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Show -84- society that represented Faulkner's present. Then it occured to him that Faulkner had already predicted that condition in a much later novel, where the liberal daughter of the redneck-become- banker accused her father of being a fascist. Perhaps these students? trying so desperately to disrupt society, were rebelling? not against mercantilism or capitalism, but against hisoown particular brand of liberalism. He was interrupted in his thoughts by a loud cheer coming from where the students were assembled before the Administration BuiMing? He got up and peered out the window again. There did seem to be some increase in activity, but nothing that seemed meaningtfil to him. Before he could resume his seat? the phone rang. It was the department secretary with whom he had spoken earlier? She spoke breathlessly. "Word from the President's office?" she said. "All classes after four o'clock are cancelled?" The Professor gathered up his books, his folders, and his mail? Fortunately his automobile was parked in a portion of the lot that could be reached without cutting directly across the quadrangle. As he left the Humanities Building, he saw a broken window in the adjoining B.S.S. Building. It seemed to be in the area housing the Business Administration Department. He was not alone on the route he was taking to his car, but he saw no one he knew well enough to hall, and the professors and students walking this way all moved purposefully, as if intent on getting home as quickly as possible. |
