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...appointment of General Marshall to fill his place must be received with mixed emotions. After an almost disastrous beginning, Mr. Byrnes had steadily grown up in the job, learning how to be firm but not hostile with the Russians, learning where American self-interest in walking the Bevin chalk line ended and pulling British chestnuts out of the fire began. In a large measure, the over-all success of the recent meeting of the U.N. Assembly in New York is owning to the efforts of a man who it is now revealed wanted to resign as long ago as last...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mr. Byrnes and General Marshall | 1/8/1947 | See Source »

...Jamini Roy, a Calcutta "primitive" who quit his highbrow protrait business to paint flat, bright figures like the ones which decorate Bengali pots and dolls. Jamini (rhymes with Tammany) makes his own paints from rock dust, mud, chalk and tamarind seeds, keeps a back-roomful of helpers grinding out copies of his wasp-waisted festival dancers, friendly tigers and almond-eyed Christs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Surprises from All Over | 1/6/1947 | See Source »

...when placed in a pile with U-235 it yields a third kind of fuel known as U-233. So far as is known, only theoretical work has been done on U-233. Last year, however, Canada announced that she would explore thorium's possibilities at the big Chalk River project in Ontario (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ATOMIC AGE: Urgent Shriek | 12/2/1946 | See Source »

...Beat Yale" is the legend scrawled in white chalk on every door and blackboard in the Indoor Athletic Building, and beat Yale was the motif which dominated an unusually long Monday workout. After working on several new plays designed for the Elis, the Varsity tested its defenses against the Bulldog T-formation attack, as run by Henry Lamar's Freshman eleven. Passer Jim Kenary played the role of Tex Furse, and Hal Moffle portrayed Levi Jackson...

Author: By Irvin M. Horowitz, | Title: Moravec, Drvaric Expected to Face Elis | 11/19/1946 | See Source »

Coach Chief Boston's Junior Varsity eleven, which is undefeated, untied and unscored upon in its first four outings, rates as a heavy favorite over its Freshman foes, who have yet to chalk up a win. The only home game played by the Yardlings this season coincided with the Varsity's Coast Guard game, so that Friday's appearance will be their first real showing before the homefolks...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jayvee Team Tackles Freshmen Friday for Traditional Encounter | 10/30/1946 | See Source »

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