The Daily Bulletin/Reveille. (College Station, Tex.) 1916-1938, March 08, 1924, Image 4

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AMERICAN POETRY IS
SUBJECT OF STUDY
(Continued from Col. 2, Page 1)
poems. He had then been writing
for about thirty years. Although his
audience is gradually widening it is
safe to say that Robinson will never
be read by the masses. This is due
to his erudite nature and to his lack
of warmth.
“It is chiefly his hard clear deline-
ation of character and psychological
studies that give value to Robinscn’s
poetry. Musical, it certainly is, but
one would scarcely read it for the mu-
sic. The words themselves are direct,
the individual phrases are skillful and
precise, the language is full of rich
intellectuality—but there has been so
much pruning and paring that the
story element often escapes.
Excerpts were given by Miss Camp
from: “Children of the Night,” “Rich-
ard Cory”, “Isaac and Archibald,”
Captain Craig”. “The Man against the
Sky”, “Ben Johnson Entertains a Man
from Str.tford” by Robinson.
“Edna St. Vincent Millay is sur-
pass. | by none in America as a ly-
ric poet,” she continued. “Of us mo-
dern can it be more truly said, ‘she
is simple, sensuous, and passionate’.
She has given hersclf without re-
serve or fear of censure.
ken with freedom on
stbjects.”
more
“Renaissance, Gcd’s World’, “Few
from Thistles,” “Mac ougal
Street”, “Second Apr 1” were some of
Millay’s poems discussed and vad by
Miss Camp.
“Miss Millay is obsessed with the
idea of death,” she said. “That is
a sign of youth.
emotion (f love; that is a sign of
temperament. . She is most happy in
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the music of her verse; that is a sign
| of genius.
“As a final summary to the whole
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COUNTY DECLAIMERS OF
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL
SELECTED IN CONTEST
Probably |||
no woman in literature has ever spo- |}!
taboced |||
She is deep in the |
| new poetry movement its value may ; i
| be said to lie, first in voicing the Declaimers who wlll represent the
spirit of the new civilization in a|A -& M. Consolidated Rural school in
form suited to its varying aspects, | the county Interscholastic League
and secondly, in broadening the fieid | contest wh ch will be held at the Col-
of expression and form for future | lege next Friday were selected yes-
pcets.” | terday afternoon in an elimination
SAA A REI, | contest held in the Main Academic
| building of the College.
PRESIDENT IS GIVEN | Those selected were: s2nior girl,
HEARTY SEND OFF | vera Fairleigh; cenior bey, Joe Hy-
El | lan; junior - girl, Kathryn Mitchzli;
(Continued from Column 2 Page 1 | junior boy ,W lliam Matthews. Talis
circuit of the campus and appeared {is the third consecutive year th>.
unexpectedly at the President’s | Vera Fairleigh has won the hono: :
door just as he was ready to leave in her class of declaimers.
for the station. They presented sa- | There were 38 entries in the el.m-
bers as he came out with his wife | ination.
and mother and Dean and Mrs. E. J.| Judges were Mrs. Charles E. Fui-
Kyle and entered Dean Kyle’s car, ley, Professor L .L. Davison and R:v-
then took the lead and escorted the |erend K ng Vivion.
car to the station. Before the train| The meet was directed by Superia-
arrived the corps units were drawn |tendent George B. Wilcox.
up arcund the depot. The President | —— =
moved among them bidding farewell |
until the i arrived. i When it | F. & B. REGISTERED JERSEY
started the cadets broke into one of | DAIRY.
their spirited yells and waved their | Phone No. 7. Phone hours eight to
caps until the train was several hun- | five, except Saturday afternoons, Sun-
dred yards down the track. days, and Holidays.
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