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...they contain much matter of only historical or specialized interest. The Union Library, however, offers every possible convenience and comfort. Its shelves, which are freely accessible, contain a generous collection of carefully chosen books. There are ample reference works, a large number of the best books of English fiction, essays, and poetry, and a considerable representation of German, French, Italian, and classical literatures. Art, music, the social sciences are also well represented; and not the least attractive are the books of biography and history, both ancient and modern, which are to be found in the north room of the library...
...Unrealists: A Contrast," by J. S. Watson, Jr., is a learned dissertation on various forms of fiction writing including aliegorism, satirism and unrealism with special reference to the writings of the two English unrealists, Wells and Chesterton...
Undergraduate opinion is overwhelmingly in favor of the contention that the purpose of the examinations is not attained. A few minutes' hurried reading of a selection which may range in subject matter from architecture to fiction is not a dependable test. The man whose special field is chemistry, whose need and probable ability lies in scientific German, is likely to be asked to read a description of the battle of Sadowa, or the retreat from Moscow. This means not only a wrong emphasis, but a decided and unfair advantage to the man who happens to draw something "in his line...
...quality of the literary output from the colleges. Things have changed since Bryant published his "Thanatopsis" in the North American Review. Almost every other department of college activity has seen a marked rise in efficiency, and there is no reason why this field should be left undeveloped. Recent "college fiction" has shown the acute need of sanity and skill in this field, at least. It is no logical objection to say that the undergraduate is not mature enough to write for the average reader. It is not so great a task to produce very readable fiction. There are numerous fields...
...real. President Lowell's view of the matter, which will probably please "Puck" if not the pacifists, is followed by an article on "Where the Student Camps Really Threaten," by H. A. Larrabee '16. Mr. Larrabee is inclined to adopt the omniscient style which is permissable only in fiction. Possibly that is why Mr. Larabee uses it in his article. At any rate, he dismisses the charge that the camps breed militarism entirely too casually...