Word: difficult
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...minutes during the Bach Society Orchestra's concert Saturday night, it was difficult to remember that a chamber orchestra was playing in Paine Hall. The sonorous climaxes of three songs from Hindemith's "Marienleben" sounded forth with all the intensity and power of a full symphony. Disregarding the question of propriety, it was an astonishing demonstration of the virtuosity of the orchestra and its conductor, Michael Senturia...
...Hindemith, fared less well. The spirit of Hindemith hovered over, giving an air of tenseness that was out of key with this more gentle work. The orchestra, which is usually excellent in accompaniment, was strangely insensitive and much too loud. Miss Lunn, although technically in full command of her difficult part, had to push her voice, and still was often inaudible, especially in the cadences. The entire performance of this work bordered on the hysterical...
Army is always a well-coached, well-practiced team which is very dangerous on its own courts, where a fast bounce and a higher court temperature than is found at most colleges make adjustment very difficult. However, not a single Harvard winner was forced past four games, and Gerry Emmet, who lost at third singles, was not in top physical shape for the match...
...House play to only members of that House. This would be a boon to the College-wide groups, but would ruin House drama, which has been a most enjoyable part of Harvard Theatre. The scheduling power of the new committee, moreover, should not be used to make it difficult for a House group to find a place to rehearse...
...already drawn correlations that will require revision of some long-held ideas. Forceps deliveries, he believes, account for less than 3% of cerebral palsy, although a total of 60% of all cases can be traced to some kind of damage at birth-notably brain hemorrhage and contusions during a difficult delivery, and oxygen starvation (which in its turn may have a multiplicity of causes). About 30% of cerebral palsy is caused, Dr. Perlstein believes, by the mother's illnesses during pregnancy (especially German measles, but also anemia and diabetes) and Rh incompatibility-though this last cause has fallen...