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Show Why Ti-aco the: Eaglet? I Years ngo, boforo Shnntor Dover- 1 ldge AvnB as axinsplcuouB polllrtcally'ns ho fa now, tw bolongftl to a literary chrb In Indtlmapolls, formei for tho i pun'OBO of studying Shakespeare, and 9 known as tno Avon club. I Early In the history of the club a S neated discussion awao as to wheth- 1 er tho llfo of Shnkoieare should be 1 studied togothor with his plnys, or I whether too club's work, should deal B solely wltai tho plays. Pnrt of the' club a prominent! part were for tha W tlfo, but tho minority, led by Dover- tdge, holiT) out ngaluat tbein. ffl "Why,"- explained tbe future sena- V tor. In tho mliist ot a burst of elo- I quence hi dofeErse of lis stand "why- m should we wnnt to spend our time- I over Vie unimportant (totalis of thlsi man's life? Why trnco the oagle to- I the barnyard whence ho camo?" Llp plnccjfcfH. H |