Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-01-02
EDUCATION IN NOVELS.
A Forecast of What May Happen In the
Futurs.


One OF the latest of the new academic stud
ies instituted in the United States is "a course
of modern fiction. > The modern fiction
class in Yale university numbers NO fewer
than s5S members.-Daily Telegraph
The tutor of St. Mays, Cambridge, was
sitting in his rooms after hall interview
Ing a succession of undergraduates.
''Sit down, please, Mr.. JONES' he said
20 the last conner. 81 wish to speak to you
very seriously on the subject of your work
The college is not at ALI satisfied with your
progress this term. For instance, Profess
or Kailyard tells me thai your attendance
at his lectures has been most irregular. -
''Well, sir, said Jones, fumbling with
the tassel of his cap. II didn't think they
were Important
'Not important? How do you expect to
Do able to get up difficult authors like
Crockett and Maclaren unless you've at
tended course Of lsetures on Scotch di-
alect? Do you know the meaning of 'hav-
ers, 'gaby' or yamsneringP' / thought
not. Then your last paper on Elementary
Besantics' was very weak. Have you real
ly been giving your energies to your work,
or have you been frittering away your
time over other boolSs?"
Jones looked guilty, but said nothing.
''Ah," resumed the don, ~ see how it
Is. You've been wasting your time over
light observation-disclosures and Virgil and
trash of that sort. But You really must
resist temptations of that kind If you wish
to do creditably in the tripos Good
svening!
Jones departed,.to be succeeded by an.
other undergraduates
II sent for ym,, Mr.. Smith" said the
tutor, because, though your work on the
older writers is pretty good, your ao-
quaintance With modern realism is quite
insufficient. Yen will attend the course
of anatomy lectares at the hospital, please.
You can't study your 'keynotes' intelli-
gently without them"
A third student made his appearance in
the doorway.
"Mr. Robinson, Pm sorry to say that
your work is unsatisfactory. On looking
at your Mudie list l find that you've only
taken out ten novels in the last month.
In order to see whether you can be per-
mitted to take the tripos this year I'm
going to give you few questions, the an
swers to wAich must be brought me before
Saturday. You will find pen and ink on
that table. Kindly take down the follow.
ing questions as dictate them"
The tutor cleared his throat and began:
"Question 1.-Explain 'P. W. ID. ac-
counts, "a G. IT,, 'aG. B. T. shin bones.
Trace the bearing of the history OF Mowgli
on the Darwinian theory.
"Question 2.-'The truth shall make us
| free.' Give context and comment ON this
statement. Conjugate, in accordance with
the library catalogue, the woman who
noting which of the lenses are irregular.
"Question g. There were two Trilbys
| (Trilby, part 81. Explain this statement
What had Mr. Whistler to do with it?
"Question 4.--Give the formul@ for the
employment of (a) the Mad Bull (b
the Runaway Horse;' (c) the Secret Mar
riaeo.' What would you suggest as tn,
modern equivalent of thesep
"Question 5.-Rewrite the story O
Jack and Jill'--(a) in Wessex dialect; (b
as 'Keynote;' (c) as Dolly Dialogue
"That will do for the present." con
cluded the tutor. And as his pupil lef
the room he seated himself at the writing
table and began chapter 30 of his &C Prolego
mena to Three Men In Boat. Punch.