Word: c
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...before the concert, a platoon of coolies moved into the open-air concert area and enveloped it in a cloud of insecticide to kill off the mosquitoes. An hour later, two coolies armed with spools of adhesive tape started affixing location tags to the rows of folding seats. At C-hour-minus-30 minutes, the national flags of Viet Nam and the U.S. were in place. As the darkness gathered, the men of the orchestra took their places, and promptly at 8 p.m. the conductor raised his baton. Moments later one more corner of Asia was introduced to the strange...
...courses in Latin American History have also been added to next years' catalogue. Charles C. Griffin, a visiting professor from Vassar, will teach both. The history of ancient Iran to the seventh century A.D. is the subject of History 110, a new half course to be given in the spring. History 113, a half course for the fall, deals with the Holy Roman Empire in the High Middle Ages...
Even the greatly reduced string ensemble in Bach's C-minor concerto (no. 1) for violin and oboe often failed to express the grace and flexibility in this lovely music. The soloists were the winners of the orchestra's concerto contest: John Austin played a rather discreet fiddle, which was occasionally overwhelmed by the powerful oboe playing of Carl Schlaikjer; nevertheless both parts were very well done. The other competition winned was E. S. Stewart, whose Variations on a Melody won the contest for undergraduate compositions...
Vice-chairman of the group is Douglas C. Salmond '62, treasurer is Robert J. Graham II '62, and activities director is Robert W. Colman...
...remaining characters are purely comic. The mayor's struggles to remain in command in this splintering world are given boisterous expression by Travis B. Linn; and Jacques C. Feuillan almost completely captures the poignancy inherent in the kindly Chaplain's humor, the humor of a man who thinks rather little but feels "a good deal," to whom legal matters are Greek "except, of course, that I understand Greek." And pillow-stuffed Julius Novick as Justice Tappercoom is witty and partly wise, eager for order but nonetheless good-humored...