Word: wilds
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Saul may have overlooked us, but James Gerald Dunton '23 certainly did not. After four years apparently spent in becoming one of us he has written a book, "Wild Asses", which will be published on February 21, by Small, Maynard and Company...
...student caught up in the wild whirl of activity before he becomes conscious of his own individuality these words come as a shock--and more shocking because true: "Practically incessant activity with little opportunity for reflection is of at least debatable value for the average student." And for the potential creative artist? "Is it reasonable to expect Creative Genius to germinate, take root, unfold the buds--to develop steadily, surely--in such soil, such atmosphere?" With anguish the student must realize that his four years at college are not favorable--even hostile--to what true genius lies latent...
...Wild Cats Sometimes Savage...
...There were large numbers of wild cats roaming the swamps and forests, but they were not like your cats. They looked like the Persian variety you see domesticated all over the world, with long silky hair and tails. But they are not easily tamed," he said laughing, an another question. "I tried to, and got scratched and bitten too many times...
Near Bourges, France, a wild boar, hunters after him, dashed down the street of the village of Grand Mallery, scrambled through a doorway, through a hall, into a room where lay, as he had lain for months, an invalid. This invalid screamed, arose, leapt out of the window. The hunters came, killed the boar; the sick man returned to work...