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...Bishop of Prague, who was massacred in 997 while on missionary expedition among the pagan Prussians. His body was ransomed by the Polish duke, Boleslaw the Brave, and buried in Gniezno. Adalbert was canonized about...
...India were being recruited to trigger a revolt in Tibet. "Whatever might happen to Tibet in the future." he said, "it is obvious who is now riding on the backs of the Tibetan people." The nagging doubt remained that Nehru had often in the past put up a brave front against the Chinese, only to back down again. But for the time being, both Parliament and the Indian press cheered his new hard line...
...Elliot House and Chestnut Hill, will succeed as battalion commander of the Naval ROTC. Other members of the staff announced by Capt. Richard R. Redmayne USM, professor of Naval Science are: James F. Henchman '68, executive officer; Thomas M. Chafin '68, Alpha company commander; Ronald D. Rochelens '68, Brave company commander; and Ronald Perera '68, Charlie company commander...
...Radcliffe Chorale Society was indeed brave in taking on the Verses From the Book of Ruth composed by Claudio Spies in 1959. What mars the work is its stilted literalness, and the performance added to this monotony. Narrator Lee Bradley did not tell us a story: she just read biblical inscriptions. And when the chorus intoned (correctly) "heretofore" and "Israel" with equal stress on each syllable, it was almost laughable. Yet despite the natural problems of pitch, the chorus and soloists did master the music, no mean feat. A performance keyed to the drama of the story could enliven...
There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gather'd then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men . . . -Lord Byron...