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but simply out of his sense of outrage against this clever underminias of soune social, moral and intellectual values. « One of Dr, Barzun's paragraphs (p. 29) discussing ‘The Family of Mion ‘Whatever is formed and constituted (the work scams to say) ¥ whatever is adult, whatever exerts power, whatever i teristitally Western, whatever is unigtue or has a name os ‘embodies the complexity of thougyk, is of less interest anc worth than what is native, common, and sensual: what is weak and confused; what is unhappy, anonymous and clemental. On page 28 Dr, Barzun declares: ‘The theme of copulation is frequently repeated, ..."' He This last quotation was noted by Dr, Russell Kirk, in sharp criticism o 'The Family of Man' in the National Review August 15, 1959. When we called this book to the attention of the Service Committee delegation nereinbefor referred to at the November, 1939 meeting in New York, those present scemed greatly surprised and gave us the impressioa that they cic not know of the existence of the book or that it was being distributed by the Service Committee. We pained the impression that it would be discontinued. As fate as the spring of 1959, the book was still being distributed, as announced in the AFSC News Letter, New York City Office, March, 1959. True enough, the State Department is spending the people's moncy to send the pictures in ‘The Family of ian‘ ona world-wide propuganda tour and the book is being diligently promoted by communist publications and by UNESCO but why should this piece of materialistic propayanda be urged upon the American people by the Service Committee, best known of our Quaker organizations? -s Saeed