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Wednesday, February 26, 1975 Scrimsh'aw .... 3 Stevens edits bibliography Yanocomma And the faucet looked up and said, well, now. Mark C. Bayer you could solve one problem When you visit the Bookstore We are trying to bring data way for me to get into the by putting out that cigarette. to buy your books next year, from all around the world whole critical period from 1900 you could solve another don't be surprised if you see a together-to separate the in- to 1930." As for the book itself, problem pile of books entitled John significant from that which has Dr. Stevens considers it "a by tightening your bett-t-t- Galsworthy, and graced with real critical value and irn- secondary result of gaining you could solve the only the name of Harold Ray portance." Since the books personal knowledge in a field problem Stevens on the cover. Dr. represent an international that I wasn't quite familiar by puttingon your coat and Stevens, of the English effort, Dr. Stevens has worked with." John Galsworthy will go walking out that door. Department, is coediting this with researchers and con- to press in the spring. but the Understand? crazy. bibliography of the author- triuutors in Japan, Russia, and time of release is uncertain. at Dr. Stevens has taught the Showerhead dramatist and his works. The parts of Europe, and credits book is one of a series of Mrs. Madeline Berger-ova Western Maryland for nine bibliographies. collectively Long of WM~'s Modern years, and was an un- called The Annotated Second- Language Department for dergraduate here as well. ary Bibliography Series of helping with the Russian Along with Dr. Lightner, Dr. English Literature in Tran- translations. Dr. Stevens noted Stevens took a group of slation. published by the that caution must be taken in students to England and University given half the chance man has flown Northern Dr. Illinois Stevens I had the translating process Scotland for January Term. because "Russian scholars are This was his fourth visit to the Press. give half the chance man has grown, multiplied, previously contributed to constantly worried that, in our British Isles, and he doesn't and prospered upon the earth as no other creature has Joseph Conrad: Annotated translations of syntheses of mind a bit. "England grows on But take heed in this Biography of Writings About their material, we might you. I'm more and more let him intect hinself with too much power Him, another book in the compromise them with their growing to love the coun- and the ambitious wounds that must resiJlt will fester series. He defines the use of the government." trysides of the smaller towns, and poison not only himself but all that he may touch books as "research tools ap- In addition to soliciting as well as the theater. There's With this foreboding truth in mind plicable to college libraries, contributions from vartous nothing to compare with it in may we hope that-man is never given full both graduate and un- scholars, Dr. Stevens per- the States." Dr. Stevens control over nature and its guarding laws dergraduate." sonally researched a .great particularly appreciates the as his manifestation of newly found powers Dr. Stevens describes Joseph deal of material. He spent traditional attitudes of British will leave a lifeless void where Galsworthy as a "man about months in the Library of drama, a'nd describes one prosperity had once been town" as well as an 'author, Congress, The British Muse~m couple which attended a dramatist, and poet. Born in in London, and in major performance of Gilbert and by l867, Galsworthy received-the libraries of the United States Sullivan operettas every week master peace and war Nobel Prize for literature in and Europe. "The most for thirty years. 1932. The author's most fascinating part (of doing a During the first semester of popular work was The Forsyte bibliography) is the detective this year, Dr. Stevens had the Saga. a trilogy whose common work involved. A lot of people interesting experience of theme was the evolution of the think that bibliography is assisting with a Biology of English middle class from the necessarily boring. It depends Human Concerns course My clenched hands became Victorian era to the 20th on what one is doing, and how taught by two science Boney knots that tore century. According to Dr. he does it. The joy comes into professors, Dr. Brown and Dr. The velvet from the face of Stevens, Galsworthy's best the digging into of it and find- Long. While Doctors Brown thought- efforts were done between 1904 ing things out." Roughly 2,000 and Long .presented the The laufl/ter from the whore. and 1920,after which he began individual books, articles, and problems of pollution and .repeating the same ideas less reviews were used in the overpopulation [rom a And I sat down and tipped my effectively. Galsworthy died in research. The entire process scientific standpoint, Dr. skull 1933. has taken Dr. Stevens six Stevens stressed the humanist by concerns of these To every passer-by: "These bibliographies are in years. . view introducing related essays and I held the Buddha on my part an attempt to put some Looking back upon his work, is knee, integrity in the whole process Dr. Stevens "I had gener-ally poetry. Dr. Stevens found the "fascinating" of bibliography," satisfied. and 'Dr. Stevens not done course I held a prism to my eye. explains. "Bibliography previous work with observed that "biology has J. Glass changed in its emphasis. When generally "invites people who Galsworthy or 20th century lack integrity to cut corners." drama. This was ap excellent I was an undergraduate, DNA was just heard about vaguely. Doctors Brown and Long believe in the fact that a course Miles of Aisles-a review like this, if you are going to call it Biology of Human Concern, should be put into an in- , terdisciplinary context." Dr. Jennifer Watts Stevens keeps the two science Miles of Aisles. Joni Mit- Taxi". (a la top 40) In "Rainy Sweet Fire", a piercing lament up to par with 'her poems. It textbooks used in the course on . chell's newest "golden egg", Night House", Joni's low and about an ex-lover junkie's hell, seemed somewhat bland and his shelf. (7th in the nest) is a product of sensuous voice is most notably accompanied by her deep rich monotonous, perhaps because a concert tour she gave last backed up by John Guerin on guitar chords and the haunting she had problems in the •••••• winter. This two record' set drums, Larry Nash on piano, wails of Scott on clarinet. The transition from words to notes. seems to be a "best of" album and Scott flitting in and out on passionate "Case of You" and Miles of Aisles is defin itely A dog has never called a containing live recordings of his flute. "Woman of Heart and Mind" not Joni's best, but despite its man, and then beat him. her most popular songs dating Despite the new and in- follow. This side ends with Joni failings, it is fun and exciting. from "Cactus" (Song to a teresting arrangements, and on piano, singing the soulful If you've already been char- Wise Old African Saying. Seagull) to'two new love songs, the vibrant rock 'n ' roll "Blue", a song that never fails med by Joni, I recommend this ....•..••• "Jericho'i' and "Love or background, my favorite songs to affect me. Despite the im- album. I know, in fact, that Money". Backing her up is the are those employing the old formality and often distracting when I am suddenly stricken L.A. Express, featuring arrangements, and where Joni atmosphere of a concert, she by the record fever, I will buy musicians such as Tom Scott accompanies herself. performs these songs with as this, for with Joni's music- if on woodwinds and reeds (He