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THE WAY TO ECBEN
By James Branch Cabcll

Robt. M. McBride £2 00., Oct. 1929

James Branch Cabell is one of
the few contemporary writers that
Is actually distinctive; he has no
ties with any one group of stylists,
but has his own original virtues.
In all of his long list of past works,
one cannot find a book that might
be listed as of a common nature;
the man» produces nothing but
these fantastic, allegorical, per»
plexing tales.

Cabell never sets out to write a
humdrum tale of life, but rather to
create in the exotic world of his
origination such characters that
will in the course of their appear-
ance before us, tell their story, act
out their life, and then leave us to
piece out the riddle. Whether or
not one understands the second
meaning behind the book, and this
holds true for any of his works, the
delightful adventures, the careful
prose and the occasional poetry
must please. To those who have
read “Jurgen” or “The Silver Stal—
lion" this book needs no further
introduction.

To retell the “comedietta of a
gentlemen" would spoil the read—
ing, and to give my views of the al-
legory would cause only dissatis—
faction among the readers; let me
limit this to a. discussion of the
book merely as a piece of writing.

Cabell shows two of his out—
standing traits most predominantly
in this book; the first being his.
euphonic names, and the second
his stray epigrams. Among the
names we find such as Rom, Ulf,
Alfgar, Pen Loegyr, Kog,
Uwardowa; surely these unusual
sounding terms must appeal, and
if you are well read, remind you of
Lord Dunsany.

As a sample of the terse and
witty remarks made at random
thru the tale, I quote, “Loyalty is
a fine jewel; yet many that wear
it die beggars." In this day it
could be appropriately carved in
some public buildings, for it has
many followers.

Another attractive feature of
this book is the host of illustrations
by Frank C. Paps. Pen and ink
seems to perform wonders under
Mr. Pope’s guidance; a crude copy
of one of his fantastic creations is
hereby reproduced. Even if the
book is not read, a mere perusal
will attract anyone with a hanker~
ing for eccentric sketches.

In a colophon, Cabell gives his
views upon writing and especially
as applicable to a man past fifty.
From this, one gathers that this is
to be the last work of Cabell, and
so must sadly take leave of Don
Manuel and Poictesme, where so
many delightful hours in the past
have been spent.

ALUMNE NEWS

George Libanoff, C. E., ’29, is
connected with the Bureau of Val-
uation of the Department of Com—
merce at Washington, D. C.

Fred Natella, C. E., ’28, informs
us that he is now working for the
government in the United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey depart—
ment. Fred has charge of a sixty-

 

ioot launch and six men. His 0135- .

cial title, he tells us is Deck Ofl‘lcer

of the Coast and Geodetic Survey ,

department. In the course of his
duties, he recently visited Yale,
Harvard, and West Poirot. His work
covers a wide field, and, on 9. mm
ment’s notice he might be sent
anywhere in the United states or
any of its possessions.

And then there’s the Scotchman
'who took the girl with scalp trou~
ble to a masquerade ball and used

Writes to (Evils

 

A letter recently received from
Professor James R. Griffith, form—
erly Assistant Professor of Hydrau-
lic and Sanitary Engineering at
Armour, tells of his new work as
head. of the Department of Civil
Engineering, Oregon State College,
Corvallis, Oregon. He also enclosed
a copy of an article by him pub-
lished in a fall number of “The
Highway Magazine."

After reading in the Armour
Tech News of the rumpus in “Civil-
Alley,” he says “So the war—fare in
Civil Alley is over. Am just wonder—

his pipe. The smokers will be hard
hit, especially in cold weather.

“I miss, in a good way, all the
confusion and racket of the civil
drafting room. As I look out of my
window at the coast range two
miles away and think of the wild
animal life'present there, I cannot
help but compare it to the view I
’used to have from my window at
Armour. I still remember the lone
tree waving in the breeze.

“Give my very best regards to all
the boys in the Senior Civil class.
Were I there I suppose I would
have to worry them through
‘Highways,’ much to their disgust
as well as mine. My successor has
my entire sympathy. Don’t make
it too hard for him.”

He also states that he has a good
looking stenographer, a good sized
office to himself, a drafting room,
and a private recitation room, used
only by his own students.

Oswald, ”l6, Writes on
Short-Wave Telephony

 

A. A. Oswald, E. E., ’16, radio re—
search engineer with the Western
Electric Company, at 163 West
Street, New York City, is the au—
thor of an article on “The Story of
Short-Wave Transoceanic Tele—
phony” published in a reprint from
the “Bell Laboratories Record" by
the Western Electric Company. Mr.
Oswald is one of the engineers in
charge of the development of short—

ceivers.
According to Mr. Oswald’s article
this development work has been in

a progress for the last five years.

Stations have been built at Houl-
ton, Maine; Netcong, New Jersey;
Lawrenceville, New Jersey; Rocky
Point, Long Island; Cupar, Scot-
land; and Rugby and Baldock,
England. The efficiency with which
this work has progressed is a

tion.

As a result of this work com-
mercial communication service was
opened on June 1,1929 by a call
from Cleveland, Ohio, to London,
England.

Professor lirehlriel
Selected as Judge

Mr. Albert H. Krehbiel, Associate
Professor of Freehand Drawing
and Water Color, was chosen to be
one of the three judges of the
drawings at the Annual Exhibition
of the St. Louis Artist Guild held
last Saturday.

 

 

A prominent physician of Japan
states that after examining the
eyelashes of r1,000 school children
that the lashes of unhealthy chil-
dren are longer and prettier but
the healthy child has short ones.

A bachelor is a guy who never
had an automobile when he was
young

ing what James Rose will do about by

wave radio transmittersand re»

monument to engineering coopera-

 

The Library has recently received

three engineering publications rec-
ommended by the “Engineering
News—Record,” a McGrawn-Hill peri~
odical. They should be of particu—
lar interest to civil engineers and
architects.
, of these, the first is written by
Professor F. B. Seely of the Uni-
versity of Illinois, assisted by Pro-
fessor R. V. James of the University
of Oklahoma. The title is “Plaster-
Model Method of Determining
Stresses Applied to Curved Beams.”
The second is “Suspended Matter
in the Colorado River 1925—1928,”
C. S. Howard. Third is “The
Universe Around Us,” by Sir James
Jeans.

Among the other publications
listed by the “Engineering News-
Record” are two which are also
recommended by the Deans’ Office
as booklets which students would
do well to get.

“The Structural Design of the
Pantheon in Rome” by Dr. Gilberto
Bagnani, published by the Atlas
Portland Cement Company, 25
Broadway, N. Y. C., is a beautifully
illustrated pamphlet which should
be interesting to everyone.

The second booklet is recom»
mended to civils particularly as it
is on “The Superiority of the Steel
Bridge.” It is published by the
American Institute of Steel Con—
struction, '200 Madison Ave, New
York City.

These two booklets may be ob»
tained by writing to their publish~
ers.

Plays Given in
Armour Mission

 

Two plays were presented in the
Assembly Hall Friday night by the
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Armour
Mission. The plays were “Not a
Man in a House” and “A Borrowed
Luncheon," a short comical sketch.
All the parts were taken by mem—
bers of the society.

The society also gave its annual
bazaar Friday. This has been giv—
en every" year for the past twenty
years and for the last nineteen has
been directed by Mrs. George L.
Scherger, the president.

The proceeds of this bazaar are
used to give the children of the
mission 9. summer vacation at
Camp Gray, Saugatuck, Mich.

Rochester Students
Classify “Blind Dates”

The men students of Rochester
University, believing that uch
time is wasted by the socially—
minded student on blind dates,
have evolved a code for classifying
the names of all the girls in the
telephone directory.

No student should be condemned
to a dull evening with the co—eds
classified in the following manner:
A, average; B, beautiful; K, kisses;
L, liberal; M, mercenary; P, pippin;
R, rough; T, tells; V, vivacious; X,
expensive; and Y, unknown quan--
tity.

Many more girls would study do-
mestic science it they had not ob—
served that women who can cook
generally have to.—Boston Tele-
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DELTA TAU DELTA

The Pledges are holding their
annual “Pledge Dance” on Friday,
December 13, 1929 and will be very
appropriately called a “Friday the
13th Dance.” Work is being done
decorating the house in accordance
with the “13th ”

James M. McAlear, x’3l, visited
the Chapter for a few days last
week. He is now working in Prairie
du Chicn, Wisconsin, having fully
recovered from his recent illness.

Slab/EA KAPPA DELTA
Sigma Kappa Delta is holding its
annual Christmas Party on Satur-
day, December 21, 1929.

PH! KAPPA SEGMA
Phi Kappa Sigma announce the
pledging of Harold A. Reich, ’30.
An alumni smoker will be held at
the Chapter house Friday, Decem~
ber 13, 1.929.

THETA XE

An alumni smoker will be given
at the Chapter house tomorrow
night at 8:00 o’clock.

A dinner and dance will be given
at the house next Sunday, Decem-
ber 15. Dinner will be served at
one o’clock. Victrola and radio
music will be the order of the syn-t
copation for the afternoon.

Theta Xi held formal initiation
for the following men last Satur—
day afternoon at the Chapter
house:

Frank LaGrady, Jr., ’32
Russell E. Long, ’32 .
Myron G. Lukey, '31
Orland R. Murphy, ’31
John E. Taylor, ’32

Eighty—five per cent of the auto-
mobiles stolen in the United States
last year were recovered. Only
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Highways made of one single
strip of steel welded together and
extending from coast to coast
were predicted for the future by
Bennett Chappel, vice-president
of the American Rolling Mill com-
pany, addressing the annual con-
vention of the International
Acetylene association.

Then there is the one about the
Scotchman who was invited to a
party and was told each guest was
to bring something, so he brought
his relatives.

Telescopic power ten times as
great as that given by the 100—
inch reflecting telescope of. the Mt.
Wilson Observatory, now the larg-
est im the world, will be at the dis—
posal of astronomers when the
ZOO-inch reflector of the California
Institute of Technology is complet—
ed. It will penetrate three times
as far into space as the IOU-inch
and bring into view a globular
region of space thirty times the
volume of that reached by present
day telescopes.

 

“Well, I’ll be," said the hole in
the ground as water began to seep
in at the bottom. And, well, it was.

 

Question: Are you going to at-
tend the Alumni-Varsity Basket-
ball game Tuesday night?

3. Morris, Arch, ’33. Yes.

E. D. Anderson, C. E, ’32. Yes.
H. Pappageorge, Arena ’33. Yes.

.3“. O’Hara, M. E, ’33. Yes.
W. Homberger, C. E, ’32. No.
C. Foster, E. E, ’33. Yes.

0. Eskonen, C. E” ’32. Bio.
I. G. Katz, Ch. 3., ’30. Yes.
F S. Beale, E. E, ’33. No
De Orio, M E, ’32. Yes.
.Filmcr,E.E.,’ 3.111 No.
.Bigelow, E. E., ’30. No.
Ream, Ch 5;, ’33. No.
.Young, Ch. E, ’30. No.
.Eaur, Arch, ’32. No.
,’32. Yes.
.Magnuson, F. P. E, ’32.
.Jchnson, F P E., ’32.
.A Meuller, C. E,
F. Coleto, Arch, ’36. No.
W. Lussenhep, Ch. E.,
G. .3‘. Keller, M. E, ’30.

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