Word: enthusiast
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...good hater and because he gave a name to two U. S. phenomena- Main Street and Babbitt-that were crying for a name, the public finally applauded him and prizes came his way. But Sinclair Lewis is still, as he has always been, a romantic, an enthusiast. Though cynics say that if you want sympathy you had better look for it in the dictionary, Author Lewis is a passionate believer in the reality of dictionary words. Ann Vickers, his first book since he won the Nobel Prize, is only incidentally an attack on U. S. politics, society, penology. Fundamentally...
...Bach Book For Harriet Cohen" contains twelve transcriptions from organ and instrumental music by Bach for the piano. Each one is made by a different modern composer of high ability for that great Bach enthusiast, who appeared not long ago as soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The choral prelude and choral "Ach, bleth hei uns. Herr Jesu Christ," for instance is done by Vaughan Williams, whereas the Andante of the second Brandenburg Concerto is transcribed by Eugene Geosens. Care has been taken in all cases to keep as near the original harmony as possible. The book should be valuable...
...Some people regard modernism in architecture as the salvation of that art and some, as its annihilation. All intelligent people are familiar with the appearance of modern buildings reproduced in black and white, in the rotogravure sections and in journals of art and architecture. Mr. Bennett, who is an enthusiast, had the idea that one reason it was not better appreciated was the fact that the public generally ignored the color and therefore had no knowledge of the real appearance of the work. He decided to make extensive sketches in color of modern buildings in Germany, Austria, Holland and Scandinavia...
...barnlike Civic Auditorium where the Democratic National Convention was held in 1920. Veterans felt that any War Memorial should be specially useful to them. There were years of dispute until Richard Montgomery Tobin, onetime (1923-29) Minister to The Netherlands took command. As a veteran and a music- enthusiast he was able to reconcile both factions. A $4.000,000 bond issue was floated, one-third of which the city subscribed. Architect Arthur Brown Jr. with Albert Lansburgh collaborating designed twin buildings (one for veterans' organizations, one for opera). They are dignified granite and terra cotta structures which harmonize with...
...Crimson's last warming-up game, for such it is generally conceded to be, it behooves the football enthusiast to do a little looking ahead toward the five real battles which lie between Harvard's present clean slate and the possibility of an undefeated season...