THE WEEK

• Mr. Richard Rovere, who is retained by The [London] Spectator to keep its readers informed about what goes on in this country, thus illuminates the constitutional crisis caused by the Supreme Court’s intervention in the educational affairs of the Southern states: “Governor Faubus, who was campaigning for reelection this summer, addressed a crowd in an Arkansas town and ranted against the President, the Supreme Court, the NAACP and just about everything else. When he had done, a great shaft of light pierced the roof of the meeting hall, and, lo, Jesus Christ appeared. He said that He was the resurrection and the life, that those who set man against man shall not enter the Kingdom of Heaven, that the meek and the peacemakers are blessed. The mob was quiet while He spoke; when He finished, there was a great shout through the hall—‘Niggerlover.’ ” Another contribution by Mr. Rovere to the public understanding of great issues.

• Newspapers keep on printing and we keep on reading remarks attributed to certain adolescents in Little Rock and Front Royal expressing great concern over their educational futures. Well, we don’t believe it. If you ask us, those same children are mad with joy. For a month they’ve been hoping that the Supreme Court would hold firm, that Governors Faubus and Almond meant it when they threatened to close the schools; that their parents wouldn’t figure out any way to louse up the deal. And the miracle happened. The only cloud on their silver lining today is that it’s too good to be true and that those insensitive grownups are going to figure out some way—too soon—to spoil the fun. That’s what we think they think.

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• Mr. Richard Rovere, who is retained by The [London] Spectator to keep its readers informed about what goes on in this country, thus illuminates the constitutional crisis caused by the Supreme Court’s intervention in the educational affairs of the Southern states: “Governor Faubus, who was campaigning for reelection this summer, addressed a crowd in an Arkansas town and ranted against the President, the Supreme Court, the NAACP and just about everything else. When he had done, a great shaft of light pierced the roof of the meeting hall, and, lo, Jesus Christ appeared. He said that He was the resurrection and the life, that those who set man against man shall not enter the Kingdom of Heaven, that the meek and the peacemakers are blessed. The mob was quiet while He spoke; when He finished, there was a great shout through the hall—‘Niggerlover.’ ” Another contribution by Mr. Rovere to the public understanding of great issues.

• Newspapers keep on printing and we keep on reading remarks attributed to certain adolescents in Little Rock and Front Royal expressing great concern over their educational futures. Well, we don’t believe it. If you ask us, those same children are mad with joy. For a month they’ve been hoping that the Supreme Court would hold firm, that Governors Faubus and Almond meant it when they threatened to close the schools; that their parents wouldn’t figure out any way to louse up the deal. And the miracle happened. The only cloud on their silver lining today is that it’s too good to be true and that those insensitive grownups are going to figure out some way—too soon—to spoil the fun. That’s what we think they think.