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The Return to the Source

A Story

by Jo Pagano

Scribners, January 1936, pp. 27-32

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    2. The Brooch by William Faulkner, pp. 7-11
    3. Ray by Josephine Miles, p. 12
    4. Across the Busy Years by Nicholas Murray Butler, pp. 13-17
    5. Communist False Fronts by Eugene Lyons, pp. 18-22
    6. Dixie, Harlem, and Tin Pan Alley by Sigmund Spaeth, pp. 23-26
    7. The Return to the Source by Jo Pagano, pp. 27-32
    8. Fascism at the Door by Percy Winner, pp. 33-38
    9. Mutiny in a Calm by O.R. Pilat, pp. 39-42
    10. Why Blame It on the Papers? by Paul Hutchinson, pp. 43-46
    11. A Patient Wants To Know by Edna Yost, pp. 47-49
    12. New York Is Not a Home Town by Anonymous, pp. 50-52
    13. Ordeal by the Dance by Inis Weed Jones, pp. 53-54
    14. Garden Peace by Nancy Cardozo, p. 55
    15. After Hours by Ray Giles, p. 56
    16. Collecting Hobbyists by Jennie Small Owen, p. 57
    17. Recorder of Folk Tales by Robert Price, p. 58
    18. As I Like It by William Lyon Phelps, pp. 59-62
    19. Behind the Scenes, pp. 63-72
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    February 1936 Issue = 23 Articles
    1. The Crisis and the Constitution by James Truslow Adams, pp. 65-69
    2. Love Is Not Love by Nancy Hale, pp. 70-73
    3. Tin Pan Avenue by Doron K. Antrim, pp. 74-76
    4. Across the Busy Years by Nicholas Murray Butler, pp. 77-80
    5. Oblivion by Walter Benton, p. 81
    6. Havoc Is a Circle by Virginia Bird, pp. 82-83
    7. Wedding by Boris Todrin, p. 84
    8. Fighting Cancer by Louis I. Dublin, pp. 85-88
    9. Odd Moment by John Holmes, p. 89
    10. The Great Rabbit Hunt by Jo Pagano, pp. 90-94
    11. New Frontiers of Research by Arthur Hobson Quinn, pp. 95-97
    12. Working for the Government by C. Hartley Grattan, pp. 98-105
    13. Modern Frontiersman by Charles Morrow Wilson, pp. 106-109
    14. And Be At Peace by Kimball Flaccus, p. 110
    15. Philandering Wives by Anonymous, pp. 111-114
    16. What Is Academic Freedom? by Gerald Chittenden, pp. 115-116
    17. Eat It and Like It by Gershom Downs, pp. 117-119
    18. After Hours by Hassoldt Davis, p. 120
    19. More About Bookbinding by William H. Morton, p. 121
    20. Mycology in the Home and Afield by Marian Tyler, pp. 121-122
    21. As I Like It by William Lyon Phelps, pp. 123-125
    22. Look in the Mirror by Raymond Holden, p. 126
    23. Behind the Scenes, pp. 127-132
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    March 1936 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. Wanted---A Butler by Struthers Burt, pp. 129-134
    2. The Crisis and the Constitution by James Truslow Adams, pp. 135-139
    3. The Blue Muslin Sepulcher by Nancy Hale, pp. 140-143
    4. Allegiance by Louise Saunders, p. 144
    5. Across the Busy Years by Nicholas Murray Butler, pp. 145-152
    6. Are You "Psychic"? by Arthur Train, pp. 153-159
    7. Single Sonnet by Louise Bogan, p. 160
    8. Meager Legend by Mary M. Colum, pp. 161-163
    9. Our New National Domain by Rexford G. Tugwell, pp. 164-167
    10. Laughter by Vardis Fisher, pp. 168-170
    11. A Large Family Is Fun! by Martha B. Gilbreth, pp. 171-173
    12. Missionaries and Battleships by Sam Higginbottom, pp. 174-176
    13. Memory Recurrent by Gilbert Maxwell, p. 177
    14. I Am a Sea-Stiff by Anonymous, pp. 178-181
    15. After Hours by Homer A. Harvey, p. 182
    16. Rare Waterfowl by Gaylord J. Bell, p. 183
    17. A Glass Garden by Sadie E. Wilcox, p. 184
    18. Picnic Remembered by Robert Penn Warren, p. 185
    19. As I Like It by William Lyon Phelps, pp. 186-189
    20. Behind the Scenes, pp. 190-200
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    1. The Impossible Next War by Roger Burlingame, pp. 193-194
    2. The Masses Go Into Big Business by Bertram B. Fowler, pp. 195-198
    3. Heron in Drought by Kenneth W. Porter, p. 199
    4. The Noonday Demon by Cuthbert Wright, pp. 200-204
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    6. The Crisis and the Constitution by James Truslow Adams, pp. 210-214
    7. The Ox-Pull at the Fair by Robert P. Tristram Coffin, p. 215
    8. Dark Night by Katharine Newlin Burt, pp. 216-219
    9. Map of the New Deal by David Cushman Coyle, pp. 220-224
    10. Across the Busy Years by Nicholas Murray Butler, pp. 225-228
    11. Ere Cockcrow by Sara Henderson Hay, p. 229
    12. The Crusade by William Saroyan, pp. 230-232
    13. The April Earth by Max Eastman, p. 233
    14. Africa---The Coming Continent by Lothrop Stoddard, pp. 234-238
    15. New Life in Insurance Policies by Ray Giles, pp. 239-241
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    19. Travelling Artist by Ballard Quinn, p. 249
    20. Books Unsung by Alan Devoe, p. 250
    21. As I Like It by William Lyon Phelps, pp. 251-254
    22. Behind the Scenes, pp. 255-268
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    3. Education of a Tennis Player by Helen Wills Moody, pp. 268-271
    4. The Power of Darkness by Lawrence Lee, p. 272
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    6. Two Days from the South by John Herrmann, pp. 277-284
    7. What the College Expects of the Business Man by Sempronius, pp. 285-289
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    9. The Bankruptcy of Southern Culture by V.F. Calverton, pp. 294-298
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    11. Our Destructive Idealism by Louise Maunsell Field, pp. 304-305
    12. Mental Hygiene for Economists by Harold M. Fleming, pp. 306-308
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    17. Florida, North Carolina by Edna P. Hoffman, p. 313
    18. Radio Is My Hobby by Paul A. Goodwin, p. 314
    19. As I Like It by William Lyon Phelps, pp. 315-318
    20. Behind the Scenes, pp. 319-322
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    2. This My Wedding Day by Marlise Johnston, pp. 327-328
    3. Culture and the Leisure Class by Sempronius, pp. 329-330
    4. I Have Need of Simple Things by Elizabeth H. Honness, p. 331
    5. Salt Island's Event by Desmond Holdridge, pp. 332-334
    6. The Island Glade by Robert P. Tristram Coffin, p. 335
    7. Education of a Tennis Player by Helen Wills Moody, pp. 336-338
    8. To Gertrude by Louise Saunders, p. 339
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    10. Girl of the Storm by Daniel W. Smythe, p. 344
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    13. The Philosopher by Helene Mullins, p. 354
    14. Oxford and Chicago: A Contrast by Arthur H. Compton, pp. 355-357
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    19. Lowering Higher Education by Norman Foerster, pp. 368-369
    20. The Danger Line of Drink by Richard R. Peabody, pp. 370-372
    21. After Hours by Jean Davis, p. 373
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    24. As I Like It by William Lyon Phelps, pp. 377-381
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    2. Humor and America by Max Eastman, pp. 9-12
    3. Recorded---Where? by Helene Mullins, p. 13
    4. The Bitter Passion by Grace Flandrau, pp. 14-21
    5. The Searh for an American Way by Henry A. Wallace, pp. 22-27
    6. The Book Shakespeare Used by Clara Longworth de Chambrun, pp. 28-34
    7. The Old Lady Has Her Day by August W. Derleth, pp. 35-38
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    11. Creed by Sara Henderson Hay, p. 47
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    13. "Out of the Mouths" by Bergen Evans, pp. 51-52
    14. Popular Opinion and Our Acquisitive Economy by Joseph K. Hart, pp. 53-55
    15. The Bright Margin by Conrad Aiken, p. 56
    16. After Hours by Armstrong Perry, p. 57
    17. Collecting Maps by H.D. Jones, p. 58
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    19. As I Like It by William Lyon Phelps, pp. 61-62
    20. Behind the Scenes, pp. 63-64
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    3. Oldest Sound by Marion Canby, p. 79
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    5. Brothers by Robert P. Tristram Coffin, p. 86
    6. Common Sense About Infantile Paralysis by Janet Mabie, pp. 87-91
    7. Pretty Little Mrs. Harper by John O'Hara, pp. 92-93
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    10. The World's Most Famous Trick by Arthur Train, pp. 104-109
    11. No Hostage by Bernice Kenyon, pp. 110-113
    12. Across the Busy Years by Nicholas Murray Butler, pp. 114-119
    13. After Hours by Lewis H. Chrisman, p. 120
    14. "One-and, Tow-and---" by Lewis S. Miner, pp. 121-122
    15. As I Like It by William Lyon Phelps, pp. 123-126
    16. Behind the Scenes, pp. 127-128
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    1. If This Be Despotism... by Ernest K. Lindley, pp. 127-132
    2. Gnomics for Us Stricken by David Morton, p. 133
    3. Is the American Legion American? by Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge, pp. 134-138
    4. An Enemy of the People by Morley Callaghan, pp. 139-141
    5. Modern Utopians by Reinhold Niebuhr, pp. 142-145
    6. The Old Lady Turns the Other Cheek by August Derleth, pp. 146-149
    7. The Church Challenges Youth by George Stewart, pp. 150-153
    8. Things Seen and Heard in Politics by Nicholas Murray Butler, pp. 154-161
    9. Mrs. Parker by Raymond Holden, pp. 162-165
    10. Man, the Forgotten by C.C. Little, pp. 166-169
    11. Taking the Public Pulse by Martha Bensley Bruere, pp. 170-174
    12. The Mending of a Continent by Robin Lampson, p. 175
    13. Russia and America by Eugene Lyons, pp. 176-179
    14. Seamen: Soviet Style by Desmond Holdridge, pp. 180-183
    15. The River by A.I. Bezzerides, pp. 184-185
    16. Bees at Home by Robert P. Tristram Coffin, p. 186
    17. As I Like It by William Lyon Phelps, pp. 187-189
    18. The Crows Come In by Fred Lape, p. 190
    19. Behind the Scenes, pp. 191-192
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      Liberty, Democracy, and the Machine Age by John Chamberlain, pp. 5-24 - 6 Reviews
      1. Jefferson in Power by Claude G. Bowers
      2. Escape from America by Struthers Burt
      3. The Big Money by John Dos Passos
      4. The Enchanted Voyage by Robert Nathan
      5. A Time to Remember by Leane Zugsmith
      6. The Flowering of New England, 1815-1865 by Van Wyck Brooks
    2. Straws in the Wind, pp. 25-32
    3. Roosevelt or Landon and then..., pp. 33-36
    4. The Swede by Harry Sylvester, pp. 37-38
    5. Mute, Inglorious Milton by David E. Krantz, pp. 39-41
    6. Oh, Mother... by Benjamin Appel, pp. 42-44
    7. Never a Dull Moment by Wendell Chapman and Lucie Chapman, pp. 45-48
    8. Trapped by Gosta Larsson, pp. 49-52
    9. Is There Work for the Millions? by Joseph Stagg Lawrence, pp. 53-56
    10. Men o' the Mountain by Jesse Stuart, pp. 57-61
    11. Joe Beans by Leon McCauley, pp. 62-65
    12. Literature of Today and Tomorrow by Mary M. Colum, pp. 66-70
    13. Song of Myself by Murray Gitlin, pp. 71-72
    14. I Wish I Lived in New York by Rita Halle Kleeman, pp. 73-74
    15. Eavesdroppers in Eden by Hughie Call, pp. 75-76
    16. Analysis by Sara Henderson Hay, p. 77
    17. Bing Crosby, Marcel Proust...and Others by Gilbert Seldes, pp. 78-81
    18. The Campaign...Stalin...a Free Press by Edwin C. Hill, pp. 82-88
    19. The Magic that Won a Realm by Carleton Beals, pp. 89-93
    20. Cruising the Avenue by Katherine Kent, pp. 94-95
    21. Music and Records by Richard Gilbert, pp. 96-104
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    1. Hult and Lariat by Webb Waldron, pp. 10-18
    2. What Will Happen by Earl Browder, p. 19
    3. If Landon Wins? by Norman Thomas, pp. 19-24
    4. Brainstorm on the Bus by Irving Fineman, p. 25
    5. France at the Crossroads by John R. Tunis, pp. 26-29
    6. Scribner's Presents by Raphael Soyer, pp. 30-31
    7. Maybe the Sun Will Shine by William March, pp. 32-35
    8. Putting Public Opinion to Work by George Gallup, pp. 36-39
    9. Merit Marches On by Robert L. Johnson, pp. 40-43
    10. Scribner's Presents by Jerome Bahr, pp. 44-45
    11. Now, Because in November by Gene Shuford, pp. 46-48
    12. Etude in Time Lost by Elick Moll, pp. 49-55
    13. The Antioch Experiment by C.A. Hollatz, pp. 56-60
    14. Life in the United States by Creighton Peet, p. 61
    15. A Race of Rootless Women by Jane Reitell, pp. 62-63
    16. I Hope I Worry by Anonymous, p. 64
    17. The Race...Unsolved Mysteries...Fifteen Men by Edwin C. Hill, pp. 65-69
    18. No More Swing? by Gilbert Seldes, pp. 70-76
    19. [+]
      Books: They Loved America by John Chamberlain, pp. 77-79 - 2 Reviews
      1. Mainland by Gilbert Seldes
      2. Rich Land, Poor Land by Stuart Chase
    20. Book Notes, pp. 80-92
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    December 1936 Issue = 24 Articles
    1. A Case of Ski Fever by W.D.H. McCullough, pp. 4-18
    2. The Decline of the Male by Thomas H. Uzzell and V.E. LeRoy, pp. 19-25
    3. Varmints by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, pp. 26-32
    4. Scribner's Presents: Four Photographs by Arthur Gerlach, pp. 33-35
    5. The Game by Albert Maltz, pp. 36-38
    6. The Motorist Girds for War by Wilburn Cartwright, pp. 39-44
    7. Scribner's Examines: J. David Stern by Don Wharton, pp. 45-49
    8. Photograph: Bravely Forth to Sea by Harold L. Harvey, p. 50
    9. There's Always an Accident by Paul Corey, pp. 51-55
    10. Hearts of Oak by Jacland Marmur, pp. 56-61
    11. Scribner's Presents: Ring in My Hand by Donald Wayne, pp. 62-67
    12. Antique Dealing by Edward P. Borden, pp. 68-70
    13. Life in the United States by Anonymous, pp. 71-72
    14. Hunting the Black Wolves of Idaho by James A. "Patt" Patterson, pp. 73-76
    15. Noble Plays...and Popular Art by Gilbert Seldes, pp. 77-79
    16. The Scribner Quiz, pp. 80-88
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      Books: A World Made in America by John Chamberlain, pp. 89-97 - 6 Reviews
      1. A World I Never Made by James T. Farrell
      2. Death in the Deep South by Ward Greene
      3. 'T Aint Right by Westbrook Pegler
      4. Audubon by Constance Rourke
      5. Singing in the Wilderness by Donald Culross Peattie
      6. Caleb Catlum's America by Vincent McHugh
    18. Literature of Today and Tomorrow by Mary M. Colum, pp. 98-106
    19. The Poetic Year by John J. Slocum, pp. 107-109
    20. Selected Detective Fiction by J. Ketch, pp. 110-111
    21. For Our Children's Children by Clay Weaver, pp. 112-115
    22. Christmas Juveniles, 1936 by Josephine Dodge Kimball, pp. 116-119
    23. Music and Records by Richard Gilbert, pp. 120-126
    24. Cruising the Avenue by Katherine Kent, pp. 127-128
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