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Edited by Glen F. Burch
T. P. ADAMS:
A BABE COLUMNIST
The leaves, my love, are gold and
red,
As are youT lovely eyes;
And the deep aznre of your head
Is fairer than the skies.
Tour lips are like the driven snow;
Tour cheeks are like the sea.
But oh, my love, you cannot know
The wajf you look to me.
The above poem, entitled “The
Color-blind Poet to His Love,” is
one of the many sparkling bits of
humorous verse which appear in
“So Much Velvet.” Franklin P.
Adams’ latest “book of fun.”
Nearly everyone at all familiar with
the woTld of columnists has read
something of the work of “F. P.
A.”, who for years has regaled mil
lions of readers of the New Tork
■World with lively squibs, snatches
of poetry, and pertinent aphorisms.
Adams is not only a humorist par
excellence, but he is also something
of a poet on his own account, with
a taste for the classical. His
“translations” fromi Ovid and Hor
ace, while light in content are ad
mirably constructed, and beaT the
evidence of being written by one
who thoroughly understands the
form in which the verses were orig
inally composed.
The great majority of modern
eomposers of “jingling rhymes”
content themselves with more ot
less rhythmic doggerel. Npt so
with F. P. A. His verses, it is
tme, are verses of everyday life,
calculated to appeal to the many,
but he manages to present them in
a spontaneous manner which bor
ders on the classic. This knowledge
of the great and the near great in
poetry has given Adams an un
canny insight into the mood of the
poet which he translates into clev
er burlesques which are fairly ir
resistable.
THE MONTH AMONG
THE MAGAZINES
“Is crime preventable?” Jour
nalists debate this subject, using
the same authorities in jpart. Neil
Clark, in the current FORUM,
blames heredity for the making of
criminals. There is, he asserts, a
definite criminal type and psychol
ogists will soon make it possible to
detect potential criminals i and
segregate them before they actually
become criminals.
Walter Pitkin’s reply is unique.
The wrong-doers who get into court,
he believes, are the failures. The
intelligent criminal eludes the po
lice and has never been examined
by psychologists. His type, if it
at all exists, is unknown to science.
A rather surprising conclusion, that
maintains that the tens of thous
ands of men examined, and furnish
ing the basis of the affirmative
•stand, there were no intelligent
criminals, at least not enough to
learn anything about the class.
• • •
Henry Fairfield Osborn comes to
the conclusion that pure mechan
ism and materialism fail to give- an
interpretation that satisfies reason.
The st^dy of science has not made
him a doubter, but has increased
his faith in God, he says. “Liv
ing nature is purposive,” is the
theme of the article.
* • *
The fourth article in a series on
“What is Civilization,” finds Pro
fessor Paul Shorey, of the Univer
' sity of Chicago, speaking for the
age of Pericles. Nowhere, is the
writer's assertion, has civilization
reached a higher pinnacle than it
attained at Athens in the Age of
Pericles.
Elizabeth Pennell, wife of James
Pennell, the famous etcher, has re
turned to America after a stay of
some 30 years in England, only to
find that the golden rule of her
native land is “be rude to one an
other.” Her article, entitled, “Our
Democracy of Bad Manners,”
seems to find a serious social prob
lem here. But with all the other
problems in America it is doubt
ful that much worrying is going
to be done, even if we agree that ,
an autocracy of bad manners is be- i
ing established here.
Aaron Burr carries on a series of :
interesting ^conversations wjith la ]
number of equally well known <
characters. From Napoleon, with (
whom he converses in the Tuileries, i
to Ben Butler, with whom he talks i
in Hell, Burr engages in a witty .
game of give and take. Gamaliel j
Bradford is the author of the aT- j |
tide.
* * *
The American who has just re- i
turned from Europe is never quite j
in style unless he has spent a goodly j 1
portion of his time telling how the i
transatlantic countries have it all {1
over America in this and that re- ;
spect, and how much he would like ; i
to live there permanently,—al- j i
though he invariably returns to his i
home in America. Robert H. Low-1;
ie, an American born in Europe, j ’
speaks his mind and asks, “Is
America So Bad After All,” in the
current CENTURY.
Aptly he says that the American
sees in his own land only Main
street smugness, puritanism and hy
pocrisy,—seeing a trans-Atlantic
resting place “with his soul.”
Ridicule might be sufficient, but
Mr. Lowie does not depend on this.
He compares literary tastes and
shows that while William James,
and Edith Wharton, among many
others, are unknown in Eturope,,
Mary Roberts Rhinehart and Rob
ert Chambers are known through
out the lands the American regards
as superior to his own country.
Not only are they known, but eag
erly read. At some length Lowie
also shows, and his conclusions are
surprising, that even academic life
in Europe is on no higher scale than
in America.
* * *
Charles Edward Russell believes
that Mussolini is gradually awaken
ing to the fact that “democracy is
still the way of progress.” The
Italian people, he says, entrusted
their rights to the dictator, ex
pecting prestige. They have now
found that whatever prestige they
do get,—and are they getting it?—
is only attained at the sacrifice of
the land’s finest ideals.
Irwin Edman discusses morals
and ethics of the younger genera
tion with his protege, Richard
Kane. Richard asserts that “Every
art and achievement is a god in our
own minds.” Work, he declares, is
religion enough for him. We ques
tion whether Mr. Edman is sure
he speaks the mind of the younger
generation when he says this,—but
anyway we are finding Richard
Kane quite a bore.
Spring means travel, and two.
good articles, dealing with travel
are included in the issue, together
with a short story by Zona Gale.
MANY OREGON ALUMNI
RESIDE IN LOS ANGELES
S. Eisman, Graduate Jour
nalist, Tells of Reunion
Oregon alumni are constituting a
large part of the Los Angeles popu
lation, according to a letter re
ceived by George Turnbull from
Stanley Eisman, ’22, school of
journalism, in which he told of an
Oregon alumni reunion held re
cently at the home of Glen Mc
Gonegal, ’24.
Eisman gave short paragraphs
concerning those graduates who by
virtue of one year or more resid
ence in the ‘‘Sunny South” have
earned the right to listing in the
“native son” catalogue.
“Fred Howard is practicing law
in Hollywood and is already listing
as his clients a number of well
known picture stars.
“Wally Cannon is with a re
frigerating company and lists his
residence as South Pasadena, Cali
fornia.
“Allan Carncross is with the Los
Angeles Evening Herald. He and
his wife, Irene .(Compton) Carn
rross are living in Long Beach.
“Harold Atkins is with the Gene
ral Petroleum corporation. During
:he “boom” he is reported to have
sleaned up a bit on California real
;state.
“Gene Bowen is with a large
jacking company in Los Angeles.
“Claire Keeney has decided to
'orsake the theatrical business. He
s now with the Western Wholesale
Drug company.
“Walter Cofoid is at present in
;he general insurance business.”
Among other familiar faces,
vrote Eisman, were Carl Vonder
ihe and his wife, Betty Robinson
Ponderahe, Clare Ryan, Wanita
rackson Moore, Alice Stockman,
Raire Keeney, Vern Fudge, and
barren and Willis Kays. During
he evening Glen McGonegal read
t number of his own poetical com
>ositions, and Claire Keeney re
vived several comic selections.
Dregon songs were sung at the close
if the “get-together.” Eisman is in
he advertising business in Los
Angeles.
)ANCE TO BE GIVEN
BY CRAFTSMEN CLUB
An informal dance, the second of
he year, will be given by the
"■raftsmen club, campus organiza
ion of Masons, on May 2, to which
ill Masons and DeMolays will be
nvited. Plans for the affair were
'ormulated at the monthly dinner
if the organization held Thursday
it the club house and a committee
cas appointed, headed by Landa V.
Gillette, to make alf arrangements ]
and supervise the sale of tickets.
Proceeds are to go toward the lay
ing of a sidewalk at the clubhouse. .
Professor Frederick Dunn, head ,
of the Latin department, who is
deputy grand master of the Ore
gon Grand Lodge for this district, ,
addressed the organization on the
history and symbology of Masonry. ,
Land a V. Gillette was elected secre
tary to serve for the remainder of
the term of Jerry Crarv, who is not
in school this term. About fifty ■
members were present.
NEW SHRUBS TO BEAUTIFY
COURT OF ART BUILDING
Shrubs were planted Thursday
near the west entrance to the court
Of the Art building. Butterfly
.bushes, barbary bushes, and some
spirea were set out in considerable
numbers. Very little other plant
ing has been done so far, but H. M.
Fisher, superintendent of grounds,
Oxpects that the work will proceed
more rapidly now, if the weather
^permits.
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