"GrowIth of The Soil"- May Lead Nuisance in Literature" was one of
T he Story of "B ox 147" m be a lttle early to pick "the the Francis Bergen Foundation lee-
novel of the year," but several review- tures. The Francis Bergen Lecture
(Continued From Page one) least two Juniors on the staff, eo that ers, from a consideration of books Foundation is one of the most inter-
doors. They were laden down with the magazine will functif, continual- published up to now and of Fall books eating lectureships in America. It was
bundles, which separated into white ly from year to year, and not succumb announced in the various publishers' founded at Yale in 1919 in memory of
papde, snil, sa ad cno mie- yto graduatton, as didthe ill-fated In- catalogs, have indicated that Knut a brilliant young Yale graduate and
paper, stencils, and a can of mimeo- ladr o s sva ye ag, Hamsun's "Growth of The Soil" is provided for four lectures a year, three
graphing ink. One sat .down at lander of several years ago. lieyt a u-ti n osbeon literature and one on science. The
a typewriter and wrote madly. The Enough of its history, What will likely to far out-strip any possibleonltrueadoeonsic.Th
mimyegraping achine wasy. inke- ben its policies is, d Who will competitors for that honor-unless the only stipulation is that the lecturers
mimeographing machine was inked- be its policies, its aims, and how will same author's "Pan" should prove the shall be indisputably of the first rank.
and half the inker as well! One fed it fill this long felt campus want? greater, Robert Garland in the Balti- In 1919
the paper, one turned the wheel, one First, and according to Robert Frost, more News, listing the outstanding
stood ready to receive the printed the New England poet who is making books of the summer, picks "Growth endken Plays To Be Translated
sheet. And then! When the first page Ann Arbor his home this year, the ,, ,,
of the first copy of the first number of most distinctive point-"Whimsies" of The Soil" as "the novel of the year" "Heliogabalus," by H. L. Mencken
"Whimsies" came through there wasn't will not be faculty run. It is a stu- and calls it "a novel in a thousand." and George Jean Nathan, is to be
much noise, but a mentally executed dent's magazine,,with student organi- translated into French and Italian.
Indian Tar dance. No college maga- zation and student contributors. Hergesheimer's Yale Lecture The play will have its first perform
zine, they told each other, ever had a The staff will not write the maga- Joseph Hergesheimer's now famous ance on any stage in Germany early
moment quite like that, zine. "Whimsies" expects to receive lecture at Yale on "The Feminine in the new year.
There was that night, which left the so much good material that the staff
laborers as black as coal miners, and will not have to write-they will be
another night much like it, and then; too busy sorting the best from the
after the pages had been assembled, good.
once clipped together, and wrapped, Since the magazine is copyrighted,
and delivered surreptitiously. every manuscript submitted will re-
The Daily came out on Jan. 2I, 1921, main the property of the owner, to do P
announcing "Whimsies" as the camp- with after publication as he sees fit.
us' newest publication. "Bound by "Whimsies" is wondering if in the A fern gives a touch of
clip, its dozen mimeographed pages future, it will be able to take into its
would hardly cause hands to stray circle all the arts-music, painting, completion, peace and con-
toward pocketbooks were Whimsies architecture and the like. It would
displayed in store windows. But it like to help draw these kindred inter- entment hich makes
Is not displayed: its readers are few ests closer, by and about literature, f
and carefully selected; and its editor that they may strengthen one another.
for the present at least, will have to There is much to hope for from the your room altogether cozy
be known simply as "Box 147," Ann future. But for the present it must
Arbor. "Whimsies" had become a reali- confine itself to the short story, the and homelike.
ty! one act play, verse, the essay-in fact,
The, second time the publication all of the shorter literary forms.
"went to press," the mysterious five The University is saying very plain-
felt themselves wealthier. Success de- ly these days that such interests are
manded that they should. "Box 147" its interests; for now domes Robert BluM aize Blossom Shop, Inc.
was being spoken of as probably being Frost, who in his own fine way is be- 218 E. LIBERTY NICKELS ARCADE
a member of the faculty; students and ing a real friend to Michigan's young
faculty were sending encouraging let- literary magazine. Members of Florists Telegram Delivery
ters; manuscripts were coming in. Thus has "Whimsies" set out upon
Sixty-five, instead of forty-five copies the second year of its adventures.
were rolled off the second time! And '
that was a fine, fat number, too - IIIIIIlli.ll iiIIIilllllilli( I 1Iili l1 1 1 1 11 1 11 1 1 1 1 11 1 11 1I
thirty-three pages-the clip refused to
hold them. c-
After the second issue was out, and - -
reviewed with the now customary -=
sprinkling of question marks, a verse
contest was launched to keep things Whether the affair be a the-dansant or a more formal evening
moving. The result was quite dis- a h rect frock for the occasion may be found in our gor-
couraging-until the last few days. party, the cor
Then there was a flood of manuscripts = geous display of afternoon and evening gowns.
A surprising number of them showed Such fluffy little confections of lace, taffeta, net, chiffon, and
genuine promise. A special poetry - d d
number was suggested. And it hap- silk as these dance frocks are! Their rosette trimmed shoulders and
pened. Such a policy was brave at bouffant hips add grace and charm to any wearer.
Michigan, for that number was to see
"Whimsies" a real magazine, printer The afternoon gowns affect the low waistlines and fashionable
and all. - There were to be not 45- length sleeves.
not 65-but 1000 copies-to be sold! -
For the adventurers had found their A perfect kaleidoscope of colors.
treasure island; or to mix metaphores
in a thorough-going fashion, the poor $3 TO $97.50
little Cinderella had found a fairy-god-
father. His name was Mr. George
Wahr. Anyone who has ever tried to
arouse interest in the publication of Dress 4enncnrjos for Formal Attire
a literary magazine will understand -
just how much that meant and is still erhaps you are looking for a set of dainty earrings or some becoming
meaning. It was from the front page
of that third number, the first printed 2 beads to complete your party costume.
issue of Whimsies, that the campus You will find our line of dress accessories are unusually complete, and
learned who "Box 147" was. He proved prices are not g
to be five girls! But now, starting
out on its first real year of endeavor,
Whimsies has seen fit to make a more
rational and balanced personnel, and
so there will always be found on its
staff of five, three women and two
men, or vice versa. The editors this
year are Stella Brunt, '22; Yuki Osa-
wa, '22; Lyndon; Babcock, '22, Law-
rence H. Conrad, '23, 'and Francis Liberty at Ma
Swain, '23. Each year will find at 5i IH1 I IIIIIIII iH 11111tlllll ill 1 itIIIIIIlllHIi iiiII