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...Lewis Thomas Wattson he was called 46 years ago, when he was a minister of the Episcopal Church. Within the framework of that church he founded, 40 years ago, his order which followed the Franciscan rule and dress, and aimed to send out missionaries to the heathen. In 1909 he took the Society of the Atonement (17 members) and its affiliated Sis ters of the Atonement into the Roman Church. Under his Franciscan name of Father Paul James Francis, he was ordained to the priesthood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: At Graymoor | 2/19/1940 | See Source »

When Einstein was putting together the framework of Relativity, he was fascinated by the Larmor-Lorentz-Fitzgerald theory that when a clock is in motion it slows down slightly-too slightly to be detected by ordinary means. This theory was based on the idea of a fixed frame of reference, such as the ether. Einstein incorporated the theory in the Relativity structure, as a consequence not of absolute motion but of relative motion-that is, of the clock's motion relative to a hypothetical observer. For a long time there was no experimental confirmation of the Larmor-Lorentz-Fitzgerald...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Ethereal Cat | 2/5/1940 | See Source »

...lose, there seems to be little future hope for the ASU, but our stand should be determined by what the Caucus members feel. If we win, the fight has only begun since those of us who were at the convention realize that the liberals must have an organizational framework if they are to exert their strength...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Gottlieb Initiates ASU Referendum | 1/10/1940 | See Source »

Fiction: Scholem Asch's "The Nazarene" is a fine and compelling account of the life of Christ, occasionally marred by the somewhat unnecessary framework. . . . As for Joyce's "Finnegans Wake," we are silent and abashed. Let him who can think of a better category for this experiment in language classify it for himself. . . Lin Yutang's "Moment in Peking" offers a glimpse into the world of a Chinese whose views on himself, life and the Occident have gained him a wide following. Don't take your preconceptions about the novel form with you into this novel. . . There's always John...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Bookshelf | 12/15/1939 | See Source »

...Mumford does not believe in unconditional aid to the Allies. "Every offer of help must be met with the acceptance of principles--the principles on which can be built a lasting framework of peace and justice in international relations," he believes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mumford Urges U.S. Help in War Against Fascism | 11/10/1939 | See Source »

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