The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
II Work Is 4 Pleasure-Why,
Here's-YOur Sandwich.
(From The Argus).

ESTABLISHED TIRE CONCERN OP-
Grating retail stores offers: l. Long and
continuous hours of work. 2. The work
itself. hard. ceaseless. trying. testing.
3. The work drive unrelenting, day in
and day out. 4. And for it, small liv-
ing salary; perhaps less than you are
getting now. Address Concern" care
Argus.
AS a mild example Of tautology read the
United Press dispatch which announces that
1900 additional men will be added to the
working force at the Ford Motor company's
Highland Park plant"
WE ARE. IT SEEMS. HOIST WITH OUR
= OWN PETARD."
Sir: Your comments on my all-too-long
metrical contribution are very generous and
kind. The imperfect rhyme and the transfer
Of accent are not only in accord with the
usages Of our standard poets, but also of our
modern magazine writers of both light and Sc
rious verse. See Atlantic Monthly Of October
and February.
The change Of accent in the important
words subjective" and objective" has, how
ever. an additional justification, without which
should hardly have ventured to have made
it.. Many psychologists, scientists and educa-
tors, in public address and in classroom work,
habitually put the accent on the first syllable
OF these words when using them in contrast.
Readers of their writings naturally follow this
practice. 1t seems to be sort Of gentleman's
agreement to which no photographer would
be likely to take exceptions.
Possibly this accent might be brought with
In strict rules by separating the prefix syl-
tables from the others by hyphen, but that
would be an indicate pedantry that would re-
fleet upon the intelligence Of the general
reader.
B. L. IT'S column Of the 18th is headed
with beautiful poem, clipped from the Lon
don Mercury, which in both matter and COM
position sets forth the beauty and expressive
ness Of our not too closely ruled English verse.
"A. M. S.
COLYUM conductors and fools are alike in
one respect (some may say in all respects)-
they rush In where angels fear to tread. -
But colyum conductors must be honest. II
they're not, their punch is soon taken from
them. A NJ. S. produces an array Of evidence
! to. criticise that we have neither the temerity
nor the. desire to attempt to refute
pride. where wit fails. steps in to our defense.
And fills up all the mighty void of sense"
So wrote Pope 1--WE seem to have 4 weak
ness for quoting him) hut our pride Is safely
and securely tucked in our hip-pocket. Mote:
That isn't intended as . prohibition wheeze).
Our Antipathy toward taking liberties with rime
and rhythm came through noting many in
stances in poems where the thought could
have been expressed Is vel. possibly better,
without taking those liberties. And the deluge
| of free-extremely free-verse that has flooded
the country has served to increase this feel
ing We realize We tread on dangerous ground
in thus airing our views on poetry, considerins
that We attempt to write verses for this col
yum almost every day, which are composed
hurrisdly and ~ 'hurriedly scanned before they
appear in print
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SOMEONE encloses IN id Of Vie P. 8. C.
cafeteria, Davenport (omitting to mention thu
paper It II from). Among other things the
menu o4fefs "Washed potatoes, &c." Not t.
msntion ~vanihs" leo cream and ''tutn fruitti'
pudding
THE menu ought to have an adjustment
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