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...large, the Communist intention failed. East Germany's Protestants are back in their Soviet prison this week with an eye & earful of democracy, a feeling of solidarity with their Western brethren-and, probably, not a little envy of their freedom...
That puts the cognoscenti out of work. Ever since their turn-of-the-century brethren failed to gauge the force and direction of modern art, the critics, not to be caught again, have been resolutely seeking out new and strange varieties of painting to explain to the public. The modern-art bandwagon may never stop rolling, but Wyeth rolls blithely in another direction. And his back road may lead to a new turnpike...
Although this attitude marked a sharp contrast with that of the American (Northern) Baptist Convention, which last fortnight edged a bit closer to union with the Disciples of Christ (TIME, June 25), the Southern brethren hastened to catch up with the Northerners in one department: "Whereas the Northern Baptist Convention has changed its name so that it is continental in scope [we recommend that] Southern Baptist boards and agencies be free to serve as a source of blessing-to any community or any people anywhere in the United States...
Taft was not advocating specific religious courses in the public schools. But, he concluded, "We could well take a leaf from the book of our Jewish brethren, who send their children to public school, but set up regular supplementary schools for the teaching of religion...
Must your newspaper's critics relentlessly follow their hapless brethren down the road of diluted rot where there is no integrity, no craftsmanship, no clear and vivid expression and where measurements and analyses serve alone to convey the vanity of that elegant man of letters who with perfect taste in every line prides himself in being above his work? Or can the CRIMSON recognize an artistic aim and rise to the occasion of true criticism by doing justice to actor, playwright and their readers who willingly subscribe five cents daily for enlightenment and ask so little in compensation. David...