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...least part of these claims is substantiated by the record books. Compared with the man generally considered the outstanding athlete of all time, Mathias outruns, outjumps and out-throws Indian Jim Thorpe* in nine of the ten decathlon events. The exception (see chart) the 1,500-meter...
Jones and Maria have drawn up a chart for easy reference, using Maria's designations: White the married, who liked lamb and pork, but no shrimp; White the father of Cricket (Frank White III), who liked fruits, eggs, bacon and pastries; and White the criança (youngster), who refused milk and potatoes for fear of becoming White the fat. Now, when the name of Senhor White comes up, Maria goes to the kitchen, consults the chart and points out which one she means...
Though dozens of different eye charts have been proposed by assorted experts in half a century, none has displaced the familiar Snellen chart, topped by its king-sized "E". But this week the American Optometric Association announced the adoption of a chart made up of numerals, which, its members hope, will send the old Snellen into outer darkness...
...Ottis White, president of the optometrists,* attacked the Snellen chart as a crude test which ignores the way people actually use their eyes. "The new A.O.A. standard tests visual recognition-meaningful vision-rather than mere visual acuity," said Optometrist White. "It takes into account the many distinct skills involved in visual recognition, including light perception, contrast perception, resolving power, line perception and shape perception." The eyes of ordinary mortals could not detect these fine points; to them, the new chart looked like just a lot of heavily drawn figures...
Many eye doctors were inclined to sniff at the optometrists' new chart, arguing that most such gadgets are crude at best, and the Snellen is no cruder than the rest. However, the last word may be the optometrists' : they give three times as many eyesight tests as the ophthalmologists...