APRIL 7-8, 1952
DANCING BEARS: (From the magazine An Athenian’s Notes) «Having read a report in this column on the barbarous way in which unfortunate bears are dragged through the streets by a ring through their nose, Mr Iakovos Santorinaios described to me the terrible way in which bears learn to dance. At the bottom of a circular pit, another hole is dug, in which a fire is lit and covered with a sheet of metal. Then the bear is thrown into the pit. As it tries to escape, it hangs on to the perimeter of the pit, trying to stay on its hind legs to avoid the hot sheet of metal. As soon as it drops to all fours again, it gets burnt and is forced to rear on its hind legs. Meanwhile, its cruel trainers beat their tambourines until the animal learns to associate the sound of the instrument with the pain it experienced. MODERN GREEK: The fourth edition of the above magazine has just been issued with articles by I. and R. Apostolidis, poems by T. Barlas, P. Krinaiou, F. Tziovas, A. Kasdaglis and a short story by N. Kasdaglis, and includes a study by Dr M. Bishop, professor of American literature at Athens University, especially written for Modern Greek on Ernest Hemingway.
