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STANFORD’S ACTION Only One of the Trustees Seems to Know the Reason for Professor Ross’ Enforced Resignation---He Says It Was Because the Sociologist TANFORD UNIVERSITY, Nov. 14. | the sociology department, speaks most . —The announcement of Dr. Ross' | highly of Dr. Ross' ability napa educator enforced resignation of his pro- | 8nd says that it will be impossible to find fessorship in the department of | M5 equal as a sociologlst. It {s ‘thought here tha 7 atslike to Brofessor R(!s:d‘:;;‘ss‘aa"r{:\;sde; principally by the speech against coolte | labor, considering it a personal reflection | here. While it is not feared that more re- | On Senator Stanford’s introduction of movals will follow yet the boasted free- | ghinese labor while the Central Pacific dom of speech which hitherto extsted herc | R2llroad was being bullt. and was considered as a part of wnat ‘all | E were wont to cali the “Stanford spirit- | TRUSTEES BAY THEY HAD I NOTHING TO DO WITH IT has received almost a deathblow. Only One Seems to Have Hit Upor The feeling existing among the older | members of the faculty—those who came the Real R:ason for Ross’ Resignation. to Stanford at the time Dr. Ross did—| The enforced resignation of Professor and lived with him through ine “‘dark| days” of the university, is undoubtedly | | Ross from Stanford University has cre- + economies and sociology at Stan- ford University has caused universal| regret among both faculty and students very bitter. Among the students the feeling is prob- ably more open and. words of emphatic | denunciation are heard on every hand. To-night Student Body President C. M. | Marrack is being urged to call a mass- | meeting of the students Lo take what action may be deemed expedient to retain 1 Dr. Ross among them. ! The views of the student body may be | presumed to be embodied in the tollow- | ing statement issued this evening by L. | M. Marrack, presiaent of the associatea studen “The place Dr. Ross has gained in the | hearts of Stanford sicGents makes his resignation upon such grounds doubly ag vating. We have prided ourselve upon our atmosphere of WeSlern ircedoi and have felt that Dr. Koss represeni:d this spirit of ndependence more than any man on the facuity with the exception of Ur. Joraan. e nas devoted NIs e v the stuay of social propiems and when he is called upon o place himseil squarely P | | upon one side Of & quesuon 1L 1S hatural tnat he snould Qo 50 in the true scienuuc spirit—witnout lear or tavor. It 1s ihe | ouly way In_which a schoiar can ruini | ms duty to the pubdlic | it as ident tnat the faculty and stu- dents are together in the stand tor Dr. | | _ Jordan was seen to-night and re- | o e quested to make a [urlhexl sl&h-::’lt’nl XE‘I; - garding Dr. Hoss' resignation. His word | MRS, r = | Tor the public, ne swd, could cmy be 4 | 5 B. DANE SESSNORS. WO, ;| brief one. Mingled with love for his| S AT THE PRESENT TIME | | friend of almost a lifetime w a rever- IN FRANCE. | ence for the woman who haa given her vast tortune for education, and whom he = Kknows does not realize the full result of | * her act. He said he feels that Mrs. |ated more of a sensation locally and at Stanford has mude a mistake and he has | the University of California than anything i all in his power to make her recon- v i th i 'ls abdurate in her belief that | that has happened in many a day. Com- has ‘been - teaching @ doctrine | ing as it did without a bit of warning, that is false and not for the best inter- | without the least preparatory intimation, the university. | It took everybody by surprise, none more conscientious Mrs. Stanford is i#| o than the trustees of Stanford. The Vl‘fi;)lse‘h:alu‘;g;liazr(‘-et’ll\‘lrhin:j):‘h;:; | Call endeavored yesterday to Interview . | as many of them as could be reached. The How best. The fact that she is prompted by the best of motives only makes Presldent | result, except in one or two cases, was not Jordan's position the ‘more embarrass- | satisfactory. In this, the hour of greatest trial for the university as well as for himsel he is calm and reserved, vet thoroughl grieved that the matter has excited such Widespread publicity. Here is what he say All of the trustees interviewed confessed t the friends of the university could but know all the elements in the case they would not be quick to take sides, nor to condemn either party They would only feel deep regret that so wise, able and loyal a teacher could not hold | ihe confidence of one to whom we all owe perfectly just as any one can be. “‘Regarding the story that there is fric- tion between Mrs. Stanford and myself, there s absolutely no truth in it.” Even with this statement it is evident that Dr. Jordan has.not told the whole story of the trouble. In fact, he says so himself. Things that have been told him in confidence, he says, he must keep. There is the feeling that Mrs. Stanford— sensitive and even petulant, though she may be—is the mother of the university and must not be offended. For the man who has unintentionally displeased her, Dr. Jordan has nothing but the highest admiration and respect. The students have flocked to Dr. Jordan to see if anything can be done. His only answer is that it is a matter of Mrs. Stanford’s personal feelings and that they must bear it for her sake. In the meantime Mrs. Stanford is in 1 France, gathering an invaluable collection well as rare volumes for the lbrary PRESIDENT DAVID STARR Sh ws nothing of the furor whicl J J NI The removal of Dr. Ross has created. {,‘;‘;’%“‘,?YOF STANFORD UNI She only knows of him as Professor Ross and probably would not know him by sight. More than likely she does not realize that the man she has dismissed is of more than ordinary ability. With all the above disadvantages Dr. Jordan has to deal with a question of the most seri- ous importance to the university and act as pacificator between all concerned. Several members of the faculty have ex- pressed themselves forcibly In rezard to | Mrs. Stanford’s action. Professor How- ard, head of the department of history, terms dismissal for such a reason as a cause for the deepest grief on the part of all lovers of intellectual freedom. Professor Mary Roberts Smith, also of * | that they considered they had nothing whatever to do with the affairs of the uni- versity, understanding that only upon the death of Mrs. Stanford would they assume direction of affairs. Only one of them professed to know. enough about the case 0. Professor Ross to make a clear state- ment. That one is N. W. Spaulding of Oakland. He flatly charges the enforced | resignation of the professor to dabbling in politics—socialistic politics—contrary to | about it until he had. ! a1a not know any of the facts concerning | ! Frofessor Ross in connection with his de- | “Talked Politics.” the rule laid down for the guidance of the university. “It is a hard and fast rule of the uni- versity that there shall not be any politi- | cal or religious questions discussed by the faculty,” said Mrp. Spaulding. It is a good rule, for if rehglous and political discussions were allowed the university would be involved in endless quarrels and be the subject for endless criticism. It woula perhaps ruin the standing of the university as &n institution of learning. “Professor Ross is considered one of the best men of the faculty and we shall re- gret his loss.. But Professor Ross is as well acquainted with the rules as any one and he should have obeyed them. He should not have allowed his soclalistic tendencies to stand in his own way. He should have been content to confine his instruction to the members of his classes at the university. > “The position of trustee of the univer- sity is only a nominal pesition ana [ did | not know the exact offense that Professor Ross had_been_guilty of until I read the papers. Mrs. Stanford attends to nearly all of the executive work. She is particu. lar about the observance of all the rules and any violation is liable to bring down | her condemnation upon the head of the | offender.” Trustee Leon Sloss said in relation to Professor Ross' resignation: “As one of the trustees 1 cannot say anything, for the reason that the board of trustees hav'_'. | o nothing whatever to do with appointments or removals. By the provisions of the trust deed Mrs. Stanford has the exclusive control of the university, and if the trus- tees should do anything she would have | the right to override anything they did. “In fact we are simply a board that is| to assume control after the demise of M Stanford. Under the circumstances I cai- not say anything, nor do 1 care to ex-| press #n opinion. Professor H. emy of Sciences, another of the trustees, =aid that he had just returned to the ciiy and did not know anything of the merits of the controversy between Mrs. Stanford and Professor Ross, but was of the be- liet that the expressed opinion of any of the professors at the university would not interfere with their positions in the .- stitution. | “Gf course you know,” he said, ‘“‘that the trustees have nothing whatever to do | with the appointment or dismissal or re- | moval of any of the faculty. That is a matter that belongs exclusively to Mrs. Stanford during her lifetime. She makes the appointments with the advice of Pres- ident Jordan. “So far as there being any trouble be- tween Mrs. Stanford and Professor Jor- dan I belleve that is all bosh.” Trustee Henry L. Dodge deplored the loss of Professor Ross and said he wished that some way might be found to retan | him, his learning and skill as an educator | making it desirable to have him in the university. Mr. Dodge expressed the opin- ion that Professor Ross might have talks too much and that it might not have agreeable for Mrs. Stanford to hav one associated with her in the university whose views were strongly opposed (. hers. That was a matter of taste. The trustees, he said, had nothing to do with | the dismissal of a professor or with his; election. | As to the general question concerning | the dismissal of a professor because h's views were freely expressed in public M:. Dodge said that he had not thought that | matter over and would not like to talk | Trustee Joseph D. Grant sald that he parture from the Stanford University, consequently he declined to express any opinion about the matter. He said that the trustees really had nothing to do with the administration of the university dur- ing the life of Mrs. Stanford ACRAMENTO, Nov. 1 grealdel\l of the national bank of D. ford, was asked this evening for an ex- ression of opinion touching the action of irs. Leland Stanford in forcing the reslfi- pation of Drsy Edward Ross from the uni- versity faculty. Mr. Miller said that he had not given the matter any attention and had not read up on_the subject of Dr. Ross' resignation. He added that while he was one of the regents of the university the regents were inactive dur- ing the lifetime of Mrs. Stanford and he could not express an opinion on the sub- Ject. SAN JOSE, Nov. 14—S. F. Leib, a nember of the board of trustees of Stan- ford University, when gard to the resignation of Frofessor Ross, said: 1 know nothing of the detalls of the matter and can make no statement. I merely heard there was some dissatis- fuction on_the part of Mrs. Stanford in regard to Professor Ross, but paid no at- tention to it, as it was a matter to be settled tween Dr. Jordan, Mrs. Stan- ford and ofessor Ross. Dr. Jordan has complete charge of everything at the uni- versity and if he dismissed Professor Ross at any one's request it must have been at Mrs. Stanford's. The trustees were not consulted, never held a meeting in re- gard to it, so far as T know, and the mat- ter was never discussed among them- selves.” Mr. Leib refused to express an opinion in regard to Mrs. Stanford's action in the matter. CHAPLAIN McKINNON ON OUR NEW POSSESSIONS He Will Lecmr‘e at Metropolitan Tem- ple To-Night on the Phil- fiEkAINS OF CAPTAIN DOUGLASS INTERRED The Funeral Cortege Escorted to the Grave by Men Who Had Served With Him. The funeral of the late Captain Willlam Y. Douglass was held yesterday morning from the family residence at 137 Beulah street. Hundreds of friends thronged the house. It was an affecting sight to see ippines. Rev. D. McKinnon, chaplain United States army, will lecture on the condition of affairs in the Philippines at Metropolitan Hall this evening. The lec- ture promises to be one of the most in- teresting of the season. No one is bet- ter qualified than the eloquent’ chaplain past the bier, turning as they did so their < ey g g to speak on Philippine affairs. He has tear-dimmed’ eyes cn_the cold form of | to speak on FhIBPIGE QCFR, (I8 000 their former commander. Every man of the escort detalled to attend the funeral had been a member of the captain’s com- pany before he retired. Beautiful floral pleces were s?m by the friends of the family and of The deceased; they literally filled the room. From the house the remains were taken to St. Agnes Church, where a solemn high requiem mass was celebrated, with Father Thomas Cummerford as celebrant, Father wWilllam _Kirby master of ceremonfes, Dollard sub-deacon and Father Cottle, a life-long friend of the famil deacon. From the church the remai: were taken to Holy Cross Cemetery, where the interment took place. The funeral cortege was headed by the police band, followed by sixty-five police- men, commanded by Captain Wittman and Lieutenant Birdsall. Chief of Police Sullivan marcied in the rear of his men accompanied by Captain Spillane and Lieutenant Anderson. Following the po- lice force marched the Veteran Firemen, of which the deceased had been a mem- ber. The veterans were commanded by Sergeant Bunner. Sergeants Campbell, Anderson, Cough- Yin, Bush, Burnett and Christlansen acted as 'body-bearers. and the following acted as honorary pallbearers: Chiefs Crowley and Lees and Captains Stone, Bohen and 5 lfi:re in the time of war and the time of peace: he has traveled all over the archi- pelago and has mingled with the different classes of people. The soil, the climate, the people, the wonderful resources, the vast mineral Wealth, the prospects for investments, all these toples will be discussed in tl Jecture. As the chaplain will sall for Manila on Friday, all his old friends have secured tickets and will be at the lecture to give him a ‘‘send off.” n addition to the lecture ihere will also be a literary and musical entertainment. Two numbers of the programme will be taken up b~ Master Arnold Grazer, the world-renowned dancer and singer. Tickets are for sale at Gildea's cloth- ing store, corner Market street and Grant avenue, and at the chaplain’s residence, 1809 Steiner street. CROWDED HOUSE GREETS NEW COMEDY AT ALCAZAR «His Absent Boy’’ Meets Hearty Ap- proval of Audience on Its First Appearance. A. M. Palmer's three-act comedy, “His Absent Boy" was presented to an audi- Dunlevy, Lieutenant Harmon and Detec- tive Hogan from the Police Department, E. V. Freeland and Thomas Lord from the MUY From e Folice Widows: ana 0n m e Police & - phans Ald Society. e ey —_——————— . Sudden Death of an ex-Soldier. Willlam Cronin, a veteran of the civil war, was found dead yesterday morning w the bedmaker of the What Cheer ouse. Cronin was a laboring man, 57 years old and a native of Ireland. 'He was of very intemperate habits, and it is believed that alcoholism was the cause of his death. The body was taken to the Morgue. ————— LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. SAILED. S Wednesday. November 1. . Kruger. . Grays Harbor. Brmlrlmv Robert Adl.rfl::ll‘. u«';xy-.m Nlb::lmu- ence that filled the Alcuzar last night. The plot affords ample opportunity for many funny and gerplaxlnx situations, and the efforts of the characters to effectually dis ©of the “absent one” were provo- cative of great laughter. Harry Braham made his fivst appear- ance as a member of the company and reatly pleased the audience with his ren- Ttion of the character of the Father of the Absent Boy. Howard Hall, 1s Jack Mackaye, was as usual a favorite. Juliet Crosby put lots of life into the éharacter of Niia Pennie and made a hit with her efforts to win a_parental blessing on her union with Jack Mackaye. iss Ada Lewls as a new woman was a decided suc. and Marle Howe made the character rs. Pennie popular. e ee—————— Assignee Clothing and Shoe Sale. The public is taking advantage of the sale, which is proving a big success. Fine — B - 's sult rth $7 , selliu; | 5nd Tmediately At the Iast race: DOMESTIC PORT. AE 0 Tadles 84 Franch kid. shoes $1 i OMAS H. WILLIAMS JR., President. ASTORIA-Salled Nov 14~Br ship Deccan, | All other éoo‘ds in proportion at the Bos- | =B MILROY, Secretary | tor Queenstown. ton Shoe Company, 775 Market s [ HOTEL ARRIVALS. GRAND HOTEL. J Jacobs, Sacto W A Alexander & W, Mrs Dinkalage, N Y San Jose E Painter w, A F W H; fleld & w, J G Garfleld, O Santa Cruz E C Smith, Pac Grove/C T Latimer. Oakland W B Stanshurgh, Mizn|F M Menson, Nevada C A Suthelaad, Cal/ (I Rowlands. 'Placervil B Beach, New York |Mrs R Mitchel, Placrvl T Gilbert. Berkeley G G Kellogg, Eureka € Ackerman. 'l W McGrath & w, Watv W G Woods, Sacto |3 G Beach, Placervills W M Atkingon U 8 N|W G Lee, Cleveland Mrs Jones, Nome H W Earle. Stockio1 1 W Bronson, Sea‘tle |J M McClish & w, Cal H 1 Pfluger, Fresno |l W Walker, S Rosa C R Johnson, Richmad H L Miller, St Louis J B Coover, Hot Sprng /G M Pock,’ Stockton Dr C E Reed & w. W Maguire & w, Cal Petalumt RC , F W Granim, ReddingJ D F L Zammerman, Or P H Heppell, N ¥ G W_Apole, Hollister | San Bernardino H C Holmes, Conn D W Schinedl & w, F Kreamer. York Stockton E A Meserve, I Ang A n, Stockton R G Simons, L Ang T M Homan, Prescott G W Kildreth, S Jose Van ~ Herssen, T H Richardson, Seatl| Johnstown J H Moore, n Jose Mrs Smith. Beloit Wy o S P Allen. Stanford 1 E Eogeile, L Ang |E A Smith Jr, Stantrd R A Spltzer, San Jose|3 M Ilisley, Sacto A Paulson & w, H 1 |T W Conant, Redding Miss E MeClatchy, Sac|Dr Rowell. ‘Berkeley E M Runyon, Portland Patterson, Berkly B S Miller, Seattls H R Patterson, Beckly PALACE HOTEL. £ W B Bowman, S Jose |F F Sutherland, Orovl F H Yost. Stan! R H Reld, Denver D R Brenan, Cleveland[Dr C W Doyle, S Cruz [ Standstrom, Nome |Mrs L L Baker, W S Baylls, Fresno |P § Baker, Ross Valley E H Cox, era H R Baker, Ross Val F Short, 0 A Just, New York Mr & Mrs B B Bryan, [Mr & Mrs W k. Chicago San Rafael Me A Mes R M Moo B Never, Bl mbt innon, Wis r rs Shandfeld g g Bfldlhl"','“fl w!ultl z use, Utica phy, Paso L ST W Shemmell, Colo Spr S M y, C Kinnie, Néw Yorl G 3 H Clark & w, Mo W C G FI . Grass Val FH F A Hohn, Santa Cruz ni R e e g ford Biss ® W Stepheson oakind AT A Bettens, Byron ce T Gildersleve, Stanford w W H Murphy, Stanford Mrs E T Earl, T, Angeles Mrs ', IE Reiter, Cleveland NEW WESTERN HOTEL. J Da; W R Sullivan, Aptos g L ore, fo rs rown w Chicago e A Mrs Worley, Cal L J Palmer, Cal F W Ellken, Cal c F Raab, JP W W Mac S E Ballard, S Rosa The oldest dressmaker's bill was fourid in the ruins of a temple of the City of Nipur, and cannot be less than 3700 ve . Harkness of the Acac- | §— Frank Miller, | o iills & Co., one of the trustees of Stan-'8& juestioned in re-| STORY OF "MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.” Copyright, 1900, by Seymour Eaton. PR M THIRTY SHAKESPEARE EVENINGS. - R | o SRR = Claua is thought by Leopato to jest at the very ailtar: Story of‘ the Play. “Much Ado About Nothing.” being pri- | i agey” Ome hither, my lord, to marey marily a comedy of character and envi-| Claudio—No. ronment rather than a pk of comie sit- | nato—To be married to her; friar. you to marry her No one seems to be aware of the deeper es of life. Life depends upon the su- perficial word, and the word turns to dust and ashes. For all this ado goes for nothing. A witty world is seen destrov- 1tself. If sometimes tragic to itself, it is always comic to an observer. Com- edy makes quick use of such perversions In an environment of superficial nothings trazedy would be misplaced. This social temper invites the comedy of situations. The play proceeds through a series of deceits and disclosures. Benedick and Beatrice decelve each other. Claudio deceives Benedick and re- veals his deception. Hero deceives Beatrice and unmasks her secret. Claudio and Hero in their turn are tricked by Don John into divercement and trapped bysthe priest into marriage. Then vations, the story as a story is compara- | tively unfmportant. It is a romance of love donducted by two sets of characters | and in which a third group intervenes. Don Pedro of Arragon, returning from successful war, tarries at the house of Leonato, Governor of Messina. In the train of the Prince appear two young no- bles—Claudio, a lord of Florence, and Ben- edick, a lord of Padua, destined to be the lovers of the play—and Don John, the brother of Don Pedro, who takes the part of villain and Interrupts the course of | love. At Leonato’s house his daughter | and niece; Hero and Beatrlce, are met | and interviewed. Claudio is at once paired | with Hero and Benedick with Beatrice. | The problem of the play is to unite the | i | i \ two Bets of lovers, but first to provide | Don John is caught by Dogberry. who is ufficient opposition to create a dramatic | % pid that he deceives himself. The movement. Hero and Claudio are opposed le play is built thus upon deception by Don John and his evil companions, and falsehood. One character, and one while Benedick and Beatrice must ove alone, moves in the play without delu- | come the opposition set up by their own | sions. That one is Borachio. who sticks ils. Siandered by Don John, Hero is | close to the reality of “a thousand cast off by Claudio as they stand before | ducats”: he alor.e makes ado about some- thing. The very church connives at fraud and is itself course, one is fact, remembe: of comed the priest for- marriage and swoons as the most fraudulent. Of t disposed to resent th's g that artifice the life + | | y, Tragedy deals with reaiities. | | comedy ohiy with appearanc | | The constables being the only persons in the play who do not practice disg intentionally. but strive to render honest account of their office. furnish the third humor—the comedy of character. And they are comic in three respects—in the'r appearance, their conduet and their lan- guage. Blustering Dogberry. puffed out with ale until he displays a ‘“‘pretty piece of flesh,” needs only to be seen to be laughed at. He and his mates know welil what belongs to a watch—to offend no man, drunkards to be left alone till thev are sober, thieves to be permitted to steal out of théir company, to let a child cry at night till it waken nurse. Dogberry knows. too, what belongs to a justice—to write himself down an ass at every ques- tion. But their chief humor is one speech. They, practice the whole art of Malapropism—the comedy of language can g0 no further. We learn from them that “comparisons are odorous.” Through some stubid blunder doubtless the watch suc- | | ceeded in “comprehending two auspicious | | persons.” These were properly “opin- | | ioned”” and “‘condemned to everlasting re- demption.” It is noteworthy that in Shakespeare the comedy of character is conducted generally by the common pe ple. The time seemed to have little " for suct To-day the the noble is more often | | the clown and Dogberry the hero. Still in the dgeper things of the play Dogberry | has his recompense. Stupid as he is. he is | | the only wise man among the company of wits. Leonato, the governor, or Pedro, the Prince, were not able to discover what Dogberry brought to light. This, too. be- | | comes a part of the comic tmpost of the play. Beatrice and Benedick display in the o | first part of the play a humor that is - | more satirical than natural, and springs MISS ELLEN TERRY AS BEAT- | | {fom intellect rather than from feeli: . s 2 | It is 2 humor touched with bitterne: RICE IN “MUCH ADO ABOUT | |and is appropriately termed in the plav NOTHING. | “*shrewish.” Benedick scys of Beatrice | | “She speaks poniards. and every word 4| stabs.”” Tn the war of words Beatrice is 1 | generally the victor, her superfor wit one in death. The priest holds her in con- | furnishing indeed the gzround of Be: | cealment, announcing her death, and so contrives that the Feopl-:'s praise of Hero dick’s admiration. They both rail a; each other and are “obstinate hereti i Said Be reaches the ears of Claudio till his anger | respect of love and marriage. | is changed to remorse. When the vil-|trice: “T had rather hear my dog | lalny of Don John is disclosed Claudio | at a crow than a man swear he loves m And Benedick insists that he may time pale from anger, cickness or hunger but never from love. “If I do, hang in a bottle like a cat and shoot me.” The secret of their growing love is. of course that at starting they have precisely the same attitude toward life. What could be more natural than for {wo misogamists t agree to disagree in amity? They are uni fled in a common scorn. Upon this plan. —a plane where thev exhibit complete self-mdstery—there is no evidence of the comedy of character. But as they sink from this plane and become bewildered in the current of a new emotional experienc> they become for a short time genumne comic characters. Benedick at least—a man is usually more foolish in love than a woman—made a fool cf by Claudio and Don Pedro in the orchard, clearly makes a fool of himself in the first encounter with Beatrice after hix conviction: Beatrice—Against my will T am sent to bid you come in_to dinner Benedick—Fair Beatrice, T thank you for your seeks restitution, and is required tc som ‘copy of the child that's dead,” i be the daughter of Leonato’s | When the mask is drawn another Hero | | greets the amazed Claudio and the prob- | iTem of their union is solved by the priest | Meanwhile Benedick and Beatrice are en- | trapped into an acknowledgment of love, !and when Hero is vilely slandered they ! unite in her defense. Finally the priest, Who performs the office of mediator in the pjay, conducts the marriage rites also | in their behalf. Don John is taken in flight and punished for his evil deeds. A good consclence walts upon the faithful constables. The Dramatic Movement. The dramatic action of the play, while subordinate to the display of character, is still of sufficlent importance to warrant clear statement. Three threads of inter- est_constitute the weft of the plot. Don Pedro, Leonato and the priest form one group, the motive of whose action is to romote the match of Claudio and Hero. | This movement begins with the exchange | of love looks by the bashful pair. The | suit is forwarded by Don Pedro and f: vored by Leonato. Hero is a quiet, D sive type of character. of no great intel- Iectua{ depth, simply made to be fond and to be loved. Claudio is reported to be brave, but is light and unstable. Pas- sivity and lightness in love provide the pains. Beatrice—I took no more pains for thoss - | | | | opportunity of villainy. From an emo- onal imification’ their part rapldly d | velops into contradiction and from con- tradlction to reconciliation. 1 The agent of conflict is John, the brother of Pedro, who is stung to evil acts by the social ostracism occasioned by birth, hatred of a brother better born and circumstanced and jealousy of Claudio, who seems to have usurped his place. He has surrounded himself with other evil companions and together they lan the separation of the lovers. Evi- Bences are brought before Claudio that o to prove the Infidelity of Hero. E‘Iaudlo is wrought to a fury of shame and Don Pedro, equally affected, joins Wwith him to disgrace the innocent Hero. At the very altar the woman is traduced and cast off. But already the infamous plot of John has been discovered by cer- tain constables, too late to prevent the disruption of the pair, but in time to establish the innocence of Hero. Recon- cillation is then effected through a de- vice of the priest to protect the honor of | Hero and _to occasion the remorse of Claudio. The ethical balance is re- stored by the repentance of Claudio— which in Shakespeare represents the ef- fort of the soul to correct its evil—and by |+ +* the punishment of Don John, the source ot sturbance. = The interest of this sec THE LATE E. L. DAVENPORT ond group thus pertains to a set of q S melancholy rogues crossed by honest IN THE CHARACTER -OF | though stupid “‘justicers. With these BENEDICK. ! two movements {s linked a third, one that 1 is essentially different from the others, + since it proceeds from contradiction to union and needs to be coaxed instead of | thanks than you take pains to thank me; if it thwarted. Hero and Claudlo started | had been painful I would not have com with a common emotion and tended | Benedick—You take pleasure, then, the toward a deeper intellectual and moral | message? Beatrice—Yea, just so much as you may take upon a knife's point and choke a daw withal You have no stomach, signior; fare you well. (Exit. Bene)dlck—fll' “‘Against my will I am sent to bid you come In to dinner.” There's a dou- ble meaning in that. “T took no more pains for those thanks than you took pains to thank experience. jeatrice and Benedick start on common intellectual grounds and on the same moral plane—they are both keen of wit and their wit scorns the same ob- w toward an emotional con t must be tricked into accepting the fact of love. By the strategy of their com- | me.”” That's as much any pains that [ ponions st first Benedick and then | take for vou ig as eary nks. 1f 1 do not trice are forced unwillingly te admit | take pity of her I am a villam: if I do not to themselves their secret love. “Dol love her I am a Jew. I will go get her pic- t Benedick, not the appetite alter?’ quoth ture. trying to justify his weakness to him-| After this scene. in which Benedick self. = And in secret Beatrice responds: | Proves he is made of wortal stuff. the u:- “Love on, T will uite thee, taming my | terances of both the man and the woman are softermed. their wit is less sarcastfc and more like the spontaneous play of perfected personality. Phe wit of the other characters is illus- trative of the comedy of soclety rather than of character and belongs to the play as a whole. The main interest of the piay wild heart to thy loving hand.” Thelr secret declarations of love prepare us for their co-operation in defense of Hero. This strange new experlence has clarified thelr perceptions and judgments. And now, In spite of “the odd quirks and rem- nants of wit"” broken upon them by their companions, they are willing to ~ “bind | —the story of Hero—inclines toward trag- their loves up in a holy band.” “T'lIl ten ed{. aithough at no time are the sympa- thee what. prince,” said Benedick. denot- | thies of an audience enlisted emough to arouse the feeling of pathos. Indeed. tha Faciliations of Claudio—particularly his easy repentance and acceptance of the soft penalty of Leonaio—partake of the nature of comedy. W krow that through whatever interference each wiu arrive ac a comic conclusion. Amnother form of ing his surrender. “a college of wit- crackers cannot flout me out of my humor.”” 7 The Features of Humor. Three forms of humor mingle in play ~the comedy of Soclal e manner, the comedy of situation and the comedy of in the inco character. The first form determi « | MOT appears In congruous associa- atmosphere of the play. ~Don T tion S alian lords and Wnglish watch. companion lords have fus Prom ¥he wars. In the Interval of semce CrStictops - and relaxation the serlous mind is held fn | “Much Ado About Nothing™ represents lbey&‘ca and fests leap into being. Every | almost the verfectinon of Shakespeare's one is\infected—the governor. the lovers, | comic genius. Other plays are equaliv the villains, the very serving women | comic in separate effects. but In nome 's £ 1t ::l"-l‘vl' 'tht% n:fi&“’! of lilnetyy-two men: en emple King of Babylonia. g -the | the passive Hero shows skil corusecate with witticisms. Beatrice Fenedick strike fire at every word. Even 1 in repartee t is sacred. edy of ol AE PP ;:"' R Unlversity of ¢ 3 on. No momen