6 THE MICHIGAN DAILY MAGAZINE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1921
the younger realistic novelties in the in fiction. "Three Soldiers" is bound
army life on the battle fields of France to provoke discussion for it is to the
and the barracks rooms in the United war much what Main Street is to the
States. Much has already been writ- small town. It will antagonize some
ten around these scenes, but the best while others will be delighted at its
"TE LAY ANTHONY" not clouded over. She knows that it etunwritten. One of the frankness. The dispassionate reader
" " the sade with "men and potatoi first of the younger generation to will find it a very good novel.
(By . .)wbugs." She want this man's, this fool wit a ar ovel is John Das Passos,
In these days when it is considered bugsg"stheiwastithistyan'T, thisTfYol's
love, because she can't help herself. and he getohs task with the typical THE SHORT STORY CONTEST
the progressive thing to hand out Heeaehrfrado-aedo- viewpoint of the modern revolte. The (By G. D. E.)
criticisms steaming hot, before the He leaves her for a doll-faced, doll-iepil1lbmorncst.ThBy.1. )
brained girl who believes that there result is "Three Soldiers (Doran) Owing to the fact that the Michigan
press has been oiled up for the next is one great; love, that there can be which, even after an extensive pre- Chimes is holding a short story con-
reat plesure tory recommes asboo only one great love, that her man must publication pruning, is realism to the test, and that two such contests wthin
great pleasure to recommend a book nth degree a more or l1s limited field would
written way back in the Jurassic 4 Iuw simply tickled to death whe Das Passos has stored up a great detract somewhat from each other, it
the heroine (doll-face) was embalmed fund of observations and reflections, has been thought advisable to effect
(early Cambrian period). after a session of pneumonia, and and he gives them in his novel, with a less conflicting arrangement.
The tome is Joseph Hergesheimer's when the thick-headed hero, grieving, small regard for anything or anybody. Therefore I wish to announce that
"Lay Anthony" (Knop) I mention He apparently has no use for war in stories submitted to the Chimes may
because therein the author has !ageneral or for officers, the Y. M. C. A., also be entered in the contest under
itbeasethrinte uto hsceived a pistol bullet through the giz
created a priceless woman, beautiful, zard. or the clergy in particular. His three the management of the Literary De-
intelligently skeptical, desirable. I But I might have spared myself my leading characters are a rather queer garment of the Michigan Daily's Sun-
weep copiously to think that I could emotions, my indignation. Was there assortment-an Italian, a country boy day Magazine. Acceptance and publi-
not have been the hero instead of the: ever a wonderful woman as this scien- is somiana, and John Andrews, an ; cation ofa story by the Chimes does
befuddled Apollonian fellow who was. list's daughter? Was ever a woman so artist. They swear most consistently not bar acceptance by the Michigan
But she wanted the body of a swash- cool, so warm, so intelligent, so de- and show a distaste for neither French Daily.
buckler not that of a bookkeeper. lightful, so beautiful? I fear not. Yet wine nor women. Divergent as are It is therefore requested that those
The girl is a scientist's daughter and in Hergesliimer's living phrase Itheir makeups, they have one point in who wishing to enter both contests
she knows love for the mortal thing visualize her with her coppery hair, commno, a fierce inward rebellon send a carbon copy of the manuscript
that it is. No foolish illusions about intelligent, lovely face, a majestic against authority. They struggle to the Library Editor, The Sunday
life turn her mind. "All this stuff in doubt on her lips, her young body- agaiinti the "Machine'" of war and are Magazine, Michigan Daily. A stamped,
the novels about the sacredness of love _ _all finally crushed. selfaddressed,,return envelope should
and constancy is just-stuff," says she. Of course none of them is a typical be enclosed.
"Love is a natural force." ITHREE SOLDIERS donghboy but that is not so important A number of inquiries have come to
And yet, and yet-I quote-she is (y R. D. S.) as the background to which they react !me concerning the proposed volume of
finally "crying softly in his (the block- It is only recently that war litera- This background is true as far as it short stories of local interest. Some
head's arms. He must lead her to a ture, after being practically taboo for goes, but it extends little past the sor- of them follow:
chair, he told himself, release her at three years, has begun to reappear in did side of war. No doubt this side How long is the contest to be open?
once. Yet she remained with her warm the book stores. And it will undoub- was in prdominaner; Still there was I don't know. Six weeks, six months,
body pressed against him, the circle tedly continue to come back. Now that another side, which Das Passos ne- indefinitely. In brief, until we receive
of her arms about 'his neck, her tears the prejudice against this sort of book giects. He is so bitter toward the ten good stories or until we give up in
wet upon his cheek. He stepped back, is wearing off and the men who partic- "machine" of war that ie overempha- despair.
but she would have fallen if he had ipated in the struggle have had suflici- sizes the ugly part ofsit. Can freshmen enter the eoutest?
not continued to support her. His ent time to gain a larger perspective Ihowever, it is a rather large job he Really, nothing would cause ma
brain whirled under the assault, the and a more mature viewpoint, both has tackled and the merit of the result greater glee than to have the freshmen
surrender of her dynamic youth. Their reader and writer will be willing to far exceeds its shortcomings. The pie- take everything.
mouths met; were bruised in kissing." turn to the war and consider it ra- ture is largely true and it is a decided Will stories from girls be welcomed?
Has she lost her good sense. Not tionally. relief from the glamorous tales of If anything would cause me greater
at all. The chemic, biological urge is There are great opportunities for high-idealed heroism so often retailed (Continued on Page 7)
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The girls can wear their knickers-
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