SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 1923 - THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE 1iViC
T he G r sit that all restrictions as to isv. matters we attain is formed by Eng- edness becomes oppressive after a few
4IRf(OyIC porting and construction in this di- 'lish rather than American masters." pages. Such is the effect "The Smart
rection will be removed. For the The article trails off into generaliza- ,
Gr"hainsuo m nocn ban
G rins present the German factories are' tions, however, and ends with the fo- '
It would be supremely disrespect- content with the building of models lowing very trite evaluation of the The other literary article in the
ful, I suppose, to call the Gargoyle a at the hom'e factories for development new American spirit: "It is a spirit of April numb'er is "Conrad in the East"
joke, although it is full of them. on large scales in the neighboring potentiality which may under wise by Richard Curie. Mr. Curie is a tra-
From the first sheet of advertising to friendly countries. The chemical in- guidance become a spirit of power." In veller who knows the settings of Con-
the last, it is illuminated with jokes, dustry of Gernany having bean de- a style similarly tame, but for that rad's Eastern fiction, and he under-
bothhumorousndlu painful; so tsal vercped to the extent that it probably reason authoritative, James Bissett takes to discuss Conrad's "local color."
one might call it, with due veracity leads the world, its transformation to Pratt writes about "Religion and the "Th purpose of this article," he says
a fsnny paper. It is indeed more a war basis would necessitate ut a Younger Generation." Prof. Pratt 'at the beginning, "is two-fold: to dis-
funy apro eawaswoshould be well known on the campus cover to what extent Conrad's wan-
than that: It is a very funny funny few dayswork. for his excellent book "The Religious derings in the East are actually re-
paper, for besides little poems and Germany is also well supplied with Consciousness, A Psychological flected in his writings, and to find out
scrawly pictures, it frequently prints raw materials necessary to conducting Study." The present article says no- how far in his books he has truly
the truth about our college profes- an extended war. Large and well-de- thing which cannot be drawn from caught the spirit of the Orient." For
sors and the campus celebrities. veloped coal districts lie within her his other writings; but it does pre- myself I tCink this is an enormous un-
In reviewing such a periodical, thee torders. Phe has imported since the sent in a small space the distinctive dertaking for a few pages, but the ar-
question arises as to whether one Armistice 10,400 ins of chromium elements in the new socialization of ticle is worth reading if you like Con-
should praise it for being funny or for cre, and 27,763 tons of wolfram ore, religion. His greatest encouragement rad.
its presentation of funny things. In- oth of which are components of Ferro- to the younger generation is that it is The Yale Revi vis, of course, not
dubitably, the latter is the correct tsngten. This amount would cover not on the road to Hell-yet. aholly devoted to iir'ture. It is in-
course; but it is also the most te- the war needs of a modern army for Wilbur Cross has some ponderable deed a review of every ,ingimportant.
dious. The secret of presenting hu- several years. ideas in his criticism "Novels in N Arthur Hadley comments on the "Fa-
mor is, I believe, that of isolating Germany has long been known for Dimensions," and he shows a learnedj tcrs in the Railroad Situation"; H. A.
bright bits and of administering them the excellence of her railroads. These mind; yet his everlasting fair-nind- (Continued on Page Seven)
to the reader in small doses. Liugh- having been built to cover all the
ter like the aesthetic transport is the needs of mobilization, further com-
most satisfying when it cones and ment is unnecessary. They are rap-
goes as the ash of a falling meteor. idly attaining their pre-war standard
Attempts to long sustain button- of military appearance accuracy. New
busting, fail like Irvin S. Cobb often rolling stock has replaced that worn
does, or as Wallace Irwin usually out during the war, and that surren- 4E
does. In the Gargoyle this secret of dered to the Allies.}SS
isolation is nearly mastered. You With the High Command and Gen- S$Ts l
have probably condemned the editors eral Staff provided for, with a corps
for printing their best jokes in a pile of, officers and non-commissioned offi- CANDLESTICKS TO TEA SETS
of ads, saying it is a mere device of ters for a war-strength army, with
the business staff; but did you ever the means of transportation necessary
reflect that it is in some degree the ad- for mobilization, with veteran organ-new g partment is now ope.
vertisements which make those jokes ization closely linked up with active You are invited to inspect this new gift section in
the best? It is a trick of the trade, units representing their old com-
Of course it is true that many of the macds, does Germany possess the Our new store. Among the many new Giftware We
hbest jokes in the Gargoyle are themeans through her industrial system, have decorative glassware and china, brushes, bas-
imported ones, and that the major- of arming, equipping, and maintain-1 kets, book ends, candle sticks, incense burners, desk
ity of the original contributions sel- ing the considerable armsy which she sets, sets, China dinnerware, tea sets, cofee
dom advance beyond puns and such.undubedly could mobilize end con- bridge
facetiousness in words as makes one centrate? And if this can be done, sets, chocolate sets, greeting cards.
want to let out an awful "Awl" after would this army be sufficient to be
reading them. But on the other hand used on the offensiveror only large S HLANDERER & SEYFRIER
some real fun does escape, The pa-;ensugh to conduct c a rigorous defen- IIfXJ1X LXtO I~hi2~
per feels its responsibility of having sive? These are the two questions
to appeal to many sorts of readers, which the general staffs of the great EWELERS
and it bears up under the burden powers are trying to solve today. 204South Main St.
admirably. Here and there is a veil- (The writer is indebted to the
ed one which passes over the head of Army and Navy Journal for most of
the inn ent as a miss-fire, and at the the material for the above, which was
some tine hits a lusty spot in those crtained in a rather lengthy and de- ii(Ii1
who are rot so innocebt. It plays tailed recapitulation of the situation -
upon the vanity of the ego-centrics and to various officers of the regular
and so satisfies the vast majority of establishment who have been in Ger-
readers; for the biggest part of hu- many very recently.)__
mor, as the biggest part of 'rsthetic
delight, is based upon personal ego- AMONG THE
tism and self-love. And finally it MAGAZINES T
strikes, in rare instances, upon real- sCctinu d frm Page
wit which takes root in incongruity, nothing brilliant in it, nothing essen-
though truth is perceived. tially "nea"; but there is careful re-
'Ihe outstanding personality in the fletion by men of mature judgment
Gargoyle is objsotsty JamesH Iouse, and of scholarly instead of popular=
Jr., whose drawings and their sub- attainments. For instance, in the list I
scripts display a penetrating obser- of contents for April, 1923, you wil
vation and sympathy as well as hear- find such pecple as Arthur T. Hadley
ty laughter. The editorials are as a President Emeritus of Yale Uniersity
rule commendably clever and sug- James issett Pratt, Professor of
gestive. The only thing that is real- Philosophy in Williams College; Bliss_ _ _ --
ly bad is the attempt at prose wit Perry, Professor of English Literature
such as the "B. M. 0. C. Bugle" in the 't Harvard, and Tucker Brooke edi-
April issue-not to single this out as tr of Yale Shakespeare and :?rofes-
especially poor, but only as illustra- sor ef English i Yale.
live of the sort of thing that weakens 'ihe opinions of such men are worthy
the Gargoyle every month. This is, of imitation. Imitation is one-half of
it is true, extremely difficult matter originaity; for creation s at best
to wite bu th coy rade ouht re-creation. And there are two kinds
to write; hut tie copy reaser ought of imitation: imitation by tradition and
at least Is cross out such brilliance eustom which tends to preserve what
as: "Mr. Hume was . . .single minded has been significant in the past; and
in his perseverence for the welfare imitation by fashion which tends to -
of red-winged blackbirds." make something clse significant in
"The Preface" often descends to the future. Both sorts of imitation are
this silliness, but then it is excusable important to society since it is only C IE *1
for "Preffy" has to fill three columns by the sincere opposition of the two
with hilariously funny stuff. It ' is that steady progress can be made. If
probably needless to mention that one is omitted, either stagnation or in-
"Book Reviews" was the best thing in archy follows. The Yale Review rep T V ic tor V ictro a
the April number. resents the austerity of the elders. IT ze N
These prefatory remarks seemed re-
MILITARISM quisite because the first contributor voR $100.00
(Continued from Page Three) to draw my attention to the April is- ;
Rocktrob factory of 690 105-min. how- sue was Stuart P. Sherman. He has E You have been waiting for real talking machine value so here is your
itrtubes athry their breech-m blocks an article entitled "For the Study of = opportunity to get a genuine Victor Victrola at such a remarkably
itzer tubes with their breech blocksAmranLtrur. Tosy he owrc.
are two examples of such discoveries. (American Literature." To say tlseowprice
The Krupp factory worked several least, it is not poorly written, athougs Musically Right Mechanically Right
some of Iis cleverness energes withs_
months after the Armistice on new !mighty effort. The bait for the paper f==
field guns with the result that there ight eFrt chitor th pdaer Come in for free demonstration today.
is aconiderbleresrve f teseis' that "From childhood to old age
is a considerable re.erve of these we read English books . . . per-
weapons. With permission of the Al- haps in early adolescence we are her-m
lies the Germans have installed the ed by some aspiring high-school teach-,== "] _
most modern of coast defenses and er through an essay of Emerson. sBut=
also, a number of new guns of heavy when we go to college, we put'away
caliber on the eastern frontier. our American classics as we put away 2. Main Strut
Control of the Air service will our Algebra and our Caesar. What-1
soon cease to function, with the re- ;ever taste and judgment in literary ;iiHIH;t ilsl Itgiltl;H!IIs[IIsiht'.ltlIIiIIIIIIl11111 IllIwn111 t1 lIIMItfl