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Gieseking was never a Nazi party member, although he found it convenient to go along with the German government when the going was good. But the important point is not his polities, which are evidently reprehensible, but the question of whether the work of an artist can be considered separately from his polities. That question has been answered rather consistently by free societies in the past. The western world has taken into its culture the works of many artists whose politics were at least as vicious as those of Gieseking--Richard Wagner and Ezra Pound, to name two. If Gieseking...
...there is another side to the opposition. Apart from the question of profit, many people believe that a man who prospered under the Nazis should not be allowed in this country. If Gieseking were a dangerous political character, or if the government had any evidence that he planned to laid "un-American" outfits during his tour, then of course he should have been deported. But the Justice department has presented no such evidence. Unless it does, no one can fairly assume that the pianist was going to do anything but complete his tour and return to Europe...
Even Butch Jordan is having his share of exam period troubles these days. He's taking a final in Harvard Wrestling Coaching 1a and the question that counts most in "When will replace Dan Ray and Don Louria!" Jordan has until February 12 to answer...
...pound class is a minor question of Jordan's exam, but it too may pose problems. Buddy King started off the season in that department but was replaced temporarily by Dave Shapire in the Columbia tussle. Unless Kind decides to return to the fold, Shapire, a sophomore who didn't wrestle until this fall, or Sigourney will take over...
...fundamental question is evidently one of policy--the extent of co-education. The Radcliffe and Harvard authorities have made up their minds on this point, and their convictions are beyond the influence of editorials. They believe it should be limited, and though we may quarrel with this view we cannot at this time quarrel fruitfully...