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The exact nature of this last word is not quite clear, but Professor Rogers very evidently feels that a serious situation of some kind exists among colleges in general, and at Harvard in particular. He speaks of a "breakdown in the social organization" and although he implies his belief that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LIBERTY--FRATERNITY | 1/3/1930 | See Source »

But nearly all of those who have given any thought to the architectural details of Dunster House have been struck by the fact that the proposed tower is hardly in harmony with the main portion of the building. It is too reminiscent of the Gothic to have such a close...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DUNSTER HOUSE TOWER | 11/29/1929 | See Source »

Fifteen years ago that continent launched upon a terrible experience. Much ink has been spilt over the military and political phases of the great conflict. Only now are we beginning to realize what a shock was given to Europe's well ordered life apart from the battlefield. That she is...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Political Partisanship Cannot Injure Mutual Interests of Great Continents Declares Klein | 11/1/1929 | See Source »

On Manhattan's socially outworn Riverside Drive, a skyscraper-Museum, dedicated to one man, was formally opened last week. The man was Professor Nicholas Constantinovich Roerich (TIME, July 1), famed Russian painter-writer-explorer-philosopher. The brick skyscraper, designed by Architect Harvey Wiley Corbett, uniquely graduated in tone from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Roerich's Shrine | 10/28/1929 | See Source »

In Japanese art circles the work of M. Foujita is considered French, mediocre. In France it is generally held to be Nipponesque, exotic, original. Foujita's women run the gamut from harlots to Madonnas, but all have catlike eyes. Asked last week about his acrobatic Parisian wife, callous

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Foujita's Return | 8/5/1929 | See Source »

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