Speaker Denies Value of Moral Criticism of Abstract Art
Arthur Szathmary of Princeton argued that moral criticism of art only applies when a work can influence behavior. He contrasted historic aesthetic bases with modern critiques claiming irrational traits threaten rational thought and questioned whether abstract artists like Pollack, Kline, Kandinsky show care and intentionality. He posed two questions about accident and concern for felt quality in art.
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Arthur Szathmary
Princeton University
Szathmary
Pollack, Kline
Kandinsky
Education for Design What to Teach and How
The Columbia architecture series opens a panel on education for architects. Philip Johnson chairs Alden Dow and others who stressed a guiding philosophy, citing Bauhaus methods and the need for a curriculum blending academic and technical training.
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Columbia
Philip Johnson
New York
Alden Dow
Michigan
Frank Lloyd Wright
Daniel Brenner
School of Architecture
Illinois Institute of Technology
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Wolf von Eckhardt
American Institute of Architects
Walter Gropius
Esmond Shaw
Department
Shaw
Bauhaus
Doubleday Announces Screening for Training Program
Doubleday and Company will interview applicants for a secretarial training program. Trainees receive an overview of book publishing with potential placement in a suitable department upon completing typing and shorthand skills. Salary during training is 70 dollars for three to six months. Margaret Meyer Scholarship applications are due April 10 from seniors. applicants must submit a statement on their intended use of the training.
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Doubleday and Company
Doubleday
Margaret Meyer
Florit Demonstrates Translation Method For Poetry
Professor Eugenio Florit outlines a translation approach in The Poem Itself where poems remain in their original language with commentary and a literal English translation. He argues translation is trans thinking and that preserving the original spirit avoids English-centered errors.
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Eugenio Florit
Professor Florit
Florit
Robert Frost
Supreme Court Rejects Review in Florida Sit-In Case
The Supreme Court refused to hear a case involving twelve Southern students arrested in March in Tallahassee Florida on charges of disorderly conduct during sit in demonstrations. The court gave no formal reasoning for the denial.
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Supreme Court
Tallahassee
Florida
Florida Supreme Court
Atlanta Accord Marks Progress
The National Civil Rights Newsletter notes King persuades Negro students to accept desegregation of Atlanta lunch counters alongside desegregation of public schools. Sit-ins and boycotts end while unity is urged amid ongoing tensions over partial integration. Glen Echo Park will operate non segregated starting March 31 after a year of protests.
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South
Student Association
Martin Luther King
Atlanta
King
Glen Echo Amusement Park
Washington, D.C
Washington
Library improvements urged as Honor Board asks help
The committee appeals to patrons to sign the removal sheet and report abuse of library books. A suggestions box is placed in the library to collect ideas for improving conditions.
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the Ferris Booth Board of Managers Movie Committee
Loony Tom
Brighton
Cinema
Ferris Booth Hall
115Th Street
Broadway
B. P
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Canada
Association OF Private Camps
Dept. C
West 42Nd Street
N.Y
Barnard
Jake
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