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...succinct prose. One of the many major differences between them was that Shaw believed style to be a byproduct of sincerity, while Wilde insisted that style alone could create sincerity. It was in Shaw's nature to be a teetotaler, to dress in all the sincerity of rough Jaeger woolens, to stand on a soapbox and preach rebellion in pouring rain. Wilde made it his duty to be "a flaneur, a dandy, a man of fashion," and to preach revolution only in the best London drawing rooms. Shaw said bluntly: "All great truths begin as blasphemies," while Wilde remarked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Scented Fountain | 12/6/1954 | See Source »

There, Dr. Hans Jaeger (an experienced German physician not yet licensed to practice in Illinois) examined Laura Jean. He saw no sign of shock and told a nurse how to dress the burns. Then he asked Mrs. Lingo whether she had hospitalization insurance. She did not. Could she put up $100 deposit? She could not. Then, said the doctor, the baby would have to go to Cook County Hospital. 10½ miles away. He was sure that she would be all right in a car, and he gave Mrs. Lingo a note to arrange for the admission...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The Baby & the Rules | 2/15/1954 | See Source »

Edmond O'Brien has put on a little weight since his last blazing saga, and has a little trouble bounding over the roofs of moving box cars. His expression, long ago worn into the lines on his face, remains an unchanging leer. Dean Jaeger, the benevolent millionnaire on the verge of ruin, looks more the romantic lead than O'Brien. Whisker-checked Sterling Hayden might be taken for a goodie if you sit down in the middle of the picture. But the audience is lulled into believing that jowled O'Brien is the hero, because his leading lady is also...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Denver and Rio Grande | 6/7/1952 | See Source »

Werner W. Jaeger, University Professor, will visit Greece this summer, stopping enroute-in France, Germany, and Italy. Jaeger plans to see Athens, Delhi, Olympia, Crete and other excavation sites and places of historical interest. He said last night that the trip is solely for pleasure and will be his first opportunity to see the country which he has studied as a classical scholar...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jaeger Will Travel to Greece On Pleasure Trip This Summer | 5/21/1952 | See Source »

...Jaeger came to the United States from the University of Berlin in 1936 and was made a University Professor in 1939. He is the author of several books written in English and German, the most famous of which is "Paldeia," a three volume work on the ideals of Greek culture. He also contributes frequently to German, English. American. and Italian journals...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jaeger Will Travel to Greece On Pleasure Trip This Summer | 5/21/1952 | See Source »

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