Camera - April 14, 1923 to February 16, 1924 (April 1923-February 1924)

Ca era! Camera! News Section Page 7 To So|s At St L'ENVOI Th smoke upon your Altar dies, Te flowers decay, Th Goddess of your sacrifice Is flown away. Wit profit then to sing or slay Th sacrifice from day to day? "V\ know the Shrine is void," they said, lie Goddess flown — Ye|ivreaths are on the Altar laid — e Altar-Stone ack with fumes of sacrifice, Aljt She has fled our eyes. it may be, if still we sing d tend the Shrine, Deity on wandering wing ly there incline; finding all in order meet, while we worship at Her feet." Rudyard Kipling. TIME By Iona Atkeison A tear, a smile, a little strife, A joy, a pain — so goes this life; A laughing child, a morose man, A worker does the best he can; An idler laughs, resounding roar, And time goes on, just as before. A lover sighs, a cynic sneers, A simple-simon laughs and jeers; A thinker sits in thoughts profound, An earthworm crawls along the ground; A fighter evens up his score, But time goes on, just as before. Relentless time controls all men, Day follows night, night comes again; We try to doctor all our woes As round and round the cycle goes; We want to stay on life's grim shore, But time takes us like those before. IlOUGHTS FROM OMAR KHAYAM men You and I behind the Veil are past, 01 but the long, long ivhile the World shall si, Rf/r of our Coming and Departure heeds, Wffie Sea's self should heed a pebble-cast. — Omar Khayam. Uook of Verses underneath the Bough, mug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread — and Thou Bjde me singing in the Wilderness — itfl Wilderness were Paradise enow! — Omar Khayam. Nf '/ the Wine you drink, the Lip you press, B in what All begins and ends in — Yes; tin* then you are TO-DAY what YESTERDAY M were— TO-MORROW you shall not be less. — Omar Khayam. rising Moon that looks for us again — > oft hereafter will she wax and wane; ) oft hereafter rising look for us >ugh this same Garden — and for ONE in vain ! Omar Khayan. ine for the Glories of This World; and some Vh for the Prophet's Paradise to come; I, take the Cash, and let the Credit go, r heed the rumble of a distant Drum! — Omar Khayam. Palmborg's Paragraphs (Being one of a series of impressions of film folk and cinemaland anecdotes as written by a motion picture insurance man. By C. F. Palmborg, special analyst and Hollywood representative of the New York Life Insurance Company). Robert Agnew, the actor has always interested me. 1 have long admired this youth with his glowing, winning personality. His flashing smile and beaming eyes always radiated a feeling of happiness within me. I have heard numerous ones of the fair sex declare that he is the handsomest of them all and I often wondered if he would prove as attractive in real life. Therefore when business affairs necessitated a call upon this young man, I looked forward to meeting him with a great deal of pleasure. I was not disappointed, for I found an exceedingly good looking, alert, clean-cut chap of charming sincerity and an absolute absence of egotism. And right here I wish to state that this lack of egotism which I find among the motion picture people in general, is worthy of notice and praise. The adulation wealth and fame they receive might well turn the head of anyone, but as a rule I find them decidedly modest. Many a business man would do well to take a lesson from them in this respect. Robert Agnew is not one who talks about himself. He does admit that his work is a joy to him and I marveled at his tireless energy. I had occasion to call upon him about nine o'clock one morning and found him in his car ready to start for the studio. He was so brilliant and sparkling as ever and eager to be off. Later his mother told me that he had worked until threeo'clock that morning and all the night, the night before — that he had a bad cold and she knew that he was making a great effort to refrain from coughing in her presence, as he realized that she was worried about his condition. "But that is Robert," she added, "Always thinking of me instead of himself." And that is an index to his character — unselfishness. During my numerous conversations with him, his mothers welfare was always foremost in his mind. His interest in my business — life insurance — was due to his devotion to her. He wanted to make sure that she would always have plenty, in case anything happened to him. He is not a lad who lives only in the present. He is looking down the long road of years to come and planning for the future and any contingency which may arise. His intelligence and ability to reason and think have caused him to realize that the time to plan for the future, is while the present is bright and rosy and not to wait until a time when it is to late. So through his love for this sweet, little bright eyed, brown eyed mother, Robert Agnew unselfishly works and plans for bigger things. Quite naturally she adores him and glories in his success and 1 feel that her love and faith in him have played a large part in this success. Although young in years, he holds an enviable position in the motion picture world. With the benefit of a few more years of added experience, I predict great things for him. I do not profess to be a dramatic critic, for that is not in my line, but 1 do recognize a loveable character when I see one. There are certain types of actors who appeal to the public and Robert Agnew is one of these types. He has that indefinable "something" which reaches out to the individual and causes him to feel that he knows him, and knowing him he understands him. So as an "outsider," I predict a brilliant future for this ambitious, talented youth and will watch his future with great interest. May we see more of him ! Philosophy FRIENDSHIP By Eric Mayne Friendship cannot be defined; it is an indefinable and invaluable force essential to the realization of life. A man may exist without friendship, buthe does not live. Like all the great forces of life, Friendship is wrapped in mystery. From unexpected sources, and in strange ways it comes to us. We need wisdom to choose the true from the false. Friendship cannot be bought; and if we seek Friendship for an end, we shall find the end sooner than the Friendship. He has the truest friends who strives to make himself worthy of the smallest tokens of friendship. In the Apocrypha we read — "A faithful friend is a strong defence, whoso findeth such an one fyndeth a veritable treasure." A saying worthy to be printed in any book. Confucius tells us, "There are three Friendships which are advantageous; Friendship with the Upright, with the sincere, and with the man of much observation." Wise words, deserving our deepest consideration. Indiscrete friends wreck friendships, and unworthy friends are the shadows that walk with us in the sunshine. One of the uses of adversity is that it often shows us where our real friends are to be found. Love and esteem are the first principles of friendship and to bring happiness into the lives of those about us is the best way to promote friendship. Friendship destroys enmity in the individual, and when the League of Nations becomes a League of Friendship, there will be great hope for a brighter world. 'The friends thou hast, And their adoption tried; Cirapple them to thy soul With hoops of steel." 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