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TWELVE AGAINST THE GODS-William Bolitho-Simon & Schuster ($4). "In reality, the whole history of human progress from the flint-jabber to standing room in the subway . . . is the result of two forms of effort, the guard and the search, made by the Home-stayer on the one hand, and by the bold affronter of the new on the other; that is, by the citizen and the adventurer." Upon this somewhat labored proposition Author Bolitho presents, en brochette, the characters of Alexander the Great, Catiline, Mahomet, Columbus, Cagliostro and Seraphina, Casanova, Charles XII of Sweden, Lola Montez, Napoleon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Bolithographs | 12/9/1929 | See Source »

Sued for Divorce. Charles S. Mott, of Flint, Mich., General Motors vice-president* by Mrs Dee Van Balkom Mott, his bride of eight months. Grounds: incompatibility. She is his third wife, he her second husband

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Nov. 11, 1929 | 11/11/1929 | See Source »

...Also, board chairman of the Union Industrial Bank of Flint. Last week Mr. Mott and his banking colleagues had to post, pending collection of insurance, $800,000 to cover peculation of five employes who played and lost in the stock market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Nov. 11, 1929 | 11/11/1929 | See Source »

...summary: HARVARD 1933 M.I.T. 1933 Fitch, g. g., Mayer Vandermark, r.f.b. r.f.b. Mohr Hasgood, l.f.b. l.f.b., Hans Denison, r.h.b. r.h.b., Conway, Keasler Waters, Heard, Crossman, c.h.b. c.h.b., Snow Martin, l.h.b. l.h.b. Bateman Lindsey, r.o.f. r.o.f., Flint Eaton, r.i.f. r.i.f., Way Gallaway, c.f. c.f., Sinkweic Schumacher, l.i.f. l.i.f., Thumm, McCormack Williams, l.o.f. l.o.f., Handley...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1933 Booters Down Technology | 10/28/1929 | See Source »

...course, the Vagabond, is first and last a student, free lance though he may be. The point today is a little change of scene. From the anthropology lecture halls and laboratories with their pieces of chipped flint out into the open. A little anthropology at first hand, a field trip, the Indian in life...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Student Vagabond | 10/26/1929 | See Source »

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