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Friedrich A. von Hayek, Professor at Chicago University and author of "The Road to Serfdom," said that whereas English law from the 16th to the beginning of the 20th century had been based on treating all citizens alike, it was now based on discrimination among citizens to effect social policies. He decried this trend, illustrating his contentions with quotations ranging from Greek to contemporary English sources...
...response to a question, von Hayek said he would rather see loopholes in the law, than have agencies and courts "create...
That was in 1947. Last week, when the 80-man Waukesha (pronounced wauk-a-shaw) Symphony gave its third concert of the 1950-51 season before the usual standing-room-only audience, the A.F.M.'s Frank Hayek was right there with his cymbals. Moreover, he is now one of the most enthusiastic supporters of Waukesha's orchestra...
...outlet for the musician who doesn't want to be a virtuoso but who still wants to play"-and who otherwise doesn't have a chance "unless he is a little Heifetz." Nelson Vance Russell, president of Carroll College, was as eager as Weber, and Cymbalist Hayek finally agreed to try. Result: the Waukesha Symphony...
Weber and Hayek rounded up a nucleus of professionals. For the rest, says Weber, "we took in everyone who could creep and crawl." The non-pros include mailmen, policemen, engineers, salesmen and a chiropodist. One musician, an accountant, rides his motorcycle 30 miles from his Watertown job, wearing an old Air Force flying suit over his tuxedo, to play. Until she retired to have her fourth baby, his wife used to ride with him, clutching her cello. Now, at their five concerts a year in the Soo-seat Waukesha High School auditorium, Waukeshans hear creditable and sometimes even polished performances...