Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-28
EDUCATORS BABFI,
IN HOUSTON HALL.
Modern Language Associate,
Members All Talk at Once
Before Convention
g. DAY SESSION OPENED

Houston Hall. ont at the l'rivor.,.
of Pennsylvania. is another h,ho, ~
day-a beehive of amiablc toryros ~,
general information.
a stranger 10 the place might Wa,
der little nt the advanced oyo y, a..
'Students' clustering in the loun,,..
rooms. or meeting in corners of ~
building, but hc would willingly odr,,,
these 'studcnts" moro DISTINGUISH,
looking and intelligent than tho MA.
age run.
it Is the convention Of the Modo,,
Language Association of Amor,o,
which has drawn professors and too,,
"rs from educational institutes
throughout the country for ,b,o,
days meeting. beginning today. Mo,.
than GOO of them are expected to roo.
lister. About 200 have alrcodv ...,.
iStcrcd today. '''''
Voices Are Professorial
On" hcars Il conglomcratc hum =,
I, ,'i'HSv, ~, III, Noi''S. IN Room ., Prof
Harry i. Baker. of Gouchcr, is oynn'
tinting to II small group on the lim,". t"
tinns of book reviews and the need u
critics with critical background W
guide authors to higher endcavor.
Robert T.. Spillcr. of Swarthmor.
diSngrc"s with him mildly. "ISn't T.
the newspaper book rcviowrr's tost ~
gTid" readers to better books rotbsr
thnn to max" better authorS?"
Prof. Howard J. Savage. of princ0.
ton, tells his group that it is obSo.
il'"ly necessary to have an extendaI
khowlcdSr OF the literature of the mas,
Tor a safe Judgment and Appreciation
OF IN" literature of the present The
group is Of the same opinion: Dr.
'"rncli,lS Weygnndt. of the University
"Np''i'llhg. however, that he has found
II necessary I" bring the older moot,
I" students who prefer the modern
vcrSiiicrs. ''"''"
Yes. use them for bnit," ayroes ~
enthusiastic auditor. I'll"
And tn" discussion rrnun ,ho, ,oo,,
at its problem. standing on its bo,G oOG>
50 t" speak. 1T is necessary 'oo ~"
perhaps. Smilingly concludes II" n,
group. ITO have an extended know,oIc.
of tn" literature of the present IN, q
,nf" Judgment and appreciation Of tbS
literature Of the paSt - >"
\ cog is thrown into tho mocb,rs,.
of disruSsion-''What is an cytenioi
kn"wl"dgr of the literature Of tIo
past: Group decides that it means :,
knowledge Of literature in as many I'm.
gung"S aS possible. This plcases tho
lady who teaches Spanish.
Defense of BaIzac
In other rooms all day today there
nrc other discussions. Walter 5, Hast.
inGs. of Princeton. startled his groub
by Stnting that the picture that has
been r"v"aI"d to pOsterity of Balzac
hruugh his letters is a false picture
Ills letters have been so doctOred m
that virtually all of the Testimony IN
them iN misleading" This informa.
tion smacks of dynamite and Is some.
how thrilling.
| Josiah II. Pcnnimnn, now provost Of
the University Of Pennsylvania, made
what really is his first official public
address since his appointment yester.
day. in his welcome to the convention
in III" Hall auditorium at 2:30 today
Th" afternoon session Is devoted to
an author publishers symposium
Papers by DR.. Alexander Green, mod
crn language editor of d. Q. Heath 1
Co. DR.. Will y. Howe. Of the Edu.
catlonal department, Charles Serb.
ncr's Sons John F. Brown, editor for
Macmillan Company. and DR.. Hsnn
| Scid"l Candy. editor of the MterssJ
Review. treat the relation betwesp
authors. publishers and reviewers o.
! books.