February 1949 Issue [Article] Highbrow, lowbrow, middlebrow Download PDF Adjust Share by Russell Lynes, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century Intellectual life Intellectuals Social classes United States More from Russell Lynes School Survival Guide During the depressed years of the Thirties a good many private schools went out of business. Others cut their faculty salaries back to levels which confirmed teachers in their suspicion… A wind from the West Look out for falling angels Adjust Share