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THE MAGAZINES.

! The Rieh.*Mens lnd3ourgs cotleaes.-1n
IHarper's for August, President Hadley of
Yale declares his' BELIEF that the democ-
racy OF our colleges isoin no danger from
the increased number Of rich mems sons
in colleges He says
The Question as to the effect of wealth on col
ilege spirit is one which IS constantly asked with
great deal Of anxiety by all those who are
interested. in our colleges, rich or poor graduate
and non-graduate ::
Fortunately those of US who have looked
sauarely at the facts are able to give a reassur-
ing answer to this question. The increasing
number Of rich mems sons in our colleges does
not, under existing circumstances, constitute q
serious danger, either to those boys themselves
or to the general spirit Of the place. There is
enough virtue in our college education to take
care Of rich and poor boys side by side and
make both classes into useful citizens. =
The August Century is notable for the
strong opening chapters Of A. E. W. Ma
sons latest novel, Running Water" and
for new light on the Vesuvius and San
Francisco disasters from William p An
drews. Benjamin Ide Wheeler and Louise
Herrick Wall. The discussion of "The
Future of San Francisco'' by the president
of the University of California is, of
course, of much authoritative interest.
Louise Herrick Wallis story Of Heroic
San Francisco Is. a sympathetic record
Of the pluck and heroism of the people of
the stricken city, written out Of the full
ness Of wide experience-the writer hav-
ing tramped twenty miles thru the city
the day after the earthquake. Of rare
interest, too, are the Observation-Disclosures
are five, full page, one in color-by c.
Dormon Robinson, drawn in pastel in the
midst Of the smoke and flames = William
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Fury" with many interesting references
to the great eruption of AID. 70, is rich
in unusual illustrations, too, reproductions
from drawings in pastel made by Charles
Caryl Coleman from. his villa at Capri
during the eruption. Two of these are
happily shown in color, :.:%"
The August Number of the New Eng
land Magazine is a fiction number. The
magazine has it's articles of interest as
well, chief Of which is the Bench and
Bar Of Massachusetts, ."Old Home Week
in Massa chusetts''f is another timely
theme. August is the accepted month
for Old Home Week celebrations and
Thomas F. Anderson SECRETARY Of the
Old Home Week association, tells Of the
rise and progress Of the idea.
'Grasshopper GIacier.-One Of the small
glaciers IN montana is OF especial interest
on account Of the fact that in the mass Of
ice there are imbedded two strata ..o1
grasshoppers,, each about a foot thick
There are literally tons Of grasshoppers
In the ice and the question natura lly
arises as to where they came from. The
most obvious explanation is that centuries
ago Two enormous sWarms in course d
migration, We're caught in a snow storm
chilled and buried in the snow, where the,
have remained till now in perfect state
or preservation. In the accounts of tn,
early western explorers a few instance.
are related of meeting large swarms O
locusts on the mountain tops in tn,
Rockies. It is a very fortunate circum
stance that the great, extension of agri
tculture in the west has broken up tn,
breeding grounds of these insects.-coun
try Life. In America
Maxim Gorky, whose mission to Thu
Icountry was suddenly frustrated by hi
encounter with American standards Q
morality, has at last broken silence witt
. a ferocious reply in ,Appleton's Magazin
lfor August He says among other things
After all that / have said, am inyoluntaril
Bdrawn. to make parallel between Europe an
America. On that side of the ocean, much bea,
Ity, much liberty OF the Spirit and q bold VI
Ihement activity Of the mind. There art a
ways shines like the sky at night wifi the Twin
1 lsparkle of the imperishable stars. On this sic
Il there is no beauty. THE rude vigor Of polite
i and social youth is fettered by the rusty chail
Il OF the old Puritan morality bound to the a
5 cayed fragments Of dead prejudices.
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