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...Yale game, and it should be breath-taker this year. The Bulldogs have a record much like that of the Crimson, and for comparison they tied Williams 1 to 1 and beat Springfield 1 to 0. So the outcome in today's game with Springfield will be an important criterion, and the westerners always go in for soccer in a big way. Anyway, as the old saying goes, "anything can happen in the Yale game...

Author: By George F. Waters, | Title: Lining Them Up | 11/9/1940 | See Source »

These readers' comments are printed in the current issue of a magazine called Partisan Review. In previous issues have appeared comments of another kind, like John Dos Passos' "Best literary magazine in America," and the (London) Criterion'?, rarely awarded adjective, "excellent." Both kinds of opinion are held in literary circles; both suggest the curious resonance of the Partisan Review and the small cluster of radical intellectuals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Radical Intellectuals | 5/27/1940 | See Source »

...goes into visible light-that is, none is wasted in invisible infrared or ultraviolet radiation-but a consequence is that the light is greenish and would be unpleasant for human use even if it could be duplicated. Moreover, the proportion of visible to total radiation is not the only criterion of efficiency. Another is the ratio of light produced to energy expended. Scientists have not succeeded in measuring this ratio in the firefly because of the intermittent flash, but Dr. Harvey declares it is "undoubtedly very...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Bioluminescence | 5/20/1940 | See Source »

...shown himself to be one of the best goalies in the league by pulling more than one game out of the fire with his efficient work at the nets. According to Coach Johnnie Witherspoon, the team, when clicking, is one of the best, so using this as a criterion and remembering their decisive victory over the Techmen last week, the prospects for the coming struggle with New Hampshire may be called bright...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Hampshire Stick Contest is Postponed | 5/6/1940 | See Source »

...very problem," he stated, "may not be amenable to the customary procedures of judicial determination and thus to meet the criterion of a full and fair hearing requires the application of others...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Landis Declares Logan Bill Tends To Curb Agencies | 3/28/1940 | See Source »

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