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...criticism was directed against Conant's section called "The Role of the Humanities in a Technological Age" in his report for 1951-52, in which he said "Much of what passes for appreciation of the arts and letters in some circles is a combination of antiquarianism, a collector's instinct and the old snob appleal of a 'gentleman's education...
...section, Conant asks "less tearful hand wringing about the 'fate of the humanities'." He goes on to say, "Much of what passes for appreciation of the arts and letters in some circles is a combination of antiquarianism, a collector's instinct and the old snob appeal of a 'gentleman's education.' The academic people who pander to these tastes to my mind do a positive disservice to the humanistic tradition, which is in fact the tradition of the continuing triumphs of the creative human spirit...
Harry Bober assistant professor of Fine Arts, termed Conant's argument "weighted." He explained that it is "unfortunate" to talk about the humanities "in terms of a practice long ago outmoded." The history of Art, he added, does not rely on a collector's instinct or snob appeal. "One would have to look very far for snob appeal in the humanities," he declared. "For the most part the humanities are concerned with the broadest human motivation and the history of ideas...
...President's status quo is in arrears of even his party's platform, which was supposedly written by men more conservative than he. Even the famed "bushel of cels" pledged federal action toward the abolition of lynching. But the President contented himself with appeals to the higher moral instinct of bigots and distorters of franchise in hopes that they will stop their practices. The Republican platform promised statehood for Alaska, more rural electrification, votes for the District of Columbia, and a watchdog approach to monopolies. We hope that these were ideas the President had to shelve for lack of television...
...hard to see how the decree will save the dining halls much money. When a student signs off board, the kitchen knows it has one less mouth to prepare for. When he cannot, they must judge their quantities on instinct. With this element of certainty gone, even larger quantities of food will find their way to the Cambridge dump than at present...