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Literary.
William Dean Howells thinks
d man should not depend on his
nrt lor n living : that whatever
artistic talent he has should be
expended gratuitously for the
further ennobling of art, albeit
incidentally for his own recre
ation and personal satisfaction ;
and that every author before be
ginning to write should be in a
position to refuse remuneration ,
for his or her labor. This may
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be a logical and a consistent and
an altogether beautiful ideal, but
it is hardly suited to the present
stage of our development in this
country. Cases of such disinter
ested devotion, although highly
commendable, are extremely
rare in this mercenary, or per
haps we should say this emi
nently practical age.
Our very best writers have
been those who made literary
pursuits the business of their
lives, and indeed does not this
account in a large measure for
their success? Is it not reason
able to suppose that the man
who practices his art all the time
will bring it to a higer state of
perfection than he who practices
it only half the time? Again, the
hope of pecuniary reward alone,
though it may be a compar
atively base purpose, has fur
nished the incentive for some
excellent work. Some of the
bestproduetions in the language
were written under the stress of
adverse circumstances.
"What method would Mr.
Howells have young and aspir
ing writers pursue in order to
gain a recognition for themselves
in the world of letters?
Would he have them hire
themselves out by day and write
sonnets by the light of a tallow
dip at night, or would he have
them wait until they are ready
to retire from business before
entering the field? There is a
good old saying to the effect that
"one thing at a time is a very
good rule," and what is the
"young and aspiring" going to
do for his daily bread while he
devotes his time and attention
to that one thing if it is not re
munerative. To be sure, under
the existing conditions he is not
at all likely to get his daily bread
buttered or with a superabun
dance of jam, but- that is all the
more reason why a change would
not be desirable at present. As a
matter of fact, we do not know
of a better paid' writer in this
country than Mr. Howells. Per
haps that is his misfortune and
not his fault, as it seems to be
contrary to his convictions.
"E. Fleming, .1224 O street,
atc'i2, je welry, silverware, etc.
The Silver Celebration.
The committee having the Sil
ver Celebration in charge have
determined on the following
plan to give the student body the
best possible representation.
The Lansing Theatre will be
given' the students on the morn
ing of Friday, the second day of
the celebration, for a students
program. 1 his will be an op
porlunily for thc slU(icnlB t0 put
their best f t forwnrd nnd
show to the Alumni and to visi
tors from abroad what the stu
dents can do in a literary and
artistic wny.
Thc central numbers of the
program will be several tableaux
from Homer, under the charge
of the Greek Department ; and
ut least two scenes from a Latin
play, under the charge of the
Latin Department.
The remaining numbers of the
program will be three orations :
the orators to be selected as fol
lows :
Orations shall consist of not
more than one thousand words.
The manuscripts shall be type
written.
The manuscripts shall be left
at the Chancellor's office not
later than January 10th.
Accompanying each manu
script shall be the name of the
writer in a sealed envelope.
From the orations thus sub
mitted, a committee will select
one to represent the Academic
College, one to represent the In
dustrial College, and one to rep
resent the College of Law : the
writers to be students in the re
spective colleges, and the selec
tions to properly regard power
of presentation as well as
thought and composition.
The second best orations will
receive honorable mention at
some proper time in the anniver
sary exercises.
Competition open to all stu
dents. There will rarely come to any
student of the University such
an opportunity as this. It will
be great in its responsibility,
and also in its returns to the
student. It will also mean much
for the class or Society or other
stiulent organization represent
ed. There ought to be sharp
competition for these places.
The successful contestants will
receive careful and expert train
ing in delivery at the expenseof
the University.
The other numbers of this
program will be music by the
Glee and Banjo Club, and by
the Ladies Mandolin Club.
Further information may be
secured at.the Chancellor's of
fice. ' .
We eamontlv lrwlr nil Rtn.
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Wh mfnr nnuRriirtanfntn anunf
the professorsor any old stu-
uoni in ino university as to
our manner of doing business.
Very respectfully,
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