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KEN yoM COLLEGE

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The latest tribute to the merits of

the small college was paid on March10 by Dr. Charles Seymour, the dis-

tinguished historian, and provost of

Yale University. Here are a few of

his sentences delivered before ameeting of Yale students:

"On the social side which we inAmerica regard as an essential part

of the educational, the undergradu-ates of the large institution will suf-

fer unless especial care is taken. Theundergraduate ought not to be a sin-

gle atom bumping up against 3,000

other atoms, all forming an inchoatemass; he must rather feel himself asocial personality fitting into a so-

cial grouping for the life of which heis personally responsible.

That is the value of the small col-

lege. That was the social value ofYale when it numbered 400 students,or of Yale thirty years ago, when thesmaller classes provided coherent so-

cial groups, or of the English univer-

sities, where the same sort of socialgrouping is to be found in the col-

leges.

The new quadrangles should bebuilt as units each housing about 200

students. Being units, they will fitinto any system, present or future.Each should also include, I believe,its own dining hall and club room orcommons room, the sort of equip-ment which the experience of theEnglish college has proved to be con-ducive to the development of satis-factory social contacts.

The building of these quadranglesdoes not commit Yale to any revolu-

tion. They will lead, however, in myopinion to an evolution of great im-

portance. The quadrangle or Housewill serve as a cohesive force in theway that the class did in earliertimes, before it became too large toinspire esprit de corps."

Yale, too, aspires to achieve" theresult which Kenyon will have gain-ed when the new Commons andclub house is added to our beauti-ful college group.

Here is the latest word from ourspecial observer at the Vatican City.The problems of contemporary poli-tics and of medieval medicine strug-gle for the first place in Dr. Reeves'mind. What stimulating ideas inboth themes he will bring back to us!

"We were at St. Peter's on thePope's Jubilee, the day after the newConcordat was signed. I heard hisaddress, the response, etc., thoughthe crowd was so dense one couldn'tmake out his words. It is great to beon the ground when history is beingmade and I find myself not a pro-fessor in Kenyon College but a pub-licist keenly alive to the historicalbackground of it all, and impatient-ly refraining from sending my no-

tions to the Herald-Tribun- e, whichsometimes prints my things. But thewhole matter is so far reaching inIts significance that an amateur maywell keep out. It will widen the

Continued on Page Two

KEWOS COL.LEGK, GAMBIEH, OHIO, MARCH 19.

NEW STUDENT BOARD

TO REGULATE SPORTS

IntraMural Council Is Al

ready Active

Another link in the chain whichit is hoped will add to the import-- ance of intra-mur- al athletics atKenyon was forged recently by theformation of an Intra-mur- al Ath-

letic Council. This body, whose birthtook place in the fertile brain of'Athletic Director Kutler, is by farthe most important step toward andthe most tangible evidence of theconsequence which this form of ath-letics is bound to attain in the fu-

ture.The Council consists of one mem-

ber from each of the nine divisionson the Hill, while Director Kutlerand his Assistant serve as membersex-offlc- io. Plans for a detailed andmore careful management of intra-mural contests have already beensuggested as well as a complete sys-

tem of self-governm- ent by the con-troli- ng

board. A system of athleticmanagers has been completed simi-lar to the one followed at present inIntercollegiate sports at Kenyon.From those freshmen who have doneservice for the year, one Sophomoremanager will be elected from eachdivision. These in turn will be underthe direct guidance of the JuniorManager, the executive head of theorganization. This Junior managerwill be elected by a special Com-Continu- ed

on Page Two

SENIORS DECIDE ON

COMMENCEMENT PLAY

SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATEIS CHOSEN BY CLASS

Following several weeks of duethought and deliberation, not tomention argument, the senior classhas finally made definite choice ofthe play which it proposes to giveat commencement time. The playis George M. Cohan's "Seven Keysto Baldpate." This choice was madefinal by a committee of four, whichwas appointed for that purpose byMr. Packard, and which worked inconjunction with him in selectingthe play. The committee was com-posed of Messrs. Converse, Henning,Singer, and1 Rose.

"Seven Keys to Baldpate" is, inmany ways, an ideal play for pre-

sentation under the conditions withwhich the senior class will have tocope. The production of any playwith an all male cast and with thelimited facilities offered by RosseHall presents a number of difficul-ties. Since finely-draw- n women'sparts can scarcely be taken by fe-

male impersonators, it is almostrequisite that any play presented bya senior class at Kenyon shall con-

tain female parts which may bemade humorous, if not burlesquedaltogether.

The extraordinary poor stage andlack of stage properties made it

Continued on Page Seven

EARNEST S. COOK DIESAT HOME IN CLEVELAND

Alumnus Was Prominent OhioLawyer

Earnest S. Cook, '81, prominentKenyon alumnus and member of theCleveland bar, died March 6 at hishome in Cleveland after an illnessof eighteen months. He was buriedon March 8 in Lake View cemetery.

Mr. Cook was a "self-ma- de man."He received his common school edu-

cation in Morence, Michigan, theplace of his birth, and after inten-

sive night studying entered Kenyonwithout the advantage of high schoolpreparation. Despite this handi-cap Mr. Cook was valedictorian of

his class during his senior year. Af-

ter graduation from Kenyon heserved as headmaster of K. M. A.

for a number of years.Mr. Cook studied law in the of-

fices of Rufus P. Ranney, and laterbecame United StatesAttorney atCleveland. He was for 35 years a

director and general counsel at theUnited Bank.

He is survived by his widow andfour children.

DR. CAHALL FORMSNEW ORGANIZATION

Foreign Relations Club ElectsOfficers

On March 6, something new wasintroduced into Kenyon's extra cur-ricul- ar

activities. A group of mengot together and under the guid-

ance of Dr. R. D. Cahall formed theKenyon Foreign Relations Club.The group was made up of Messrs.Atkins, Baldwin, Begg, Caples, B.

Mansfield, R. Mansfield, Nevin, A.

Rose, Sleffel Sturges, Vent, andWolfe. J. Hughes name was addedlater by proxy.

Many such clubs have been found-

ed all over the country in the lead-

ing colleges and universities withthe same purposes in view. First:To better their understanding of

world affairs and to find if and howthey effect us. Secondly: To createand promote good feeling betweenthe peoples of other nations andourselves.

In the larger universities the workof these clubs takes on a practicalnature. One university has been es-

pecially noticeable in this. Themembers of the club go into the for-

eign districts and teach nightclasses, at the same time helpingthe people with whom they comein contact with any trouble or carebrought before them. When writinghome, naturally, these foreignersgive to their relatives a favourableimpression of America and Ameri-

cans. Anyone who has been abroadknows that we need more of such"boosting." Of course, here at Ken-

yon the club shan't have an oppor-

tunity to carry on work of this sort,but it can devote itself to the the-

oretical side, and thus its memberswill be better able to take theirplaces as citizens.

The first and organization meet-

ing of the club went off very well.Dr. Cahall briefly went over the

Continued on Page Eight

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TWENTY MEN FORM

SEPARATE DIVISION

Middle Hanna Now 0ccuPied by a Ninth Social

Organization

The opening of the second semes-

ter of the College year saw consum-ate- d

the breaking up into smaller

units of the large non-fratern- ity

group at Kenyon and the formationof a ninth constitutional division onthe Hill with the transference of theSterling Club to new quarters inMiddle Hanna. By such a change,this organization definitely disasso-

ciates itself from Middle Kenyon andbecomes a separate and distinct unit,having the same representation onCollege committees and councils asall other groups.

"The Sterling club was founded inFebruary, 1927, by a group of non-fraterni- ty

men as a purely social,non-secr- et organization within Mid-

dle Kenyon. As time went on andthe Club expanded, it became moreand more difficult for it to remainpassive in all political and social controversy arising not only in the Col-

lege but also in Middle Kenyon it-

self. Inevitably and despite the orig-

inal concepts of its founders, the as-

pect of the Sterling Club so alteredthat it became absolutely necessaryfor a change to be made.

Early in the first semester of thecurrent College year it was definitelydecided to incorporate the Sterling

Continued on Page Two

PHILADELPHIA ALUMNIHOLD DINNER MEETING

DR. PEIRCE ADDRESSESIMPORTANT GATHERING

Tuesday night, February 6th, Dr.William F. Peirce met the Phila-

delphia Alumni at their annualKenyon dinner held in the Univer-sity Club. In addition to PresidentPeirce, who gave a most interestingaccount of the activities on theHill, Don C. Wheaton of New York,President of the Alumni Council,outlined the plans of that body. Hewas greeted with rounds of ap-

plause by the gathering, which con-

tained among its number: MatthewF. Laury, the Rev. Charles H.Arndt, William B. Bodine, WilliamW. Hearn, the Rev. H. S. Hatha-way, David B. Arndt, ReginaldMeeker, Laurence Russell, Allen D.Soph, Roy C. Costello, George C.Lee, Robert N. D. Arndt, John F.Arndt, and Bishop Atkins of Wyom-ing.

A unique feature of the dinnerwas a model of Peirce Hall, the newCollege Commons, which occupiedthe entire center of the table. Thismodel was brought from Gambierand gave a very real and concreteidea to those present of the beautyand dignity of Kenyon's latest ad-

dition. It remained on display inone of the center rooms of the University Club for several days.

Continued on Page Five

MO. 6

COUNT ILYA TOLSTOY

LECTURES IN GAMB1ER

Delivers Second Lectureon Larwill Foundation

SON OF NOVELIST

Outlines His Father's Lifeand Philosophy

On Friday evening, February 22,

Count Ilya Tolstoy gave the year'ssecond lecture on the Larwill Lec-

ture Foundation. Count Tolstoy isthe son of the Count Leo Tolstoy,the novelist. The lecture was en-

titled "Life in Russia," and it wasalmost entirely a biographicalsketch of the elder Tolstoy.

Leo Tolstoy was known as a nov-

elist, but in the opinion of IlyaTolstoy, his philosophy and histeachings will far outlast his fameas a novelist. He was born in 1829in a little village about 120 milessouth of Moscow. The first of theTolstoys went to Europe twenty-tw- o

generations ago, in a day whenpeople had more leisure, and, as aconsequence, more time to think.The speaker left with his audiencethe question whether or not thingsare better today in an age of lux-

ury.The grandfather of Leo Tolstoy

was immensely wealthy for his age;he did most of his provisioning andfurnishing in Western Europe. Thefather of Leo Tolstoy served in theNapoleonic Wars. It was duringthis time that he met Napoleon,who expressed his admiration of theperfect French which Tolstoy spoke.

The father of Ilya Tolstoy enter-ed the University of Moscow at theage of sixteen, where he was particularly weak in Russian languageand literature. His interests werefocused upon subjects bigger thanthose taught in the university. Hefound no difficulty in learning Eu-

ropean languages, however; he wasmaster of five of them, as well as ofLatin and Greek. After havingdone very poorly at the university,he attended five more colleges anduniversities. He never obtained adegree at any of these schools.

The elder Tolstoy had no estate,no name, no friends, but he foundhimself confronted with manytemptations he was, in short, acountry gentleman. His career wasalways a varied one, and from theage of eighteen to the end of hislife, he kept a remarkably compre-hensive diary. In this he was un-doubtedly influenced by Franklin's"Autobiography," which he admiredvery much. His youth, as found inhis diary, affords an interesting psy-chological study. Every day hefound something for which to re-

proach himself; on only one daydid he say that he was satisfiedwith himself, and even this entrywas somewhat modified. This en-try ends with the statement thathe could have done better.

Through constant exercise andContinued from Page Three

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1930 REVEILLE ISNEARING COMPLETION

Editor Promises Many NewFeatures

The Reveille is beginning to em-

erge from the status of a number of

mere papers and to take on the as-

pects of a real book. According to

Robert Kenyon, Editor, it will be

ready before the promised time.

In previous issues of the Collegian

several of the distinguishing fea-

tures of this year's book have been

pointed out: the architectural themeof the book, the pencil sketches for

the View Section, and the enlargedCalendar. There are many otherinnovations and changes which com-

bine to make the 1930 Reveille un-

usually attractive and "different."

The 1929 Reveille introduced thecustom of including a picture and abrief biographical sketch of several

prominent Alumni. These bits were

placed among the advertisementspartly to make the latter seem more

attractive. This year, however, theidea has been expanded and given

more prominence. There is now tcbe a section for the Alumni, placed

immediately after the Faculty sec-

tion in the part of the book which

is called The College. This adds tothe prestige of the book and gives

the Alumni their recognition in a

more desirable place.

Bexley is again to have its sec-

tion in the book. It will appear im-

mediately after the Alumni section,

and will contain group pictures of

the Faculty and Students, full stu-

dent enrollment, and a short, pithy

comment on the year at Bexley by

Father Don Carey.

One of the most distinguishing

features of the book, the one whichwill do most to justify calling it

different from Reveilles of the past

past few years, is the Feature sec-

tion. It is a harsh but true criticismof recent Reveilles that they havedegenerated into a catalogue of

college events and activities; thatthey have nothing of interest except

to those who are intimately con-

nected with the present campus life

and action. And so the Feature sec-

tion was conceived in an effort tocounteract this unfortunate tend-ency. It will contain several orig-

inal literary productions of no smallworth by Charles Malcolmson,Andrew Rose, and Larrimore Burr,and the results of a college vote onmatters of current interest. Thislattep requires some explanation,inasmuch as a descriptive title forthe effort is wanting. A paper witha number of questions will be givento each student. The questions in-

clude "Favorite character in fiction,""Favorite dramatist," "Favoriteprominent public man of today,""Most inspiring professor," and sim-ilar queries involving personal opin-ion.

The intra-mumr- al athletics, whichhave gained such a great popular-ity on the Hill, will be given theirdue recognition in a section devotedto that species of activity. Therewill be a picture of each winningteam and a write-u- p of that par-

ticular sport.The paper stock to be used in this

year's book is of a light gray tint.The only color is to be that used forthe borders, which will be a verypleasing purple. With a dark graycover, it is believed that the bookwill have an extremely harmoniousand dignified color scheme.

ALUMNI

The Blackman Company, 120 WestForty-Secon- d Street, New York, re-

cently announced the admission of

four men to partnership in the firm.

Among these was Mark Wiseman,

Kenyon, '10.

Early next month a full report of

the activities of the Alumni Coun-

cil will be sent to all Kenyon alumniin the form of a College bulletin.This will include a complete finan-cial statement as well as reportsfrom other committees.

Mr. Clark Hammond, "03, for anumber of years Chairman of theFinance Committee of the AlumniCouncil, has announced his resigna-tion from that post. Mr. Hammondfound that the press of his personalaffairs prevented him from givingenough time over to this most im-

portant office on the Council. Mr.R. A. Weaver, '12, was immediatelyelected to fill the position.

WASHINGTON STOEY NOTAVAILABLE YET

The Collegian regrets that It hasnot as yet received any detailed ac-

count of the dinner meeting heldsome time ago by the WashingtonAlumni Association. This event, animportant one in the calendar ofalumni gatherings, certainly does notdeserve the obscurity to which thispublication has been obliged to re-

sign it.For its next issue, the Collegian

will obtain and print a full accountof Washington meeting.

INTRA-MURA- L COUNCILContinued from Page One

highly desirable that the commit-mitte- e

of the Council, consisting ofDirector Kutler ,his Assistant, andthe President of the Intra-mur- al

council. In his senior year the Jun-

ior Manager will automatically be-

come President of the Intra-mur- al

Athletic Board.The following have been elected

to membership on the Council:Charles Vent (North Leonard),

President.O. J. Woodard (middle Hanna(,

Secretary.A. Thomas (Middle Leonard).Dudley Hard (South Leonard).John Hoyt .East Wing).Norman Cink (Middle Kenyon).Alfred Lyman (West Wing).Joseph Ralston (South Hanna).Sidney Waddington (North Han-

na).Director of Athletics Kutler.Assistant Director Cott.The Assistant Athletic Director

holds the post of Permanent Treas-

urer of this body.

THE KENYON COLLEGIAN

STERLING CLUB

Continued from Page One

Club as an independent organizationand as a new division at Kenyon.

With this in mind, officials of theCollege and the Alumni Association

were approached in order to sound

out their views on the situation.Both the Faculty and the Alumni

proved to be quite favorable to such

a change. With the official support

of the College Assembly and Pan-Hellen- ic

Council, the Sterling Club

will enter upon its life as an addi-

tional Kenyon group with the most

favorable of beginnings.

The basic principles of the Clubremain the same. The Club contin-ues to be a purely social, non-secr- et

organization, whose sole aim is topromote good-fellowsh- ip, loyalty tothe Alma Mater, and to aid the ad-

vancement of each member's stand-ing on the College Campus and InCollege life.

In its move the Sterling Clubbrought with it twenty men:

Seniors

Charles Murray Cott.Orin J. Woodard.

Juniors

Robert Clippinger.Kenneth A. Drake.George H. Jones.A. A. Koski.Ivan Lepley.Gordon Knapp.Henry H. McFadden.C. T. Malcolmson.Gordon Pumphrey.Osborne T. Templeton.Lockhart Wayt.Alexander Wood.

Sophomores

Raymond Fasce.Leonard E. Henry.

Freshmen

John Craine.Ernest Knapp.Albert Pappano.Richard Hutsinpillar.

DR. PEIRCE'S COLUMN

Continued from Page One

breach between Italy and Franceand unless Washington is extremelysagacious it will Involve us in a kindof politics what we should best keepout of."

"My studies in the Vatican libraryare bearing fruit. I discovered a MSof Marziglio no one ever heard of.But the punishment is severe for itis a medical work and to edit it asan appendix to my book I must diginto medieval medicine. But it isjust the sort of thing Sir WilliamOsier would have loved to give oneof his students to unravel."

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LOCAL CLERGY SPEAKAT NOONDAY SERVICES

Since Ash Wednesday, February13, the usual Lenten noon day ser-

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12:13, during which time brief ad-

dresses are given. These noon day

services have been very popularlyattended this year, not only by thefaculty, but by groups of studentswho find this short service veryhelpful.

The opening week the serviceswere conducted by President Peirce,and since then they have alternatedbetween Dean Byrer of Bexley Hall,Dr. Ball, and the College Chaplain,Mr. Bailey. The past week, March11 to 15, the first three days weretaken by Dean Byrer and the lasttwo days by the Chaplain.

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BRIDGE TOURNAMENT

Novel Affair Is Keenly Contested

In the series of intramural cup

competitions sponsored this year by

the Atheltic Department, the bridge

tournament is novel and especially

interesting. Never before has an or-

ganized contest of the kind been

carried on in a systematic manner,

and the response of the divisions

has been encouraging in its spirit of

promptness and cooperation. At the

time of writing, the tournament is

but half competed, yet the scores

are surprisingly close and compe-

tition is keen. The rules of theplay-of- f:

Auction bridge rules are used

with points given for honors. Each

division has two teams, each teamcomposed of two pairs of men, teamA and team B. When two divisions

meet, the team A of one plays theA team of the other division, andB plays B for three rubbers. ThenA plays B and B plays A for threerubbers. After the play has fin-

ished each team adds up its pointsand the scores are awarded thus:Five points for the team havinghigh score and two points for sec-

ond high. The winner of the tour-

nament will be the team havingthe greatest number of tournamentpoints at the end. This team willthen play the winner of the facul-ty tournament. Bexley has but oneteam of four men and plays itsgames in the college. The resultsgames in the college.

The results of the variousmatches played to date are as fol-

lows:

Middle Hanna 10, Middle Kenyon4.

South Hanna 5, West Wing 9.

South Leonard 14, Middle Han-na 0.

East Wing 14, Bexley 0.

North Leonard 12, Middle Leon-

ard 2.

North Hanna 0, East Wing 14.

North Leonard 12, South Hanna2.

West Wing 14, Middle Hanna 0.

Bexley 14, South Leonard 0.

Middle Kenyon 7, Middle Leon-

ard 7.

North Hanna 10, Bexley 4.

South Hanna 14, Middle Hanna0.

West Wing-Nort- h Leonard, postponed.

East Wing 7, Middle Leonard 7.

Middle Kenyon 9, South Leonard5.

North Hanna 10, Middle Leonard4.

East Wing 12, South Hanna 2.

Middle Kenyon-We- st Wing, post-poned.

South Leonard 7, North Leonard7.

Bexley 14, Middle Hanna 0.v 'North Hanna 14, Middle Hanna

0.

Bexley 10, South Hanna 4.West Wing-Ea- st Wing, postponed.North Leonard 12, Middle Kenyon

2.

South Leonard-Midd- le Leonard,postponed.

Forfeit.The standing of the divisions to

date is as follows:Postponed

Division Score MatchesEast Wing 61 1

North Leonard 57 1

North Hanna 44 0Bexley 42 0Middle Kenyon 36 1

Middle Leonard 34 1

South Leonard J28 1

South Hanna ......27 0West Wing 23 3Middle Hanna Forfeit

COUNT TOLSTOY LECTURESContinued from Page One

reading, he developed a wonderfulphysique and mental ability. At theage of eighteen, he had formulatedsome rules for himself. "Use all of

your brain when you think; don'tbe busy doing nothing" is the state-

ment on which his entire philosophyrests. Relaxation and concentra-tion of thought are his two funda-mental principes.

Early Literary WorkAt the age of twenty-on- e, Leo

Tolstoy decided that he would dowell in the army as a private. Inthis capacity, he went to the Cau-casus Mountains, where he wrote hisfirst books. From this post, he wentto the Crimea district, where heserved up to the end of the wars.He wrote his impressions of the war,which were published1 in a monthlymagazine in Moscow. From thesesketches, he found himself acclaim-ed as a writer who wrote the thingswhich he really saw. His chief aimin writing these articles was to bringto the attention of the civilizedworld the criminality of all war. Inthis 'he always had the courage totell the truth as he saw it, withoutregard for the opinions of others.Opposition to his utterances arose,but Czar Alexander refused to exilehim.

Leo Tolstoy and Ilya Tolstoy seemto have agreed quite generally uponthe proposition that nearly everything we have now is canned. Ourmusic is canned, our foods, our news

perhaps even our religion is indanger of becoming canned.

After this episode had passed safe-ly by, the elder Tolstoy made twotrips to Western Europe, where hestudied the problem of education.He developed his own theory of education: allow the children to befree. If the child finds somethingdull, it is the fault of the teacher,and it is up to the teacher to reme-dy the fault.

Ilya Tolstoy made a big point of

the fact that in 1861, Russia finallyliberated all her slaves two yearsbefore the United States saw fit todo the same thing.

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Family LifeThe second period in the life of

Leo Tolstoy begins at the age of

thirty-fiv- e, when he married. Therewere in all thirteen children, andIlya Tolstoy bears witness to thefact that the mother had ample timeto attend to each of the children.The mother acted as secretary tothe father a very difficult task,considering the fact that Tolstoyrewrote all his works an unbeliev-

able number of times, that his writ-ing was illegible, and that he wroteupon every available bit of spaceon the page. In all his writings,Tolstoy was very slow. On one oc-

casion, the magazine which pub-

lished "Anna Karenina" was threemonths late in publishing an issue,because the editor was waiting foran installment. After the manu-

script had finally reached the print-er, Tolstoy telegraphed the changeof one word, so careful was he. IlyaTolstoy stated that it is the sub-

conscious mind which does most ofthe work in writing. For this rea-

son, the father would often talk tothe children about characters andsituations which he was about touse.

The children all learned Latin,Greek, German, French, and Russian grammar from their father.Leo Tolstoy never scolded themwhen they were poorly prepared;the mother always scolded theirnegligence. In consequence, thechildren always learned more fromtheir mother. The father never pun-

ished the children, but he couldread their minds when they haddone wrong.

The Tolstoy family life was un-

usual. Leo Tolstoy often read newand old French literature to thewamily; they would all sit about,singing and playing the piano.

Finally, after Tolstoy's reputationhad become established and tie hadbecome wealthy, many famous peo-

ple visited the home. Among thesewere Jane Adams, William JenningsBryan, and Cesare Lombroso. Thislast man was a famous Italian crim-

inologist and psychologist whomaintained that all geniuses are

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Published MONTHLY during thecollegiate year by the students ofKenyon College.

(Member of the Ohio College PressAssociation)

Editor in chiefTHEODORE P. ROSE II, '29.

Associate EditorROBERT E. BAXTER '29.

Junior EditorsROBERT E. KENYON "30

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Mt. Vernon, Ohio.

NEW INTRA-MURA- L SCHEME

Rudy Kutler's inauguration of thenew system of intra-mur- al athleticsis probably doing more for the gen-

eral welfare of the college and thewholesome employment of the un-

dergraduates than any other inno-

vation which has popped its head upon the campus during the past fouryears. That's a broad statement, butwe feel that it is entirely justified.

The possibilities of an efficientlymanaged and comprehensive system

of intra-mur- al athletics are asboundless as they are pleasing.

Kutler's new system is only in theprocess of orgazination now, but al-

ready the spirit of lively competitionwhich has been manifested in thevarious intra-mur- al sports is a

source of considerable astonishmentto those graybeards who havewatched the anaemic and dilatoryprogress of intra-mur- al tournamentsduring the past three years. Therenovation of the system has broughtabout a surprising rejuvenation of

the decaying undergraduate interest.Heretofore it has been the cus-

tom for any men who didn't hap-

pen to have something else to do, orwho had already seen the currentsuper, super cinematic production inMt. Vernon, to be talked into ambling over to Rosse Hall or down toBenson Field in some sort of trickcostume to fight like the very devilfor the honor of old Phi Phi. Theintroduction of a system which pro-

vides intra-mur- al competition in awide variety of sports, however, cer-

tainly seems to have refreshed thewhole practice of the original theory.There are few men in college whoare not adept, or who do not be-

lieve themselves to be adept, in atleast one ol the attractive outlay ofintra-mur- al sports which now adornsRudolph's menu. For those men forwhom even volley ball requires toogreat an expenditure of skill or ef-

fort, there always remains the Intra-mural competition in group singingor in bridge. For those who prefervulgar language to vulgar physicalcontact, there await the pleasures ofthe golf course or the tennis court.. And, since practically every sporthas its group of devotees among theundergraduates, a keener interest isbeing shown In all the sports thanwas evinced formerly when therewere only four intra-mur- al sports,when the championship in thosetournaments or meets was determined after the completion of a briefand Indecisive schedule, and whenthe whole system was more or less asource of occupation for those menwho might want a little exercise orfor those freshmen who had theirorders to play.

That is why we feel that Kutlerhas really accomplished somethingby this innovation of an elaboratesystem of intra-mur- al athletics. Evenat the outset the numerous inter-divisi- on

contests have been thesource of considerable rivalry andamusement among the college men;

and, notwithstanding the crueltreatment which it receives on thisvery page, the intra-mur- al bridgetournament has helped while awaymany a long, winter evening andkept many a young feller out of mischief. Consequently, it too may bejudged a howling success.

THE BASKETBALL SEASON

The basketball season is over, andevery one is busy heaving sighs of

relief. For weeks the air has been

filled with fervent prayers, and all

known or suspected deities have

been invoked to bring the course of

Kenyon's 1928-192- 9 basketball

schedule to a merciful close. The

gods heeded not our cries, but theseason has finally wound itself up

and quit of its own accord.

Some comment on the spectacu-

larly miserably showing of the bas-

ketball team seems almost neces-

sary. It is only once in a blue moon

that any college's standing is rep-

resented by such an unrelieved and

imposing row of goose eggs. Butcomment is difficult. The closing

of the season is the appropriatetime to criticize the team's perfor-

mance and to give credit wherecredit is due, etc., etc. A look atthe team's record would inform ev-

en a dull man that it is scarcelynecessary for any one to lose hisvoice singing the praises of thisyear's team. And yet who is toblame? One might think, judgingfrom cold facts and statistics, thatthe team deserved an unmercifulpanning. But that isn't so. Fixingthe appropriate amount of blameon the recently disbanded basket-

ball team is a nice question, requir-

ing more perception and a greaterknowledge of basketball than thepresent writer possesses.

Coach Evans is not to blame.That much is certain. Last year,working under the difficulties whichinevitably confront a new coach, neproved his energy and ability be-

yond all doubt. Given the propermaterial with which to work, Evanswould have turned out a good team.

On the other hand, any censureof the members of the team wouldbe, to a considerable extent, unfair.They lost games by scores thatwere scarcely representative of therelative merit of the competingteams, and they lost one or twogames that they didn't deserve tolose. They had to play on a consistently losing team, which is always disheartening, and they hadto go through the hopeless and em-

barrassing motions of losing tovastly superior teams before theirfellow students, when they knewbefore they even went on the floorthat the outcome was inevitable.The members of the team deservesome credit for even staying withsuch a hopeless aggregation, but itcannot be said of most of them thatthey are basketball players. Theteam included several accomplishedathletes, but only two of them be-

longed on a basketball floor.Almost utter lack of material was

the cause of Kenyon's poor basketball record of the past winter. Nextyear a number of promising menwill be eligible to play on the col-

lege team. It seems advisable toconsign the recent unpallatableshowing to oblivion by forgettingabout it and turning our attentionon the somewhat more hopefulprospect of next year.

THE KENYON COLLEGIAN

THE LATEST STRAW

About every three hours andtwenty minutes some exhausted mes-

senger staggers through the cordon

of secretaries outside our office andfalls breathless on the floor of theeditorial sanctum. Like Phidipides

after Marathon, he bears a message.

These messages come in long en-

velopes and trace their source to thepublicity offices of some commercialairplane company or other. Andreally, it's getting irritating. Unlesssomething drastic is done to stop

this vast influx of mimeographedballyhoo on eggshell paper we aregoing to have to hire a special sten-

ographer, whose sole function willbe to dispose of the stuff. Or elsewe can get a member of the businessstaff of this publication to take thejob over, which isn't a bad idea, sincebusiness managers have so little todo anyway.

However, we want to take this op-

portunity to announce that we'resick of all the small-tim- e fireworksabout airplanes that we're being sub-

jected to. Evidently the commercialairplane companies reason that aneditor is a long-sufferin- g, patient,overworked, downtrodden truckhorse, who is so battered and subdued that he won't have the staminaor will power to resist printing theirhigh-pressu- re sales talk. Possiblythey think all editors are fish.Gentlemen, they're right. But thewoim has finally toined.

It would seem, dear readers, thataviation has taken the colleges bystorm. If we are to believe the busi-

nesslike statistics with which thisoffice has been swamped, we mustinevitably be convinced that, inmany of the truly progressive andup-to-d- ate colleges of the effete eastand the virile west, students are ac-

customed to fly back and forth toclasses.

Our gracious informers tell usreams and reams about how manycollege students are using airplanes,but so far they haven't mentionedspecifically what for. If they shouldstart talking about weekends toBermuda, we might not be so bitterand intolerant and whatnot.

The high-pressu- re gentlemen have,lowever, by refraining from all men-

tion of the matter, tacitly confessedthat airplanes are not yet in usefor the extremely popular and al-

most essential pastime of divert-

ing the ladies. The problem of hav-

ing a date in an airplane would haveits decided disadvantages, which areso numerous and obvious that theyneed not be gone into at this point.

One company enlightened us ona most astounding fact about avia-

tion in the colleges today. The forceof the argument nearly bowled usover. This particular hot air geniusgave birth to the assertion that,"More college students are flyingtoday than ever before." To helpthat company along in its work, wewould like to suggest a few parallelstatements which they might choseto incorporate in their next letter:There were more automobiles usedin the Great War than in the CivilWar; fewer people died last year InMechanicsburg than in New York;if all the airplanes manufactured inthe United States during the pastfiscal half year, F. O. B., ad valorem,were to be piled one on top of theother, the one on the bottom wouldbe In a hell of a fix.

And, lads and lassies, our struggling little staff makes a promise hereand now. All quick-firin- g, high-compressi- on

come-o- n stuff about in-

tercollegiate flying etc, etc. that ap-

pears in this office in the future,marked in bold lettering "For Immediate Release," will be disposed ofJust as the distributors ask. Thatis to say, it will be released Immediately, If not sooner..

FIRESTONE REPRESENTATIVEVISITS GAMBIER

Mr. Kranz of the Firestone Tireand Rubber Company came to Gam-

bier on February 19 and remainedhere for two days. He conducted in-

terviews with all of the members ofthe senior class who seemed to haveany inclination to enter the Fire-

stone organization after graduation.The Firestone Company makes an

offer to a limited number of collegegraduates which is substantially thesame as that made by General Elec-

tric and several other large cor-

porations in America. Firestone of-

fers to take on its payroll the menwhom it accepts and who wish tocomply with the terms of its offer.These men get a technical education at night school over a period ofthree years. In the meantime theywork in the Firestone organizationat tasks which are appointed themby the supervisors of their courseand which are especially appropriateto the subjects they are studying atnight school.

CINCINNATI UNIVERSITYTO GIVE LAW TESTS

On Saturday, March 31, the Col-

lege of Law of the University ofCincinnati will give its annual leg-

al aptitude test to seniors or graduates of recognized colleges. Thepurpose of the examination is bothto help men to decide upon theirfitness for the legal profession, andto determine the recipient of eachof the two Sutphin Scholarships, of

four hundred and twenty-fiv- e dol-

lars. The scholarships are effec-

tive during the student's first yearat the school and carry with thema freedom from tuition expenses.

The test is not one of intelligenceor breadth of information, but em-

bodies a check upon such capacitiesas comprehension, ingenuity inanalysis, discrimination betweenthe relevant and irrelevant, memoryand accuracy, reasoning by analo-gy, and the solution of problems insymbolic logic, these traits beingdeemed especially needful in lawstudy. Information pertaining tothe examination may be obtainedfrom Miss Nettie Birk, Secretary ofthe College of Law, Cincinnati Uni-

versity.

BONE DRYS CRASH THROUGHThe other day we ran across a

prime illustration of that good oldsaying about the pot calling thekettle black. No one can deny thatthe perfect example of the old potand kettle adage would be two yel-

low sheets at swords points witheach other. It seems that the Methodist Board of Temperance puts outa Clipsheet, filled with numerousreasons or pseudo reasons why pro-

hibition is a great little old institu-tion. The august Board is goodenough to send its publication tothe editors of all college papers inthe fond hope that one of them, in afrenzy for space filler or in anabandoned moment, will print statis-tics showing that there is only halfas much drinking In Siwash sincethe population of the town was re-

duced to half by the corn borer andthe floods. All this, If it Is not en-

lightening, is often very amusing,and is one of the few bright spotsin the otherwise dreary and mon-otonous life of a hectored editor.

Last week, however, the Clipsheetcrashed through with a gem, whichwarmed the cockles of our heart andmade us forgive the MethodistBoard of Temperance for at leastone or two of its myriad offenses.The Clipsheet said:

"We understand there is an agi-tation in Chicago for a new drainage canal. Some way ought to beprovided to take care of the outputof our old friend, The ChicagoTribune, the world's greatest something or other." Not bad for abunch of Bible-back-ed pulpitpounders.

DOCTOR REEVES BUYS

SET OF RARE BOOKS

Tells of Interesting Purchases InLetter to Dr. Peirce

For the third time this year, and

for the second consecutive month,

the Collegian is permitted to reprint

a letter from Dr. Reeves to Presi-

dent Peirce.

In the present communication

Dr. Reeves tells of a purchase which

he has made for the college library,

and of another private investment,

by means of which he proposes to

sharpen the wits and employ thespare time of future sophomoreEnglish students.

This letter will recall to Collegi-

an readers that Dr. Reeves and hisfamily are, at present, wintering inRome, where the doctor is studyingin the Vatican Library.

The letter to President Peircefollows :

"Rome, Feb 20, 1929.

"Dr. Peirce,"I am having sent to the College

Library with bill, two sets of books.They are Villani't Chronide (boththe Villanis) and Muratori's ItalianChronicles. I have selected thesesets after months of search in Par-

is and Rome, and study of cata-

logues elsewhere. They are bothvaluable, and indeed worth more in

the States than the amount of thebill.

"I do ths with an easier consciencefrom the fact that the very expen-

sive series of Muratori's Latinchronicles 24 vols. fol. of the Scrip-tore- s,

and 6 vols. fol. of the An-tiquita- tes

I regarded as a bit toospecial for the Library, and boughtthem myself, although I shall use

them for my students to sharpentheir teeth on.

"While these books superficiallyseem to have nothing to do withEnglish they are quite necessary tounderstand repercussions in Franceand England of Italian events. Ishould think both the Departmentsof Romance Literature and Historywould welcome the addition.

"This has been a busy and excit-

ing fortnight. We were at St. Pet-

er's on the day of the Pope's Jubileeanniversary when public acclaim ofthe new Concordat was made. Thegreat area of the Church was filledwith standing people, and the meremovement of the crowd rendered in-

audible the Pope's address, andthat of another dignitary. The po- -litical-international-significa-

noe of

II Duce's latest achievement is tobe reckoned with. In Rome, naturally, there is the greatest enthusiasm. I have not seen the northern press.

"We have all suffered with thecold since the middle of December.Winter is winter, only it's muchworse in Rome than in Gambier.I have to go back to Virgil to findlines actually descriptive of a win-

ter in Italy today!"With cordial regards for Mrs.

Peirce and yourself,"Faithfully,

"WM. PETERS REEVES."President Wm. Foster PeirceGambier, Ohio."

ALUMNUS PUBLISHESFINANCE ARTICLE

George Clarge Cox, '86, recentlyhad an article in an issue of theNew York Evening Post in which hestates that fogyism is seen to be hit-ting gold credit. He believes thatthe new era in investing which iscoming upon us is ignored by a greatmany men who pose as authoritieson financial subjects. Mr. Cox isassociated with Cox and Trainer, In-vestment Counsel, and is known asa man who knows what he is talk-ing about in financial matters.

RECENT WARM WEATHER

SPEEDS PEIRCE HALL

Exterior of New Commons Is NearlyComplete

Peirce Hall, the New Commons,

has been progressing quite rapidlyduring the last few weeks of favor-

able weather. Both exterior and in-

terior work is being done.

All the plaster throughout the in-

terior has been laid. In the rooms

at the north end of the building,

particularly those on the third floor,

everything is ready for the installa-

tion of floors, wainscoting, and base-

boards. The walls and ceilings are

finished in a handsome irregularlyoressed plaster surface. All themouldings at the ceiling line aredecorative conventional designs.

The vaulted ceiling of the stairvestibule in the tower has not beenbegun, but scaffolding is now inplace to facilitate work on theceiling.

In the lounge on the first floor ofthe north end, decorative stone hasbeen set nearly all around the massive fireplace. Already this roomgives promise of being a truly hand-some and comfortable gatheringplace.

In the main dining hall, all theplaster is in place, and now theworkmen are cleaning up the floor.None of the woodwork has been begun, but soon such work should befeasible.

All the plastering is done in thesouth end. The kitchen is practically as it is finally to be, with itspartition between the kitchen properand the pantry, and with its dishwashing corner. The refrigeratorand dumb waiters are complete, andthe stairways to the storage loftand to the basement are in placeand completely enclosed.

The basement rooms are completely plastered, and the walls and ceiling of the basement halls are nearlyfinished. Here, too, the installationof wooden finish will complete thework.

One very interesting and handsome bit of work which is now beingrushed is that on the terrace on theeast side of the building, just outside the dining hall. Very recently,the terrace has been built up fromthe ground to its completed heightnow the workmen are filling m, sothat the flagging can be laid soon.The handsome stone steps leadingfrom the terrace to the ground atthe south end have been put intoposition. Work preparatory to placing the stone railing is now beingrushed.

The handsome two-to- ne slate roofhas just been completed, except forthe small area between the northgable and the tower. The roof makesthe building appear quite complete.in spite of the scaffolding aroundthe Philander Chase Tower.

The memorial tower has its sixthfloor completely covered, and workis being done on the seventh andlast floor. At present, a huge blockand tackle arrangement is on thevery top of the tower; this is to beused to hoist the massive stone sidesto their places around the sides ofthe uppermost story. At the southwest corner of this top story therewill be a dome. The very top of thisis to be a huge piece of stone. Therehave been many conjectures as tothe method to be used in raising thismassive stone to its position. Noneof the metal staircase above thefourth floor have yet been installedin the tower.

The entire building gives promiseof its future sober grandeur, but atthe completion of the PhilanderChase Tower, this sedateness will befully realized.

SENIOR PLAYContinued from Page One

tee should chose a play in whichthere is no change of scene. Further, it was determined that char-acter parts were better for inexperienced men in preference to roleswhich called for portrayal of emo-tion or similar difficult bits of

Mr. Cohan's play combines allthese qualities. There is only onefemale part which can not be interpreted in a decidedly humorousmanner, there is no change of sceneand the play is of a violent, melo-dramatic sort which, at the verymost, calls for nothing more thanstage presence and proper enunciation on the part of the actors. It

described as a "melodramaticfarce" by its author.

Don Henning was unanimously

THE KENYON COLLEGIAN

named by the other members of thecommittee and by Mr. Packard as

the man most suited for the lead-ing role in the forthcoming pro-

duction. Henning has had some act-

ing experience before, and is nat-

urally fitted for the one part in"Seven Keys to Baldpate" whichpractically carries the entire pro-gress of the play, and which mustbe taken by a competent man.There is some doubt, however,whether Henning, who is studyingat Bexley as well as at the college,will be able to spare enough timeto take the leading part.

Tryouts for the other parts willbe held in the near future. Mr.Packard is confident that he willbe able to find enough material inthe class to insure a presentableperformance of the play at com-

mencement time.

You will see thismonogram on thepowerful motors of anelectric locomotiveand on the conven-ience outlet where youplug in a floor lampalways and every-where it is a safeguide to electricalquality and

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BEXLEY NOTES

The Right Reverend Wm. Blair

Roberts, Bishop Suffragan, of South

Dakota, spent several days at Bex-le- y

Hall presenting the work done

in his Diocese to the men of theSeminary. It is interesting to note

that a larger percent of the Sioux

Kation of American Indians are

communicants of the Episcopal

Church than any other nation. The

work of the Church in South Da-

kota is greatly retarded by the lack

of clergymen, and it was in the

hope of securing men for that field

that Bishop Roberts made his visit

to Gambier.

The vacancy made in the faculty

of Bexley Hall by the death of Dr.

Streibert is being filled for the re-

mainder of the year by the Rever-

end Dr. George Franklin Smythe.

Dr. Smythe is well known to Ken-yo- n

and Bexley, having been some-

time chaplain of the College andDean of Bexley.

The Rev. Phil Porter, rector of

Christ Church, Dayton, Ohio, de-

livered four lectures on Parish Ad-

ministration to the students of theSeminary March 14 and 15.

Among recent visitors to Bexley

Hall were: the Reverend W. M.

Sidener, rector of St. Paul's Church,Steubenville, and the Reverend A.

C. Baker, curate of St. Paul's, Steu-

benville, and the Reverend RalphHiggins, curate of St. John'sChurch, Youngstown, Ohio.

The plan for Bexley Sunday is

being carried out in a differentmanner than formerly. Any par-ris- h

desiring to observe BexleySunday may choose any Sunday

and any man in the Seminary tocome and preach on that occasion.Bexley men having preached forthis purpose up to the presenttime are: George Selway at St.Paul's Church, Steubenville, onMarch 3; and Luman Morgan at St.Paul's Church, Greenville, Feb. 24

and St. Stephen's Church, Cincin-

nati, March 10. It Is expected thatquite a number of other engage-

ments of a similar nature will bemade after the Easter vacation.

The Reverend Stanley West, rec-

tor of Grace Church, Toledo, wasordained to the Priesthood March13 in Grace Church by the RightReverend W. L. Rogers, Bishop Co-

adjutor of the Diocese of Ohio.Dean White of Trinity Cathedral,Cleveland, preached the sermonand presented the candidate for or-

dination. About ten clergymenwere present.

A Quiet Day will be conducted atBexley Hall on Wednesday, March29, by the Very Reverend FrancisWhite, dean of Trinity Cathedral,Cleveland, Ohio.

The Reverend A. W. Hawke, rec-

tor of St. Paul's Church, Mt. Ver-

non, preached at Evensong, March5, in St. Mary's Chapel, Bexley.

MRS. PEIRCE ENTERTAINSDr. and Mrs. Peirce entertained

a number o fthe students and mem-

bers of the faculty and their wiveson Sunday evening, March 3. Adelicious buffet supper was served,which was followed by games of aninstructive type. A delightful eve-

ning was enjoyed by all, and theguests reluctantly took their depar-ture at a reasonably late hour.Among the faculty members therewere, Dr. and Mrs. Manning, Dr.and Mrs. Waterhouse, Prof, andMrs. Redditt, Prof, and Mrs. Cof-

fin, and an equal number of upper-classm- en

from several of the divi-

sions. Mrs. McLain, of Massillon,who was visiting on the Hill, wasalso present.

COUNT TOLSTOY LECTURES

Continued on Page Threepartially insane. He hoped by his

visit to determine the degree of in-

sanity that Tolstoy had. Each manthought the other demented, butTolstoy succeeded in causing theItalian to cut some queer capers,

thus outdoing him. In a later book,Lombroso wrote that Tolstoy was

the least insane of the geniuses hehad met. Psychologists have never

been in sympathy with Lombroso.Period of Unrest

Toward the end of his life, LeoTolstoy found himself in a thirdperiod, one of a moral resurrectionstruggle within himself. He beganto realize that money and fame arenothing, that even a family meansreally very little. He pondered over

the actual significance of death. Isthere, and what is, a God? In anattempt to solve this part of hisproblem, he studied the Russian-Gree- k

Orthodox Church by talkingto monks and priests about God. Indismay he gave up the idea of find-

ing anything from the church, onaccount of its narrowness, its rites,

and its superstitions. He concluded

that even the church often opposedthe teachings of Christ. It hadprayed for the downfall of its ene-

mies; that was hate, not love. Heleft the church completely. In his"Confessions," Tolstoy describes hisposition at this time as if he werehanging by a rope above a deepgorge. Mice come and gnaw at therope which supports him; at deathhe will fall, and all will be over.

From the church, he went to allsorts of philosophy, but he couldnot find a living God. He recalledthat the peasants are not at allafraid of death. He studied theirreligion to find out what they knewand he did not. He found that theyhad all sorts of legends and ballads,many of which are older thanChristianity itself. The peasants,under the inspiration of thesethings, see God in all living things.Then, and then only, did Tolstoythink to look in himself for God. Hethen felt that the impulse whichmade him seek God was God with-

in himself.Ultimate Content

After having made this discovery,Tolstoy was happy; he studied theGospels, but not in the spirit of aninterpreter he studied them forwhat they are as they are. In thisattitude of child-lik- e faith, he sawthe basis of Christianity, love andthe brotherhood of man. He feltthat passive resistance is the strong-

est force in the world.During the rest of his life, Tolstoy

wrote peaceful and serene shortstories, mixed with a great deal ofphilosophical work. He translatedthe four Gospels into the Russian.In this connection, Ilya Tolstoygives his theory of the only meansfor ending war; follow Christ's ex-

ample; obey god, and not

Leo Tolstoy wanted most of alltoward the end of his life to getaway from all the world, and to livein a thoughtful solitude. His wifetold him she could never live with-out him, and he was torn by indeci-sion until October, 1910, when allthings were so aranged that he wasable to leave his horn. This he did,

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KENYON COLLEGE(From Scribners Magazine, March, 1878)

(Continued from last month)

It was needful therefore to make

Additional appeals for aid, and very

naturally, the "public crib" was

thought of as a ready source of suc-

cor. So in December, A. D. 1827,

Bishop Chase went to Columbus, ad-

dressed the legislature, and received

from that body an indorsement of

an apeal to Congress for a donation

from the public lands. Soon after,a bill was introduced into the U. S.

Senate making a grant of a town-

ship of land. The bill was advo-

cated by prominent senators andwas passed, but in the House ofRepresentatives party spirit wasroaring like a flood, and the voiceof the infant college was drowned.The bill failed in committee, andamid the rush of other business waspushed aside. The good bishop waskeenly disappointed but was not indespair. Immediately he issued whatwas then a novel form of statementand appeal, "earnestly entreating ofevery friend of every name and classone dollar in aid of the presentstruggles of Kenyon College." Thedollars, it is said, came to Gambieras the leaves fall in autumn. Largersubscriptions were also added. JohnQuincy Adams, then President ofthe United States, gave a hundreddollars. In all some twenty-fiv- e

thousand dollars was receivedthrough this appeal.

Meanwhile a goodly number ofstudents had assembled at Gam-

bier, and the work of the collegewent bravely on. Bishop Chasenominally occupied the office ofpresident. He really filled most ef-

ficiently the post of general man-

ager and superintendent. Everymorning the "head men" had to be

. directed by him as to their dailywork; every evening they were gath-

ered to give accounts of labor. Therewas the tilling of the thousands ofbroad acres to be looked after, thequarrying of stone, the erection ofbuildings, the industries of the vil-

lage, and all this in addition to thewants, bodily, mental and spiritual,of the student community. Besides,there was the keeping of detailed ac-

counts and the maintenance of amost extensive correspondence. Theburden was altogether a very heavyone; but Bishop Chase's broadshoulders were well fitted to bearit, particularly as he had a mostefficient helpmate in his noble wife."Mrs. Chase entered with her wholesoul into her husband's plans. Shewas a lady perfectly at home in allthe arts and minutiae of housewifery,as happy in darning stockings forthe boys as in entertaining her vis- -itors in the parlor, and' inkeeping the multifarious accounts ofher increasing household as in pre-

siding at her dinner table and dis-

pensing courtesy in her drawing-room- ."

Through her efficiency and wis-

dom, and her husband's untiring andmarvelous activity, Kenyon's affairswere for a time prosperous. A corpsof able professors was gathered;there were more students than couldbe well accommodated, while thebuilding known as Old Kenyon, withwalls four feet in thickness rosesolidly as though it were intendedto stand forever. Difficulties, how-ever, at length appeared, and grewto great proportions. "KenyonCollege," said Bishop Chase at thetime, "is like other colleges in somerespects, and unlike all in manyother respects. The fundamentalprinciple in which it differs from allothers is that the whole institutionis patriarchal. Like Abraham onthe plains of Mamre, it hath pitched

its tent under the trees of Gambierhill, it hath its flocks and its herds,

and its different families of teach-ers, scholars, mechanics, and labor-

ers, all united under one head, pur-

suing one common interest and re-

ceiving their maintenance and food

from one common source, the fundsand farms of the College." The pic-

ture, it must be confessed, is notwithout its beauties, though the col-

oring is certainly more Occidental

than Oriental. Accurately drawn,it would have shown Western work-

men ready to carry "independence,"a Western faculty to question thelimits of authority, and WesternYoung America to cheer them on.Pecuniary troubles added to the em-

barrassments of the situation. Soon the ninth of September, 1831,

Bishop Chase resigned the presi-

dency of the college and the episco-

pate of Ohio. The next day hemounted "Cincinnatus,' 'and rodesorrowfully away, and Gambier sawhis face no more. He was after-

ward elected bishop of Illinois, anddied at "Robin's Nest," where hefounded Jubilee College.

Kenyon's second president wasCharles Pettit Mcllvane, D. D., D.C. L., (Oxon.), who came to Gam- -

bier at the early of thirty-thre- e.

He was then already widely andmost favorably known, particularlyin the great centers of Washingtonand New York and has since beenrecognized as one of the great menof his generation. On appearanceBishop Mcllvane was a king amongmen. He was great also as a think-er and an orator. He found theinstitution heavily in debt, but al-

most at once raised the needed thirtythousand dollars and the debt waspaid. Ten years later when burd-

ens had again accumulated, he cameto the rescue again. During thewhole sixteen years of his residencein Gambier, and indeed until hedied in a foreign land, Bishop Mc-Ilvai- ne

was always the same true,stanch, faithful servant of KenyonCollege.

President Hayes entered Kenyonas a student in the fall of the year1838 and was graduated in 1842. A

classmate writes that for the firsttwo years of his course he did notreally lead his class, but had a repu-

tation as a reader of newspapers andas a person well informed in pol-

itics. He afterward came rapidlyto the front in scholarship, taking aparticularly high stand in mathe-matics and logic, and was graduat-ed with the honors of his class. Hiscommencement address, "CollegeLife," with the valedictory, is stillspoken of in terms of the highestcommendation. The uniform suit ofthe class, worn at graduation wouldnow look somewhat strange. It con-

sisted of a coat of blue Kentuckyjeans with black velvet collar, awhite waistcoat and white) linentrousers.

A college friend of President Hayes

has written: "I recollect him as oneof the purest boys I ever knew. Ihave always recollected of him thatin our most intimate, unreserved,private intercourse, I never knewhim to entertain for a moment anunmanly, dishonest or demoralizingthought. And when he met in afterlife in scenes which called for thehighest manhood and patriotism, Ifound the man to be exactly whathis boyhood had promised."

Hon. Stanley Matthews says ofhim: "Hayes as a boy was notoriousfor having on his shoulders not onlythe levelest but the oldest head incollege. He never got caught in any

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scrapes, he never had any boyishfoolishnes; he never had any wildoats to sow; he was sensible, not assome men are, at the last, but sens-ible from the beginning.

The following incident of PresidentHayes's college life may almost seemprophetic. We give it in the wordsof his intimate friend, Hon. Guy M.Bryan, of Texas, the facts havingbeen certified to us by the Presl-te- nt

himself:

"There were in those days tworival literary societies in the college

the Philomathesian and the NuPi Kappa; the last known as theSouthern Society, and! the first asthe Northern, because the studentsof the slave states belonged to theone, and those from the free statesto the other. The college for yearshad been largely patronizd from theSouthern states, but this patronagegradually waned until, in the winterof 1814, there were so few Southernstudents in the college that themembers of the Nu Pi Kappa wereapprehensive that the society wouldcease to exist for want of new mem-bers. This was a serious questionwith the members of the society. Idetermined to open the subject tomy intimate friend Hayes to see ifwe could not devise some mode toprevent the extinction of the so-ciety, which was chartered by thestate and had valuable property. Wetalked over the subject with all thefeeling and interest with which wewould now discus the best means ofbringing about an era of good feel-ing between the two sections of thecountry. At last, Hayes said, "Well,I will get 'Old Trow,' Comstock andsome others to join with me, andwe will send over a delegation fromour society to yours, and then we canmake new arrangements so that bothsocieties can live in the old college.'He and I then went to work to con-summate our plan. Ten members ofthe Philomathesian joined the Nu PiKappa. A joint committee was thenappointed from the two societies,that reported a plan by which stu-dents could enter either society with-out reference to north or south.Thus Hayes, by his magnanimity,perpetuated the existence of the NuPi Kappa society, and should he beelected president, I earnestly hopethat he may be equally successful inhis best efforts in behalf of a civilpolicy which will wipe out foreverthe distinction between north andsouth in the government of our com-mon country."

The following letter from Presi-

dent Hayes, written after his lastelection as Governor, may be takenas fairly representative of the kind-

ly felings entertained by the grad-

uates of the college In general.

Fremont, O., October 13, 1875.My Kenyon Friends: A host of

congratulatory dispatches are beforeme. I cannot acknowledge witheven a word of thangs, the most ofthem. But, yours, first to be re-

plied to, touches me particularly. Ac-cept my thanks for it. I hope youwill all have reason to remember oldKenyon with as much satisfaction asI do. I have no more cherishedrecollections than those which areassociated with collge life. Exceptthe four years spent in the nionarmy, no other period of my life isto be compared with it. I hope youmay all have equal reason always tothink of Kenyon as I do.

In the greatest haste,I remain, sincerely,

R. B. HAYES.The expenses of living In Gambler

in early days were very small. Theannual charges were

For Instruction $30.00For Board at the College table 40.00Room rent in a room with a

stove 4.00Room rent in a room with a

fire-pla- ce 6.00For theological students and

sons of clergymen the totalcharge was 50.00Those were the days when the

boys were required "to sweep theirown rooms, make their own bedsand fires, bring their own water,black their own boots if they everwere blacked, and take an occasionalturn at grubbing in the fields orworking on the roads." The dis-

cipline was somewhat strict, and thetoil perhaps severe, but the fewpleasures that were allowed werethoroughly enjoyed.

During the President's school-

days there were two great men atGambier, Bishop Mcllvaine and Dr.

William Sparrow. There were oth-

er eminent men among the instruct-

ors: Major Douglass was a man of

ability, and the traditions which still

linger in the place concerning Pro-

fessor Ross clearly show that he waspossesed of remarkable power; butBishop Mcllvaine and Dr. Sparrowwere pre-eminen- tly great men,men whose greatness has been feltas an educating influence on bothsides of the Alleghanies. Bishop Mc-Ilvain- e's

was a divided duty, for inaddition to his college labors he hadthe care of a large and strugglingdiocese; while Dr. Sparrow gave toKenyon his full and undividedstrength, and so had the strongerhold upon the students. He ledthem not only wisely and bravely,

but faithfully and with a true heart.President Hayes speaks of him as"one of the giants"; SecretaryStanton also honored him throughlife, and sent for him in his laterdays that he might be baptized athis hands.

Until the year 1840 there was ajoint faculty of theology and arts inGambier. At that time separate fac-

ulties were constituted with sep-

arate heads, Bishop Mcllvaine con-

tinuing at the head of the Theolog-

ical Seminary, while Major D. B.Douglass, LL. D., was elected to thepresidency of the College. MajorDouglass was an accomplished civilengineer, a soldier, and "every incha man." He began his work earnest-ly in Gambier, and improvementwas the order of the day. But thetime was not ripe for him. He wassucceeded within a few years by Rev.Dr. S. A. Bronson.

The chief event accomplished dur-

ing Dr. Bronson's presidency was thesale of a large portion of the col-

lege lands. Though of very consid-

erable value, these lands from thefirst had brought to the institutiononly the scantiest returns. One agentafter another had been employed tooversee them. The raising of sheepproved disastrous; the culture ofwheat could not be made to pay.Many of the tenants turned out tobe either shiftless or dishonest. So,

in the year 1850, after much dis-

cussion, it was determined that theform of the investment should bechanged, and the lands were orderedto be sold.

Almost immediately there cameincreased prosperity. Happily, too,at this juncture, Lorin Andrews,LL.D., was elected president. Thefriend and champion of popular edu-

cation in Ohio, he found helpers inevery county of the state. The list ofstudents was quickly swelled, so thatin 1855 "room for enlargement" wasa thing of necessity. President An-

drews resigned in 1861 to enter theUnion army. He was the first vol-

unteer from Ohio, entering the ser-

vice as colonel of the Fourth OhioInfantry. Very soon, however, hecontracted disease, from the effectsof which he died. His body rests ina quiet nook of that college parkwhich so often echoed to his step.With President Hayes, he was for atime a member of the class of 1842.

This sketch has been written withspecial reference to Kenyon in thepast. A rapid glance at the buildings of the institution may help togive an idea of her development andgrowth, and of her capacities forpresent usefulness.

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Bexley Hall stands upon a knoll atthe northern extremity of the vil-

lage. It was erected for the ex-

clusive use of the Theological Sem-

inary, after a design given by thearchitect of the London CrystalPalace. It contains the library ofthe Seminary, about seven thou-

sand volumes, and furnished rooms,each with separate bedrooms, forthirty-fo- ur students.

The College Park is about half amile in the opposite direction; abroad and well-shad- ed avenue leadsthe way thereto. Near the south-ernmost point of this park, just uponthe brow of the hill, and overlookingfor miles the charming Kokosingvalley, stands the more massive andvenerable edifice of Kenyon College.This building contains fifty roomsfor students, also the libraries ofthe two societies.

Rosse Hall, a substantial stonebuilding in Ionic architecture, Is

used for rhetorical exercises, for lec-

tures, and on commencement oc-

casions, and is capable of accom-

modating nearly a thousand persons.Close by old Kenyon stands As-

cension Hall, an imposing structure,and one of the finest college build-

ings in the land. It contains twospacious and elaborately furnishedhalls for the literary societies, thelibrary of Kenyon College with itsmuseum, and twenty-si- x rooms forstudents. The tower is used for anobservatory.

Directly north of Ascension, andabout fifty yards from the villagestreet, stands the beautiful Churchof the Holy Spirit. Ivy, transplant-ed from Melrose Abbey, has alreadybegun to adorn its walls. Within,the coloring and the carving arequite attractive. The funds for theerection of this college church weregiven by members of the Church ofthe Ascension, New York, as a trib-

ute of appreciation for their formerrector, Bishop Bedell.

In her requisites for admission andin the course of study, Kenyon doesnot materially differ from the lead-

ing colleges of the eastern states.She aims to give a thorough liberaleducation, and believes in the valueof hard mental discipline. She be-

lieves also in right religious in-

fluences, and labors to afford them,pursuing steadfastly "the true, thebeautiful, the good." In her view,"Christianity is the science of man-

hood," and all truth, being God'struth, should lead finally, to Him.So her faith is liberal, conservative,evangelical, catholic.

PHILADELPHIA ALUMNIContinued from Page One

Another interesting and equallyunique feature was the showing ofthe motion picture reel taken atKenyon several weeks ago. Thisgem of the silent screen was ablydirected and discussed by Dr.Peirce, who played the part of Mas-ter of Ceremonies.

At the close of the meeting thefollowing were elected officers ofthe Philadelphia association for thecoming year:

President Matthew F. Maury.Vice President William B. Bo-din- e.

Secretary-Treasur- er John F.Arndt.

Representative of the PhiladelphiaAlumni on the Alumni CouncilJohn F. Arndt.

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SPORTSEND OF BASKETBALL

TOURNAMENT IS NEAR

Intra-Mur- al Victory Still

The Intra-Mur- al Basketball tour-

nament this year has been one of

exceptional interest and one close-

ly contested: Monday evening,

February 18th the first games of

the season were played and thecontests have continued intermit-

tently since then, and will culmi-

nate on the 19th of March. Thereare nine teams entered, each teamplaying one game with each of theothers. The team winning thehighest percentage of its eightgames will be declared the cham-

pion 'and will receive this handsome

cup which Mr. Kutler has as theprize.

At least three of the teams have

an equally good chance to take thetrophy and the games have acquir-

ed a much more serious aspect thanin former days. Some very good

teams have been put on the floor

in Bosse Hall within the past few

weeks and the students have hadthe opportunit yof seeing a much

better brand of basketball thanthey are used to at Intra-Mur- al

encounters. In case of a tie, of

course, a play off will be held.

At date of writing (March 14)

Zeta Alpha has the only teamwhich has not been defeated. SouthLeonard and Middle Leonard have

each lost one game. The Betas lost

to the Belts and the Delts lost to

North Hanna. When the Betas play

Zeta Alpha they will either give

the tournament to them or else

chause a three-wa- y tie.The clearest way to summarize

all the games up to this point is

to give the record of each team.

North Hanna has won all five

games played. It has beaten EastWing, Middle Hanna, North Leon-

ard, and West Wing, besides itsclosest game when it put the Delts

down in a thrilling game 19-1- 8.

They have three games yet to play.

South Leonard defeated SouthHanna in a rather slow game 11-- 9.

It beat Middle Kenyon by a good

margin and also West Wing. It al-

so won by default from NorthLeonard and East Wing. The onlygame it has lost so far was to theDelts, 12-1- 0. The Betas have two

more games to play, having won

five of their first six.

Middle Leonard also has won fiveof her first six. It beat the Betas12-1- 0 and , won over East Wing,Middle Hanna, South Hanna, andMiddle Kenyon by good scores. Itsonly defeat in six games was toZeta Alpha 19-1- 8.

West Wing probably comes next,having won four out o fsix games.

It was .beaten by North Hanna 17-1- 3

and by South Leonard, 22-- 7. TheDeke team, however, holds victoriesover Middle Hanna, North Leon-

ard, and East Wing, in addition toone rather close game in whichthey triumphed over Middle Ken-

yon 14-1- 2.

South Hanna has only played fivegames, of which it has three vic-

tories and two defeats. The de-

feats were due to Middle Leonardand South Leonard. They havebeen victorious over North Leon-

ard, Middle Hanna and East Wing.The Middle Kenyon team has a

low percentage so far, having wononly two games of its first five.Those two victories were over NorthLeonard and Middle Hanna, neitherof which has won a game. It haslost by substantial scores to MiddleLeonard and South Leonard, andby only two points to West Wing.

There are three teams tied for

last place, and they are likely tostay ther until they start playing !

each other. Then something hasto happen. Each of these teams haslost five games without a singlevictory. They are the teams from i

North Leonard, East Wing, andI

Middle Hanna.Several games which should have s

been played by this time have beenpostponed, and the conclusion of

the tourney jnay be later thanMarch 19 if these games are not;

out of the way by then.The comparative standings of

the eight teams are as follows:W. L. Pet.

North Hanna 5 0 1.000 '

South Leonard 5 1 .837'

Middle Leonard 5 1 .837

West Wing 4 2 .667

South Hanna 3 2 .600

Middle Kenyon 2 3 .400

North Leonard 0 5 .000

East Wing 0 5 .000

Middle Hanna 0 5 .000

TRACK SQUAD STARTS WORK

With the first signs of springCoach Kutler issued the call forcandidates for Kenyon's track team.About fifteen men responded, andwent into training at once for theapproaching season. Workouts arebeing held every afternoon, and onemay see the aspirants to trackfame dashing up and down themiddle path. When Benson Fieldis dry enough and the track is inshape the practices will be heldthere, as usual.

No meets have been definitelyscheduled 'as yet, but Mr. Kutlerpromises that he will enter his menin the Ohio Relays and the BigSix meet. Other dual meets may bearranged at a later date.

With the loss of only a few menby graduation last year the pro-

spects for a successful season lookgood. Kenoyn should be strong onlong distance men, having special-ized in that department last fallwith a cross country team.

Charles Rief Schneider, '29, ismanager of the track team for thespring season 1929. Among the menreporting regularly for practice are:

Southworth, Thurston, Taylor,Dale, Cott, Jones, McTamany HallT. J. Sandberg, and Bell.

SPRING FOOTBALLSpring football practice officially

began Monday, March 11, when Ath-letic Director Kutler put a squad oftwenty-eig- ht men through the in-

itial loosening-u- p exercises. Thesquad is divided into two sections,both sections being composed oflinemen only. Each group is com-posed of fourteen men who reporton alternate days for practice.

Much emphasis is being laid onthe importance of the linemen in thecoming campaign, one that has a de-

cidedly optimistic outlook. The high-ly touted Kenyon freshman teamwill, of course, be eligible for dutynext fall, and will be an addedstrength that has long been missingon Kenyon teams. In contrast to thepast few years, during which themen have had a comparatively easytime holding their berths on theteam, next season will find everyman on the squad working at topspeed to hold his position, or tryingto obtain one. There is no dearthof experienced!, hard-hittin- g ma-terial.

It is expected that the backfieldmen will report for practice at alater date, but no definite informa-tion has been given out as yet. Atpresent the two squads are com-posed of the following men: Dale,Heed, Caples, Bates, Begg, Swanson,Pappano, Merldith, Nichols, Carlton,Wilhelms, Dewey, Burris, Broden,Whiting, Hughes, Johnston, Carl,Greenslade, Brown, Hoyt McCuine,Bailey, Southworth, Bell, Ehrbar,Wolf and Lyman.

THE KENYON COLLEGIAN

MARIETTA BARELY WINSKenyon's badly battered basket- -

ball team lost another heart-brea- k -

er to Marietta March 1 at Mari-- !

etta, 33 to 31. Kenyon displayeda fine defense during the early partof the game, and at times flasheda good offensive that completelystopped Marietta. The only trou-- ible was that the stopping processdid not last long enough, for Mari-- ietta slowly pulled down Kenyon'slead during the latter part of thegame and won by-- a one basketmargin.

It was, for the most part, thesame old story; good in spots, butbad in more spots. If a gentlemanby the name of Trott ,who playedright forward for the Marietta out-

fit, had been indisposed for the eve-

ning, or at least not so much dis-

posed to exert himself so strenu-ously, it would have been, undoubt-edly, a different story. Mr. Trottdisposed of nineteen points per-

sonally with such ease and dexteri-

ty as to put the famous "HorseHaggerty" to shame.

Coach Evans again shifted theline-u- p. Herron started at rightforward, with Baltzell at left. Rob-

inson and Walling played their us-

ual guard positions, with Brown inthe circle. Evans, who substitutedfor Walling, who was retired onpersonal fouls, was the only Kenyonsubstitution during the entire game.

Line-u- p:

Kenyon MariettaHerron RF TrottBaltzell LF Penrose

HallBrown C Longsworth

KennedyWalling RG HodgeEvans HallRobinson LG Porter

KENYON LOSES LAST GAMEKenyon proved to be no obstacle

in the path of the Conference-leadin- g

Mt. Union team, which con-

tinued its march toward the Con-ference championship March 8, byswamping Kenyon 60 to 25, at Gam-bie- r.

The game wasn't as unex-citing as the score would indicate,for during the early part of thegame neither team gained a decidedadvantage. As the game progressedthe Mount men found the hoop oft-ene- r.

In fact Mt. Glennwright ofMount Union found it so often thathe was awarded a handsomelymarked score sheet, with twenty-thre-e

points on it at the end of thegame. No one else was nearly asgood as Mr. Glennwright.

The preliminary game betweenthe Kenyon frosh and the Gambierhigh school was what a certainwell-kno- wn sportsman would call,a "beaner."' The final outcome wasa polite concession on the part ofboth teams; neither really wantedto win the game so they agreed totake twenty-on- e points apiece.

After thoroughly convincing them-selves that they had sufficiently im-

pressed the audience with their abil-

ity to handle a round ball under allcircumstances, the Kenyon yearlingsreturned at the half with a ball moreoval in shape, nearly a football. Tocarry out the effect of nonchalancestill further, each member of thesquad returned with one of HarryStoyle's famous scented stogies stick-ing out of the corner of his mouthat a very rakish angle. We are notquite sure, but some observing mem-ber of the staff made the veryclever remark that the large num-ber of substitutions that followedmight be traced directly to Stoyle'sstunted smoke sticks.

The uniforms worn during thesecond half were also something ofan innovation. Each pair of whitetrunks were covered with beautifulpink dots that became commas asthe temperature of the wearer in-

creased. The ah, backside, of saidtrunks were artistically embellished

with dollar signs, the meaning ofwhich has not as yet been deter-

mined. We blush in describing thejersies worn. The stalwart, virile,he-m- en of the '32 class wore whatcommonly adorns the correspondingsection of the feminine torso. Tobe brazen a chemise; maybe that'snot the right name for them, butanyway it was something that wasterribly suggestive. The three lettersR. A. F. were worn on the front ofthe uniform, and we hesitate tointerpret the mean of said letters,as no official explanation has beengiven as yet.

Line up of the Kenyon-M- t. Uniongame.Kenyon Mt. UnionHerron RF Myers

De VoilBaltzell L.F. SliwrightStanlyBrown C BunkleFawcettWalling L.G BehabberRobinson R.G Bal

FOREIGN RELATIONS CLUB

Continued from Page One

purpose, principles, and general or-

ganization. After this, with Dr. Ca-ha- ll

as chairman, the various offic-ers were elected. They are: Presi

dent, Mr. Begg; Vice President, Mr.Nevin; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr,Mansfield.

The programs of the meetings willbe in the form of discussions by themembers of the club and addressesby visiting lecturers when possible.One of the outstanding features ofthe current year will be the par-

ticipation in the coming ModelLeague of Nations Assembly to beheld at Delaware April 19 and 20.Many Ohio Schools will be repre-sented including Ohio State, Otter-bei- n,

Bowling Green, Capitol, Wit-tenberg, Lake Erie, Miami, and theUniversity of Cincinnati. Kenyonhas been asked to represent India,and the delegates chosen to repre-sent Kenyon are: Mr. B. Mansfield,Mr. Adkins, and Mr. Baldwin.

Considerable interest was shownby the men present and there is nodoubt that the Foreign RelationsClub will be a huge success.

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