Literary Lapses

Three literary productions made their appearance this month. Of most interest was the inaugural number of "The Five Arts" containing a short story, a one-act play, poem, "Rhapsonette," and several drawings and pictures. The story, "Middle Mist," by Richard J. Elliot '30 of Windsor, N. Y., and the drawings by A. J. Epstein '31 of New York were the best. The Five Arts will appear in two more editions. Its editor-inchief is W. P. Chrysler, Jr. '33 of New York. The third edition of The Dart., published by the members and ex-members of English 3 and 4, writing courses, also appeared on campus. Composed of short sketches and poems, it contained some well written material and suffered only from an occasional piece of high-school tone. It will be interesting for alumni to note how long these two literary attempts hold their place, for Dartmouth in the past has failed to provide a home for student literary magazines for any length of time. These present magazines are already facing the state of satisfied curiosity on the part of the student body and next fall will tell the story of their fates.

The third pamphlet to greet us was a practical little book called "Organization of Courses," edited by The Dartmouth in cooperation with the Committee on Educational Policy and intended primarily for the use of sophomores and freshmen in selecting their courses. Each department of the faculty was covered in a short article describing the regular work of the department and the major and honors work.