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Show SACRED HEART ACADEMY. Reorganization of the Annunciata Literary Society. Ogden, Oct. 16. On the scroll of recent re-cent events at Sacred Heart academy the reorganization of the Annunciata Literary society deservedly holds a prominent place. This being one of the leading societies of the school, general gen-eral interest is manifested in its development. devel-opment. One of the recent meetings was devoted de-voted to a lengthy discussion on the time-honored topic summer reading, each member giving an account of the books read in vacation. We venture to say some of the disclosures made would bring a scornful smile to the face of the literary cranks who annually put forth their views on the well-worn subject. It was evident, too, that the tests for summer reading, so carefully formulated by the literary guides, were wholly ignored by the reading circle, yet there was no lack of variety, and both the subject matter and the ground covered gave ample scope for comment. One young lady with nose glasses and a blue stocking mien declared she had spent the summer hours in the perusal of Dante and Virgil. In sad contrast was the admission of her neighbor, who had given her summer to the reading of "The Duchess" and "Laura Jane Libby." The smile this avowal provoked pro-voked seemed to chill the ardor of the youthful devotee for her favorite aui thors. As the discussion progressed it was evident that the late novelists had been well patronized. But while Henry Har-land, Har-land, Gilbert Parker, Winston Churchill Church-ill and Paul Lester Ford claimed enthusiastic en-thusiastic admirers, many still paid homage at the shrine of Dickens, Thackeray and Scott. Poetry was by no means overlooked. Whittier, Father Fa-ther Ryan and John Boyle O'Reilly were spoken of reverently by the poetry lovers, while a few there were who found amusement in Chauncer's Canterbury Can-terbury Tales and Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered. SECRETARY PRO TEM. |