Word: zeigler
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Four poems by Updike and Henry S. Zeigler offer the only contrast to the poor quality of the other writing. Zeigler's verse has spark, both in "Tour de Force" and in a shorter piece about some unidentified "little round men." Updike's "Footnotes to the Future" is a bit of delicate whimsey, and "This Isn't a Chain I'm Smoking" is delightful--especially in comparison with the rest of the issue. Updike's versification and phraseology are light and refreshing: "Milady I like your diminutive lips. . . .I like your wee fingers and miniscule hips. . . ." Unfortunately his style here...
Updike acts the tropical tone of this issue with a two-stanza poem exalting the benefits of a hot climate. Although engagingly whimsical, it seems a rather mediocre attempt to imitate Ogden Nash. "Lines for Bloodshot Eyes" by H. S. Zeigler makes a neat observation on three-dimensional movies, "A bastard drama--Cinerama...
...three are president Henry S. Zeigler '55, vice-president Thomas D. Edwards '53, and William R. Wister '55, secretary...
However, if the plans made by two Lampoonsters--Henry S. Zeigler '55 and Thomas D. Edwards '53--who seemingly have taken over the splinter group, are followed, the new organization would be identical with the regular Young Democrats, even to the name...
Asked if McCarthy has attacked his Socialist affiliation, Zeigler answered that he is "too insignificant a figure." He added that his Socialism is "conservative...