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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1925)
hi Library Browsings hi Edited by Glen F. Burch POPULAR BOOKS OF THE MONTH o I j FICTION THE WHITE MONKEY, by | John Galsworthy. THE LITTLE FRENCH GIRL, | by Anne Sedgwick. THE GREEN HAT, by Michael | Arlen. SO BIG, by Edna Ferber. SAINT JOAN, by George Ber- | nard Shaw. THE ROMANTIC LADY, by | Michael Arlen. NONFICTION THE CREATIVE LIFE, by | Ludwig Lewisohn. ARIEL: LIFE OF SHELLEY, | by Andre Maurios. IN DEFENSE OF WOMEN, | by H. L. Mencken. MODERN ESSAYS, by Chris- | topher Morley. THE DANCE OF LIFE, by | Havelock Ellis. MARK TWAIN’S AUTOBIOG- | RAPHY (in 2 vols.) ' o DONN-BYRNE Now that his figure has begun to tower over the field of modern writ ers, it is time for us to take notice of Brian Donn-Byrne, more famil iarly known as Donn Byrne. 'With his “Messer Marco Polo,” Donn Byrne showed himaelf to be a true artist and a fresh-souled dreamer; with his “As the Wind Bloweth,” and “Blind Battery,” he proved himself worthy to be called a great dramatic writer, and more lately with his play, “Dark • Hours,” he has attracted the attention of all his readers to the beauty and indi vidual charm of his writing. All this should be especially in teresting to us as Donn-Byrne, al though born in Ireland, is an Ameri can. However, America cannot claim the honor of being the back ground for his impressions as he was raised upon his father’s estate in Ireland, and derived his inspiration from the old Irish folklore. But Donn-Byrne does not use Ireland as his setting and his deep insight transcends all limitations of time and place. In appearance Donn-Byrne is handsome and prepossessing; his eyes are keen and searching, his nose is strong, his mouth and chin are firm and youthful. He usually wears soft collar attached shirts with large English collars and loose cravats in just the right mode, together with well-cut sack suits. Donn-Byrne is a significant figure in modern literature as the master of a style which is aesthetically pleasing and which bears at the same time a delicate commentary upon the life and the problems of our civilization.—J. B. Paragraph Book Reviews A YEAR OE PROPHESYING, H. G. Wells. “The key to a future that shall not be a slow or quick exter mination is birth control, dis armament, universal free trade, and the harnessing of the forces to the advantage of the commun ity instead of to money-making rich men and adventurers .... The specialism of science, the de cay of humanistic education have left ns exposed to being devoured by onPown offspring.” (G. L. Dickinson in a review in the Nation and Athaneaum). Wells is here compared to Plato in his j vision of the “perfect modern state,” in that he offers education as a panacea. • • • MEN WHO MAKE OUR NOVELS, Charles C. Baldwin. “A concise, personal, intimate, critical record of the lives and writings of our first hundred men novelists.” The list includes such names as Sher wood Anderson, Heywood Broun, James Branch Cabell, Booth Tarkington, Edgar Lee Masters, Carl Van Vechten, and others. IT", Lord Dunsany. “This is the story of a man who missed the 8:15 to town one day and of the many things he missed in conse quence.” Told as only Lord Dun sany can tell a story. • • • ANNETTE AND SYLVIA, Rofaain Bolland. The first volume of a series entitled, “The Soul En chanted.” Readers of “Jean Christophe” will sense that Bol land is attempting to do the same thing with the life of a girl in this book that he did with the life of young man in the latter work. TIDE MARKS, H. M. Tomlinson. “A story ef the Malay Archi pelago, of misty blue and gold1 volcanic islands dotting an infin- j ity of shimmering ocean and j sky. ” Too continuously impres- j sionistic, making the total effect of the book hazy (Outlook). Filled with much humor and gentle philosophy. (Boston Trans cript). SARD HARKER, John Masefield. “Ships, the sea, and the jungle, burning deserts and icy mountains, murder, lust, and intrigue, on a tropical stage." (New States man). Naturally, there is a girl, and, also “a strong, silent Eng lishman.” Regarded by some as a modern Odyssey. “A book for he-men, but he-men with intel ligence.” AMONG THE MAGAZINES THE WORLD'S WORK (Febru ary), devotes all of eight pages to a discussion of that burning question so often mooted at “the corner grocery store.” “Could T. R. Have Stopped the War?” CLIPPED FROM “CLINICAL Notes” in the AMERICAN MER CURY (February): “Truth is whatever falsehood makes the most profound impression on us.” . . . “The Puritan looks on breakfast as the beginning of a new day. The Anti-Puritan looks on breakfast as the end of the day before.” » * » Mencken can make almost any cause, however black, appear vir tuous. In the same issue of the Mercury mentioned above, he at tempts to show that jazz music is not nearly so conductive to immor ality as the hymns sung at the Methodist camp meetings, or as the operas of Puccini. And by an in geniously strung together line of sophisms he actually convinces you while you are reading it, that he is right! “We cannot expect youth to be impressed with a callow concept of the home as a place in which to eat and sleep and receive supplies. It must furnish an emotional back ground, a sense of warmth and se curity, and a guiding line that can withstand the confused definitions of modern life. This can only come about where adults understand themselves, and before building a home, conceive the home as the primary^ social group in a world full of interest, struggle, and great and splendid hazards.” Miss Miriam Van Wat ers, graduate of the University, and author of “Youth in Conflict,” thus tersely sums the problem of the home in an article in the Feb ruary 4 issue of THE HEW RE PUBLIC. BOOKS TO WATCH FOR Jacob Wassermann, remembered for “The World’s Illusion” and “The Gooseman,” has written a new book entitled: “Faber; or Lost Years.” This latest work of the famous German writer treats with the problem of a devotedly attached couple torn apart by the World War. * * • “Dialogues sur le Commande RIALTO THEATRE Junction City SUNDAY \ J. M. BARRIE’S Peter Pan” A HERBERT BRENON PRODUCTION Admission - - - 10c and 30c LINCOLN The Seeker A Study of the Self-Culture of a Great Personality How the Realities of Education Come Within the Grasp of Every Individual Sermon Theme of the Rev. Frank Fay Eddy at the Unitarian Church, Sunday Morning Soloist, Violet Mills, Soprano Religion is given an interpretation in harmony with science at “The Little Church of the Human Spirit” meat” is the title of the latest book by Andre Maurois, author of ‘‘Ariel: Life of Shelley,” a book which is much in vogue in this country at present. The new book, a part of the “Cashier’s Vert” collection, deals with the probleu of leader ship, and is based on a huge store of strong, unprejudiced historical information. • • • “Joseph Conrad: A Personal Re membrance,” by Ford Madox Ford (Huneker), is the first biography of the great English novelist to appear in print. The writer, Huneker, was a close friend of Conrad’s, and a colaborator with him in that hharm ing little book, “The History of a Crime,” published a few months ago for the first time. Amy Lowell’s “John Keats,” which has been “on the verge of being published” for some time, will definitely appear this month. It is in two volumes. • • • Sinclair Lewis will soon bring forth a new novel, “ Arrowsmith,” which is being widely press-agented as “the best thing the writer of ‘Babbitt’ and ‘Main Street’ has ever done.” * » * Don Marquis is credited with hav ing written the “American Passion Play” by reviewers of “Dark Hours,” a powerful play centering about the last hours of Christ on this earth. BEAUTIFUL BOOKS The vogue for beautifully printed and illustrated books is returning. The library has been fortunate in recently acquiring six new books of exceptionally beautiful makeup, books which deserve more than a passing com ment. • * * GARDENS OP ROME (Brentano’s, printed in Prance. Contains some truly remarkable lithographic re productions of water color paint ings of old Italian gardens, done by Pierre Vignal, as well as a number of photogravures of ex ceptional quality. OLD INNS, Cecil Alden, is replete with a number of smooth ground engravings of a quality rarely seen any more. • * * DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA, Cervante’s immortal ereation, is made doubly interesting in a book recently published by an English firm. The profuse illus trations which appear in the work, together with the careful printing, makes it truly delight ful reading. # # * HANS ANDERSON’S PAIRY TALES: the same old work we used to-read dressed in “modern clothes.” • * * PEACOCK PIE, a book of rhymes, by Walter De La Mare, is inter esting reading, but more interest ing from the stondpoint of its quaintly colored illustrations. AMONG THE MAGAZINES Tlie American Mercury receives a somewhat derogatory comment from the pages of the Bookman: “ It’s the Literary Digest with acute indigestion; a prolonged belly-ache ■from cover to cover.” * * * Gilbert Murray and David Bal four have been conducting experi ments along the line of thought transference, and have come to the conclusion, according to an account in the February Current Opinion, that “it can be done.” Had it been anyone else other than Gilbert Murray. • • • In the same issue of the “Opin ion,” an article is to be found with the rather illuminating heading: “H. G. Wells Rebuked for Pes simism. ” * * * Some people appreciate Mencken anyhow, as may be observed from a perusal of an article in the Febru ary American Review, entitled: “Mencken: An Appreciation.” Sev eral pages are devoted to a sum mary of “America’s foremost critic’s” life and works. LEGISLATORS’ VISIT TO CAMPUS DROPPED The visit of the Ways and Means committee of the Oregon State legislature to the campus was called off yesterday because of the session of the legislature scheduled for Saturday, the tentative time of the visit. Last year the entire legis lature was entertained by the Uni versity. The legislature is nearing its close and they are swamped with bills so that they are unable to get down this year. The committee which was appointed to take care of the details has dropped all ar rangements. PROFESSOR ERNST SPEAKS ON SPIRIT OF ROMANTICISM Professor Rudolph Ernst, of the English department, gave a lecture To thp Sensible Men of Eugene Nowadays when a man dies, instead of asking who his doctor was, they ask who was his Life Insurance agent Phone 1985L IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJIIIIIIIIIII ICE Scream niiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiininiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniinuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig Blue Bell THAT'S what you have in mind when you think of Ice Cream. Blue Bell is the ideal s dessert for evenings or Sunday dinners. Its rich creamy bricks make an attractive and deli cious after dinner dish. All flavors in brick or | bulk. 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A number of acts have been list ed, but any persons who have acts which are not scheduled will have an opportunity to sign up for them on Monday. The balance of the week will be spent in preparing the acts. No costumes are required for the try-outs, but every one who is to take part in an act is asked to be at the College Side Inn Monday af ternoon. 7. W. C. A. RUMMAGE SALE TO BE CONTINUED TODAY The rummage sale which the cam pus T. W. C. A. and the local ad visory board are holding at the St. Francis hotel has been successful THE OLD RELIABLE “MAO” “JACK” VARSITY BARBER SHOP 11th and Alder Cleaning Shoes Buede Shoes ...„.15c I White Shoes . 20c Shine, Ladies Boots .... 15 Sc 20c Shoes Dyed . 35 to 60c LEMON “0” SHINE Across from Rainbow MARCEL AND CURL 75c Gay Thompson 861 WILLAMETTE ST. Phone 10161-R beyond expectation. Members of the advisory board declare that mere contributions were made than had been anticipated at first. The sale will continue throughout to day. The proceeds will be added to the general Y. W. C. A. fund. ,Dr. Royal Qick OrrOMITMST — OIVTIOIAM Noxt Door to Flrot Natlontl Bonk gj WHIowiotto St. Bugono “Flooding the Earth with the Music of Paradise” 3 Days—Four Performances “BOHEMIAN GIRL” “SPRING MAID’’ “THE MIKADO” “ROBIN HOOD” Thur. Nite Feb. 19th Fit Nite Feb. 20th Sat. Mat. Feb. 21st Sat. Nite Feb. 21st GREAT COMPANY OF 30 SINGING VOICES PRICES, NITE—Floor, $1.65; balcony, 6 rows $1.10, 7 rows 50c (tax included) Mail Orders Now. Note that the repertoire has been sightly changed from that first advertised HEILIG THEATRE ECONOMY! A housemanager must be economical in his buying. It is the aim of the Dice Grocery to cooperate with you in every possible way. You will find our service indispensable in the buying of your canned goods, groceries, vegetables and fruits. With our years of experience in supply ing fraternities let us help you to econo mize. Oven to You—Service P'_ i Quick Lunch, unexpected company or every-day use —Phone 183 for our Model Kitchen products— made and baked the “home way.” Quick Service Prompt Delivering DICE GROCERY CO. 94 WEST 8TH PHONE 18S Obak’s Kollege Krier OBAK Wallace, Publisher W. R. L., Editor Volume A SATURDAY, A. M. NUMBER 10 Students Form New Group A great many students are aroused over the prospects of the next meet ing of the “Monville Club,” a new organization created for the pur pose of dramatic criticism. The club, which was lately recognized by the Obak faculty, intends to initiate five pledges at its next sitting, according to the announce ment of Kate Pinneo, president of the group. “Yes, we have a fine group of pledges,” continued Miss Pinneo, “and every one of them can appreciate a good actor, no mat ter how rotten he is. You should hear them cheer from the front seats of any theater and you would agree that the Monville Club could not have picked a finer -bunch for its cheering section. The charter members of the club are Miss Kate Pinneo, Miss Dorothy Wooton, Mx. George Stearns and Mr. David Swanson. The pledges to be given the ritual at the next meeting are Ray mond Lawrence, Gordon Wilson, George Riddle and Paul Krause. These men have passed through the strenuous period of probation and will be initiated into the society next Wednesday evening. An initiation banquet will be held in Obak’s spacious dining parlors immediately after the ceremonies. Kollege OLLUM A quart of Scotch will make any two ordinary men tight. Do you care for horses! No, I wait on tables. I’m looking for some one to lend me ten dollars. Nice day for it, isn’t itf Are you a freshman, Mr. Blank! Blank: No, can’t you see I’m sit ting down! Gondola ride, little girl! No, thanks, I just swam home from one.