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...true that "critics who believe that the U. S. is death to genius" have adduced in support of their argument the loneliness and despair that embittered Lafcadio Hearn's American days, but it is also true that Hearn did his best creative work (Chita, Youma, Stray Leaves, Some Chinese Ghosts, etc.) before he went to Japan. In technical excellence Hearn's Japanese writings never surpass, and are often inferior to, his earlier work; while even a cursory comparison of the two groups of writings will suffice to show that the Japanese period is marked by a constant waning...
...undeniably approximates the claims of an extensive prepublication critical fanfare. Even for him who does not go in for horrors as such there is something very gratifying in reading this grim, well-told, and certainly convincing piece of military muckraking while, after the usual marches and counter-marches, stray buglers of the Junior American Legion Band gather under windows and drive all peaceable citizens into an anti-militarist frenzy. This was the reviewer's experience, and it no doubt gave "Paths of Glory" its maximum effect...
Their lectures neither stray away from nor duplicate the assigned reading. They "complement, explain, and discuss" it, surely a broad enough field for any professor. By outlining the fundamental principles which their classes should keep in mind, they are able to show what hearing the reading has on the work. In addition, they bring the enthusiasm and ability to their lectures which is capable of stirring interest to learn the truth of important platitudes. The replies to the Questionnaire show clear evidence that the Freshmen consider these courses the most satisfactory...
Resolution: That the lectures complement, explain, and discuss the assigned reading rather than duplicate it or stray away from it, as is now true...
...relief would end. Opponents of the bill obligingly offered to separate and pass the deficiency appropriation. The Administration declined. But the Committee was not to be hurried. Last week Feb. 10 came and went, and relief did not end-Mr. Ickes, rummaging in his desk, had found a stray $50,000,000 to keep FERA going...