The Key West citizen., 1952-11-07
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May Have Led To Klug Death
BY DOROTHY RAYMER

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might have had a great deal to do
with the death Of Harry Klug, Rut-
gers University graduate, who was
found shot to death and his skull
crushed on a deserted beach on
Little Torch Key.
Relatives stated that Klug had
gone on a novel writing trip. The
thick packet of index cards, found
in a saddlebag of the motorcycle
at the death scene revealed that
the young ex-sailor had prepared
not only a general outline of a
book but had delineated characters,
background and observations in
cluding bits of dialogue.
Thorough approach to his ma
terial was evident. On one card,
Klug had written in a compact
hand: "Themal approach. The story
of Larry and of Harry Kritzberg
and the rest who 60 through college
but cannot really touch it. They
are separate entities: side by side
with no real communication.
'It is story also of the trend
on campuses today: the growth of
the material sciences as opposed
to the humanities. Kagan is the
materialist. He is the one who
adapts, who viii fit into society.
It contains the so-called normal
element in college: the fraternities,
but, as Larry says, They are strain
ing brother, they're straining.' Pre-
sents some of the stress and strain
induced into freshmen by partners,
friends, professors and the social
myths, such as College is the last
step before the real world. Make
your mark in college; get to know
people; nurture contacts. If you
succeed in college you'll succeed
in business; join the frats, etc. "
Analytical and cynical selections
on this slant were bolstered by
notes on what he termed "tonal
approach" revolving around a pro-
feSSor called Amman. Klug wrote,
"Antagonistic tones between Am
man, the factories and the Univer-
sity set up in the discordant atmo-
sphere of the story of the European
professor at Rutgers"
Glass consciousness phases were
attributed to the central character,
Larry who speaks on the middle
class. "The middle class is re-
garded as the bed of neurotics for
society. Pressures, hell. The only
reason the lower class isn't neuro-
tic is because they haven't had
the chance yet. The middle class
is bearing the humanities burden
right now. Once you are caught
by whistles and walls (of chilren)
you don't have time to be neurotic.
You never had 1t so good"
Klug went on to note, psyche
logically / suppose In off hand
diagnosis, Larry had been over
loved and overruled by his mother.
He never broke the tie with his
mother until Henrietta came into
the picture. His need for protection
and love were overwhelming. Too
much so to leave him the motiva-
ton for answering the ideal. This
ideal implied an independent hero
and Larry was not the man for
that. Under the impact Of Henri
eta, he went wild. All he could
think of was TO impress, startle
and gain the girls favor by a
show of brilliance."
Analysis Of Larry: "Quiet, re-
served, studious type; apparently
never remembered a real date.
Made study Of chemistry and earn
ed a scholarship and was regarded
as a prodigy if not a budding
genius"
Kagan, another character out
lined for the prospective book, the
murdered writer had described as
a "throaty radical and asiduous
student who deferred 10 the Anglo
Saxon ideal. He was punctual and
thorough and a joiner. BY his
senior year, he no longer took him.
self so seriously. He had the buoy
ancy and resourcefulness that