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January 3, 1930 WILMETTE indecencies of the modern drama increases. There is culture in Shakespeare, whi~h, diffused among the people, is most helpful. Therefore, with Fritz Leiber and his faithfgl cohorts presenting a different play each week at the Civic Theatre in Chicago, each one a production-each mounted and cast to the minutest detail, it behooves our drama lovers to attend in large numbers and thus avail themselves of these artistic treats. But four more weeks remain and then Mr. Leiber, under the auspices of the Chicago Civic Shakespeare society, will make a flying tour covering all the key cities in the East. LIFE 31 N. U. Faculty Members at Important Conferences Many of the members of the faculty of Northwestern university are attending th~ meetings of the various learned societies during the holidays. At ~he meeting of the American Historical society, held at Durham, N. C.· this week, Prof. lsaac ]. Cox of the department of history read a paper on "The Development of Political Parties in Chile," and Prof. Clyde L. Grose of the same department discussed "Cromwetlian Ideals During the Restoration." Dr. James Alton James, dean of tne graduate school and professor of history, was the speaker at the luncht-on conference on the commemoration of the American Revolution in the West. His subject was, "Influence of the Revolution in the West on the Outcome of the American Revolution." In the conference of state and local historical societies Dean James represented the Chicago Historical societ.y. Prof. Henry Crew of the department of physics, president of the American Association of University Professors, presided at the sessions of the association \\·hich also were held in Durham. Several members of the faculty of the school of commerce are in Washington to attend the annual meeting of the American Economic Association and the National Association of Teachers of Marketing and Advertising. They are Prof. Fred E. Clark, who is president of the Association of Teachers of Marketing and Advertising, Prof. James W. Bell, Prof. F. S. Deibler, secretarv of the American Economic Association, Prof. Vanderveer Custis. and Prof. E. H. Hahne. Prof. D. R. Curtiss, Prof. Frank E. \\. ood. and Hubert Wall, all of the department of mathematics, are attending the sessions of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Des Moines. Dean Leon Green of the law school, and Prof. R. Vv. Millar, Prof. E. F. Alberts worth, Prof. Fred D. Fagg, Jr., and Prof. Andrew A. Bruce, are in New Orleans for the meeting of the American Association of Law Schools. Prof. H. F. Harrington, director of the Medill school of journalism, is in New Orleans also, attendinv the sessions of the American Association of Teachers of Journalism. SILE Evanston Show Room 162o S~ERMAN AVE. Greenleaf ,.821 lJTOMATIC THE NOISELESS OIL BUI\NEI .,. Hubbard Woods Show Room goo LINDEN AVE. 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He wilt be supported b.\' the entire strength of the compa;,y and it is safe to assume that a worthwhile performance will result. The English · speaking people have in Shakespeare a teacher and a commentator greater than any other layman of any other race, with the possible exception of some of the scholars of Asia. But the trouble is, we do not give to Shakes·peare that attention in this generation that the French give to Racine or Corneille nor the Germans g-ive to Schiller and their classic dramatists. The dramatists, the playwrights, were the great teachers in Greece. The Romans learned much from them and when the revival of general learning came about in Europe, the first instrument of teaching outside the pulpit and a few university lecture rooms, was the stage. The Shakespearean plavs. properly interpreted, appeal to the- masses and educate one into intelligence. 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