". . . For in the very torrent, tempest, and as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness. . . ." This line of Hamlet--or rather its general content, for an exact quotation would be a bit much to ask from one who has never taken English 2--occurred to the Vagabond yesterday as he looked at some drawings, illustrations for the Book of Job, Dante's "Divine Comedy" and others, by William Blake.

Whether Blake was insane or a very great genius will, perhaps, never be decided. Yet, whatever he may have been, his art, whether poetic or decorative, is certainly strange and not over restrained. In fact his drawings have a technique which--pardon the confusion of arts--suggests the spirit of his verse; verse which is rather primitivistic and either a rough diamond of genius or semi-incoherent whisperings of incipient insanity as you choose to look at it. In any case they are out of the ordinary, and well worth a trip to the Boston Fine Arts Museum.

But that can wait for the afternoon. In the morning, literature seems to hold most attractions. In Harvard 2 at 10 o'clock for example--perish the thought of arising before then--Professor Murdock will speak on American poetry of the period from 1870 to 1900, just when poets in this country were turning from Emerson and Longfellow and entering what for want of a better term can be called the modern phase. At the same hour incidently, Professor Baxter will speak on. "The United States and International Arbitration" a subject which has to say the least, great possibilities. This lecture will be given in Sever 35. Also at 10 o'clock in the geological Lecture Hall, Professor Parker will discuss Lamarckism.

An hour later, Professor Murray will speak in Harvard 3 on the man who according to some is the greatest living playwright--George Bernard Shaw, Shaw himself is said to have his doubts whether he looks more like Satan or Christ; so has the Vagabond. Also the Vagabond is in no position to discuss the merit of his plays but at least he can say that he is thinking very seriously of going to hear about an interesting character.

Other lectures of interest are:

11 O'clock

"The Attitude of the Supreme Court toward State Police Power since 1912," Professor Elllott, Harvard 1.

"German Drama from 1865 to 1885," Professor Howard, Germanic Museum.

12 O'clock

"American Colonial and Early Republican Architecture," Professor Edgell, Robinson Hall.

Tonight is Zionists night at Symphony Hall, and the entire house is taken for the Pops Concert. All other nights are open to the public.