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

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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

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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? IIWY WCW millllfu' tttlfl ttt fltt Ity tlte tteitliew ul Illy lztmllztrly, Fritz lzttetl witltttttt ex1t111i11:ttitt11, wltile tlte 11:tt1x'e-ltttrll tlrelle, :t stmletit 111 tlte faculty ttf lgtw, -llc hgttl 111111 1 IWW 1110 VCV5' FCVVVV 5VC IIlI5I1'Y'5fIl''UI :teettitiiutttiefl IIIC ttt tlte ttfticertif the lltirsztr :tml ICIIXIIIQ CXIIIIIIIIZIIIUII, Zlllfl llliff' lllllll lllf Sllllllf nfteql 115 luy' gIM,kQ51U:l11. Fritz gpukg HU E1-lglieh WIT lttw fees. Iteyttml tlte wttrtls little Ilritzt1111izt, ,Xll right, l'erI1:tps tlte rezttlers ttf I.e liztcttittettru wtttiltl I lure ytttif' :tml :tt tltztt time my llertitzttt w:ts lte ittterestetl ltr It-:trit ltttw :t ytttiitg Caitmlifttt pretty sketclty. 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. 'lllie I sltttulfl ttreseitt myself ttt Ilis Klftgitilieettee. tlte lv1lIX'L'I'SIl5' is tlte ttltlest eeiitre tit l'rtttest:t11t Iieetttr ttf tlte l'11ix'ersity, tit lie tttzttriettlzttetl into lextriiiitg III Ifiirttite, Ittr l'l1ilip l1:t1l lttllttwefl tlte tlte Ifiiiyersity. I wzts tttltl tl1:tt I must put 1111 le:t1l ttf I:I'L'tll'I'IL'Ii tlte llise ttf Snxttity :tml I7rrtek, eyeittitg eltttltes. fttr tlte ttecztsirnt. I11 emltr:tee1l tlte trtitlt prttelztiitietl lty Klztrtitt spite ttf lttml :tml tmtre 111' less ttitiittelligiltle pru- I.lllIIL'I'. I'l1iliit ll1SlflllL'tl tlie 1t1't1fesstt1's :tml stu- tests tl1:tt weztriitg' eyetiiitg eltttltes ltefttre clittiter tleitts iit tlie .Xltltey tit tlte lirtler ttf tlie Ilttmitti- simply w:ts mit tlttite 111 111y ettttittry. I ltarl ttt rig' Y Cllllf. tlte Itztre-ltttttetl I'l'I1lI'S, wltttm lte ltfttl ex- 1111 111 tttll fig, 1t:tte11t-lezttlter lttiitiits :tml :tll. to itelletl. 'lilte seltttttl Iteeztme :t eetttre ttf lttimzttt- git 111 IlI'H1lflflIlf'lIQ'IIl tit lie presetttetl tu llis Klng- istie Ieztrttiitg :tml. :ts eztrly its Ititllt, ltttztstetl tttt 11ilice11ee.tl1e Iieetttr. Ile wtttiltl, witltttut tlttitltt. fewer 1111111 l.IllIlI stmleitts. receive itie i11 lttll Lltityttezttittti, rttlte, lttttttl, :tml TIM, fl-hirh, Ymw- vpn, ,l CHUHNL Quin mum 1111t1'tzt1'-ltttrtrtl. ltttrst ttf ztll, l woultl lie ttlmligetl terriltle tI1:t11 tlte llre:tt llztr, t'ttritt111'11e1l Ifiirtipe I I-CIII3' II' Inf FIFWII UI WCIUIINQ In the hell' mtl, il flelmlmlmwl :mtl t-mmmlkswicken desert, 1115111 lztttgtiftge. l-ritz wzts rt Init x':tg'1it-ztlmtit tvliztt ztlimtst extittgtiislietl tlte llIIIYQI'Sllf'i :tml it was was IH take IIIIICC' but he 355111-OKI me he WHUIII w.mtl5, Umulylwl by tlwulmmcul :mtl lmmical st:tml :tt 111y ellittw :tml Itiwttttpt me. Ile was all ttirmtiils rigltt 1111 tit tlte mttltlle ttf tl1e Nitteteeittlt EESGII IIII' tlm' In :I Iwlck CMM Hull IIEIIIIY hilt! Cmluuwvv tis., iw lmimmgg WHL, tlcxtrlwwl IW Iltis wzts plztiiily m1 1-irfliitftry tteeftsittii. I Ctttiltl :t ltre :tml tlte 11rt1fessttrs lizttl tit eztrry -Illl ttlr Hut EMA why itll the ,msg EIIHUIII he mfllle almut ye:trs i11 tlteir ttwtt ltttmes, wlieitee :trtlse mztity 'me YCIT 'Il-IIIIIIIIIY Lflmflml but I Icmicll me tlttztiitt ettstttttis. 'I'l1e preseitt Itttiltliitgs were Worst' Q,-1-1-11-.1 t.,tt-gmt, tht- flux- ,,f 1110 Xim.u.,.,,th Xte reztlly sltttttltl Itztye flriyeit tu tlte l'11iversity tiettttirv. 'I'l1ey :tre sttlitl :tml tiitttreteittitttis. Ill fl I. IIl WII6CI0lI '35I l'I1l!'Cl Itut. 515 IICITIIQI' Of US Maul- fmm,u, men haw. taught ite eluficutsz ettttltl ztfltttwl it, we wztllietl tlte ltrtlf-mile cltiwit tlte Itrlttlters llrimitt. tlte zttttltttrs ttf llriittitts' lllf' 'STVWI ef llle II5Il'C'll'V'U l-N Imllgllle Wfllk' Ii:tirx' 'll:tles. were ttitee meittlters tit' tlte f:tet1lty'. III! 'IHWII 'WWII ill UV Ulfllflf in HIC Ufteflllmll 'l'1t4clzty it is eeleltr:tte1l fur its tlepztrtttteitts uf IU 51 fllfffellll 111111 'IUUCIUQ' Immllsv 3WImlI01 ltliilttlngy :tml tmttlertt l:t11g11:ttg'es :tml its fzteulty VVSU' N'll 'l'9'l5'5Il''VIIIIR' fl lC'l 1'?l hill! FOYIUII' ttf IIICIIICIIIC. Hur 11w11 Str Rttltert I ztIet1i1e1', lflflllflllltftll mi 1111116 lull

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16 LE RACONTEUR FELLOWSHIP 77 fHB1sM1NN15p 'llhnse 1vh11 are aeqnaintefl with swine Young' l,L'Hl11Ci5 ,Xss1,1eiati11n knnw that une 111 the prineiples 111 that 11rga1nzati11n is lfell11wship . .Xllll 111 insnre the sneeess 11n1l happiness 111 l1L'11l1lk', lll4liYlflllIlllf an1l enlleetivelv. the spirit 111 lellnwslnp innst alinnncl in everv sneietv anfl 11rea111xat111n--in nur SL'll1111l. ln lvestilale. a seh1111l 111' a tripartite natnre, there are all s11rts an1l e11n1liti11ns. Sttnlents in each 111 the three seetiuns have fliiterent views lllltl variwns 1listant Q'll1ll5 t11 attain in life. Swine are intemlintg t11 f11ll11w Ll l1l'11liCSSlt1ll, swine eager ln inake their wav in Iinanee an1l ennnneree. an1l 11thers preparing' t11 lie active spnlies in the great wheel 111' intlnstrvi surely here, is a vast se11pe 1111- the spirit 111 l'ell11wship-fan 11pp11rtnnitv tu p1'11ve that we Can nnsellishlv fnrget 11urselves T11 help the 11ther fellnw. l.et ns ln'eak np the wnrfl liellnwship an1l see what w11rthv qnalitv eaeh letter niight stan1l 1.11l'. enines hrst Lllltl httinglv stan1ls iilll' the lirst part 111 the w11r1l fell11wship f fell1nv . Wie are t11l1l inthe Scriptures 111 'Al,11ve thv neiglilmnr as thvsell '. l wnnrler h11w inanv 111 ns dn? Sninetinies we are N11 llll5f' lnving Ul1l'SL'lYt'h we 1111'-'et the 11ther fel111w. A li 5tIlll1l5 1111 earnest enthnsiasin, enthnsiasin 1111 the activities 111 the seh1111l 111111' lessnnsijg an1l earnest enthnsiasin, nnt just the lQin1l that nialqes :1 1111l1l spurt then sizxles Hllt like a tire when water is l111lll'L'tl nn it, l1nt entlnisiasin that lasts right 111 the enfl in all its entirety. 'lihere are tw11 l,'s in fell11wship , l11valtj ' anrl Ul11X'L'.U There is lnvaltv t11 11111' seh1111l. tn 11lll' teaeliers, 111 1V1l1l' fellnw sttnlents, anil where there is lnvaltv there is le1ve. U is fur 1111L'tllCllljL'. Klang' 111 ns hate that XX'l1l'4l, since we nsnallv e11nneet it with having 111 1l11 Stllllkilllllg we 1l11nt want 111 1l11 inst lie- eanse s111nel1111lv tells ns we have t11, lint if we l1111li at it in the light Ill, felhiwship there 0111105 the flesire tu please, an1l frnin the rlesire t11 please is clerivecl tflmeflienee. 'WV' means a ntnnlmer 111 things: wurk. worth. willingness: ancl wnrk dune willingly is always wtirth the effnrt. ln seh1111l there is a great deal 111 wnrk tn he clnne, n11t nnly in lessons. fur wurk is necessary tw l11111st the 'llrinne Sneietv and nther activities, . fl1ll11XY5 XY with service , which is inneh the sznne as wtfrlc. llere again the spirit uf fel- lnwship is linke1l with service. Hur service fnr 1-thers, 1l11ne L'11llSL'l1,1llSl3' 111' iinetniseiniislv, enunts 1.1114 ll great deal, X11 1l11nl1t l1v this time vnu are getting tired 111 hearing' what 1li1lerent letters Ntfllltl 1l1l', Init there are 11lllY three llll,1l'L' left. ll is for hunesty. ,Xre we bein-1' hunest with 11nrselves anrl 1,1thersg 5 are we Q'lX'l1lg'1,1l1l' lmest tlb XYCSTll2llL'? lf nut, why nut? Xvhen we give nur l-est we benefit fellnw stnflents, anfl as a rewar1l we will reap nnire than we have snwecl. The letter I is fur ifleals. Xlie all have nur ideals and if they are nut high antl lll1I1UllI'2ll1lE it lS11L1l'j11l1 I11 make them sn, and L11 help uthers 111 aehieve their icleals. 'llhen the last letter, l1nt eertainlv n11t the least- l 'sf11r perseverance. ll1,1w harcl it is smnetiines to gn nn an1l tlll seeming lui get nn- where. lint we innst take nur less11n frnni the sturv 411. llrnee and the Spider. an1l persevere. Yun might sav Hwhat have all these things t1,1 1l11 with l e1l11wsl1ip? If we think thein all nut carefully it is p11ssil1le t11 relate theni with lel- lnwship. fur every clay we rnh sh11nl1lers with peuple, an1l everything we 1l11 111' say influences s111ne11ne f11r g11111l 111' evil. ,xlltl if we have the welfare 1,11 uthers in 1,1nr hearts, anfl the spirit of I'ell11wship as a stan1lar1l, nur inflnenees will nut lie 1-111' evil. lint cleenlefllv fur g-111111. S11, il' we have ciliilienltv in getting' alnng' with 11111 2lClIllllllll2lllCL'S an1l frientls, and lintl Unr dis- likes are t1111 I1l'UlllillCllt. let ns persevere earnestly in l11val. enthnsiastie serviee 14111. 11nr fell1,1w men. SINCERITY '111' 111'1l1'1' 111111 41 1111111 111' 11111111 111111 111111111, 1'111111f1f1,i'':1'1'1'11'11 13' 111' 111111 ':kll11'll17 ,III11 ,1l'1It'1' 111111 111' .v1111z1' 1111 x,v111f111111W1',' 1IltI1'11I 1111111111'1 .v 1'1'f1',' 111' 5.11111-11 111 111'1l1'1' 111111 !1I'.Y 111'111'1 X111 1'11111 111111 111111111 .11 1111 1.11 1111' ':1'111'111 111111 111 111111115 Yil11111 11'z'1' ll 1111' 11-1' 111.v1111'1'1'i1'v. l7z1'1'1'1' 111'.v1 111111 111' 111111 111 1'1' 111'1'11 11111111 1111 111' ,i1111'1'1'1' 1.1 11.1 1111' 1'111111111'.v.v x1.',1', 11111 1111'1'1 .v 1'1'1'11 1'1 r1'11111'f111' 1111' 1111111 .t1'111'1'1'1' ,I 11'.vfl1'11111'11l 111IVl',' tl .1111111 .v111111'1111',' 1171111 11'-11111 111.1 11.11 1111111111111, l 1'1'1' 1.171111 11111'1'1'l11i111,1'. . .1111' f1'11.i' 111: .1111111 -1.111111 1111112 111111 1111' 111.v'1.v 111111 .v1'111', .11111 111'111'11l11' .v11'f1.t 111111 11'1111 111 11111112 111 Cf1111'.v' f11'1'f1'1'1 111111111' 111111112 f'1l1'1'111'1'1 lf. l1111'1'1'11, 18311 1,vj11'1',1