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While too many unthinkingly declare Eliot "the greatest poet of this century," Robert Frost was no less rash, dubbing him "a tricky poet and mealymouthed snob." Indiscriminate condemnation and equally indiscriminate Eliotolatry have characterized public opinion from the beginning. Matthews consistently avoids, or at least conceals, such head-over-heels bias; he confronts the man on equal ground...

Author: By Janny P. Scott, | Title: No End To Smoky Days | 3/12/1974 | See Source »

...Good fences make good neighbors," says a figure in Robert Frost's poem Mending Wall. Frost's character would make an ideal resident of Leisure Village, a 600-acre Lakewood, N.J., retirement community of 5,000 residents. The homes are guarded by a 24-hour security force. The community is bordered by a 6-ft. chain-link fence, and four years ago residents reluctantly topped one section of the fence with barbed wire after a rash of invasions by pranksters. But a mugging early last summer and recent car break-ins and gasoline siphonings have frightened the village...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Hello in There | 3/11/1974 | See Source »

...consumption, and a user can save by buying the standard model instead of the deluxe model. He can also save by properly handling the furnace and the insulation in his house: REFRIGERATORS: A standard 14-cu.-ft. fridge uses 1,137 kwh. per year, while a 17-cu.-ft. "frost-free" model uses 2,008 kw-h., or $45.98 worth. New "efficiency" units, which are also frost-free and have an energy-sparing design and insulation distribution, use only 1,155 kwh. per year for a 17-cu.-ft. model. If a dollar bill will not fit tightly when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONSERVATION: A Kilowatt Counter's Guide to Saving | 11/26/1973 | See Source »

...McKenna, replacing the bruised Kidder after the third tally, fell victim to the Bruins final score, a shot by Bill Frost, Brown tri-captain, with ten minutes to go in the game. Frost received the ball on a through pass from midfield, and unloaded the ball before McKenna expected a shot...

Author: By James Cramer, | Title: Ivy-Leading Brown Booters Trounce Weakened Crimson Eleven in 4-0 Tilt | 11/19/1973 | See Source »

...Frost, also second team All-Ivy last year, was characterized by Malin as a "come from behind" player and Treusacher has scored four goals in three games since changing from the defensive backfield to the front line...

Author: By Jefferson M. Flanders, | Title: Booters Will Test Brown; Bruins Rated 2nd in East | 11/17/1973 | See Source »

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