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...There is no English or American theatre devoted to the staging of the plays of Shakespeare; we do not value the 'glorious inheritance' of his work. Before an audience can be expected to sit through a drama of Shakespeare, it must learn the Elizabethan language; this is the real problem of Shakespeare today. It is a deeper question than of our personal culture and pleasure...
...great problem of the socialists today is to find the first to those transited steps which lead to socialism," said Mrs. Kelley, "We must get away from the fatalistic attitude towards socialism and begin on the transitory methods which will lead us onward to the proper goal. The cry that there are practical barriers to all socialistic propositions must be buried. University and socialist literature must be published throughout the land; such news as the University of Wisconsin in several of its departments has recently undertaken. The public school system and the slight democraticism of one branch of the national...
President Lowell, in addressing 150 members of the Freshman class at the special service in Appleton Chapel last night discussed the problem of the relation of religion to the life that is worth while. The problems of life grow more serious as life goes on, and it is hard to tell what life is worth while nowadays. "Religion," President Lowell said, "means that which explains why life is worth living and what it is worth living for; and the man who has a philosophy which answers that question, whether his ideas agree with ours or not, has a true religion...
...reach is the problem of how and why life is worth living, without regard to the pain or pleasure of it. No religion can exist unless it teaches that the men who do right are the ones who will have happiness; yet that happiness is what makes them do right...
...backfield will be the greatest problem, for the loss of Mahan, Watson and King will be greatly felt. W. F. Robinson '18 should prove competent in the quarterback position, as he has shown up exceedingly well as much as he has played this fall. W. J. Murray '18, A. W. Gardner '18 and Murray Taylor '18, from this year's second team, will be dependable substitutes...