Word: childsã
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Around Christmastime, the global community of fiddlers that play on Childs?? violins—called Childsplay—gathers in Cambridge for a concert series, led by Childs, beaming, in the center. “Not all violin makers will agree, but I believe that the soul of the maker goes into the instrument,” he says. “You want whatever it is you’re expressing to live beyond your own life. When I have everyone gathered around me, it helps me feel that...
...purchase a Childs violin for $14,000. Each of his handmade violins bears his signature, not only by the ink stamp of a “Putto” cherub, which is his personal insignia—but also by the violin’s sound, which is distinctly Childs?...
Given the uncertainty about what actually happened and the gravity of Childs?? claims—reflected in fellow workers’ willingness to stop their work and argue with a supervisor—it seems appropriate for the University to thoroughly investigate the incident. This investigation should not, of course, constitute a review simply of Childs but should also examine the actions of supervisors and managers who may have contributed to the dispute. And to encourage fair accounts of the events—without implied pressure from the University—employees and supervisors should be interviewed...
Usually, according to Childs, employees are able to participate in the Adams House Drag Night and regularly do so. This year, however, full employee participation was hindered. Childs??a 28-year veteran of Harvard’s workforce—claims that employees were told they could not participate at all; a manager claims that employees could participate, but only after cleaning for the night was complete. Childs says the tasks assigned—including cleaning the walls of the kitchen—were frivolous and that preventing the workers from participating in the House event was unacceptable...
University representatives declined to comment on the Childs?? case and on the practices of co-tenant TH Niles at 1280 Mass...