Word: sectionally
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Jackson Pollock's painting Number Eleven, pictured in the Art section of TIME [Feb. 7], interpreted by Sam Hunter of the New York Times as "cathartic disintegration," is nothing of the sort. Any biologist will tell him that Mr. Pollock made a subconscious endeavor to paint a jumble of spermatozoa, probably of bovine origin. He must have seen these animalcules under the microscope or in a picture at one time. That past experience in the subconscious mind of the artist has forced him to splurge them on canvas at a moment of "high tension." If there has been...
...teacher ("I like to make the wheels go 'round"). In his 46 years he has turned a lot of wheels, held many titles. He has been a dean at the State University of Iowa, wartime head (lieutenant commander) of the Bureau of Naval Personnel's educational services section, and part-time University of Chicago professor. Last week, subject to the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate, Harry Truman gave him his biggest title yet: U.S. Commissioner of Education...
Local NSA officals, who attended the meeting as representatives of their student councils, interrupted the chief debate--over the new group's constitution--several times. They claimed that the document should have been discussed section by section, and that one article--which placed first because it suggested alternative methods of financing and required a vote of the delegates--should not lead the agenda...
...best feature of this show was an obedience section which featured skill trials and mental exercises instead of canine posturing. At one point the owners left their charges alone together in the ring, ostensibly to find out if dogs know how to mind their own business. The dogs sat silently while the crowd watched expectantly. We wondered what they were thinking about...
Paul Des Marais' Fantasy for two pianos ended the program. The piece shows many original ideas, some of them quite effective. Part of this effect, however, was lost by repetition in the opening Maestoso section of the Fantasy, which seemed somewhat too long. The handling of the two-piano combination is quite successful, and the performance by Luise Vosgerchian and Des Marais was, to say the least, authoritative...