Show I 1 Am Not a Great Scholar Tunney T T Tells ells Prof Phelps' Phelps English Class Clas NEW HAVEN Conn April 23 AP Gene AP-Gene Gene Tunney heavyweight champion of the world in i acceptance acceptance acceptance accept accept- from Professor ance of an invitation sor William Lyon Phelps head had of the English department in m Yale university spoke to the professors professor's class today The champions champion's a arrival a 1 at the the university was unheralded and it j the was not until before hour for the class se session slon that members members mem mom bers hers of oC It knew that Tunney would be there General admittance of the student body to the classroom was denied Tunney was enthusiastically re received re- re when he be was Introduced by Professor Phelps He imme immediately took up 1 his talk on literature and began with reference to his own stud study of ot Shakespeare He said first acquaintance with the author came while he was In iii France when a doughboy doug a company clerk talkea ea about Shakespeare continually There must be something to this man Shakespeare Tunney said faid he lie thought as he lie listened ned to the tho doughboys doughboy's doughboys doughboy's dough ugh boys boy's talk I 1 thou thought ht if a Il company company com corn pany clerIc clerk can stick tenaciously tenacious A t d on page paso 5 I Am Not ot a Great Scholar Tunney Tells Prof Phelps Phelps' English Class I Continued from page 1 to studying him I think I will give it a try The Tho first book I got for myself was Winters Tale and amid after 1 readIng read read- ld- ld Ing lag the first act I coul could 1 not understand understand understand under under- stand its meaning It nia made m ma ins mamad mad au and I began to to realize that I there mero were ero too 1 many any thoughts spoken in a few lOw My mind had not expanded to that extent I t Iwas Iwas was forced to read It ten times tinte before be- be fore foro I got goot the met meter l' l and then my amy first interest began I 1 am mutt not a great scholar the champion went on ott to 10 say tay ay but I have havo much app of oC the good works of this Author uthol Mankind is much touch better of for what Shakespeare Shakespeare Shakespeare Shake Shake- speare has contributed CO lIe He said occurred to him whether H would be bea bear a boxing fan ar r I not I wonder whether he wo Id have liked me llIe to hav have risen in iii th the tho seventh round when I was in my thy last battle with Den Dempsey |