VoL XIV No. 60. UNIVERSITY OF'CHICAGO, SATUIWAY, JANUARY 8, 1916. Price Five Cent ..t : "SOLDIERS" ATTAINSHIGH STANDARD INCAMPUS DRAMATICSAudience Spellbound ThroughoutProduction - Windrow's..Acting SkillfuL\IIi\i1I� TRIUMPH FOR MISS WALLACEAuthor Receives Ovation at End ofPeriormance-Second Settlement Benefit.By H. D.., i When "Soldiers" appears in bookform, I shall apply for a copy, autographed by the author, the members of the cast, the coach, the electrician, the scene shifters, the property man and the ushers. I shallthen lay it (the autographed copy)reverently in the place of honor uponmy table next to the bound volumeof Jugend and the autographed copyof Kismet.Upon re-reading the preceding paragraph the compliment seems to beof rather doubtful value, but I hopethe sineerity and the intent are unmistakable.Soldiers is by long odds one of thebest "done" things which the campushas ever been privileged to enjoy, andwill long stand as an ideal towardthe attainment of which the dramatic_ talent of the University of Chicago" "":"W111 mit. .'as . well- as &- JaatiDg_. ft-buke to thoae lob's- eomforteH whohave excused former sins by sayingdepricatingly «COh well, what can you.expect of amateurs!"En&ro8sinc Tbroach011t.From the first entranee of YettaMi1kewiteh as Mrs. Mullen, to the fallof the curtain upon Ralph Benzies' exitas Sam Bailey, there was not one moment when the audience was not interested-thoroughly, whole-hearledly,absorbedly interested-in what was. happening on the stage. There wasnot a speech- which dragged, therewas not an- unnecessa.ry or clumsyline.· Personally, I was far toO interested in. the story that' developed..(Continued on pap. I.) .)'tIlHI'£., .' WEATHER PORECAST.Fair and moderately cold today withlowest temperature around 20 degrees; moderate winds mostly northto northwest. Sunday fair and slightlycolder; variable winds.BULLETINTODAY.Meetings of the University Rulingbodies: . Board of Admissions, 8:30,Harper M28; BOai-d of Student OrpalDtlou, PabUcationl, ,and �shibitions. 10, Harper M28; Board ofJunior and Senior cODe,.es. 11, HarperM�University Dames. 3, Lexington 15.PubHc . lecture, "Optimism' in thePoetry of the Future," by AlfredNoyes, 8, MandelTOMORROW.University ReUgious eervice, 11,Mandel .Fellowship vespers, 4, ElUs 3.. ·MOND�Y.-Chapel, the Junior colleges, men,10:15, Model._ __Harp�l,ord, 10:15, Fostel' 24.F"'1I"St cabh� t:3O, Leqae· room.Soatbem chb,· 4:30, .LaIqtoa 15.Student Volunteer bU!d, 7, LesiDc-ton 14. -.New Testament and' SystematicTheology, 8, Haskell. ., "Il'.�' George Benson will head the leftwing at the Washington promenadewhich will be.held in Bartlett Fridaynight, February 25. He was chosenat :1 meeting of the Junior and Senior members of the council held yesterday afternoon in Harper.Benson will act as chairman ofThe Finance committee in accordancewith previous custom. Dan Brown,who was chosen leader of the rightwing at the meeting of the CouncilWednesday, will act as chairman ofthe Arrangements committee and willbe in general charge of the affair.The date for the event was originally set for Monday night, February21, but confliction with other eventsand requests from seniors caused aefficiency in all lines including the shift to the following Friday. Ticketsmilitary activity, and has brought an for the dance will be on sale theincrease of pror::�!'ity to the people week after next. In order to predespite the burdens of war. vent a repitition of last year's financialMr. Harper, who has spent eight deficit, no more money will be exyears in a study of Russian customs pended than is signed up for by thoseand conditions, left last September to intending So go.'verify reports he had received from ,Russian papers regarding conditions To Feature Democracy.in the country. It was his tenth" Other committee chairmen andvisit to Russia and was made for the members of the comittees will bepurpose of private study. chosen by the leaders and the Councilwithin the next two weeks. TheQuestions Hoi Polloi. \ democratic feat1�re of the event will"My first question, asked every per- be the keynote this year, accordingson I met." said Mr. Harper, "was, to the leaders.'How about vodka 1'; and the ques- President Murdock of the Counciltio_n was �verywhere answered,. 'None has requested students having sug--is��fng-ibi(t�in-��o��,.. :g�:s�;ta;�gL-d�te:the celebmQ3nin some districts and in the larger of the twenty-fifth -anniversary. planshotels one might buy it, if he were to submit them to the Council thrOughknown, at twenty-five rubles � bottle. the Fac�lty exchange. It is expected"As the sale of vodka and the that the student body will make somekeeping of vodka shops' were monop- tangible contribution to the program,olies of the government, the prohi1>i- either in the form ar a dramatic protion proclamation was instantly ef- duction, a pageant, or some exhibifective allover the country. The tion.local government institutions then followed' suit by stopping' the sale ofwines and malt liquors. This praetieally stopped the sale of all alcoholicliquors in the entire country."It is· still possible to secure winesin the big restaurants of the largercities if one is well known, but theprices average about $5 a bottle, withcognac selling at 30 rubles a bottle.This price is practically prohibitive,except to the richest people. 'J.!hevillages and smaller towns, however,m;�� the proclamation first went TAKE NO PICTURESinto effect, habitual drinkers and FOR CAP AND GOWNothers made liquor'by distilling aleo- TODAY OR TOMORROWhol through black bread or by meansof other crude processes. This methodsoon died- ·ouf for the reason thatthe stuff so manufactured was poisonous. Illicit, breweries of ihe' peasantsare making' a sort of a beer, verystrong but sweet, so that its affectsare not injurious. · This, however, isthe only liquor obtainable in the country districts. Maroon.''I though at first that vodka mightbe used in the trenches by the soldiers, but a visit to the front duringa quiet period proved the contrary.Wine is sometimes found in the officers' quarters, mostly that sent bytheir families. I took a half bottleof cognac to one officer from hismother. It cost her about 15 rubles.MAROON QUINTET PLAYSTWO CONTESTS TONIGHT SALE OF LIQUOR INRUSSIA STOPPED BYVODKA LAW: HARPERSt. Ignatius and Exmoor Fives WillAppear Against Varsity in Bartlett-Tryouts for Freshman TeamsThis Morning. Assistant Professor, ReturnedFrom Europe, Asserts HighPrices Also Prohibitory.Coach Page will begin his last weekof preparation for the opening Conference basketball game with Iowanext Saturday tonight with a doubleheader. The first game will be playedat 7:30 with St. Ignatius college andwill be followed by a contest with theExmoor five. Northwestern collegeof Naperville will be the opponentsTuesday night.The Varsity will hold a short practice this morning when the men willbe given a chance to develop someaccuracy at basket shooting.Up to date, Page has not givenany advance infonnation on theprobable line up of the team nextSaturday night. Schafer, Townleyand Captain George are the veteransbut of this trio George is the onlyman who is practically sure of hisjob. There. seems to be little choiceamong Clark, Parker, Goldstone andSchafer for the forward positions nadGerdes has given Townley a hard rubfor center. The most lively battle hasbeen waged between Rothermel, Norgren, Bent and Veazens, a new candidate, for the honor of holding downthe other guard,A tryout for the freshman teamwill be held by Coach Des Jardienthis morning at 10:30. The freshmenwill be given a chance to show whatthey can do and after further trialhree teams will be selected. The.1lrst.. ·team ... will be -the-' .freshman - var� .sity and will' be provided·with sui�I11iDi are Pormidable.Northwestern, Wisconsin and 00-nois ·look·like the strong centenderswith Chicago for the Conferencehonors. The Dlini have lost Williford, Duner and 'Bane but such menas Otto, Alwood and Appelgran havebeen developed to aid the speedyWoods brothers. OttO and Alwoodare second year men, and Appelgranhas al�y won fame in football andpromises to repeat in basketball.At Wisconsin Coach Meanwen ·hasbuilt up a strong team around Captain Haas and_ Levis. The Badgerschedule, hoWever, inight prove theirundoing since. they will be requiredto play the first six Conference gamesin twenty-one days and with four ofthem on foreign floors. This might,on the other hand prove fortunatesince they will meet Chicago, Northwestern and Illinois early in the season before the.y have developd.Purple Veterans Return.Northwstem has practically thesame team which competed for theMethodists last. year. Captain Pattersan at guard, Whittle at centerand Kincaid at forward are the equalof any men in the Conference. ThePurple took a trip during the Christmas vacation through Ohio and Michigan and succeeded in winning alltheir games with the exception ofone with the Buckeye Paints, whohave proved .a snag to the Maroonsin years· past.Ohio State and Purdue are the darkhorses in the Big Nine race. Captain Ginn and Norton win form CoachJohn's nucleus at Ohio State. Theloss of Cherry, Graf and Faust hasleft the Buckeyes with poor prospectsapparently but they can always becounted upon as dangerous. CaptainStinchfield and Bishop who playedfull back on the football team areback at Purdue. Besides these menCoach Vaughn wm have Stonecipher,Hake, Walters, Mosiman and Paetz. to pick his five from. Little is knownof the strength of Iowa and Indiana. ARMY IS MORE EFFICIENTCountry Districts Make SubstituteBeverage-N ewer EducationalInterest Replaces Vodka.Russia's prohibition of the sale ofVodka is being enforced rigidly andhas practically stopped the sale ofliquor throughout the country, according to Samuel N. Harper, assistant professor of Russian Languagesand Institutions, who has just returned from a three-months trip!through that country. He a�sertsthat the results have been increasedHas Good Effects."The prohibition has proved better than dozens of political refonnsin Russia. It has brought increasedefficiency in the army, in the government and in every other form of Russian activity. The most stn1dng improvement was in the villages, whichhave become mi»re prosperous despite(Continued on page 4.) BENSON TO HEAD LEFTWING AT PROMENADEWill Act as �hairman of FinanceCommittee for Annual FunctionDan Brown Will Have Charge ofArrangements.Plan Faculty Dinner.The annual faculty dinner will beheld Friday, March 3, in Hutchinsoncommons. Elsie Johns, secretary ofthe Undergraduate council, is' chairman f�r the affai�. The dinner willbe over in time to allow the studentsto . attend the basketball game withOhiot State university which will beheld that night in Bartlett."_ The Council will hold its next meeting-Wednesday at 4 in Harper.No organization pictures for the1916 Cap and Gown will be takentoday or tomorrow. The dates werecancelled yesterday when several protests were received regarding late notice of the appointments. Photographswill be taken every week end beginning next Saturday and Sunday. Theschedules will appear in The DailyDean Mathews Leaves City.Dean Shailer Mathews of the Divinity school left Chicago yesterdayafternoon for Pennsylvania State college, State College. Penn. DeanMathews will lecture tomorrow at theinvitation of Edwin E. Sparks, president of the institution.Bowling Starts Tuesday.Interfraternity bowling matcheswill start Tuesday afternoon at 4 inthe Reynolds club. Games scheduledfor that date are: Phi Kappa Psi vs.Delta Upsilon and Beta Theta Pi VS •Phi Kappa .Sigma., NOYES TO DISCUSSPOETRY OF FUTUREIN TALK TONIGHTPoet Will Read From His OwnWorks Especially on thePresent War.PROCEEDS TO SENIOR CLASS, Hooker, Author of "Mona," SaysProwse of English PoetryCenters in Noyes.Alfred Noyes,' the noted Englishpoet, will lecture on "The Optimismin the Poetry of the Future" tonightat 8 in Mandel. Readings from hisown poetry, p:&rticularly from theworks he has written recently on thegeneral subject of the war, will begiven by Mr. Noyes at the close ofthe lecture. The talk tonight will bethe only one that the poet will deliver during his stay in Chicago.Mr. Noyes did not arrive in Chicago yesterday morning as previouslyannounced. Owing to several delays,he will not be able to reach the citybefore 4 this afternoon. He will stayat the Blackstone hotel during hisvisit. He is now coming from O�where he has been lecturing, and, hewill leave Chicago within a few daysto return to the East. . For the lastfew months Mr. Noyes has been making a lecture tour of the West andMiddle West and has visited the larg-est -universities and-colleges;··'The lecture tonight is being heldunder the auspices of th Senior class.The proceeds will be devoted to aclass gift to be presented to the University later in'· the Spring. PaulRussell is general chairman of theArrangements, Publicity and Ticketcommittees. Tickets can. be securedtoday from any member of the Ticketcommittee or tonight at the box officein Hutchinson corridor.Known as an Athlete •Alfred Noyes was born September16, 1880. He published his first poemin a weekly edition of The LondonTimes while still a student at Exetercollege, Oxford. In his undergraduate year, however, he was knownchiefly for his prowess as an athlete.He especially devoted himself to rowing and for three ye�rs he rowedwith his college eight. It is significant that he dedicated his great epic,''Drake,'' to the noted rowing coach,Rudolph Chambers Lehman.,When Mr. Noyes left Oxford forLondon, he zeaelved to eorn his living ,entirely from verse and soon his shortpoems began to appear in the prominent English magazines. From thevery first he proved himself easilya master of all the traditional formsof English verse. His work was bewilderingly versatile and astonishingly copious. In a few years hisvolumes of poetry began to appearand since 1902 he has averaged atleast one book a year.Devoted to Outdoors.Mr. Noyes lives in Rottingdean,Sussex, the beautiful little hamletwhich was "discovered" as a place ofresidence by Sir Edward Burne-J onesand was subsequently chosen as adwelling place for several seasons byRudyard Kipling. Mr. Noyes livesthere in his modest home sequesteredwith his books and his ,rue. He isstm devot.ed to outdoor 80prts andnever passes a day without taking aswim.When the poet visited America in(Continued on pap a:,. )_,THE DAILY MAROON, SATURDAY. JANUARY 8, 1916.m�r ilaHy :tiaroonOfficial Student Newspaper of theUniversity of Chicago.Published mor ntnxs. except Sundayand :\Iond:ty, durme the Autumn. "'inter and Spring- quarter!' by The DailyMaroon stuff.F. R. Kuh l\Ianaging EditorH. R. Swanson. N ews EditorB. E. Newman Athletics EditorA. A. Baer Day EditorH. Cohn Night EditorR. A. Keating Woman's EditorAssociate EditorsWade Bender l\Iary KnightBusiness ManagersC. A. BirdsalL. R. P. l\latthew8Entered a� second-class mail a.t theChicarro Post office. �hicag'u. Illinois,March 13, 1908. under rod of March 3,1873.Subscription RatesBy Cnrrter. $:!.:;O a year: $1 a quarter.By :\Iail, $3 a year. $1.25 a quarter.Editorial Rooms Ellis 12T I h {HYde Park i):{91e ep ones :,\fid"'n�' 800Bustnr-ss Office Ems 14Telephone. Blackstone 2591.SATURDA Y, JANUARY 8, 1916."EDITORIAL POLICY.",r It is not infrequent that the editorial policy of The Maroon is criticised as being an expression of thepersonal views of the editor, ratherthan a genuine manifestation of student sentiment. It might not be amissto offer a few words of explanationwith reference to such comment.VVhenever the consensus of studentopinion points emphatically in onedirection, The Maroon has earnestlystriven to act as a medium for itsutterances; such an instance is thestand taken by The Maroon relativeto the ticket sale previous to the Chicago- Wisconsin football game. Then,there are cases where it is best thatThe Maroon simply act as an organfor interpreting a specific question;an example of such a type is the attitude assumed by The Maroon concerning summer basebau. In order thatthe straw vote on this topic might bea representative' expression of studentopinion, unhampered by collegiatepress propaganda, The Maroon did .itsutmost to present an unprejudicedsummary of the arguments advancedby both factions. And finally, thereis the case where "student" opinioncannot be said to exist, where thesentiment is divided between the adherents of two. or more sides of anyquestion. And in such instances, TheMaroon is able only to advocate thatalternative which, in the judgment ofthe editor, is to the highest interestof the University community. To thoseat variance with such editorial views,the communication column is at alltimes accessible.",'". �II�I�I �i�I� }fELTING POTS.The Immigration bureau of theUnited States, the state of TIlinoisand the city of Chicago have all beeninstrumental in creating in the landa vast melting pot of nations. Although universities and colleges areper se factors in metamorphosing provincialism into a conglomeration ofpolities and interests, it has not beenuntil recently that instituions of higher educaion have deliberately takenupon themselves the task of aiding inthe formation of a united national citizenship. Not alone are the faculties.in the instruction of American customs and foreig-n civilizations, workingtoward a university which is truly universal, but the students themselves, in"such enterprises as international athletic contests and in cosmopolitanclubs, are striving toward the identical goal. The Christian Science Monitor comments as follows on this trendamong college men and women:"The Cosmopolitan club movementamong university and college men isone of the best internationalizingagencies: as it so obviously broadens(,r·'I ••.f the outlook of youth many of whomare to be leaders in their countries.One of the truest things ever saidabout cosmopolitanism was ThoJll8sWentworth Higginson's rebuke of anovelist resident in another countrybut a native of the United States, whoaffected to be a cosmopolite ratherthan an American and therefore wasindifferent to events in the UnitedStates. To be truly cosmopolite, saidthe Cambridge essayist and poet, aman must know something of his owncountry. While the twentieh centurylabors at the larger synthesis of society involved in the conception ofone world state at peace within itself,it will not forget the legitimate placeof national and racial differences keptsubsidiary to the human unity."START SCHEDULE NEXT WEEKGames in Interclass League Will Begin on Wednesday.In tcrclass basketball' under the direction of the new interclass athleticassociation will be started Wednesday. The complete schedule will beannounced Tuesday. Coaches Pageand Des] ardicn will give a portion oftheir time to coaching the variousteams and numerals will be given atthc close of the season.Separate league!' will be organizedin the undergraduate body and amongthe graduate students. At the closeof the season a series of games willbe played 'between the winnrs for thechampionship of the University.There will he no eligibility rules and"C" men who have not received- theirletter in basketball will be allowed toplay. The games will be played inthe afternoon between 3 and 4.In addition to interclass basketball.teams will also be organized in trackand baseball.MEXICO TOO TURBULENTTO PERMIT EXPEDITIONBotanical Material From Region isStill Being Received by Department, However.Conditions in Mexico. especially inthe vicinity of Vera Cruz and thecapitol. are still too turbulent to permit a botanical expedition in the nearfuture. according to a letter receivedby Charles J. Chamberlain. assistantprofessor in Botany. Assistant Prof.Chamberlain and Assistant Prof. Landtook the last trip from the Universityin 1910, during the Madero revolution.Botanical material is still being received by the department from Mexico, according to Mr. Chamberlain.He recently received the first of aseries of shipments from South Africa,especially some seeds and shoots toadd to the collection in the University greenhuses, This material wascollected in an expedition made in1912.Plan N ation- Wide Campaign.The organization of a nation-wideassociation of college men aiming atthe abolition of the present summerhn sebal] rule and at the general reform of intercollegiate athletics is being agitated at �Iichigan.Hold Field T�p Today.A field trip to Sears Roebuck andCo. and the Sears Roebuck Y. 1\1.C. A. has been scheduled for todayunder the auspices of the UniversityY. M. C. A. The party will assemblein front of Cobb at 8:30. 'Next week'strip will be to the Olivet institute.Wom.� to Hold Luncheon.Women of the Senior class will holda luncheon Tuesday at 12:45 in Lexing-ton.Kelly Hall Plans Dance.Members of Kelly hall will entertaiY{ at an informal dance Fridaynight. FIVE LECTURES NEXT WEEKProf. Holborn and Stanton Coit toGive Talks.The University Lecture associationannounces the following lectures forthe coming week:Monday night at 8, Prof.' I. B.Stoughton Holborn will speak on."Art in the Daily Life of the Past,"at the Fullerton Avenue Presbyterianchurch, Fullerton avenue and Hamilton court. At the same time StantonCoit, of London, will talk on, "England's Record and Her Present Predicament," at the Scoville institute,Lake street and Grove avenue.Tuesday night at 8 Mr. Holbornwill repent his lecture on "Art in thePast" at Lincoln center, Oakwoodboulevard and Langley avenue. "Whitman," is the topic on which Mr. Coitwll speak Thursday night at 8 in theRogers Park Congregational church,Ashland and Morse avenues; and Saturday the same time, he will repeathis Lecture on "England" at the Warren Avenue Congregational church,Warren and Albany avenues.INJURY PUTS STAR ON SHELFLeRoy Campbell, '15, May Never Return to Track.LeRoy Campbell, '15, champion halfmiter of the Conference last year andholder of several records for the middle distance, is out of the running,perhaps for all time, with a torn ligament in his thigh. A letter has beenreceived by the Irish-American Athletic club Games committee statingthe former Varsity star Will not beable to start in' the 1,000 yard specialrace for the McAleean cup at thecarnival in Madison Square Garden,New York.Campbell wrote the club asking tobe released from his promise to startin the race, whereupon he was wiredto come on; if possible. n' will bea physical impossibility for the halfmiler to start in anll race this winter.His injury is a recurrence of. an oldhurt brought on, Campbell believes,by being overenthusiastic on his ability to fun fast at 'this period of theyear.WAR CAUSES SHORTAGEIN OPTICAL MATERIALMany Articles are Now Unobtainablein America-Glasses Suffer Lackof Stains.European war and the blockade ofGermany, if it is to last three moreyears as Lord Kitchener has stated,will mean a serious shortage in optical material in the University, according to Charles J. Chamberlain,associate 'professor of Botany. Manyarticles, such as slide covers, slidesand anilin stains for microscopicwork are now unobtainable inAmerica.Other universities of the countryare already feeling the effects, according to Prof. Chamberlain, butthe University was very fortunate in. eing able .to secure large suppliesf"rom Germany immediately after theoutbreak of the struggle, especiallyof stains. The shortage of stains willbe felt in the classes after two yearsof work, but the departments ha.veenough for research work for yearsto come.The last of the slide supply is nowbeinz used. but another. consignmenthas been ordered from Japan. Ameri�an factories must come to the rescuein slide covers, which are very difficult to obtain. The glass used is sothin that only skilled operators anddelicate machines can make them withprofit.Socialists Hold Convention.Representatives of twenty-three colleges and universities attended theseventh annual convention of the Intercolleeiate Socialist society held atColumbia university last week. Fiftydelegates were present. rWHAT we'd call "determination" in ourselves, we of' enmistake for "bull-headedness "in the other fellow. But wedon't ever mistake real, true gen-iality in a man or a tOba�t""Glimpse" Our New WoolensTHEY'RE pleasingly different fromthe commonplace- and youtH havethe fun of knowing the pattern of yourchoice is practically confined to you. forwe carry but one length of each.Prices Range hom$3500Foster & OdwardT"ilon lor Yoan .. kenSeventh Floor Republic Building, State and AdamsTelephqae Harri.oa 8216HotChocolateIceCreamAftemooDTeaLancheoDeHeDelicious Home-Made Candies953 East 55th StreetNEXT TO THE FROUC Midway 9580PAGE ISSUES CALL FORFRESHMAN BASEBALL MEN MARGARET LAUDER ISELECTED M�NAGER OFWOMEN'S GLEE CLUBCoach Page has Issued a call forfreshman baseball candidates to meetdaily between 12:45 and 2:45 withCoach Des.Tardien. Men are to furnish their own suits and gloves. Batting cages will be used in a few days.Tryouts will be held after the squadhas practiced for some time. Margaret Lauder has been electedmanager of the Women's Glee clubto succeed Edna Schnull. Bessie Stenhouse has been made secretary-treasurer, which position was previouslyheld by Margaret Lauder.The club will sing before the Parents and Teachers' association of theFiske school Friday night, January 21.Beath to Address Board.Sterling Beath of the Divinity schoolwill talk at the meeting of thc Student Volunteer band Monday at 7 inLexington 14. Organize Poetry Club.... A poetry club has been organizedat the University of Michigan. Thepurposes of the society are to revivestudent interest in literature and tobring prominent writers to the University.Dames Will Meet Today.The University Dames club willmeet today at 3 in Lexington. . �r-,�. altil01!, 1I·��.l'IIt CfI'l'r1t I!e'd.�i 01t1a:I � Ef S]VIEVP.,,-J: �BpEJl'a'htJg"u'VIi�bdnt: 'VIit tl, � t1.. ' il"a0:tlpbt1'l a.;,1 f." Ufla, I' nust.1IId0I, tlf4Se0a0tlII r(hI' '\'IIf 1III ao' aj·:b gcII 11'4THE, DAILY MAROON. SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1916.STUDENTS!Yoo Need a TypewriterThe MultiplexHammond is theTypewriter especially adaptedfur college work.Two DifferentStyles 0/ Type orLanguages arealways III the machine. .• Just Turnthe Knob" and change tn+tantly fromone to the other.�.. , ...,�.t Writ. for Cata/o. antiS".cial ProlH,.itionI'I··�.I-,I'fI' The Hammond Typewriter Co.NEW YORKChicago Branch-189 W. Madison St.NOYES TO DISCUSSPOETRY OF FUTUREIN TALK TONIGHT(Continued from paze 1)1913 it was the first time that lie hadever left Engish soil. He had alwaysdesired to see America more than anyother country, because his wife wasthe daughter of an American colonel,and because he had a feeling thatEngland and America ought to join inspiritual bonds of peace. During hisvisit in 1913 he gave a series oflectures and accepted the position ofvisiting professor of English atPrinceton university for 1915-16.Hooker Lauds Noyes. IBrian Hooker, author of "Mona,"said in reviewing "Drake" for TheBookman: "The promise of Englishpoetry centers today in Alfred Noyes.He is proved a poet, not less; to bemeasured against the giants. andand judged by uftimate standards. Hehas written an epic poem of seventhousand lines which one reads eagerly, reluctant to lay it down; andwhich becomes a classic from its publication. To illustrate its worthinesswould be to quote half the poem."64S0LDJERS" ATTAINSmGH STANDARD IN .CAMPUS DRAMATICS(Continued from page 1)before me to pay much attention todetails. Undoubtedly there were technical faults; unquestionably therewere blunders; there must have beentransgressions of whatever stands forthe revised statutes of dramatic writing and production. There alwaysare. Unfortunately I had not theopportunity-nor the inclination, forthat matter-to notice them.. That is, with one exception. Thepart of Maggie Baily deserved vastlybetter treatment than it received atthe hands and lips of Beatrice Stewart. "I'rue, it didn't make much difference one way or another; but evenunder what are., otherwise the mostfavorable conditions it is a distinctannoyance to hear a woman, whoselife is threatened-whose husband isupon the point of strangling hersay "I shall scream!" with all the intensity and dread with which a housewife asks her husband, "How colddid the paper say it was last night?"One of the very agreeable surprisesof the play was Stellan Windrow. Tothose of us who remember him onlyfor his "Fairy Queen" in the StudentSuperior and for various Chaplinesque bits of vaudeville, his renditionof Henry Baily was magnificent. Inany event the part was a dangerousone. It would have been only too easyto rant after the fashion of the outraged father ill the No-Mother-toGuide-Her melodraymas. It would Ihave been still easier to leave thewhole thing to the lines, for they couldwell have carried the part withoutadventitious help. To act the character with repression-repression ofjust the right degree-may be regarded as a distinct triumph."Sy's" or "S�z."One might also mention, if one werecritically inclined (and the editor, ashe smokes a "sleepy" rather than a"meditative" cigarette informs us that�I, ).,.1· 'Iil1III'I. I·:P\1 there are at least twelve hundredwords to be written) the word "sy's."My own reading of Kipling and Shawconvinces me that while the cockneypronounces "say" as "sy," he pronounces "says" as "sea." It will beobvious from the foregoing that itwas possible to find material for adverse criticism in "Soldiers" only bythe most persistent effort. .Miss Wallace undoubtedly deservesa vote of thanks from the entireUniversity community - a tributewhich she unquestionably has alreadyreceived from those who shared theprivilege of witnessing the performance on Thursday night.And What of "Culture"?"Culture C. O. D." might perhapsbest be characterized as an unfulfilledpromise. There were two commendable features about it-the Frenchdialogue between Miss Wallace andProfessor David, and the Seven Darling Darlings There was only onething needed to complete the unspeakable dullness of the rest of the performance, and that was to have theoffice boy take a comic fall fromthe sofa where he is discovered atthe opening of the second act, or tohave Mrs. Riley Paxton do a headspin.From the title one would have supposed that "Culture C. O. D." wouldrefer to certain weaknesses prominentnot only in the· undergraduate division of the University "cultural"life. Instead, it was a prosy and unduly extended, unskillfully constructed, jumbled mass of the kind of satire ("which must be so labeled inletters of the English alphabet at leastthree-fourths of an inch high andplainly displayed upon the outt3ideof the package or tub") which characterizes . a hastily-put-together highschool commencement prophecy.A· True BillThe skit was in line with what wasperhaps the most serious indictmentagainst the entire evening, everythingconsidered, and that was what may beconaldered an unpardonable, and certainly is a wholly unnecessary of-fense in the programs. At first glancethese seemed to be merely programsof an Elbert-Hubbardly type-youknow, tan paper and green ink illustration and back. cover, and all "thatsort of thing. Page one, list of patrons; page two, original poem; pagethree, cast of "SoldieM"; page four,cast of "Culture C. O. D."; pagesthree and four-you'd never believei�you would even be inclined to distrust your eyes had you surrenderedat the point of a bewitching smile andbought one of the programs for yourself. Pages three and four containfourteen jokes-shopworn jokes-�nsioners-which would not be permittedto appear in the "Heard at the Vaudeville Houses" columns of the Sundaysupplements.It may be that my lack of appreciation here is due to my own density;the presence of the fourteen may pointto a subtle jape in connection withthe title "Culture C. O. D." which appears on the preceding page. If so,I apologize and suggest that the danceprograms of the Washington Promdisplay on the front cover an excerptfrom Mutt and Jeff, and on the backan episode in the life of the Katzen-jammer Kids..However-and this point cannot betoo strongly emphasized-it would beworth sitting through "Culture C. O.D." twice and reading the humorousannex of the program backward, tosee "Soldiers."Team to Cross Continent.Leland Stanford will send a teamof twelve men East next summer tocompete in the intercollegiate trackand field events with either Yale orHarvard.Announce Play Next Week.The results of the Blackfriar playcomposition will be announced nextweek. A banquet will be given by theorganization February 1. Year-End ClearanceEvery Suit and Overcoat25 % Off Regular Price.Many of the suits shown are skeleton lined and made of medium weight materials. These garments are cut from the verylatest designs and can be worn by the most critical dresser allthru the early Spring season.Weare fortunate in having a number of very beautiful overcoats left for you to choose from. Overcoats that are practicalfor business wear, many extreme cuts and a few heavy ulsters inplain colors. The buyer of an overcoat from this sale can thinkof his purchase as a real investment.Dockstader andOFIN STOCKSandbergThe Eighth FloorRepublic Bldg.FRESHMEN ANNOUNCEPROGRAM FOR QUARTERSocial Committee and Three Q�Club to Engineer Dances, Teaand Smokers.The Seniors may become sociallions, but will not be much ahead ofthe freshmen. Between' the Socialcommittee and the Three Quartersclub, the freshmen are destined to oneevent a week for the rest of thequarter.The first event, a class dance, willbe held Friday, January 28, from 4to 6 in the Reynolds club. The Freshman committee expects to engineerthe dance so that there will be the-sam spirit of friendship. which hasbeen present at the former freshmendances. The week after the firstdance, at the same time and place,a second dance will be heleLRumors about a big freshman teahave been spreading, but members ofthe Social committee, when questioned, just nod their heads and look wise.-wever, it is a pretty BOre gamblethat there will be a tea.The Three Quarters club, not to beoutdone, have also planned a big program. They take up the schedulewhere the committee leaves off, andhave plannd two smokers for theFreshman men. an da dance for thewhole class. The exact dates havenot been detennined.600 Aumni in War.According to the Unvicrsity oiPennsylvania, 600 graduates of theinstitution are actively engaged inthe European war.Southerners Will Mteet.The Southern club will meet Monday at 4 :30 on Lexington 15.First Cabinet Meets Monday.The First cabinet of the League willmeet Monday at 1:30 in the Leaguecommittee room. Rosalie Music Hall'57th and Harper AvenueFOR RENT'F or Dances, Entertainments, Etc.H. C. EDMONDS203 South Dearborn St. Telephone Harrison 8183................................................. , .. ,'PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••THE DAILY MAROON. SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1916.......................................... , .Join the Fraternity ofCorona UsersNo one investment duringyour college course will beof greater service than thepurchase of aCORONAFOLDING TYPEWRITERIt is no toy, althoughit weighs only6 poundsThls compact writlng machine\Vill handle all your notes, themesand records as well as your correspondence. You know thattypewritten work receives higher marks than illegible pen written sheets. And remember, theCorona will stand up under theabuse of the "strong men" of theUniversity, as well as under thedainty touch of the Co-eds.Price $50.0G--extracted in painless monthly payments.NOWON HAND. PhysiologicalChemistry(Mathews)Open Court Book Store1369 East 57th St.Phone Hyde Park 116; . WHEN YOU FINDNOBODY HOMEYOU'LL KNOW THEY'VE ALL -GONE TO THEPRINCESSTO SEE THE MUSICAL COMEDYSUCCESS OF THE YEARPOP. MAT. THURS.BEST SEATS $1.00HOLD DRAMATIC CLUBTRYOUTS JANUARY 25:- Preliminary tryouts for associatemembership in the Dramatic club willbe held Tuesday afternoon, January25, in the Harper assembly room.Posters giving the list of plays fromwhich selections for reading can Detaken have been posted on the various bulletin boards.- Candidates havebeen asked to hand in their namesto President Salisbury.. ,f'IiJ;.I �, JI �H' ' SALE OF LIQUOR INRUSSIA STOPPED BYVODKA LAW: HARPER(Continued from page 1)the burdens of the war. This is strikingly shown in an increase of thesavings bank deposits since the warbroke out. Food is sold at a priceincreased by the war and the profitsare not spent in liquor. The wivesof the men away at the war are being given subsidies by the Russiangovernment."Institutions established for the education and uplift of the peasants inthe villages have seen the need forsomething to replace the vodka shopsand are working to create other interests in the people. A tendency inthe Russians to gamble, now thatdrinking has been stopped, has increased the activity to establish thesesubstitutes.Seek New Diversions."The societies have started tearooms and reading rooms in the villages and have organized moving picture shows. They also have encouraged the distribution of newspapersand pamphlets and are trying to establish other diversions to counteractthe possible reopening of the shopsafter the war."In making these investigations ofRussian conditions, I visited Petrograd first. Then I went to Moscow,which is the center of the relief workin Russia and the industrial mobilization. Next I visited a smaller provincial town and from there went tothe villages, where I spent some time.One might see from that trip, throughall varieties of Russian society, thatI obtained a comprehensive view ofthe situation."I made a trip into the trenchesduring a quiet peried, but I am unableto say much of the trip because ofthe restrictions of censorship. I wasallowed to visit the first lines and sawalmost every feature of the Russianarmy-:-except the fighting. Possiblythat is why I was allowed there, because there was no fighting to beseen at that time."The First Cavalry regiment of theIllinois National guard are organiz- I up the troop. The troop will be given I the troop and will procure the maing; a new machine gun troop for col- I f(iUr guns by the states as soon as fo�r guns by the state as soon aslege men. At the present time the organization is complete. I on Tuesday night at the Armory, 1327twenty-five men are needed to make I Major McCormick is interested in North Clark street.BISHOP McCONNELL.PREACHES TOMORROWHas Been President of DePauw University-List fOi- Quarteris Announced.Bishop Francis J. McConnell, ofDenver. Colo., will preach at the University religious services tomorrow at11 in Mandel. An organ recital byMusical Director Stevens will precedethe services, starting at 10:45.Dr. McConnell is a bishop of theMethodist Episcopal church and hasoccupied pastorates in that denomination from 1894 to 1909. In 1909 heaccepted the presidency of DePauwuniversity at Greencastle, Indiana.He retained this position until 1912.He is the author of "The DivineImmanence," "Religious Certainty,"and "The Increase of Faith."Preachers for Quarter.The University preachers for therest of the quarter will be:January: 16, Bishop Francis J. McConnell; 23, Rev. Burris A. Jenkins,Linwood Boulevard Christian church,Kansas City, Mo.; 30, President William H. P. Faunce, Brown pniversity.February: 6, Dean William W.Fenn, Harvard Divinity school; 13,Rev. Gearge W. Truett, First Baptistchurch, Dallas, Texas; 20, Rev. GeorgeW. Truett; 27, Professor Hugh Black,Union Theological Seminary, NewYork.March: 5, Prof. Hugh Black; 12,Rev. George Hanson, Erskine Presby-'terian church, Montreal, Canada; 19,Convocation Sunday, to be announcedlater.Second Cabinet Meeting .The Second cabinet of the Leaguewill meet Tuesday at 3 :30 in theLeague committee room.Class Meets on Tuesday.Mr. Fred Merrifield, instructor in�ew Testament Literature and Interpretation, will hold his discussionclass Tuesday at 2:30 in the Leaguecommittee room.To Welcome New Women.Entering women will be the guestsof the League at a tea which willbe held on .,rhursday from 4 to 5. in the League room.Committee to Meet. TYPEWRITERS! !! --- ·ANY MAKERENTED OR SOLD� to Y2 MANUFACTURERS' PRICESYou may rent a typewriter foras long as you desire andwe will apply six month'srental on the purchase price c1fI�������;;nshould you decide to buy-If you do not find it conven-- ient to call at. our salesrooms, telephone or writelflr. Geisser our City SalesManager, who will be gladto select and send a typewriter to you promptly.We. sell to students on easy pa yments.and catalog 179.HORACE BRIDGES TOGIVE LECTURE ON"THE SOCIALIST IDEAL"....Horace 1. Bridges, of the ChicagoEthical society, wiD give a lectureon 4'Tbe Socialist Ideal," Wednesdayat 4:30 in the Harper assembly room.The lecture will be given under theauspices of the Intercollegiate Socialist society..1 The membership committee of theLeague will meet on Monday at 2:30in the League committee room. TYPEWRITER EMPORIUMN. E. Comer Lake and Dearborn, St., Second FloorTelephonea Randolph 1648-164 J. 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