Word: beste
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Crimson leader was rated the third best tankman in the land for any distance from 440 yards to one mile. He trailed Carlos Rivas of Honolulu and Harold "Curly" Stanhope of Ohio State University in the selections...
...only outstanding thing about the band is Barnet himself. His tenor sax playing on the Lester Young (Count Basie) idea is usually good, although it occasionally sounds a little like a taxi-horn on a foggy night. His alto sax work is much better, and is probably the best imitation around of Ellingtonite Johnny Hodges. All in all, it would seem to me that the slogan. "Swing and sweat with Charlie Barnet" still holds...
...finally to abide by his previous commitment if the John Reed sponsors still wished it. The University could still remove itself from a compromising position by regrinding to Mr. Browder his permit to speak in the New Lecture Hall. Failing in that, Harvard will have to struggle as best it can against unjustified charges of reaction...
Sargeant F. A. Phinney of the Boston Marine Corps and one of the ten best shots in the country has volunteered his services as coach of the Varsity. Mr. Groote, chief petty officer of the Harvard Naval ROTC, will instruct the Freshman candidates. In addition, a class for beginners has been arranged...
...trouble is that Mr. Todd doesn't seem to have the courage of his convictions. For instance, after whooping up the "Three Little Maids" red hot out of a ladies' seminary with a gorgeous syncopated score and a crew of jitterbugs in the best traditions of Harlem's Savoy, if not the London Savoy, he promptly repents his sins and returns to the original G. & S. script for a while. Heaven forbid that any criticism should be smeared on the original, but it did sound pretty dull. It's too bad that Mr. Todd couldn't bury his conscience deep...