The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, October 19, 1962, Image 3

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    FRIDAY; 9CTOBER 19. 1962
Significance of Cummings as Poet
Attributed to Apt Ear for Language
e. e.. cummings is one of our
most significant Minor poets be
cause of his incredibly acute ear
'for the American language, Eng
lish instructor Charles Holt told
the FRO Ft Club Wednesday eve
ning.' •
(The late poet always spelled
-his name in small letters.)
Hal! SAllithere has been no
tiitotlA since Mark Twain who had
an absolute' command of
dialect. Be: used cummings'
rivent"; or 'beauty hurts, mr.
yinal" to point this up, and also
to illustrate the poet's • concern
ith set.-
In , explaining cummings' un-
Orthodox, use,of syntax, (using a
verb: as an bject -of a preposi
tion); _Holt said grammar books
find dictionaries don't speak.
"People are , the only signifi
cant i grammars and .meaningful
Dictionaries because, at the age
of five, ,a child has control of the
language and makes it work."
.tI Holt described' cummings as
hree persons other than the sig
pificant minor poet whom he
Was: . •
6chracler Authors Article
J. Schrader, associate
professor of accounting, is author
Of-an article titled "An Inductive
Approach to Accounting Theory"
which appears in the current is
, e — of ",Mcounting Review." '
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1 ,10 0 — o.oo4ioftiO,lo\lo
Nittany Pell
honie of deliciou s sandwiches
Lox and Bagels.
Served Sunday Till 2
across from girls dorms
Presbyterian
University (enter
presents the film__
Ihrist in Jeans"
TONIGHT
Friday. October 19
7:30 P.M..
everyone welcome
HEAR'the Oldies but tidies at
The_ o Pollock-Nitto.p.iji
Hop ; /: '-r .
Plic l xi 1 Re
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ocummings the very mad, an
gry young man who was upset
With post-World War I conditions
in the world and America.
scummings the quaelry senti
mentalist and cheap romantic.
•
the war'poet who
felt obligated to sum 'up the at
titudes, of mankind.
Holt came to the University in
1961. He is a Fulbright scholar
with a master's degree In ,theater
arts.
BILLY GRAHAM
"DECADE OF DECISION"
a film report by DAVE . GARROWAY
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21
7:00 P.M.
j.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
112 W. Hamilton Avenue
Record
Tonight
'Girls free /Judd 2:30
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THE ;DAILY COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA
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Applications
Applications for Freshman and
Sophomore advisory boards are
available at the Hetzel Union
desk. Both freshman and sopho
more board applications are due
Oct. 23.
Song Copies
Free copies i of the required
numbers for the , Interfraternity
Council-Panhellenic Sing will be
TODAY ON CAMPUS
available today through Monday
at the Fletzel Union desk. Each
sorority and fraternity will be
permitted one free copy of the
songs.
Philip S. Klebanoff of the
Fluid Mechanics Section of the
National Bureau of Standards in
Washington. D.C, will speak at
a Fluid Mechanics Seminar at
4 p.m. in 2.32. Hammond.
Seminar
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