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> Nimblest of the three disturbers of the Schaefer peace was Shack-Dweller Henry Frees, a onetime acrobat, who once used an $800 settlement for an injury to his arm to run for mayor of Belleville, Ill. He lost both the $800 and the election, went back to his shack. Emerging...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: Three Against Incumbent | 4/22/1940 | See Source »

> Less agile than Acrobat Frees was A. L. Bedel, built like the beer barrels he formerly inspected for the U. S. Government. To attract crowds he hired "The Great Chandu," a magician. A Chandu come-on: to tear up a picture of a bass, unfold the torn bits to exhibit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: Three Against Incumbent | 4/22/1940 | See Source »

The rest of this new experimental infield lines up with ex-catcher Bob Fulton on third and Fred Keyes at short. This new arrangement frees Les Pitchford for outfield duty along with Gene Levett, Torbie Macdonald, and Burgey Ayres.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Buckley Switched To Second Base in Change of Lineup | 3/26/1940 | See Source »

Struck by the lack of a determined goal towards which each undergraduate should aim, the Committee set up its definition of a liberal education as one which "frees human beings from ignorance and prejudice" and gives them "the intellectual tools with which they can confront new problems successfully." To the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UNDERGRADUATE EYE TO THE FUTURE | 1/9/1940 | See Source »

Consequently it has adopted all the good features of the Harvard plan. It boosts a man up the ladder at an early enough age so that he still has some elements of unconventionality in his make-up. Likewise it frees a man young enough to enable him to get a...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UP OR OUT: YALE TOO | 11/17/1939 | See Source »

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