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With Congress hell-bent to carve up the national budget, Federal Arts projects have come in for more than their share of epithets. "Useless," "extravagant," and myriads of other Republican, battle cries are heard. 210 Harvard Faculty members have risen in protest against this attack, vehemently defending Federal Arts on the ground that "a democratic government can assure its citizens a freedom of life, of enterprise, and of access to the arts of civilization such as no other government can or will assure them." They protest against the stifling of this "freedom of access" by distorted Congressional "economy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ONWARD AND UPWARD | 5/18/1939 | See Source »

...over his old stamping ground at first base, then silently watched his buddies hand the Tigers their worst defeat (22-10-2) in 27 years.* He graciously shook hands with young Dahlgren after the game, but the only Yankee who dared try to console him was Pitcher Lefty Gomez. "Hell, Lou." said Lefty, "it took 15 years to get you out of the game; sometimes I'm out in 15 minutes." In the grandstand, viewing all this, was Wally Pipp, now a Grand Rapids (Mich.) businessman. "I know just how he feels," said Mr. Pipp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Iron Horse | 5/15/1939 | See Source »

...life begins at 40 (Walter Pitkin) and ends at 40 in the trenches (Mary Johnson), it sure will be one hell of a nonsweet short life for us 40 '39ers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 8, 1939 | 5/8/1939 | See Source »

...There is an enormous difference," explains Director Hanson, "between music that is well-knit and sounds like Hell, and music that doesn't sound the way the composer intended it to sound. The first is competent musicianship; the second is not. . . . A competent composer deserves at least one hearing before an audience...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Incubator | 5/8/1939 | See Source »

...said at least that he was in a way a victim of the noble white man's justice. He had the courage to war with what didn't seem quite justice to him. You might envy him just a little. I do. What the hell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 24, 1939 | 4/24/1939 | See Source »

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