Gross Barbarity

To the Editors of the CRIMSON:

In reading the CRIMSON article on Dartmouth, I was appalled at the display of unrestrained philistines which informed the discussion of the Baker Library murals. These paintings, "monstrous both in size and content," "a mass of jumbled color and symbol," "drawn by a Mexican" whose name Mr. Savadove did not think important enough to furnish, are counted among the greatest murals the of century. However distasteful Jose Orozco's politics may be, the merit of his art has long been acknowledged.

While I realize that the Dartmouth article was not primarily intended as a piece of art criticism, the casual and untutored comments expressed indicate a lack of critical discipline wholly to be deplored in a thinking community. I suggest that Mr. Savadove would do well to enroll in an introductory course in art history before his college career is over. Sylvan Barnet 4G