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...estimating the great men of his traditional past, Mann adopts the rare criterion that is characteristic both of himself and of the humane tradition: "Ironic reserve on the subject of ultimate values . . . that irony which glances at both sides . . . and is in no great haste to take sides and come to decisions; guided as it is by the surmise that in ... matters of humanity, every decision may prove premature...
Thomas Stearns Eliot '10, Missouri-born English poet, publisher since 1923 of "The Criterion" of London. Doctor of Letters. Citation: "Once again the English speaking peoples hall a religious and learned poet whose words the world will not willingly...
Dean Bender spoke to the Phi Beta Kappa recipients, urging that honor grades are not the only criterion of success, but admitting that his experience had proved there was all apparent inverse ratio between brains and brawn...
...moment is now playing at the Boston Garden. With a penchant for extravagance matched only by the verbosity of the publicity men, John Ringling North and assistants have made their bold bid to recoup the loss of the 1944 Hartford fire, and if mere bustle and flourish are any criterion of success, they've hit the tin can squarely with the bottle. Twenty-two Sensational Displays Where Daredeviltry Beggars Description, a Mammoth Menagerie and a Block-Busting Convention of 115 Cavorting Clowns assure enough show time for any calliope fan to consume peanuts, popcorn, and pink cotton candy...
...with Harvard dramatics last night. After a winter season unparalleled in recent years for artistic and financial success, the local thespians--HDC wing--have taken one more step into what must have looked like the blue heaven of prosperity. If the opening performance of their prosperity vehicle is any criterion, however, they are about to rub their eyes and find the stardust quite, quite gone...