Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-30

The system Of society houses and
girls boarding houses at Ann ArDor IS
reported to be in progress OF reorgahl-
u ton at the hands of the authorities
of the University of Michigan as re-
suit of tine scandal created through al
legged revelations in Mrs. H. A. Mitch
ell Keayss novel. 1.-The Road to Da-
maScuS," in which certain unfortunate
occurrences were related as taking
place at "Waverly University" The
description of conditions in "Waverly
boarding places, which are portrayed
as being distinctly dangerous to the
morals of the "coeds,' has been taken
very seriously at Ann Arbor, where
Mrs. Keays lived for some years.
Jesse Lynch Williams has a new
springtime story ready for publication
in Arril. 1t is called my Lost Ouch
ess' and is romance of Fifth avenue
The hero in his club window sees the
duchess" in all her serene beauty
stroll past him up the avenue and the
hero loses his heart Who she is and
how ne finds her make up the love
bared as the author of the famous "The
Stolen Story" picture of newspaper
lite.
Schumann once lamented how few
real musicians could write and how
few good writer's were musicians. Dr.
Ernest Walkers short History of Mu-
sic" is pronounced by no less critical
49, +n,. OF
merely "a masterpiece of condensation
based on intimate first hand knowledge
OF the available material but written
with an incisive energy and felicity Of
phrase which render its perusal
most stimulating literary expert
ence" Dr. Walker is an NJ. A. and d
D. Mus at Balliol College, Oxford.
Two books of verse will be issued in
April, Robert Underwood Johnson's
new volumn of Poems and "a Hand
full of Verse" by Harrison S. Morris.
for many years managing director OF
the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine
Arts Mr.. JohnSon's volume will con-
tain the group of "Paraphrases From
the Servian," versified from the literal
translations by Nikola Tesla from
his mother tongue. and the five long
pieces by which Mr.. johnson is best
known-"The Winter Hour" the
"Apostrophe to Greece" 1.-The Voice of
Webster Hands Across the Sea- and
THE Italian Rhapsody"
The new edition of Goldsmith. which
is to be issued this spring under the
name of 1.-THE Turks Head Edition.
| will contain in addition to all the work
upon which GOldsmiths fame rests an
| introduction by Horatio Sheafe Krans,
| which is both a life of Goldsmith and a
| critical estimate of his works, and
many illustrations by Mr.. Frederick
| Simpson Coburn. In making these
| illustrations the artist has spent much
| time in visiting GOldSmiths homes and
| hauntS. He lived for several weeks in
| the Irish countryside in which Gold
| smith was born and bred and has made
careful studies of the little Irish hamlet
Of Lissoy. Goldsmith's boyhood home
and the suggesting original of the Au-
burn of "The Deserted Village
| Ellis Parker Butler of Pigs is Pigs
fame has new story coming out this
| spring under the title of THE Cheerful
| Smugglers.' The Fenelbys are 4
young married couple with a year oul
baby, and DESTROYS of providing the
baby with a proper education they
| plan to lay aside a sufficient sum OF
money for that purpose The money
is to be raised by placing an import
duty on everything coming into the
house: cigars. candy. clothes. &c. this
| IN hn;nr al ny1 CT
of their guests. Absurd complications
| naturally ensue, the disapproval o
the cook is aroused, and general havo,
is played with the love affairs of some
guests-all of which adds to the harm.
less joy of the summer reading
Miss Grace Dcrio Litchfield. who's,
new volume 'Earcissus and Other Pc
ems IS coming out soon. has writer
a previous volume of poetry. "Mimoss
Leaves and two novels. "In the Cru
cible' and THE Moving Fingel
Writes The new volume includes ;
narrative poem that has for it's it'll
the first word in the title of the book
ard Il collection of lyrics.
The fund for a memorial to the lat
Mrs. Craigie JOhn Oliver Hobbes) i
very nearly completed to the require,
cloo0, A medallion of Mrs. Craigi
is to be placed in University College
London. and the surplus will q
towards founding a scholarship for tn
+ study of modern English literature.
The Williamsons' new book. 9Th
| Car of Destiny" Cthe Mcclure Com
; pany) has sequel in real life in
5 Volving person of even higher dis
r tinction than the hero of that move
was represented as being. 1t seem
that the authors know and admir-
e.. Prince Jaime de Bourbon, Don Carlos
3 elder son. who is of course as heir n
|. the Pretender not permitted to ente
: Spain. though he did send a very mic
| telegram from "a =