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8 picks · 1925–1931

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THE MAN WHO MADE US WHAT WE ARE
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PROFILE of Professor John Dewey, writer, author of "School and Society. Mentions his cousin Adm. George Dewey; William James, and others.

Profiles "Adventure with a Difference"
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Profile of Helen Westley: Helen Westley, actress and director of Theatre Guild. Fulfills executive duties if in no other way by keeping Philip Moeller …

In Tune with the Finite
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Otto H. Kahn, banker interested in art and artists. Head of Kuhn, Loeb. Mentions Jacob Schiff. Rides to work in subway. Braves benches of Provincetown …

Rare as Music
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Leo Ornstein, pianist, and composer. Studied under Rimsky, Clazounov, Mrs. Tapper. In London while crowd hooted Mahler came to his rescue. At Sorbonne, …