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Kansas University Weekly.
Dr. Holmes's Annual Address.
An audience far smaller than the occasion justified, assembled in Chapel Hall Monday at 5, to hear the first annual address of the Department of Latin. Dr. Holmes, the head of the department, chose as his theme "Juvenal" whose satires were analyzed in a manner highly acceptable to the audience. A brief outline of the lecture is given below:
Juvenal's best work marked by phrase-making, illustrating the familiar saying that "the poets of the silver age read best in quotations." This is eminently applicable to his later satires. The disparity in merit between the early and late satires not sufficient to counter-balance the subtle indications of Juvenal's genius evident to the careful reader throughout his entire works. This persuades to the authenticity of his later satires together with other confirmatory points of resemblance, such as, his allusiveness; the character of his humor; his interest in animals, etc.
The highest merit of Juvenal's satires not in their wit, which was seldom pleasant, not in his righteous indignation, which was overdone; not in his maxim-coining, which makes him next to Horace, the most quotable of Latin poets, but in his graphic power of word painting. His greatest skill in the use of words, rather than in ideas. This power, however, frequently overdone producing lack of proportion in which respect he failed to catch the spirit of his Greek models.
Chief among Juvenal's characteristics is his invective. This was directed against Graecomania, the nobility and the women; chiefly the latter. His strictures on the ladies not trustworthy owing to his unauthentic sources.
Juvenal's foremost fault is his bad logic—a fault common to reformers whose tools are rhetoric and declamation. The living voice often necessary in rendering Juvenal lucid. "The tones of the reciter can make or mar him."
Juvenal not always a credible witness against Roman society. Modern life could be equally condemned. We learn indirectly from Juvenal
that an age is not to be judged by the worst facts in its society history. Juvenal's life, partly a failure, accounting also partly for his satirical attitude; but often generous and always sympathetic with virtue. He believed he was painting a reliable picture of Rome, but its incompleteness and lack of perspective make it misleading.
Chess.
The five members of the University and Lawrence chess clubs who held the best records made in the tournament just concluded, began last Friday night at the Y.M.C.A. rooms a series of games for the championship.
Mr. Olsen being unable to play, Mr. Phillips could not obtain a game. C. J. Moore defeated A. S. O'Connor two games. O. A. Bayless and W. R. Carter drew one game and a second was won by the former. This evening Phillips will play Moore, and Carter will again play Bayless. The winners of these two series for to-night will play next Friday evening.
Law Notes.
Mr. Lookahangle will practice in Atchison.
Mr. Troxel has a good story. Ask him about it.
The Seniors took the examination in "Real Property" Monday.
The Seniors have been trying for two days to have a class meeting.
On June roth, forty-two new lawyers will be turned loose on the state.
The Junior Laws attended the Senior Arts- Prep Medic game in a body.
Tom Harley, the manager of the Lawyer is soliciting subscriptions for next year.
A. B. Bates has been elected to respond to "The Juniors", at the law banquet, June 9.
The Senior's will go to Topeka on the 11th. of June to be admitted to the Supreme Court of the state. They have had their applications for admission drawn by Mr. Mason.