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...eloquent symphonies of Sir Edward Elgar, for example, are works whose depth of expression rivals Brahms' more famous essays in the form. Ralph Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, the finest string-orchestra piece of the century, reaches back for inspiration to the English Renaissance, achieving a spiritual serenity rare in this age of anxiety. Gustav Hoist's The Planets is a superbly effective orchestral showpiece. And two of Benjamin Britten's major operas, Peter Grimes and Death in Venice, belong on any list of the most important modern music dramas...
...yesterday's contest against Oregon for fifth place. Harvard dominated throughout the first half in perhaps the squad's finest half of the season, but only managed to hold a 1-0 lead at intermission. Greeley set up the tally with a perfect crossing pass which Larson into the twines. Goals by Landry and Mayer upped the score to 3-1, but after two Duck tallies which sent the encounter into overtime, a Mayer-to-Landry combination proved decisive in the 4-3 Crimson victory...
...yards on 21 carries for a new Harvard single-season mark of 1054) Callinan was able to move the ball with fair success on the ground, and Allard (11 for 23, 107 yards, all out of the quarterback-in-motion) had the finest passing day of his career, including five hook-ups with Cuccia for 57 yards...
Meanwhile, on the Harvard back line, Peter Sergienko, John Duggan, Deniz Perese and Andreas Keller-Sarmiento, all of whom will not return next year, displayed of their finest efforts, allowing only seven balls to challenge Crimson keepers Peter Walsh and Ben Erulkar...
Former one-term lowa Senator John Culver '54 lost his seat last November in the "Tuesday Night Massacre" of several prominent moderate and liberal Democrats. Presently, he, like Governor Peabody, also practices law in Washington. D.C. But at Harvard, he was one of the finest running backs in the school's history, holding the record for most touchdowns scored...