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Esthetic Essays on
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Concerning the Status, Standing
It is a trait ot human nature to ap
plauu heroic actions partaking of the
spectacular. A personmay live a mo
del Christian life, devbutly obserying
tho ten commandmcntB and. being fore
most In deeds of charity, -lint ho can
hopo for no mark of popular approval,
unless he can display his good polntB
lh somo vjvldly ostontatlous manner.
Hut If he Is able to make good oil tho
homo baseball team, then his farao Is
established without fear of molesta
tion. If the crowd remombors that a
certain player made a homo run at
some time during his puerile days, they
always expect to sco him repeat the
performance, and If he falls as he gen
erally does his failure' Is overlooked,
for he has made his reputation and no
one can knock It.
But to deal with tho homo team In
general. As to composition It Is madd
up of a grand variety of types and as
sortments of humanity. Every team
has a star or two who strut uncon
cernedly about, conspicuously unmind
ful of their own prowess and osten
tatiously oblivious of tho errors of
their fellows. Nothing Is too good for
them and tho adoration that tho pub
lic hands out to thorn well-nigh mounts
up to Insanity. If they ever blunder,
the crowd will find a ready excuse for
them, confident that they will make
up for it with two-fold effect when
ever an opportunity presents itself.
And every team has a poor player on
whose head the revlllngs' and slander
of a malignant and vengeful populace
are cast. InBtead of embarking for a
far distant land, he suffers his disgrace
In silence and sticks manfully by the
team and puts up with the persecution.
Everyone (lags him if he ventures a re
mark and all conspire to deepen his
humiliation. Then there Is the- pon
derous sot whom everyone expects to
knock a. home run whenevor he coms
to bat, and no one dares to take him I
to task when ne Knocits a wreicueu.
pop-up fly to one of the inflelders The
crowd feels sorry and only says:
"Wouldn't It have gone if ho had hit
it square?" If he gets to first he Is
sure to bf thrown out at second by a
half a mile, for he pounds along like
a steam engine on tho up-grade with
a hundred boxcars holding It back, and
,by tho time tho ball reaches second
iero is a hiatus between him and the
base that It would take him several
moments yet to cover. All the second
basemen has to do 1b. to- pass tho ball
around tho diamond and then touch
him out at his leisure. Tho rest of tho
team Is made up of moderate playera.
who play Jii3t consistently enough to
entitle them to the privilege of living.
Tho umpire Is a cold-blooded crea
ture who takes as much pleasure In
fracturing the home team's chances of
winning as ho does In holding up the
other side. He Is an interesting study
for an anthropologist. He pays no at
tention to the remonstrances of the dis
gruntled ones, and takes himself out
of range to show that ho Is entirely
unconscious, of what la-being Bald., If
pushed too close he barks out a lot'pf
"sass" and abuBo, and then sends the
knocker to tho bench to console him
self there. With his hat tipped back
and with a "Here am I'' expression on
his face, he counts out the bajis and
strikes With a judgment as Irrevocable
as Zeus' downward nqfy . Ho cerjtalrdy
will not suffer from tho arrogance of
others, and will need no director, to
see him through llfe's-stormy Journey
While not overlooking the manifest
ations of tho crowd, tho man with the
voice deserves special notice. Such a
great, big, well-tuned voice as he turns
loose is an asset of limitless valuo to
Russia and Japan
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Esthetic Sttbjects
and .Mission of the "Noma Team"
any ball team. Such a volume of sound
as ho generates carries something with
It that buoyB up tho home players and
demoralises tho. visitors. Tho detona
tion of that avalanche of abtiBe or en
couragement have a Jarring effect updn
the nerves of those against whom It is
directed and an appetizing effect upon
those in whose aid it is concerned. No
team can do- Itself Justice in face of
such work, and It is useless to try !t.
Such a voice could bring its own price
In a town like Chicago, but it could
not thrive there, aB free air and un
limited range' are essential to Its de
velopment If the home team wins, each one of
the crowd goes home in Jubilant spir
its, feeling as happy as if he had been
Informed of a two-fold benefit having
fallen to his portion, in the ehope of
a largo legacy left by a defunct mother-in-law.
But If the home team loses,
Badness prevails, and the prevarlcatlve
clerk feols as If his dead grandmother
excuse had been transformed Into a
reality. And the rest feel the same
way.
List of Publications Desired.
A request has been received by Li
brarian Wyer from the Carnegie IiiBti
tuo at Washington, asking that a list
be forwarded to them of all the publi
cations Issued by this University since
its founding In 1869. The Carnegie In
stitute is compiling a handbook of tho
subjects of the publications of all the
learned societies and institutions in the
country. This will be unique, being th,
only thing of its kind ever conceived.
The list that our University has been
asked to furnish Will Include all such
publications as the University Studies.
Graduate Bulletin, seminary papers
and all scientific publications issued
.indcr University auspices, as well
is well asair ajlinrfiifetrfitive publica
tions. All departments here that have
issued publications are requested to
send to Mr. Wyer as complete a list
of these as possible. Air. Wyer has
alreudy begun to compile his list. Some
of tho subjects are notworthy. One is
the announcement of our University
for -1871-72. setting forth the advan
tages of attending our University nnd
the branches taught by our faculty,
which consisted of five members. An
other noteworthy feature pertains to
an announcement of the address upon
tho manguration of Chancellor Ben
ton In 1871.
Y. W. C. A. Vesper Service.
The Vesper Service in U. 10G Thurs
day evening at C o'clock, was attended
by almost one hundred girls. Miss
Paxson's talk was of the same strong.
Inspiring klndwhlch she always gives.
She spoke of the trials and temptations
which present themselves to every Uni
versity girl; of tho struggle which is
constantly going on between her bet
ter nature and temper, covetousness,
selfishness alid rebellion. Selfishness,
she said, was the root of all evil. Re
bellion tho'Tharactlstlc natural to the
human heart, the cause of every per
son's troubles, as it was the cause
of the long sufferings of Israel. She
warned the glrlB against making idols
of their Intellect and recommended as
tUe of acquiring a beautiful life the
prayer In tne 139th Psalm, "Search me,
0 God, and know my heart, and lead
mo In the way everlasting." Miss Pax
son Is a charming speaker and every
girl in the institution should make an
effort to hear her.
Tho University girls are testifying
to Miss Paxson's charm as a speaker
by the members In which they are at
tending tho meetings, especially those
at noon. Over a hundred and thirty
"girls 'were present at tho noon meet
ing Friday.
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