"The follies of democracy are universally admitted, and there is nothing new to be said about them". Such are the words which Thucydides put in the mouth of Alcibiades some 400 years before the Christiamera. And yet it would seem that in this case the Athenian historian was wrong and that there is something new to be said about the virtues and the vices of what has been called the most glorious of political fallacies; for tomorrow night at 8.15 o'clock in Symphony Hall, two modern philosophers will debate on whether democracy is or is not a failure.

Of course the benighted will say, with the cynicism which is born of cerebral nebulosity, that the debaters being philosophers will not necessarily say anything new about democracy. Perhaps they won't; but what of it? The mere pleasure of hearing such men as Will Durant and Bertrand Russell in debate, will induce the Vagabond to spare the price of a ticket. As for regular lectures, the following seem of interest.

TODAY

9 o'clock

"Duccio", Professor Edgell, Fogg Museum small room.

"Public Responsibility for Education: How far shall the State go? Historical Background". Professor Holmes, Lawrence 20.

10 o'clock

"The Tartar Rule in Russia", Professor Kapovich, Sever 21.

"The State of Conscience", Professor Perry, Emerson A.

11 o'clock

"The Beginnings of Italian Renaissance Literature", Professor Edgell, Emerson J.

"Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' War, Professor Langer, Harvard 2.

12 o'clock.

"The Normans and the English Church", Professor Whitney, Emerson J.

THURSDAY