The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-03

and half per cent interest upon his
capital. besides u third Of the possible
net profits. The remainder Of tho gains. we
are told went to the working bees one moicty
to the middcmcn and the other to the hands
the former conscntihg to accept. pending the
experiment. only portion Of their salaries.
md the latter hut throc-lourths Of the current
wages. The story which thus undertakes 10
solve an important problem begins with little
incident which supplies a pertinent text. 1t is
n street melee in ono Of tn" worst quarters If
Paris. where the hero of thu tale sccs thrcr
soldiers Of different regiments dcfendingthriu-
selves and each other by standing back To-
back
Tho mature, general reader has learned to re-
gard the raw doincs aud vcrnal loves ut college
youth with a somewhat languid Indifference
much NJ he would survey n performance of
! Maronctcs. But when the chronicle Of their
works and ways transports us to a foreign
| country. reproducing scenes and conditions nm
| like those with which we are familiar. such Il
record. however barren Of artistic merit has
some value for the student If manners. ON
this ground. doubtless. n good many may be-
| glad to see UtUon IF Ciibafs II tale Of under
graduate lite at oxford. by the Rev. II. G. ADAMs
| u.ondon. Griffith and Fnrranl Those who care
/ io note the points " contrast and rcsrmhlancc
! in student life at oxford and Harvard will find
| in this book u fniihlul and tolcrabiy Lively
| picture of the English academic world
| Rather more space is here given to the inst
set than was allowed them in TON Brown at
Oxford" and the controlling influence which
/ they exert IN too many of the smaller colleges
| II correctly nark'u' me 'Nt'h'' 100 !" winch
/ '""'-c s'""."''"p E"in'u ny lh""9'IS at
S'",'' MUCOUS Wv h'''fs"ry expenditure "l Il
I'""ii- man 'F ''v"rS '"'""'" anu =" - 'l'
s'I"u'"S SuIp"'h !" Young mon "' ordinary
W'hlS' ana ho' moro IMAM AV'raG" s'H-com-
mhhu' ny tne hop' OF securing fellowship rs
inc reward "l hrst class Ih'rr l. no
uou" '4a' owing To- inc nun iu'' "l great
'"'"'N pr'"'7' uI' proportion" ' "''"-""rh''i.
men, ~ men VINO lt"ralN hlA"" the m'si "i
th'lr ap'n..3 ana opportunities j. somewhat
"IS'l III Hu|"7" U"h 'h A'l'r'"h u"N'isi-
tl'S th"uEh u may W. u DE H"'~i'"n'd whether
thc r'@"" lus''il'S ne 'hhl'h7' "u'NN.
Although inc p"rl'dlo whi'h TINS '"l' r. lAi"7
Is OF no lac da'r' being. IN iact M 'po'h "i the
famous S'N'h-"nr rn" NJ h'ni'N YET so
ster'"'Np'd are the SOCIAL h"hi'- "i fnshshm'n
'ha' II may n' acN'rch as Il MIRROR "l existing
hlhnh'rS hhu 'u"i"ihN. ne f'uu'rWlll "~'rN
tl"'' Notwithstanding me constant use "l man
beverages nj lunch ana man dinner. ana "i wine
in IN" evening. positive drunkenness is ~O
in'rrgu"nt That II Is not even Inscribed III
TIES" pages 10 the most Niriou" ana dl-'
orderly. We cannot concur IN rern'
statement ~ President Eliot. IN The N'W
american H'ri'r that there j. more intom-
p"rancc and RIGHTEOUSNESS AT oxford AMI Cam
bridge than among an equal number of Ancri'
can students We have known mon t. - nd
thrrn years IN the former University without
seeing single onsn Of gross drunkenness. and
a. 10 the other. vice. W. imagine iAc IluOi0r-
would hc surprised io hear that any nrluruiI'