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Show PROF. DRIGGS ' AT SACRED : HEART ), The cargerness with which tho IC faculty, student body and a few ap- 3 preclative friends took their places j W Thursday afternoon In tho asaombly f hall at Sacred Heart academv to f r spend another delightful hour with 2; Prof. Drlggs in the realms of lltera- ture. wns ample proof of the fav- orable impression made tho Thurs- day before, when Sacred Heart Acad- emy audiences were given the prlv- ; r ilegc of nn introduction to thin en- ' tr.usiastic teachor and wonderfully In- structlvo lecturer I' Tho subject developed on this oc- ' ension was "Our Country in Song and f Story,' lu which Mr. Drlggs gave a f ., perfect bird's-eye view of tho lltera- f ture that has been produced In our f I own America, and of the Influences fi; & which Its subsequent reading has ex- R crted over so many thousands of peo- pic throughout the civilized world V B, Dwelling for a few moments on the t' m different phases of life revealed In f I the early settlers, he took his listen- ? I ers step by step down the long and D important line of representative men, 1 I who have left such a rich legacy, il both in pong and story, nil of which Er portray In a picturesque manner tho j m spirit characteristic of each period. j Readings and appropriate quota- J I tlons served to illustrate this fact, I if u ing, at me same time, perfect word pictures In the minds of all I Interesting anecdotes and clever f!j little happenings In tho speaker's own II. life added considerably to the merits i III of this entertaining discourse '1 L. Well-known excerpt from Longfol- ' I low's poem. "Tho Building of the .11 Ship," completed the afternoon's pro- jfl gram, and left with each and every I I one present much food for thought I I When Mr. Drlggs retired from the I I assembly hall a feeling of regre' ' W, seemed to steal over all. that this i S Intellectual treat was already at an l! uj end, hut they were cheered with the Ci, news that Prof. Drlggs, nt some fu- I; ja ture time, would pay another visit to i 5v, Sacred Heart. V i oo I 1 |