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The Burke Case Divides Columbia Campus Debate
Editorial weighs the Burke case at Columbia University with Dean Hawkes and the American Student Union offering conflicting views on expulsion and free speech. It argues for academic freedom while noting evidence limitations and urges fair treatment of student expression. The piece also previews a varied 1936 37 musical season featuring Rodzinski conducts Elektra Parsifal and Barbirolli leading orchestras with a slate of prominent soloists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Robert Burke
Burke
Dean Hawkes
American Student Union
Germany
Howsaz
Hersél
Colombia
Philharmonic-Symphony Society
Robert Casadesus
Myra Hess
Josef Hofmann
Vladimir Horowitz
Jose Sturbe
Arthur Schnabel
Frank Sheridan
Rudolf Serkin
Beveridge Webster
Ethel Bartlett
Rae Robertson
John Corigliano
Samuel Dushkin
Jascha Heifetz
Mishel ‘Piastro
Charlotte Boerner
Chrysothemis
Frederick Jagel
Orestes
Dr. Rodzinski
Carnegie Hall
John Barbirolli
Scottish and Leeds Symphony Orchestra
Carola Goya
People’s Symphony
Washington Irving High School
Granada
Laura, Dubmann
Gloria Perkins