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Literary Talent Is
Lacking: in America
Modern American literature was se
verely criticised by John Farrur, edi
tor of the Hoolunan, in his address,
"The Literary Scene in America," de
livered before students in advanced
composition and others at the lecture
lunch in the homo economics cafe
teria Tuesday evening.
"There is an appalling lack of genu
ine talent in America," declared Mr.
Farrur. "KnglaiKi produces 15 out
standing literary figures to our one or
two. Slipshod, careless phrased
Knulish seems a characteristic of the
present-day American novelist."
type of "Babbitt" and "Main Street"
for a place in public opinion. When
(ho satirical novel is humanized and
combined with a wholesome sentiment,
Mr. Farrar feels that a lasting and
admirable type will be evolved. The
works of Willu Cather and Dorothy
Can fold, he said, arc stops in this di
rection.
"The popularity of non fiction dur
ing the last year is surprising" Mr.
Farrar stated. "The outlines of his
tory and science were usually at the
head of the list. Recently Cone's
'Self Mastery' displaced the 'Outline
of History.' For some strange reason,
books on eticiuette are in demand.
"Autobiographies still hold their
own. The two most nonular. 'Un
In regard to poetry, Mr. Farrar was ! Stream' and 'The Americanization of
far from optimistic. "It is true that
the poets of the younger generation
have swung back to rhyme and
rhythm, leaving free verse to their
elders," he said, "but their verse,
though conventional in form, lacks
vitality and depth. It is, for the most
part, feminine in quality.
"This adherence to convention, by
the way i.-. a striking trait of the
younger generation. Contrary to
common hi-licl, mere are icw radicals
among us," he added.
Amy Lowell, Louise L'titermeyor,
Call Sandburg, Yaclul Lindsay, Rob
ert Frost, Kdwin Arlington Robinson,
and Sarah Tcasdalc, who make up the
"old guard" poets, are giving way
before the younger group, of which
Edna St. Vincent Millay is the leading
representative, declared Mr. Farrar.
He praised .Miss Lowell's pait in
awakening a love for poetry in the
American public by means of her lec
tures and writings.
lie also had a good word for L'dgar
A. Kuest, whose verse, he said, we
should not condemn as long as it
reaches the hearts of so many people
who otherwise would never read
poetry.
io snow me irend in popular novels
Mr. Farrar took examples from the
Bookman's monthly score, which is
compiled from the reports of librar
ians throughout the country. '
Rooks by such writers as Zane Grey
and Mary Roberts Rinelrart are al
ways sure of (iiiick popularity, stated
Mr. Farrar. They usually tell a good
stoiy, a'though "Zane Grey's writ
ings," Mr. Pariah confessed, "are of
ten atrocious."
Sentimental novels, on the order of
"Robin" and "The Head of the House
of Coombe," vie with the satirical
Fdward Bok,' show a marked dissimi
larity in the immigrant character. Mr.
I.ewisohn's book is a fine piece of
work, splendidly written, but I must
confess that I do not understand his
viewpoint."
One of the hopes for American lit
erature Mr. Farrah offered is the as
similation of the imaginative immi
grant, who can add a color and rich
ness ol ton sadly lacking in the mod
ern novel. Ohio State Lantern.
An artist is the tall giraffe, with
his long neck he draws a laugh.
When climbing up a ship's mast, a
playful novice had better hold List.
Stockholm The well-preserved
Bkeleton of u mnn who lived In the
Btone ago, 5,000 years ago, has Just
been found on the west coast of
Sweden by a commission of arehae
olnplstH which has noon combing the.
countryside for ancient relics to be
placed on exhibition at the exposition
in Gothenburg this summer.
The Swedish experts, fifteen In
numbor, have been at work for about
seven years, and have succeeded in
clleeting 20,000 relics of antiquity.
The results of their labor has been
an at cumulation of proofs that the
North Eea coast of weden was ' in
habited as early as 3000 B. C.
The stone age skeleton , which Is
now being mounted In Gothenburg,
was found during excavations at
Kungsbacka, a few miles south of thin
site. The n licit nt site of Kunsbacka
has been chosen by some critics as
the probable seat of Beowulf, the hero
of the oldest epic yoem In English
literature; but Hoewulf was a new
comer compared with the stone age
man who lived about 4.000 years lo
fore III in.
The relics now brought to 1'fU't In
elude flint tools mid weapons, orna
ments, etc. In ono of the graves
iImmiL 2.00:! years old, were found the
remains of a woman and her belong
ings, consisting of an amber necklace.
weaver's reeds and dlstaff.-Daily.
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