Word: adept
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Walter Piston: String Quartet No. 1 (Dorian String Quartet; Columbia: 5 sides). Maine-born Composer Piston, most adept of U. S. Kulturbolschewiks, racks ears softly, intricately...
...defensive weapon. He has found his new position more natural to him. D'Autremont is a sound player with three years of experience behind him, but is handicapped by a lack of speed. Rousmaniere's chief asset is his control over the soccer ball which makes him especially adept at passing. A versatile player, he shifts to the forward line when Barnes comes into the game...
...punt for Reagan is a real offensive weapon, because he is especially adept at catching the opposition napping with a quick boot over the safety man's head. Reagan will take a chance on anything, and his daredevil plays and blazing speed will lift Crimson followers on their seats many times Saturday...
...various departments. Students grumbled because they believed Dr. Conant was bent on getting crack research men instead of crack teachers, because he hired big-name scholars at fancy salaries while he let brilliant young instructors of undergraduates go. Harvardmen began to think that Chemist Conant was more adept at test-tube work than at human equations...
...marquee should be turned upside down at the University Theatre this week. The underdog of the twin bill, "Unexpected Father," has been dug out of the usual grave for which it was intended, since it is a grade B picture, by adept directing and by Mischa Auer who is at his best in the picture; the picture makes Bing Crosby's "Star Maker" seem even more tedious than it really...