New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-18
A Bookman's Day Book
By Burton Rascoe


~ " 80 ,.hfah Robert
con ior 80, Coburn Gil
Nathan' Bon ,-s ,,ife and
man. lynne ~ Ft.,i .s ,ever talka-
were pt. -, Ia rsnalIv con
tive. ana ln I.'sta -. ,ords Of com
ines 's......-o@.,.ion mostly Of A
ment or l.,,I''t I.s ar h. 40 inrcnu-
taroonio "e'' 5-a,.,,i. 20 make out
Gus that lt H ''i'' T-ru-
whether DO if posing iun -. .. he is
ally, you may oII' -. bacK
once ! recall McneAen : ,-i,5 him.
after an afternoon |.t.W -. losing
fully convinced 'Aal 80 -, talking
ms mi.'' .-r.+. % +he SOUL
about tlc lmn.ois 500 % orrue
said hcnckfn' e'.s 80 cabcli. %
81 favor OF o'n. 81" ,f.oLor'e most
course. had -eife''n - 49, siviv
rcsolpte coenA''.in CIV 49,, ans.
kidding MN ,,t-,.o in the
one VINO oeNe.' 4'i q, 49, or
Immortality OF we 81. O.. 80 70
just an uilcr n''D' H'l' .,.t,c.cir
rcconstruct nc anus ink -. s~,,,,.
CfreU fhpFf' ~ .,,f,. dove
rent on tne slhlecl, any 49,. . q, .
him 90 distraction ny "ey.,N go
most naive manner. JUS. ~"
% know definitely ina, ,n','
hereafter? Sometimes I"u ~.
venient 90 believe ln we ",,,nD' 80, ~,
OF tho soul. and AZ othet '.ln.s ~" te
q believe in u. hlt ca" to,
quite certain about ~ iot 10 o.e -.
Sc SET offered me any PROOFS ~. ~
or tho other. ~ 'n' wv.
turned suddenly 60 me ana se.1.
don't you mention Inc hDF'.
your columns was ABOUT " -.
plain that my intentions ~e,e r.! - On.
that ! had iofEoltcn ~ e.,i.. .,.,,4 an
when be said u aloh I .t1''s -. 49,. -
answer. ] just prom sea lHe ~. -
Richmond that j wou'' az you ,.''.
zion. and have &C.. 'lne heFi'N''
i- an excellent literary magazine over
which Cabcl Mcncken and hcrgc'-
teircr assume sort Of literary spoa-
eorship and which is edited by hmlly
CLARK. Hunter Stagg and RANGES
man. the "childrcn' Oaocil IeleIitSu w.
10 hos published some o. hcf,.se...r,' l,-
err best WORK .t IaN N"D -
nre ~ LItcnteId' seriaAy' anu ~,
hers among Us COM 4ouloIs Da,,.'ias
Ncchten. donn '"l, No' 49,. g..
Go.drnr' j. j. 'ieu-h,", 49,. ana
Tett. Guy hoIi, bcn lay ~
Robert Nathan. ~ ~ ,,oe--
man. who writes iesu,@ ~ lo .a,i,s,,
azinc, has perhaps lne nv. -, ,s
prose stylo in America, heI "l,..ne -
broatrlcs7, cfammea WIN 1900 ~.ot1o
the WORK Of almost every 49,
writer 800 the three MAJOR InoDet', ,o-
guaCes. And hunter o1"bt, w
views frequently IN ih'St P"b. -
young man who writes WIN ~
charm and deucacy' 80, hce'"t ~ Nd
told us with some pf'De hON a..
scored against posing !yun6 49,,
saying 'h' eo ,95--,....-.d b,rasolf ~
tOrIcai youth hao "f'iF'.. 49,. Lo,,
lengthy ana pahaI Ap'.0.' 80
he "loneed ior th' 49, C,Lou sofd
Tho green MIS- e,Oy -. should
hat was very - T.. ,,,os
have hcen 81 ly .asi,o IN my
ten Inlhr'.5 t-1 .otd tha+ Ina adj
NINA Whelhef '"o,'' o"''
miration or D" i''''-'' Ao,o-
T.. =. Paramofe lI. Ea.c =" 49,
dinner tonight Tor John 4 care D,''.Vlji
who is 20 be married on sa'Viu1s r; o..
he invited John DOS asses ply ~
lock and myself. Inc 1000 was ~.
cellent ana me DcVeI"se NJ e ,bo
paeF0s and ] fell into discussion ol ",
Greek and Latin classics and we uhileu
IN the belief that the EIdHual v'0',,'1
Of interest DO NrccH anu ~" -,
fs~relv 10 the method OF teaching them'
7hev are taught as feats OF menlo. ~.
INK and as grammar lIsleao "a a.,
language Of rich ana D'ru..-', ..,,5ort
turc. The second year i-""i ,;i,
So instance ls gwen q o.'i
49, record ny '"'ool O-'., 10,
~ classical syntax. But Sailus' ls
equally fruitful. OF sucn examples, ~