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William James Durant, syndicated philosopher . . . Doctor of More Humane Letters...
ADVENTURES IN GENIUS-Will Durant -Simon & Schuster...
Marx was wrong, says Will Durant. "The real history of man is not in prices and wages, nor in elections and battles, nor in the even tenor of the common man; it is in the lasting contributions made by geniuses to the sum of human civilization and culture. . . . [The world's] history is properly the history of its great men." Says Durant, the pendulum has swung too far; it is time to turn again to hero-worship. "Too soon we extinguished the flame of our hope and our reverence. Let us change the ikons, and light the candles again...
...much-discussed President. Harding contributed Karin Michaelis' "The Dangerous Age", while the Father of our Country was represented by "The Private Life of Lewis XV." Will Durant's "Story of Philosophy" was the volume given by Calvin Coolidge, while "American Individualism" by Herbert Hoover is our own latest president's donation...
Tariff-Born Moves. Fortnight ago, faced by the new Canadian tariff, Nash Motors with Durant Motors of Canada, Ltd. formed a subsidiary to make automobiles at Leaside, Ont. Last week there were two other tariff-born moves. Reo Motor Car Co. took over the old Dodge Brothers plant at Toronto, will be making Canadian Reos shortly. Hupp Motor Car Corp. started work on a plant at Windsor, Ont., will be in production within 90 days...