Word: mastered
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Small, round-faced Dr. Louis Wirth, University of Chicago sociologist, declared that urbanism-the big city problem-enters into almost every major problem of modern society. "Our cultures are still many, but our civilization is one. The city is the symbol of that civilization. We will either master this ominously complicated entity or perish under...
...perhaps a third of the nation, largest radio audience in the U. S. But Charlie appears only twice (a total of about 15 minutes) during the hour: the rest is usually orchestra music, songs by Contralto Dorothy Lamour and Baritone Donald Dickson, effervescences by guest stars and a master of ceremonies. Between Charlie's turns at the mike, the interest of his vast audience wavers. Many tune in on other programs, others mix drinks, woolgather, miss commercials until Charlie returns...
...duplicate." Lawrence Oilman: "In later years what we know to be the truth about him will not be believed. It will survive as a legend and a myth, a fable scarcely conceivable as fact. ... He ceases to be merely the devoted literalist, and becomes the inexplicable lifegiver, the master of a secret vision and an incommunicable speech, known only to himself and to his peers...
...being shown, one by Hopper and the remaining three by Sargent. The Hopper landscape serves only to heighten my belief in the excellence of the artist; the solid buildings, the clear pigment, and the clean spaciousness within which each part of the painting exists, are the work of a master painter. No element in Hopper's piece is created "in vacuo"; the houses, mountains, and the water are each related to the other in a very real sense, yet we are not conscious of any obvious attempt on the part of the artist to bring these elements together by means...
Adopted. Jean, five-month-old girl; by James Bernard Schafer, Messenger (headman) of the Royal Fraternity of Master Metaphysicians; in Oakdale, L. I. Jean's home will be the 100-room Oakdale mansion (formerly William K. Vanderbilt's) acquired by the R. F. M. M. last year (TIME, July 11, 1938), who changed its name from Idle Hour to Peace Haven. A religious cult dedicated to Peace and practicing a mixture of Rosicrucianism, Christian Science, Christianity, Supermind Science, and faith healing, the Fraternity will attempt to make Jean immortal, by bringing her up in an environment where death...