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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 14. 1907.

4. Who are you- to set yourself yip: covered her face with her bauds. The Baroness looked shocked, but not qur-prised, Wrayson, dumb and unnerved, had staggered back, aiuj was leaking agninst the Mrs. Barnes Dad already taken a step towards the door. She was very pale, but her eyes were ablaze.

Incredulity struggled with her passionate desire for vengeance. "You!" she exclaimed. "What should you want to kill him for?" The Colonel sighed regretfully. "My dear young lady," be said, "it Is very painful for me to have to be 8.0 explicit, but the situation demands it I killed him because he was unfit to live because he was a blackmailer of BY E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM.

1907, Little, Brown 4 Co.) The Colonel shook his head sadly. "I am afraid, my dear young lady," he said, "that I should never be pble to convert you to my point of view. You are naturally prejudiced, anil when I consider that I have failed to convince my own daughter" he glancea toward Louise "of the soundness of my views. It goes without saying that I should find you aJso unsympathetic. You are anxious, I see, to leave us.

Permit me!" He held open the door focjier with grave courtesy, but Wrayson pushed him aside. He had recovered hi'uself to some extent, but he still felt as though he were moving in horrible dream. "Colonel!" he exclaimed hoarsely, "you know what this means! Vou know where she will go!" "If he don't, let me tell him," she Interrupted. "To the nearest police station! -That's where I'm off." Wrayson glanced quickly at the Colonel, who semed in no way discomposed. "Naturally," he assented.

"No one, my. dear young lady, will interfere with you in your desire to carry out your painfully imperfect sense of justice. Pray pass out!" She hesitated for a moment. Her poor little brain was struggling, perhaps, for the last time, to adapt itself to his point of view to understand why, at a moment so critical, he should treat her with the easy composure and tolerant good-nature of one who gives to a spoilt 'child its own way. Then she saw signs of further interference on Wrayson's part, and SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

Tho Queen (1 Mexonla wncn a zlrl. but after aha la plighted to rrlnce Frederick, then In rcinoto auccession the throne, haa a love affair-. with Captain Fltamaurlce aa Mile, dc Mvlba'in. The Caption Is ar. English officer whoso sister was schoolmate of Mile, sh, nloniie letters to Win.

But though she tries to be relieved from the engagement she nr forced to marry the rlumaurlce soraraten f-oro twr but ell --ishes her lettois aa a aecret possession. He supposed to have been killed In battle In Scmh Afriia. The letters pass into the hands o(c an EnKllshmah named Morrla Barnes of no. repute. In time the King of Moxonla seeks to divorce his wife.

These letters he Knows of and seoaa their poaaawloa to use. In divorce. Barnes turns up In London, llvlnif a dissipated 'Ife on a mysterious income. That Income la money paid by the frlonda of the Cueen to prevent them goln Into tho hands of the. King.

While receiving this Income Barnes Is negotiating frr the sale of them to representatives of the King. The nifeht he was te cl ise the bargain he is murderoJ. A short time after the solicitor, who was the representative of the fcinsr friends 1 also murdered. Tiio lilonds of the Queen, Louise Fiuniaurlce and Carontss de Sturm, are In London an I cnnttr.ue tho search for the letters alter the muroers. Herbert Wrason.

a London editor, In love with Louise becomes Involved. When sho tile, to France and to the Queen living In tho chateau of the Baroness, ho lollowa. Then suddenly appears Captain. Vitrmaurlce supimsed to be dead and tells them that after brine seriously wounded the letters were taken from 'him. When Captain appears he makes one more In the search for the letters.

The woman at whose house Morris Barnes has passed part of bis last night, and Whom Wravsnn had found out In his inquiries ill London, on the scene. She 'tell. Wrayeo that she had mot a 0n In London whom Hi, believes to be the wife of names, and th.t she has the sought-for letter. Wraywm leaves Jndon. WrayM flnda the Woman and.

learnlni that sho was In. wife, tells her of the death of he-r liushand He learns also that she POsseases la pa clt age commuted to h-r lim.ils hv lier hurli-ind the dav before his ileath. A bruthcr of Banies. one Sydney, appears and he is In search of tne oseddforuner the Ifof a'tca n-fu! to deliver up the letter, until she know. ey Bame.

husband while the brother nries her to keen I'-wantm- there to make merchandise of them, as hla brother had done. Sidney Jiames SealS tn. cka trZ Z. but VnnUtately Colonel Fltrmaurt th ther and Louh who knows all the circumstances, with a deman.r them up. hydney refuses, and the ColcnU tells him thnt he had made a.

similar -demand of his dead brother, and because the retinal he (the colonel) had Killed mm. The Colonel shook his bead. "He Is In his room upstairs, but," he said, "I should not advise you to go to him." "He has my packet Augustus' packet," she cried, springing up. The Colonel laid his hand upon her arm. "Xo!" he said, "that packet has been restored to its rightful owner." She rose to her feet, trembling with anger.

The Colonel motioned her to resume her CHAPTER XLI. RAYSON glanced nt tire clock for the twentieth time. "I oiB, afraid," he said pnively, "that Mr, Sidney Humes has been too many for tis." "Do you Louise asked, "that he has perstinded the sirl to give him the pucliet?" "It looks like it," Wrayson confessed. Louise frowned. "Of she said.

"I think that you were mad to lot her go before. She had the letters here in the room. You would have lierjir jusit-tled In tiikiiiK llieui' from her," "I suppose so." AVriiyson assented, doubtfully. Somehow she seemed to get the upper hand toward the end. I think she snspec-text that some of us knew more than we fared to tell her about jier husband's death." .....1 niii ri uiiu null inMimiri silent.

Wniyseu walked to the "window and btifk. "To tell you die truth," he naid, "I expected sotno'oliet-ele here to-night who lias failed to turn, iip." "Who is that?" tho Karime.sn.. asked. Wraysoii hesitated for ti moment arid, glilheed toirdVT.QijJsiu "Colonel, Fitzniuiiri.t'e,'.' ho said. Louise seemed turn suddenly rigid.

She looked at him steadily for a nioineiv: williout speukliis. "My father." she murmured nt last. Wravsrn noddeil. "Yes." lie said: "But what has he to do with iliis?" He Took the Packet from His Breast Pocket and handed It Over to the 'Baroness. "Come," be said, "so far as you are concerned, you have nothing to complain of.

You offered, I believe to give It up yourself on one condition." She looked at his with sudden eagerness. "Well," she cried, Impatiently. "That condition," he said, "shall be complied with." She looked into his face with strange intentness. "You mean," she said slowly, I shall know who it was that killed my husband?" "Yes!" the Colonel answered. A sudden cry rang through the room.

Louise was on her feet. She came staggering toward them, her hands outstretched. "No!" she screamed, "no! Fariier, you are mad! Send the woman away!" He smiled at her deprecatingly. "My dear Louise!" he exclaimed, "Our word has been passed to this young woman. Besides," he added, "circumstances which have occurred within the last hour with our young friend upstairs would probably render an explanation imperative! I am sorry for your sake, my dear young lady," ho continued, turning to Barnes, "to have to tell you this, but if you insist upon knowing, it was I who killed your husband." Louise fell back into her chair and KING -RECEIWD NEGROES.

THE EAGLE'S SCHOOL DEPARTMENT yourself re. In If he of two. what possible sin can there. takine the life of such a one. had eono nn four lees instead his breed would have been exterminated centuries ago." "We arc not the judges," Wrayson began, weakly enough.

"We are, sir." the Colonel U'lin-dered. "For what else have we been given brains, the moral sense, The knowledge of good or evil? There are those among us who become decadents, whose presence among us breeds corruption, whose dirty little lives jare like the trail of a foul insect ncjross the page of life. I hold it a just land moral thing to rid the world of snob a creature. The sanctity of human (life is the canting cry of the falsely sentimental. Huinm life is sacred or nVt, according to Its achievements.

Suct'b. a one as Morris Barnes I would brusi away like a poisonous fly." "Bentham," Wrayson faltered. "I killed him, lir!" the Colonel answered, "and others of his kidney before him. Louise knew it. I argued in.

J.ouise Knew it. i urgueti er as I am doing with you, but useless. Nevertheless, I have with her as It was lived as seemed good to me.1 "There is the. law," Wrayson said, with a horrified glance toward Louise, He understood now. The Colonel bowed his bead.

"I am prepared," the Colonel answered, "to pay the penalty of reformers." There was a ring at the bell. Wrayson threw open the door. A small ooy stood there. He held a pieces ot paper in his hand. "The lidy said," he declared, "that the white-headed gentleman auld give me 'art a crown for this 'er Wrayson gave him the money, stepped back into the room.

He the paper to the Colonel, who It calmly, first to himself and aloud. "I leave you to your conschens. (and kavo bread Lhen may have been bad, but he was govid to me! AGNES The Colonel's eyes grew very soft "Poor little woman," he said to himself. "Wrayson, you'll look aftev her. You'll see she doesn't come to grief!" There was the sound of a heavy fall in the room above.

The Colonel's face assumed an air of intense irritation. "It's that infernal window pole," he declared. "I had doubts about it nil the time." Wrayson looked nt him in horror. "What do you mean?" he demanded. "Perhaps you had better go up and see," the Colonel answered, taking up his hat.

"A very commonplace trag- 1 edy after all! I don't quite see what else lie could have done. He was penniless, half mad with disappointment; he tl been smoking too many cigarettes and drinking too much cheap liquor. and he is in danger of arrest for se ing the landlord's furniture. No othi end for him, I am afraid." Wrayson threw open the door. "Dont hurry," the Colonel declarl "You'll probably find that he hanged himself, but he must hi been dead for some time." Wrayson tore up the stairs.

watcnea mm for a- moinei Then, with a little sigh, he began descend. "False sentiment" he murmured tol himself sadly. "The world's full of It." OO-GTh-O (To Be Continued To-morrow.) AND PAW. And when they marched me off to toth I made believe asleep. But Inside I was wide awake, All ready for to peep.

I lay, oh; ever and ever so long, And kept real quiet and still, So's I couid hear him walk the roof, Or light on the window sill. Well, by-and-bye, I thought I beard A creakin' sort of a noise; And then I peeped a little bit To see his load of toys. While Mama Held the And what do you spose I saw, oh, my! But it was awful shocking, 'Twas papa dropping in the toys, While mama held the stocking! So after this, you can't fool me, I know who's Santa Claus; It ain't no fellow from the Pole; It'3 just our maws and paws. CHARLES E. TEALE.

He Agreed With Her. Jlrs. Dirs After nil, dear, home Is tho dearest spot on earth. Mr. Digs (eusaged in auditing the 3 month bills) It is.

ment, I should say, and ask yoursel TTTT1 up as a judged" "I'ray do not believe," lie beggMJ, "that I. arrogate to myself any such position. Only, unfortunately, as regards your late husband's character there could be no mistake, and concerning such men as he I have very strong, convictions." Wrayson, had recovered himself a little, laid his baud upon the Colonel's shoulder. he said, hoarsely, "you're not serious! You Can't be! Be careful. This woman means mischief.

She will take you at your word." else should she take me?" the Colonel asked calmly. "I -suppose her prejudice in favor of this man was natural, but all. I can say Is that under similar circumstances I should act to-day precisely as I did on the night when I fouud him about to sell a' woman's' honor for money to minister to the degraded pleasures of his life." The woman leaned toward him, and passionate. "You're a. nice one to preach, you are," she cried hysterically, "you, with a man's blood -upon your hands! You, a murderer! Degraded, indeed! Wiat were his poor sins compared with yours?" COMMERCIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

First Alumni Dance to Be Given December 17 -Entertainment, Dee. 20. Jhe December number of the Ledger will be out nejrt Mpnday, December 10; It will be a fine in which some-, clever short storieB by the Btudents will be a feature. An artlstlp cover, designed in the will be suggestive 6f the school and the holiday season. Professor Van Name, director of the editorial force, takes a keen interest in the Ledger.

The tone of tho paper has not only been improved through hla but he has also contrived that more and more of the work of producing shall be done by the pupils, ir would not be surprising In the setting up would be done by the A new feature at Commercial, will be the alumni dance, to be given in the gym on December 17. i It will be the first annual dance of the old students. The music for the event will be by the alumni under the direction of Professor Zelner. This orchestra is said to be equal to many in professional circles. On December 20 the school will give an entertainment in the auditorium, it will be complimentary In character, the joint production of the musical societies of the school and alumni orchestra and the choral society, with vocal and instrumental numbers by Individual entertainers.

ELOCUTIONARY CONTEST. Misses Brown and Cummisky Won First and Second Frizes. The elocutionary contest of the Loyal League, divisions 2b, 2a, lb, was successfully carried out before a large audience last night in the auditorium. Miss Marian Pylc, assistant principal, was In charge of the exercises- It was difficult for the judges to arrive at a decision, so uniformly good was each contestant. Louis C.

Brown, division 2a, was awarded the first prize, a handsomely bound copy of Stedman's "American Anthropology." The second went to Katharine A. Cunimiiikey, division lb, who received a handsome copy of tho Cambridge edition of Tennyson. The judges were Joseph E. Cosgrove, member of the Board of Education; E. M.

Nightengale, teacher in the Washington Irving High School, Manhattan, and Mrs. Edmund H. Driggs, wife of the ex-Congressman. Those who competed were: Katharine A. Cummiskey and Genevieve M.

P. Reilly, division lb; Jeanette R. Heil-brunn, division 2b, and Louise C. Brown, division 2a. The Glee Club, Marion W.

Powell nnd Professor Joannes furnished vocal and Instrumental music, and tho large audience delighted with the entertainment. BROOKLYN TRAINING SCHOOL. At the Wednesday morning assembly, original didactic verses, were recited by mmbers of tho Junior A class. Those who took part in tho exercises were Marjorio Blydenburgh, Mary Farquhar, Alicq Hartich, Anna Franke, Evelyn Markwitz, Adeline Trapp, Eleanor Eagen. At the model school assembly Thursday morning the pupils of Miss Wilson's class gnve a very creditable performance of the casket scene from the "Merchant of Venice." The cast was as follows: Portia, Hilda Wessberg; Nerissa, Amelia Freeman; Bassanlo, Mary Ball; Gratiano, Ida Malnmud; -attendants, Agnes Walsh and Helen Spanler.

Among recent visitors wer- Miss- Anna Glcason, Mis3 Mary H. Barrie, Miss Emma Myers and Miss Mary C. Van Nordon. Public School No. 137; Miss Nina Conradson, Miss Elizabeth Case, Miss Mildred V.

Bennett nnd Miss Mary F. Miller, Public School No. 88; Miss Mary Beverley, Detroit Normal School; George Millard Davison, principal of Public School No. 72. die delayed no longer.

The Colonel closed the door after ter, and stood for a moment with his tack against it, for Wrayson had hown signs of a desire to follow the) voman whose egress he had just permitted. He looked into their faces, lull nf rlfnn.1 nf tUilC mill UU11UI 1UU Ul vi what wail to come, and he smiled reassuringly. "Amy," he said, turning to the Baroness, "surely you and Wrayson here arc possessed of some grains of common sense. Louise, I know, is too easily swayed by sentiment. But you, Wrayson! Surely I can rely oh you!" "For anything," Wrayson answered, with trembling lips.

"But what can I do? What is there to be done?" The Colonel smiled gently. "Simply to listeii intelligently sympathetically if you can," he declared. "I want to make my position clear to you If I can. You heard what that poor young woman called me? Probably you would have used the same Word yourself. A murderer!" Wrayson muttered.

"I heard!" "When I came back from the Soudan twelve years ago, I had been Instrumental in killing some thousands of brave men, I dare say; I had killed a score or so with my own hand. Was I a murderer then?" "No!" Wrayson answered. "It was a different thing." "Then killing is not necessarily murder," the Colonel remarked. "Good! Now take the case of a man ke Morris Barnes. lie belonged to the class of humanity which you can call by no other name than that of vermin.

Whatever touched he defiled. He was without a single good instinct, a single pat-sable quality. Wherever he lived, ho bred contamination. Whoever touched hiin was the worse for it. His Influence upon the world was an unchanging one for evil.

Tut aside sen tlment. for one moment, false sentl- JUST MAW Charley E. Teale, the public adniinis trator of Brooklyn, written the fol lowing When. I was a little fellow, About as big as that, I allers thought that Santa Claus Was jolly, and short, and fat. And wore a -great fur overcoat, And carried on his back A lot of dolls, and drums and things, All done up in a pack.

"'Twas Papa Dropping In the Toys And toted 'em down the chimneys. Of all the quiet houses, "Where little children went to bed, And kept as still as mouses. But somebody told me diff'rent, And I was bound to know The truth about tho business, And so I just laid low. Full of Animals. DiiKty Put train I come over on wnz a regular Noah's Ark.

Ithodie How wuz dat? Dusty It wuz a circus train. msMtmmm Louise asked, with her eyes fixed anxiously, nlmost fearfully, upon his. "I went to him for advice," Wray-son said quietly. "He has been always very kind, and I thought it pos sible that he might be able to 'help us. He promised to be here at the same hour as the others.

Listen! There is the bell at last." The Colonel entered the room. Louise half rose to her feet Vi'rayson hast ened to meet him. "Herbert," he said, with nn affectionate smile, "forgive me for being tii little late. Itaroness, I am delighted to see you and Louise," The ISaroness held out both her which the Colonel raised gallantly to his Hps. Louise he greeted with a fatherly and unembarrassed smile.

"I must apologize to all of you," he said, perhaps will be my best excuse." He took the packet from his breast fioeket and handed It over to the Baroness. 'The room seemed filled with exclamations. The Colonel beamed upon them all. "Quite simple," he declared. "I have just taken them from Mr.

Sydney ISai'ues npstnirs. He in his turn, took lliein from The door was suddenly opened; Mrs. Morris Barnes rushed into tho room and, gazed wildly around. "Where is he?" she exclaimed. "He has robbed me.

Thelittle beast! He sot into my rooms while I was out." The Colonel led her gallantly to a chair. "Calm yourself, my dear young lad ho "Where Is he?" she cried. "Has he been here?" King Edward entertained three coal blaclt negroes in Buckingham Palace, men wV came to lingiiuitl lroiu Swaziland as fit- voys from the queen regent, but this fact caused little attention; at least there was no criticism. These, envoys were intro by the colonial secretary. Tlioy Chiefs Leaving Buckingham Palace, presented a dutiful address to which the King -replied, enjoining them to loyalty and promising them that their represent wou)d fae recelved througn Lord jjin.

envoys went away delighted al tlu manner in which they had been received. The Chef Stamp. The Servian death mask stamp that created so much talk Is not destined to bask In the limelight alono as a curio of its class. There are other specimens of postal carriers that, upon close exam may be found to conceal somo hidden object which was wholly foreign to the. designer's thoughts when he cro-! ated it.

The latest find of this kind Is that of the head and cap of a chef which turns up on the new stamps of Iceland. While it Is immaterial to this discovery the stamps show in profile the faces of the present Danish lfionarch and his But it is altogether material that these faces are so arranged that by Inverting stamps the cook's face quickly takes the place of the royal personages. Take an Icelandic stamp of the latest issue and of any dehomination and turn it upside down. A little study of the left side of the miniature picture will now bring out the chef's portrait In strong relief. The cap, the forehead.

the eyes, the nose, moustache and side whiskers, and chin are all their proper places. If any difficulty is experienced In finding the old fellow the task will be simplified by placing a piece of paper over the picture running just outside of the A in Aur and through the center 'of the final "i In Frimerki. is a curiosity. Its peculiarity is that it The torpedo tubes are submerged. i.

-v Some time' ago there was considerable ef a stir over thn entertainment at the While Homo by President Roosevelt of Booker T. Washington, President, of the institute- for negroes' in Tuskcgee, cud tte irrkadtvledsed loader of his rape The Swazi Envoys to the King The iri this country. Some people thought it poor, taste for ihc riesidca't of -United ees to have as his.giwt at the dinner table a negro, even one at brilliant In in tellectual attainments as Washington is acknowledged, to be. la England recently I ames A young resident of jhc Park-Slope and one of tho Eagle's expert election tabulators, who hau just received his degree nvrimlnntinil -Ml B.ii l'ni" Albany for certified public. accountant.

cell's staff in the Bureau -of James J. Driscoll. Ha- 1 women, an unclean liver, a foul tiling upon the face of the earth." "It's a damned lie!" the girl hissed. "He was good to me, and you shall swing for it!" The Colonel looked genuinely distressed. "I inn afraid," he said, "that you are prejudiced.

If ho was, as you say, kind to you, it was for his own pleasure. Believe me, I made a study of his character before I decided that he must go." She looked at him with 'fierce curiosity. "Are you a god," sho demanded, "that you should have power of life or FREE LECTURES APPRECIATED Course Given by Wilkinson, at Commercial High School Received' Praise of Audience. The people who have been attending the froa public lectures at the Commercial High School-, Albany avenue and Dean street, the past season, which ended Thursday night, have been well pleased with the lecturers and their subjects. The lectures were given on Monday and Thursday nights, and nearly 500 persons attended each one.

On November 7 a course was begun by. Louis U. 'Wilkinson, B. on "Heroes of Liberty and Revolution." His heroes were Joan Ot Arc, Oliver Cromwell, George Washington, Napoleon Bonaparte, Gulseppo Mazzihl and Abraham Lincoln. That tho lectures wero of a high order and much enjoyed was made apparent on the last night of the course, when about fifty persons remained to ask questions and to thank the lecturer for Information they had received, and for the light that had been thrown upon Important historical events.

They wero particularly enthusiastic in their praiso of the last lecture: "Abraham Lincoln; Slavery and Republicanism." Many persons desired to know whether Mr. Wilkinson would lecture at any other Brooklyn center during the coming season; but they were informed that he was not Included in the courses anywhere for the winter and spring; that he would sail for England In March, and that ho had engagements out of the city between now and then. "I beg to call your attention to the public lectures glvn by the Board of Education," wrote a woman reader of the Eagle to the editor. "You can readily understand what these lectures mean to parents who have unfortunately received but a poor schooling, and to men. and women who have few advantages in life.

It is a grand good work, but we must do all we can to get the people to attend them more largely." The writer in speaking of Mr. Wilkinson Bays: "In listening to this young man one receives an education in niany ways. The true Christian spirit pervading his discourses is good to hear; his wonderful intelligence, and magnetic force thrills his hearers, and what he Bays is rendered In an artistic, modest and manner which is pleasing tq see." MORE ROOMS NEEDED IN P. S. 44.

Basketball Is nearlng Its finish in the Interborough School League. It looks much as if Dr. Baker's school. No. 44, Throop between Madison street and Putnam avenue, would carry off the championship.

The game on Wednesday between No. 4 and No. 34 was won by the former, which gives It a strong iead. Dr. Baker has been much interested in the contest going on between the different rooms in his own school.

This class of games has narrowed down to rooms .19 vs. 48 for the girls, and rooms 44 and 46 for the boys. The winners will hold the championship honors for the year. Dr. Baker has many applications for admission to the kindergarten classes, but Is unable to provido for tho children.

Ho is anxious to havo an addition built on the Madison street side, on school, property, which would give eight more classrooms and an up-to-date kitchen. This would wipe out part time classes in the school. BROWNSVILLE DEMOCRATS. The meeting of the Brownsville Knrtntv was held last, nielit at Itip State Bank building, Pitkin avenue and Watltltis street, tne ciun was organized fnr tho nnrnOSH Ot DrOniOtine thp true spirit or Democracy among tho young men of that section. A.

Drescher. late candlduto for alderman, and Joseph Le-vlne, executive member of the Twenty- third District Democratic Club, madn ad- Tlia fifflcord Heather, president; P. Somenaehclm, vice president; Max Svirsky. recording secretary; Milton Silelnik, financial secretary; f'harles Anderson, treasurer; Joseph Tarkan, pergeant-at-arms. BOYS HIGH SCHOOL.

Keorg-anization of the Dramatic Society Xmas Exercises to Be Held. Professor Esselstyn has announced the reorganization of the Boys High School Dramatic Society. Application for places In the cast of the first play must be In by December 20. The rules governing applications In athletics will hold in Professor Esselstyn also Imposed the condition that any applicant accepted for the cast must join the dramatic society at once. Professor Mac-farlane, of Adelphl College, will be the coach.

Dr. Sullivan, at. the weekly assembly, announced that on December 24 appropriate exercises would be held In the auditorium. General applause followed the announcement. As BoyB High has a very heavy percentage of Hebrew students, the hearty handclapplng was significant.

The occasion will bring together old graduates, who will do the speaking. A reception will be held at the close of the exercises. Wednesday afternoon the Electrical Club met. X-rays demonstrations were the feature of the meeting. The debate held on December 16, on the resolution that Ownership of Natural Resources Is Injurious to the Interests of the American People" was won by the affirmative, the debaters on which were Jacob Apatow, Horace Galls and John Casstdv.

The negative side was defended by Joseph Tropp, Sherman Vincent and Lester Belden. Last night Dr. Sullivan was one of the judges In an, inter-collegiate debate at Wcaleyan University, at Mlddletown, Conn. Dr. Sullivan has been appointed by the president of the American History Association on committee to consider the changing of requirements for college entrance in history, and to make suggestions on examination papers.

EASTEEN DISTRICT H. S. The play is engaging the attention of the Eastern District Dramatic Society. Several rehearsals have taken place under the direction of Miss Ditbridge. Another change has been made In the cast through the resignation of Miss Hollywood.

There were three applications for the part, which was finally assigned to Elizabeth Ryan. On December 6 the basketball team was to play the Manhattan College team at the armory. Tho E. D. boys wer" on hand with several hundred expectant spectators, but the Manhattan team failed to arrive.

An empty, default victory went to the Brooklyn school. At a recent meeting of the genoral organization an appropriation was mado to buy medals for InterclasB track meets. Also to buy new uniforms for the basketball team, and to pay the registration foes In the A. A. V.

and track team. The senior debate will be held on December 19- This will be a tryout to get debaters against Manual. NEW YORKUNIVEBSinr. The work of Installing the Baird collection of 1,200 volumes ot worko ou tne sources of Huguenot history in the New York University Library, at University Heights, was completed this week, and they are now. ready for the use of students.

The, books, which were' presented to the university by the family of the late Professor Henry M. Baird. after his death last year, include works that cannot be duplicated elsewhere In America. Christmas recess at the university begins on Monday. December 23, and all deportments will be closed until tho beginning of the winter on January 2.

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL. The Glee and Mandolin Club and the Violin Club will be part of tho repre-icmaiion which will go to the BoyB' High assembly next Wednesday morning. The entire programme has not been ar ranged as yet. At least two girls will recite at tho exercises. They are Mar garet Robinson and Louise W.

Scltlppen. At some one of the Monday morning assemblies in January It Is expected that I the Dramatic Society will give a short I play. Dr. Feltcr has invited Dr. Luther I H.i Gullck to speak to the school at one I of the assemblies.

-I Curious Torpedo Boat dt Portugal has a new -torpedo boat that it turtle-backed and it has uo upper dec.