The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-01
A SHELDON BOOK.
His Latest Story, edward
Blake'' is Out.
Trials of a Washburn Student
EntertainingIy Told.
HIS DAILY SERMONS.
Book Was Read From His Pull
pit Last Winter.
An Interesting Narrative by the
Well Known Author.
HIS DAILY SERMONS.

Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon's new book,
Edward Blake: College Student" has
just been published by the Advance
Publishing Co.
This is the story read by Mr.. Sheldon
from his pulpit last winter The book
is devoted to Washburn college and
Washburn students and the frontis-
piece is a large picture of Washburn
college while the outside cover is also
illuminated with picture Of the main
college building.
Rev. Mr.. Sheldon says in his introduce
ton: This story was first read as a
sermon story to my Sunday evening
congregation in the Central church. To-
peka, Kansas It was written with
Washburn college. Topeka, who make
UP the majority Of the young people Of
my church.
VERY many Of the incidents in the
story are taken from Washburn. Many
others could not have happened there
but are true OF other ucaDonal col
leges. It is a pleasure to me to dedicate
the story TO the president, faculty and
student body Of Washburn college with
the great hope that it may have some
share in giving to college life every
where some added inspiration for ideal
living"
The story starts with the admission
of Edward Blake to college where he is
at once ridiculed. Here is the opening
wen. freshie.' said one of the group.
you have arrived. like the elephant,
with your trunk
Yes" replied the new conner slowly,
while his face flushed again asst had be-
fore; lis this the monkey cage to the
circus2"
Immediately after the new conner is
shown to his room he receives a tele-
gram announcing that his father has
been killed in q railroad accident.
The bit OF repartee quoted brought
Blake a friend in the person of Willis
Preston, another student who when he
finds that the new arrival has no money
with which to return to his home, buys
him a ticket and makes himself general
ly useful to the grief stricken boy
Edward Blake took up his fathers
work on the farm and sent his sister
TO college at the beginning of the second
term of the year when Edward had first
entered and the next fall by the assist
ance of an uncle he returned with his
sister to Washburn-
The first trial of Edward Blake upon
his return comes through a proposition
OF a fellow studest to rent him his
paper route He would have to pretend
he owned it and he didn't like the idea
of deception He carried the papers for
a week and then gave it up to ease his
conscience, though he was sadly in need
Of the $3.50 per week he received as COM
pensation-
Edward Blake's second trial came
when he was offered a place on the first
team of the college in the Washburn-
K. U. game He declined because he
knew that professional player who was
not a regular student but who was paid
for his services was a member of the
team.
It is evident that the author has made
a careful study Of college athletics for
much space is devoted to games, espe-
ciaIly football.
The book, like all of Mr. sheIdon's
productions, contains much that is good
and nothing that is bad. The reader
will be better for following the trials of
Edward Blake College Student, and
he can not fail to be Interested
The price is IS cents in cloth and %
cents in paper.