Westdale Secondary School - Le Raconteur Yearbook (Hamilton, Ontario Canada)

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14 LE RACONTEUR ENTERING A GERMAN UNIVERSITY lit tlie 1l:tys Iteltire tlte Great Nlztr fureigii I'1'1Qtfess1t1' KI:teI.e1t11:111. retirerl l1ea1lttfTtt1'et1ttt1's stutlettts were w:t1'111ly welettttiecl :tt tlte great I'ItySics lJe1tztI't1NC11IS I'1'Uf'i'SS'11' Y- E. IIGINICI1 llc-r111:t1t L'11ix'ersities. :tml quite lztrge gtwjitips of suit. HIS UI Ilwfttllttt. :tml Dr. Nrtmlell llemlers ytttittgg 111e11 frttttt :tll tlte Eitglislt-siteztkiiig c1tt111- suit, tlie fztmtttts pltysittltgtgicrtl eltemist ttf Yztle tries were ttt lte fttttml 111 tlte fztettlties ttf I'l1ilttstr I I1lY6I'S1Iy. 211111 Ulflllj' tttliers ltztye wttlflled :tt plty tkrtsl, Rletlieiite. Science. :tml even Klztrluurg. Tltettlttgy, ttf :tll tliese iiistittititms. llztity ot Illl my :trrirztl ztfter zt twtt-weeks jttttriiey front flwsv f Wl!'ll Sluflflllf WGN IWIIUUI' wftfllllttvs 'lf Cztitarlzt. :tml :tfter settling iitttt 111y qtiztrters witli Illllllfll UI' .XIIIQSVICZIII IIIIIYCTSIIICS XYIIII tlesirecl to U16 kindly QlqlQl'ly lady In yyltwlu I tying rectum- llfl l'CSC2l1'Cl1 Ill WING llflffl ttf TIICII' CITOICC UIUICI' memletl Iw l,YIL'I'IlIfl1'l friemls ztt litime iii Cnttnrlzt, NNN? Qffili IUIICIWI' lllitf IIZICCIWI- TIN Itiwlwgist of I mzttle ltztste ttt tleltttsit my ixtssitttrt :tml :t cer- -Iellil. HI' IICIIVIHQ ttf Mfl1'l'l11'Q Hlltl Uefllllftlle tiliertte ttf ltttmtttr gttttltizttitttt stztmlittg, sigiterl clist'twe1'e1' 111' tlte :t11ti-tliplttlieritte serum. Every IW thc- lqCg-ieU-m- ,,f '1':,1-Uutlf, L'1,it'f-1-,ity with the IHCIIIU' fer CIIVVVIUFL' ll TIWIV 01108011 WUVI4 W115 l'Itll'SllI' tif Klztrlttirg LYl1IX'f3I'SIl5'. This 'I ltztfl Iueett 11ffl'1 lU'l rltvfv Y'-'UNM NWN? 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Ilttweyer, we gut ztlttitg rtflittir- wzts :t1l111itte1I ttt stttrly :tt tlte Littiyersity ttf Klztr- ztltly 111 :t liitetiistie seitse. :tml iii flue time lie- ltttrg, llerimtity, :tltttttt tltirty years zttgtt. e:t111e Iteer-ltrtitltersf' zttltlressittg ezteli tltlter 111 lust zt wttt-tl ztlttttit Klilfltlllng l'11ix'e1'sitF'- It W?tfl'1 '1f11'M I'l IICIISIII Slngulm-' ulju' Intel' wzls futtmletl i11 I.'1'3T lty I'l1iIiit tlte Klztgitrtttiimttts, yung lI.lI-mlgll, the uuclellt .MMI IIIICSCIAIIWII Cere- I.Zl1ltlQ'I'1lX'C ttf llesse, i11 lfllk' city tltztt wrts tlie mwuy 'II llrmkmg In-'IIIICI-SIIIII' zttteieitt seztt ttf tlte ltttttse til Sttpltizt ttf Ilrztltztttt I11 zt rlzty ltr twtt Fritz tttltl me tltztt next 1l:ty :tml Iter illttstritttts suit, lleitry tlte Llliiltl. 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LE RACONTEUR 15 AN AUTHOR'S VIEWS ,, i AN INTERVIEW WITH CLAUDIUS GREGORY 'lln he facetl hy a man whnse fanie as a writer Ile leiancfl hack in his chair ancl a tirefl lnuk was estahlisherl hy his first hunk, Fni'e'ntteii caine intn his face. Nm I ani travelling ninst Men, puhlishefl earlv in 192112, anfl insurefl hy his uf my tune. sectmncl hook. Valerie llathawayf' given secunfl Is there any current pulilicatinn that is help- place in I.iherty's selectinn nf the IIILJIIIIIIS ten ful ltrilj'1rl1l1yfXYI'IllC1'?N hunks aiiumg such naines as Iiptnn Sinclair. I wnulfl recnnunenrl a systematic rcailine uf lliltel l'lruster. llhilip llihhs all hunks that can lie fnunfl 4111 anrl Sinclair I,ewis3 ancl which the particular suliject in which is heing revieweil in all ling- the writer is interestetlf' lish hunk perimlicals, was the Shnul1I unc tenil tn he an ilistinct hnnnur anfl innneasurf authnrity nn at least une sull- alale pleasure I experiencetl as ject? I interviewecl IIaniiltnn's sun Une shuulrl knuw what he ancl L'anacla's rising nnvelist- I is talking' almnutf' Claurlius Gregory. A. 'E I W' ii XYliere will an inexperi- lt was nut really' an inter- 'V ' ' , encerl writer tinrl a lieltl fur his view in the strict sense 'if the I f writings? wnrcl. fnr, frnm the intnnent he .. E ' SQ lit-ep writing until what Qreeterl ine. anfl shnwefl me up ynu hay e is uf sufficient charf intn his stutly, I realizeil that 'QQ I acter tn interest a puhlishcr. here was nn husinesslike. civil Z i l 'I'here is nn nther wav that I inrliviflual anxinus In see nie IUNIW uf. I WVHIL' Iilll' I-U11 XCIIYF gnne. hut a frienil whit was liefpre having a stnry ac- willine' ltr give every atlvice tn cepterlf' a ynung writer ancl the pulilic. Is there any rcinuneratixe It was reallv a frienrllv chat. value in writing antl I lust nu time entering 'TX few earn treinenflnus intn the fellnwship inf his ainnunts tif innnevl inure :ln cuinpany. nut. It ilepentls upnn the ful- I pullerl out niy list tif CLAUDIUS GREGORY lmwl-c ynu win. tlue-51111115 111151 lyqlgginj ls IIICYC Zlllytille XYIIUIII Il Is a cnllege eflucatinn neces- ynung writer might seek aitl sary nuwailays Ur hecnine a successful writer? frnin in putting nut his first li-ink? 'IX cnllege eclucatinn. he rcplieil, wwulfl un- He lirusherl the ashes frnin his cigarette. nn cluuliteflly help, hut ninre inipnrtant. I wnultl III? IW-IIB' I fill illlllllill ill im flslitlw'-111111 VC'l'IlUI3 ' ' ' l'ulihshers are always pn the alert fur latent talent. say. is a snuncl knnwletlge nt English. XYhat is vnur npinicin tif cnrrespnnrlence ccrurses in writing? ls it intellectually prnlitalwle tu write stnries lIv twlmininn wnulfl lie that vnu wnultl receive :IMI me :WIUW l u.Ii IIIQIII' In IIAIIICII :IW lICCeIIIelI ahuut as much help as tlirnugli a course in 'I Il I'II 'II 'll'1el 'lU French ur art. I have always refusefl In pernnt niyselt In mln - - - - lf. .X lt ' 'z l' 'rit 5 f r in nw at the I cnulrl nut help thinking hnw cnnhflential he WIN Q Elilflq Ifllf ut Hex I' I' L- was: it was as if I were une tif his twn snns. :intl Lxllenil l' IIE Fe 'WEIIM ' he were Uivinv' swine stvuntl ailxice. XYhat shnulrl a writer strive In perfect in his 5 5 Shnulfl a writer prnrluce as niuch as pnssilile. Ilmilk' Cx-en thtjllglll'11lrI'ie4l1y'?H Tn make the character live: In hnltl the rearler's interest until the entl uf the stnry: anfl 71 he H1016 IIUIIEIIQII the IIIII IX IN' IICI IQIC III 'UI leave Il IIICZISIIIIIQ IIICIIIUYY lll IIIC l'CIllICl' F Illlllll. Chance uf ierinanent success. .. . . 1 I Hill the stuflv ul psvclinlugy antl ethics lic Shnultl a young writer hecnnie aftiliatefl with especially useful tt, H m,Q-diet? 3 llewslmlleff I knnw of nn stuily that cannut help the Nut necessarily. llut certainly the experience writer In give inure flepth to his wnrkf' Wfmlfl Ile IIIYQIIIZIIIIG' Huw lung flirl it take yuu tw write 'lftweuitteii I aflmlerl: XYere vnu ever eniplnyefl liy a Heir? - 11Qyygpg1pQ1'? IC17IIfll11lt'rf H11 fltlflt' IDI