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Country to London ... are mechanical, he fabricates
Wonder Hero By J. B Priestley '’ lo,s an ? s 1 i , “ a,i ° ns u wi,h a f reat
Harper & Brother, $2 50 de S ree of . sk,ll - f He has cut down
the number of words necessary
for him to tell a story without sac
rificing in any detail his famed
knowledge of how things are go
ing on in the world.
Psychological Self-
Appraisal . . .
The light satiric vein so preva
lent in J. B. Priestley's previous
stories is concerned here with the
blatant methods of newspaper
men. The story transplants a
young country fellow and girl to
the bustle and roar of London.
He is the “wonder hero" of Utter-
ton; she the winner of a provincial
beauty contest. They meet, are
run ragged by irrepressible news
paper men, and fall, true to Priest
ley's method, wholly in love with
each other. They retire to the
non-descript existence they knew
before they became worthy of
publicity and exploitation.
Priestley inevitably establishes
a contrast of good and bad in peo
pic and he adds Ida Chatwick and
Charles Habble to the long gar
land of characters who arc in part!
latter-day emanations from the]
pen of Dickens
Homecoming By Floyd Dell.
Farrar and Rinehart. $.1.00
The more careful reader is al
ways interested in knowing how
much of his own life a fiction
writer projects into his work and
how much he manufactures
synthetically. By comparing
his autobiography "Homecoming"
with F'loyd Dell’s novels we see
that certain incidents have been
juxtaposed and remodeled to fit
the situations he has created in
his novels.
"Homecoming" not only reveals
The satire of Priestley is never I'he sources of his novels but ex-
very biting nor docs he mean for I presses his philosophy as well,
it to be. His attacks are done see him as a helpless child in
humorously rather than detri- a sinister, overbearing world. His
mentally. The manner in which P oor parents can do very little for
he moves his puzzled characters)’he infant who can do less for
throughout the book at times ap- himself. When he arrives upon the
proaches the ludicrous. threshold of maturity wholly un-
The character of Ida Chatwick j prepared, and faces two major
the heroine is drawn in proportion! I”oblems, work and sex. he strikes
with life itself. There is an ex a bargain with life, only after
cellent touch of pathos in her many struggles, mistakes and sor-
hclplessness and worldly inno- rows.
cence. We felt her uneasiness as For those who arc still caught
we turned the pages and found in this maelstrom. Floyd Dell’s
Mr. Priestley spinning his inter honest self psychoanalysis should
esting tale. prove worthwhile and comfort-
Although the author's methods ing.
NUDISM INVADED the
Columbia University cam
pus when the frosh suc
cessfully battled the
sophs in the annual flag
rush. The freshmen, se
cure in the safety of their
numbers, stripped the
second-year men of vic
tory—and their last shred
of respectable attire.
TEAS ARE IN ORDER
when co-eds get together
fall summer afternoons,
and frocks are the order
of the day for the smartly
dressed collegienne. At
the left is an easily-
tailored frock with ex
tended shoulders and a
decorative front panel,
while at the extreme
right is a semi-tailored
frock with an unusual
epaulet trimming and an
ascot scarf. In the cen
ter are two popular de
signs for the modern
miss.
PATTERNS MAY BE ORDERED
from
114 S. Carroll St.. Madison. Wit.
Enclose stamps, coins, money order
or check for 20 cents for each pat
tern and cost of mailing. Please in
dicate pattern number and size on
order.
"OLD RAGS. BOTTLES, RAZOR BLADES, BOOKS?"
Everything from texts to shaving equipment was exchanged among the students of New York
University when they opened their own "Curb Market” on their campus. Barter figured largely
in all of the transactions, despite the fact that many cash sales were made. Following the open
ing of the "Exchange" students hurried from group to group in a mad effort to find the highest
bidders for their belongings, while customers resolutely stuck to their low offers. The photo
shows a general view of the "Market" and the large crowd that attended the sale.
Acme Photo
PEP ORGANIZERS
supreme, these mem
bers of "Tassels",
University of Ne
braska women's
group, would cheer
anybody into buying
tickets for anything.
Right now they are
leading a drive in
support of the Corn-
huskers student
theater. We have pic-
t u r e d here, (upper
row, left to right)
Ruby Schwemley, Vi
olet Cross: (lower
row) Laura McAllis
ter. Maxine Pack-
wood, Valentine
Klotz. Thelma Ster-
kel. Anne Bunting
Florence Buxman.
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