction of Je
rusalem, Monday, July 31, 587;
the taking of Babylon by Cyrus,
Wednesday, October 28, 539.
Dr. Hume mentioned having
discovered' several instances of
end-rhyme in Judith, although it
is rare in that period ; and called
attention to the species of asson
ance found throughout the poem.
He also compared some recent ar
ticles discussing the relations be
tween "literature and philology."
Prof. Toy followed this with an
interesting discussion of the mean
ing of the term, ' 'Philology, ' ' in
its varied acceptance in different
places and by different people.
It ranges widely, from meaning
sometimes merely ' 'science of
language' ' to the broadest signifi
cation possible, including the
study of language, literature and
all that helps elucidate both.
An account was given, also, of
the last meeting of the Modern
Language Association, in Wash
ington. "Y,"
THE SHAKESPERE CLUB.
The University Shakespere
Club held its monthly meeting
February 28th, in the Y. M. C.
A. Hall, which was thronged
with the members and their
friends, A few ladies graced the
scene. The subject was Latin
Comedy and its ; Influence on
Shakespere. The president, Dr.
Hume,, gave a brief sketch of
the plot of The Comedy of Errors
as an introduction to the first pa
per of the evening which was pre
sented by Mr. J. F. Pugh, on
The Menechmi of-Plautus and
Shakespere' s use of it in The Com
edy of Errors.- The paper was
elaborated with scholarly care and
accuracy, and was notable for its
thorough survey of the classical
and English sides of the subject.
, A paper of remarkable interest
was then read by Prof. K. P.
Harrington on "Roman Comedy,
with a special study of Plautus. "
It bristled with principles and il
lustrations most compactly and
vividly ' 'put, " and was received
with evident appreciation. Dr.
Hume called attention to the
''University method" adopted in
the Club of showing the relations
of the' different departments of
literature, a method : happily ex
emplified once more in the excel
lent papers of Prof. Harrington
and a special student of his Latin
Seminary. '
A short paper was then read by
Dr. Hume on the Debt of the
First English Comedy '"' Roister
Doister, to Plautus and the inter
est excited by Plautus studies in
certain types, like the Miles Gla
riosns and his successors, Bom
bastes, Falstaff, Parolles, and
otheis in French literature. !
A considerable addition was
made to the roll of members.
v The University is represented
in the following institutions by
the subjoined list of post-graduate
students:
Harvard- A. H. Patterson, '91 ;
J. V. Lewis, .'91; Hunter Harris,
'89; G. H. Curiu, '91; A. W.
Long, '86; Bart Gatling, '92.
Yale W. E. Rollins, '92.
Cornell W. J. Andrews, '91.
Columbia John S. Hill, '89.
Jefferson Medical J. J. Phil
lips, '90; Chas. Mangum, '91; W.
W. McKenzie, '92.
Vanderbilt W. Bi Ricks, '90;
J" Lee Cuuningim, '91.
.. Mr John Gatling spent Sun
day here. He will not apply for
B. L.,, but goes to Harvard to
complete his course.
REVIEW OF THE WORK OF
THE BASE BALL CAN
DIDATES. Owing to lack of space in the
last issue, we were forced to cut
down the athletic news, and so
now will briefly review the work
of the candidates for the team
for the past two weeks. The
weather has been mild enough to
permit of some good work on the
diamond and as a result the indi
vidual players have shown mark
ed improvement but as yet no
team work has been developed,
the players exercising very little
judgment in their playing ; and
showing no unity of action.
However it is to early to
expect much in this direction.
Captain Busbee has acted wisely
in cutting, down the number of
candidates to eighteen, which was
previously referred to -in these
columns.'
As to the old men, Robertson
is feeling with his old-timed sure
ness and has improved wonderful
ly in his batting. We note with
pleasure the absence of "fancy"
playing to which he was addicted
last spring. Moye plays his posi
tion as left-fielder beautifully, but
he is not a sure hitter and there
is room for much improvement in
his batting. Kenan is weak at
batting he is playing right-field
well. Honey cutt, as catcher, has
shown considerable improvement
and his throwing is much better
than that of last year. He does
not play however with any View
and is what we would denominate
in common parlance, "lazy."
Busbee' s playing at short is not
strong. He stops the grounders,
but does not handle them cleanly
and his throwing is not very accu
rate. He is not a hard hitter but
a sure batter. Oldham is catch
ing in his accustomed good style
and his throwing to second while
very good is hardly as accurate as
that of last year. He is one of
our strongest batters. ' He has
one habit which should be criti
cised and that is his great fond
ness of throwing to third, which
is dangerous and apt to cast a run,
as was evidenced in one of the
games last spring. Ellis at sec
ond does remarkable work at
times but he is not steady and
sometimes makes costly errors.
Gray bids fair' to be a valuable
addition to the team. He is very
quick and throws well but is not
sure in' handling ground . balls.
As to his batting we have not yet
formed an opinion. Stephens, in
the box, will be a great addition
to our nine and his curves will
cause trouble abroad. He is a
heavy hitter but should try and
place his ball to better advan
tage. Devin, at first base has
been doing splendid work. He
needs practice, however, in field
ing grounders. His batting is
strong. Wilson does not cover
enough ground at first base and
should exercise more judgment
in filling his position. Mason, at
short stop, is a fine thrower
both quick and accurate, but his
fielding has not been good. He
makes the mistake of running
back on the ball instead of ad
vancing to meet it. He is a very
good batter. Gregory's playing
in field has been very good and
his batting is sure. Stanly will
probably be substitute pitcher.
He has had so little playing at
third base that we have been un
able to judge of his fitness for that
place. He is a good batter. Love
has not done good work at third.
He throws well and his batting is
not bad but he does not play with
any ; enthusiasm, and does not
seem to go into it with heart and
soul. :. v":'-'-v.. ',.
It should be borne in mind that
the players have had compara
tively very easy pitchers to bat
against and that therefore the
above estimates of their hitting
qualities should be taken with
some reservation.
Every one recognizes the fact
that the team is greatly crippled
in the loss of Lanier.
Under the rules of the South
ern Intercollegiate Athletic Asso
ciation he is debarred from play
ing. His playing last spring was
invaluable and it is with deep
regret that we are forced to part
with him this spring. However,
we will have the benefit of his
catching which will be of great
value to the team!
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