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...Bertrand Russell last week found himself in a clamorous scrap for the second time in less than three years. In 1940 the philosopher's appointment to the College of the City of New York was revoked after outraged parents called attention to such old Russell saws as, "I am sure that university life would be better, both intellectually and morally, if most university students had temporary childless marriages." Russell's more recent boot was delivered by Philadelphia's Dr. Albert C. Barnes, whose foul temper is as famed as his gallery of Cézannes, Matisses, Renoirs...
Barnes, the South Philadelphia boy who invented Argyrol, made millions, and settled down to insult Philadelphia society and accumulate paintings, sometimes gets a yen for a philosopher. His favorite, and frequent drinking companion, is John Dewey. In 1940, blaming the C.C.N.Y. furor on "bigoted authoritarians," Barnes hired Bertrand Russell for the Barnes Foundation, an art school connected with the gallery...
...BERTRAND RUSSELL...
These facts emerged last week in answer to questions of California's Representative Bertrand W. Gearhart in the House. Said he: "Is it true that our soldiers, sailors and marines are today threatened with disablement because of a scarcity of this indispensable medicine? The American people are entitled to know, to know right...
Mainstay of the Group's effort to publicize intervention is encouraging members to air their opinions in the press and periodicals and over the ether. Last year over 40 articles by an imposing assortment of authors, including President Conant, Andre Merize, and Bertrand Russell, were published under the sponsorship of American Defense...