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...Wednesday evening, April 6, Joseph C. Lincoln, famous American novelist and short-story writer, will speak at the Union on the fiction of the present day. Mr. Lincoln is the author of numerous stories of American life, chief among which will be remembered "Cape Cod Stories", "The Postmaster," "The Woman Haters" and "Shavings...
Keen insight and an abundant humor have made Mr. Lincoln's characterizations of Cape Cod Sea Captains and fishermen, in his Cape Cod Stories, particularly delightful, and it is of these people that he will speak more particularly in his discussion of modern American fiction, Since Mr. Lincoln has devoted a great deal of time to the study of these "Cape Condition," as they have wittily been referred to, he is acquainted with them and their way of living as few have been, therefore he is particularly well qualified to portray their humorous side. He has also been for several...
...members, will remain open beginning today until midnight every night throughout the Examination period. Men who take advantage of this extra time will find at their disposal some 14,000 volumes, including copies of works prescribed in College courses, as well as many of the latest works of fiction and reference volumes on almost every subject. Since Widener Library during this period will close as usual at 10 P. M., this additional time will afford greater opportunities for men to use Library books in preparation for exams...
Lovers of the best fiction will be glad to hear that Frank Norris is once more in print. "The Octopus" and "The Pit" have been difficult to purchase for a number of years, and undeservedly so, for we know of no more thrilling episode in the vast litter of stories about the Stock Exchange than the "Pit," Tom Lawson's "Friday the Thirteenth," a sample of "frenzied finance," strung on a thread of romance, runs it a close second, though falling short of real literature...
...American Relief Commission is operating. The recollection of their indebtedness to American generosity will do more than anything else in our power to dispel the horrid shadow of war and give these wretched children a real faith in humanity, and a conviction that fellowship among nations is not fiction. Even though many might exist without our help, is it not worth the cost to start this coming generation in the world with a Christian, not a barbaric outlook? No wonder that Mr. Hoover said that he would rather have the American flag implanted in the hearts of these children than...