Page 14
University Daily Kansan
Thursday, May 21, 1964
Paris Remains Refuge for Unsatisfied Americans
PARIS —(UPI)— It does not matter of which generation, Americans come to Paris to escape personal problems or conformity at home, or to seek a freer and more cultural atmosphere.
Such was the agreement reached last week at a round-table discussion at the American Students and Artists Center.
It brought together a unique group for the first and probably last time—the last of the "lost generation" of Americans in Paris in the 1820's and leaders of the post-war American colony here.
THE "THEN" GROUP consisted of Dada artist Man Ray, composer Virgil Thomson, New Yorker magazine columnist Janet Flanner and Maria Jolas, who edited a literary magazine in Paris.
The "now" representatives were writers James Jones and William Gardner Smith and artist John Levee.
Excerpts from the discussion:
Excerpts from the discussion:
JAMES JONES "I plan to stay here indefinitely because there is no question of morality. You don't
have to be moral or immoral. Being separated from America is very good for me. I tend to be overly critical of the United States when I am there.
"In Paris I have a certain nostalgia for America which allows me to be more magnanimous about it. I like America better here than there . . . I was astounded to see that an artist here is not considered a slob, that they named a boulevard after Victor Hugo."
Man Ray—"I came to Paris in 1919 because in New York I was refused exhibitions and was considered a joker. I was warmly welcomed here . . . I resent that label 'lost generation.' Why do they remember if we are lost."
JOHN LEVEE—"The sameness of the reason for our two generations coming to Paris indicates a repressive constrictive nature in America. I have been here 15 years. Gertrude Stein said, 'America is my country but Paris is my home.'
"It's the difference between a Protestant Puritan society and a
BERNARDO Classic sandal elegance by Bernardo
I hang around in case Paris reproduces that magic period again."
The classic strap back thong in harness, black,and white 7.99
William Gardner Smith—"In the twenties a magnet pulled Americans to Paris. We now come here for negative reasons. I came because of politics (McCarthyism) and race."
JANET FLANNER — "Nobody ever asks me why, in France, because of a colossal indifference, and a satisfaction with themselves . . . what one finds here is good taste."
Another Bernardo Classic with a foot flattering thong design. White or saddle leather 8.99
McCoy's SHOES 813 Mass. VI 3-2091
Patronize Your Kansan Advertisers
Catholic Hedonist society. An American mother says, 'Eat meat, it's good for you.' A French mother says, 'eat meat, it's good.'" American mother says, 'eat meat,
Maria Jolas—"My husband and I rented the country home that De Gaulle now lives in for $160 a year. Many Americans came to Paris then because it was cheap, or because of prohibition in the United States. Picasso, Stravinsky, James Joyce came in a silent rendezvous of the great. It was a rare moment of the century. We are still living on their accomplishments."
VIRGIL THOMSON—"The term 'lost generation' began when Ernest Hemingway heard a hotel owner complain that his auto mechanic lost four years' training because of the war and was a lost generation. In Hemingway's cagey, self-advertising mind, he used it as a motto in a book. We never were lost in a spiritual or ethical sense.
"I came here because France was the center then of music, painting and cooking. In America, now instruction in the arts may be better than here, and Paris is the most expensive city in Europe.
IT'S HOT! IT'S FREE! IT'S SIMPLE!
NOTHING TO BUY -- NO JINGLES TO WRITE
14,124 PRIZES -- WORTH $250,000
IT'S CITIES SERVICE "WORLD OF PRIZES"
Just drive in to our station and pick up your "INSTANT WINNER DIP CARD" No waiting to learn if you are a winner! Now thru July 7th
FRITZ CO.
8th & New Hampshire - VI 3-4321
Open Thursday 'til 8:30 p.m. DOWNTOWN -- NEAR EVERYTHING
Breathtaking, beautiful and yours
All the surging beauty, the exciting mystery of the sea itself seems captured in this newest engagement ring from Artcarved. See the distinctly new, yet timeless, design of Surf Star at your Artcarved Jeweler. Priced from $180. For more information, plus helpful suggestions on wedding etiquette, send 25c for Wedding Guide to J.R. Wood & Sons, Inc., 216 E.45th Street, New York 17, New York, Department C. *TRADEMARK
See Surf Star only at these Authorized Artcarved Jewelers
Atchison
RUNYAN JEWELERS
Arkansas City
McDOWELL'S
Beloit
GREIF JEWELERS
Dodge City
EOTH JEWELERS
Downs
WIERENGA JEWELRY
El Dorado
POND JEWELRY
Emporia
ROSENBALM JEWELERS
STANLEY JEWELERS
Fredonia
THOMAS JEWELERS
Garden City
REGAN JEWELRY STORE
Goodland
MUHLHEIM JEWELRY STORE
Great Bend
DAWSON JEWELERS, INC.
Hiawatha
HIAWATHA JEWELERS
Hill City
HIXON JEWELRY
Hoisington
WELLMAN F. KOMAREK
Kansas City, Mo.
HURST'S DIAMOND SHOP, INC
Lawrence
MARKS JEWELERS
Liberal
C. F. PATTerson JEWELRY
Lyons
SLOOP JEWELRY
Manhattan
REED & ELLIOTT
McPherson
BRUNK JEWELERS
Norton
WORDEN'S JEWELRY
Ottawa
BOYER'S JEWELRY
Plainville
IVAN'S JEWELRY
Russell
LEWIS JEWELRY
Scott City
ROBERT'S JEWELRY
Topeka
HESS JEWELERS
Washington
DITMARS JEWELRY
Wellington
RILEY JEWELRY CO.
Wichita
McMULLEN JEWELRY
WEHLING JEWELRY CO.