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...academic freedom in the U.S. really in danger? Absolutely, says rising young (36) Historian Russell Kirk (The Conservative Mind)-but not alone for the reasons that most teachers seem to think. In his latest book, Academic Freedom (Henry Regnery; $3.75), Kirk points an accusing finger at the teaching profession itself. Some of freedom's most earnest champions, he writes, are actually gnawing away its roots...
...reason for this. Kirk holds, is that many a teacher does not begin to understand the true basis of academic freedom. It is not, as Philosopher Sidney Hook insists, a gift from the community, nor is it justified simply because it benefits society. "Academic freedom, in short, belongs to that category of rights called 'natural rights,' and is expressed in custom, not in statute." Plato's Academy "was not founded by the community, nor did it owe its primary allegiance to the community. It was instituted by private persons ... to enable them to pursue the Truth without...
...quarter of stars, James Mason, Peter Lorre, Paul Lukas, and Kirk Douglas, take up most of the space in the submarine. But the actors become submerged in the Nautilus' travels and never seem to matter much in the story. Lorre, as the scientist's apprentice, is surpassed in his bid to provide comic relief by a very talented seal named Ezzy. Unhampered by dialogue, the seal, in fact, puts on the film's best performance, Colorful explosion, an occasional good scene with Mason playing the organ in his captain's quarters, and a ludicrous attack on the Nautilus...
...most frantic ever filmed. As the little red devils scream the curves and hellbat the straightaway, nose to rump of the car ahead, hot and light on the track as grits in a frying pan, the customer sits spang on the front axle-and sweats. Once in a while Kirk Douglas climbs out of his Ferrari and into bed with Bella Darvi. Kirk's problem in this picture seems to be: Which has the more exciting clutch? He seems to prefer the Ferrari, even though Actress Darvi offers a splendid sample of what one character frankly describes as "independent...
...RUSSELL KIRK, author of The Conservative Mind, in the liberal Roman Catholic weekly Commonweal...