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the character of the
BACE8, by Ellsworth Hunting
ton. A book which deals with
the effects of environment upon
the formation of the different
races. A noteworthy achievement.
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6TBAWS AND PRAYER BOOKS,
by James Branch Cabell.
“Shrewd, at times malicious com
ment on contemporary writers. . .
brilliant bits of critical writing.”
Beviewers are inclined to accuse
Cabell of attitudinizing too much
in this work.
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THE CONDUCT OF LIFE, by Ben
detto Croce. An Italian philoso
pher on the fundamental ethical
problems of the world. A series
of essays dealing with responsi
bility, sex, humility, etc.
THE INHEBITANCE OF AC
QUIRED CHACATERISTICS, by
Dr. Paul Hammerer. “Eugenics,
the semi-science which as hither
t to held the field, will have to
take a back place in the develop
ment of mankind if Dr. Earn
merer makes good,” say press
agents. An interesting theory to
look into in any case.
THE FIREBRAND, by Edwin Jus
tin Mayer. A play based upon
Benvenuto Cellini’s famous auto
biography, and built about the
love affairs of the “blustering
glamorous young genius.”
THE DISCOVERY OF INTELLI
GENCE, by Joseph K. Hart. “This
book tells the story of old dis
coveries and of the long battle
to win the freedom to make fur
ther discoveries; and to explore,
ed lands of intelligence. It tells
without interference, all the
promised lands of intelligence. It
tells what has been done, and
outlines what is now being done.”
WHAT CIVILIZATION OWES TO
ITAY, James J. Walsh. A sum
mary of the achievements of Ital
ians in religion, sculpture, paint
ing, architecture, poetry, surgery,
etc. “Italy’s gift to humanity.”
IMPEBTUBBE, by Elliot H. Paul.
The story of a man who is at
tempting to discover a satisfac
tory plan of life. The setting of
the early part of the book is in
Wyoming and the Lower Yellow
stone.
THE LATIN GENIUS, by Anatole
France. In this work the late
French philosopher gives his views
on the personalities and writings
of his contemporaries and prede
cessors. La Fontaine, Bacine,
Prevost, Saint Beuve, Constant,
Scarron, all come in for their
mead of attention.
WITH LAWRENCE IN ARABIA,
by Lowell Thomas. The true story
of a Kipling hero in real life;
Col. T. E. Lawrence, 26 year old
scholar, trusted advisor of the
King of the Hedjaz, who drove
the Turks from Arabia. Written
by a man who attended Lawrence
in all his campaigns.
ROBERT HERRICK ON
EUROPEAN NOVELS
Since the appearance of the Eng
lish translation of Jacob Wasser
mann’s “The World’s Illusion,” by
Ludwig Lewisohn a few years ago,
there has been a steadily increas
ing interest in this country in Euro
pean novels. The current number
of the Yale Review, a quarterly
magazine of critical comment, con
tains an article by Robert Herrick
which purports recognition of the
present trend by reviewing seven of
the most important translations
published in the past few months:
STRAIGHT IS THE GATE, by
Andre Gide'.
THE HERETIC OF SOANA, by
Gerhart Hauptmann.
DR. GRAESLER, by Arthur
Schnitzler.
MAESTRO DON GE8UALDO,
by Giovanni Verga.
DOWNSTREAM, by Sigfrid Si
wertz.
THE PHILOSOPHER’S
STONE, by J. Ankers Larsen.
BTTDDENB ROOKS, by Thomas
Mann.
“These novels,” according to
Herrick, “range in spirit and j
method from the forthright realism j
of the ’eighties, to the religious ,
mysticism of post war decadence, ,
with no discoverable synthesis or (
movement in their impulse.”
Hauptmann’s book, the critic as
serts, must be a translation of some
of his earlier writings, in that it
carries no message to the modern
world, the central theme being based *
upon the old conflict between good 1
and evil. '
“Strait is the Gate” is char- ^
acterized as having a “theme of 1
suffering for the sake of suffering,
the exaltation of futile sacrifice,
and the glorification of egoistic vir
tue.” This type of story has long ]
ago run its pace in America, and is (
not likely to be very enthusiastic
ally welcomed back,
novel comes into its own with a
The Freudian “motif” for the
novel comes into its own with a
venganue in 1‘ Downstream,”
Siwertz’ lone translation. The char
acters in Herrick’s opinion are
mere puppets, inhumanly consist
ent with the trend of the plot, and
made to serve the writer’s psychol
ogical purpose.
“Maestro Don Gesualdo” is
praised by the critic as being a
great story, full of dramatic ac
tion, and possessed of an amazing
vitality.
In “Dr. Graesler,” the Yale re
viewer sees Schnitzler gone to seed,
the work of a once great writer
whose style has become a bit hack
neyed.
J. Ankers Larsen, whose story,
“The Philosopher’s Stone” won
some publisher’s prize, reminis
cent of “The World’s Illusion,”
“Jean Christophe,” and “Pele,” is
one more member of the new school
of European writers who are at
tempting to paint the “universal
picture.”
“Buddenbrook^,” by Thomas
Mann is the “leisurely chronicle of
a north German bourgeoisie” and
bears the mark of a real observer.
“It is a most heartening reminder,”
the critic says, “of timeless nature,
and the enduring character of the
real world, which is social history.
JULIE CANE
“Julie Cane” is in some re
spects a rather refreshing novel to
read just now. MoBt of our free
and untrammelled authors of fic
tion have succeeded in throwing
overboard everything except a
deadly likeness to each other much
moTe striking than the likeness of
their emancipated personages to
anything in real life.
Harvey O’Higgins, the author,
writes of a dull little town, yet his
people have individuality and stand
forth as distinct personages. Each
character is unusually well-drawn
yet the author views them with de
tachment and the reader is left to
his own reaction.
The story is not without its
psychology and it is interesting to
follow its development. Few nov
els have as successfully revealed
the inner working of a girl’s mind
than Julie Cane.
The denouement is natural yet
not a foregone conclusion. The
reader is rather surprised at the
solution of the story, yet the out
come is perfectly natural and is
what would be expected of the
characters.—Anon.
THE WEEK’S BRIEF BOOK
REVIEWS
SEGELFOSS TOWN, By Knut
HAMSUN. The chronicle of a
small provincial village in Nor
way. Mr. Hamsun has here pro
duced, in his own way, the inti
mate picture of a Norwegian,
“Main Street.”
THE ROMANCE OF FORGOTTEN
TOWNS, By John T. Faris. Be
hind a quaint and a colorful cov
er are the dull chapters of the
history of. frontier towns of
America. The chapters might
have been bodily lifted from
some old dusty minute book. The
romance is supplied by the imag
inative mind of the reader. The
author supplies the drab facts.—
E. S.
OUR CAPITOL ON THE POTO
MAC, By Helen Nicolay. Gossipy
and humanized chatter about the
beautiful national capitol when it
wasn’t the town of marble build
ings. The incidents are woven
in a casual style that harmonizes
with the unbrilliantined account
of many of the presidents. Cheer
fully recommended for the 100
per cent American who may find
some of his favorite statesmen
less glamorous, but nevertheless
more picturesque.—E. S.
telephone Officials Will
Interview Students Who
Wish Positions in Future
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nterviews with students who are
>ossible candidates for service
vith the company. Mr. Heffner
vrites as follows: “We are not
aking a large number of men this
'ear, although we do hope to find
me or two who can be satisfactor
ly placed.”
It might be worth while even for
hose students who may not be im
nediately interested to get ac
[uainted with the Bell representa
ives, since their call is repeated
.nnually.
PLEDGING ANNOUNCEMENT
Phi Sigma Pi announces the
iledging of Ralph Clarke of Eu
ene.
DR. W. SMITH WRITES
| OF OREGON GEOGRAPHY
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Story of State’s Cultural
Background Told
j The March issue of Common
; wealth Review, which is a monthly
magazine edited by the faculties of
the school of Sociology and Educa
tion, will contain the fitfth and
sixth chapters of a series of arti
cles being written by Dr. Warren
D. Smith of the geology depart
ment.
These articles will be on the
physical and economical geography
of Oregon. They will deal with the
hydrography and climate of this
state.
The chapter on hydrography dis
cusses in detail the rivers, lakes
swamps and canals, while that on
climate tends toward statistical, re
port of the latitude, altitude, pre
cipitations and humidity, tempera
ture, winds and storms and other
features.
The next number of the Beview
will have two more chapters which
will have as their subject matter
the population, flora and fauna,
and natural lines and communica
tion.
Besides the articles by Dr. Smith,
in next month’s issue, Dean E. G.
Young, dean of the school of so
ciology, and also managing editor
of. the Beview, will have a short
article on “The Cultural Back
ground of Oregon,” in which he will
take up the conditions of the coun
try at the time of the coming anh
occupancy of the red man and that
of the white man. He will put
forth the reasons for the apparent
failure of the red man to make a
lasting mark as far as establishing
a civilization is concerned, while
the white man not only found the
country favorable to his modes of
living but succeeded in building up
a good civilization.
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home. Mr. Dooley has been feeling
indisposed for some time and was
ordered by his doctor to rest for
several days. The illness was
brought on by a form of indiges
tion. B. H. Wilbur, one of the
University yardmen, is substitut
ing as janitor of the building in
Mr. Dooley’s absence.
] MISS PERKINS TO STUDY
AND TRAVEL IN ENGLAND
j Miss Mary H. Perkins, of the
i English department, is planning to
| go abroad next fall and intends to
! be gone a year. During her stay,
| she will be gathering material for
her thesis on eighteenth century
literature. She will visit the Brit
ish Museum in London and will
| combine study and travel in Eng
land and on the continent.
Rialto Theatre—Junction City—Sunday
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r7avii?fiira?i;
E. J. Chriss, a cutter and de
signer, also one of the firm of
the Chriss-Freeman Co., men’s
tailors of Chicago, is making
Eugene his permanent home at
Hotel Osburn.
The Chriss-Freeman Co. have
gained quite a reputation in
Chicago, for making snappy up
to date University clothes.
The Chicago prices range from
$35.00 to $90. These prices
have been reduced to get trade
started in Eugene, ranging
from $30.00 to< $75.00 instead,
with a large assortment from
$30.00 to $50.00.
400 new Spring patterns to
choose from, get your order in
now for Easter, which is
April 12th.
Will give a special reduction to
students every Saturday and
Monday, other days by ap
pointment, and will guarantee
, everything as to fit, tailoring
and linings.
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“WESTERN CIVILIZATION—
Its Interpretation in the Terms of
Modem Literature
Professor H. C. Howe
will give the monthly Fireside Talk on the theme: “The
Interpretation Modern Literature Gives to 'Western Civi
lization,” following the supper and business meeting of
the Laymen’s League at the Unitarian church Sunday
evening.
Supper will be served at 6:15 o ’clock. Professor Howe
will open the Fireside Talk at 7:15 o’clock. An hour and
a half of frank and free discussion will follow the open
ing talk by Professor Howe.
There is real conversation on high themes at these meet
ings. They are exclusively men’s meetings. University
men, whatever your point of view we invite you.
THE UNITABIAN LAYMEN’S LEAGUE
FRESHMEN
The Frosh Glee i s your
dance. If you’re going to
make your girl happy and
contribute to the success of
your dance, you’ll learn to
dance correctly.
Make your appointment
now. Open 1 p. m. to 9 p.
m. Phone 1715-R.
Cinderella Dance
Studio
657 Willamette Street
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foods, pastries, pies, cakes, doughnuts
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your girl, drop into the
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sides incomparable food,
there prevails a wonderful
cheery and cosy atmos
phere. A date at the Rain
bow is always a success
and, men, remember—if
you don’t take your girl
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