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Gentle, high-minded and peaceable stands the artist at his easel, mind, heart and soul intent on creation. Shrewd, suspicious and materialistic stands the artist in the marketplace, protecting his interests with a zeal that would make a pawnbroker blush. The most meaningful U.S. marketplace is the auction room at Parke-Bernet Galleries in Manhattan; and when Parke-Bernet announced for last week an end-of-season clearance sale of modern masters that promised to set prices, the art world got alert...
Last Thursday, fearing, I suppose, a riot led by scooter-mounted dragoons, Deans Watson and Monro abruptly cancelled the long-planned HCUA scooter auction, a novel and innocuous proposal previously approved by the University Police. Dean Watson's reason, to quote the CRIMSON, "We just don't want it today...
Diehl said his remarks were prompted by "a long series of incidents," citing the recent refusal of the HCUA dining plan, the sudden postponement of the scooter auction, the "cold shoulder" given Council parietal proposals, and the inaction on lighting suggestions as prime examples. "The Administration has created a record of listening to Council proposals only when they are already favored by important members of the Administration...
Also at the meeting the Council heard that its scooter and bicycle auction yesterday netted $100 for the Kennedy Library...
Barring further University interference, Slotnick announced, the auction, the proceeds from which will go to the Kennedy Library, will be rescheduled for Monday...