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Dinner--"to be served at 6:30 p.m. sharp" as the invitation said--didn't begin until after seven, but the sodality ladies, school teachers, and even the Somerville policemen religiously refrained from dipping into their fruit cups until after the Bishop of Boston delivered the invocation. Meanwhile, Ruby Newman's Orchestra, attuned to the niceties of the affair, balanced "When Irish Eyes are Smiling" with "Arrivederci Roma" as they played from the balcony...
...significantly increased his crop yield by serenading corn plants with Rhapsody in Blue. And few believed Indian Botanist T.C.N. Singh when he said that a shrill electric bell speeded the germination of seeds and that classical Indian violin and flute selections promoted crop growth. Or the Australian fruit farmer who swore that he had raised bigger and better bananas by bombarding them with a loud, constant bass note broad cast from loudspeakers set up among the trees...
...fruit trees that we see on both sides of the road are tall. I am not much of an expert but it seems to me that they are just as full of oranges, lemons or grapefruit as their Israeli counterparts. The road is narrow but well paved...
...Still Life with Grapes and Bananas" is a rich tapestry of color and form, that appears tactile, and that toys with depth by distorting perspective. The two largest Braques in the collection are masterworks. The first, a "Still Life with Fruit and Mandolin," overlays lavendar and greys; its design breaks down objects into pattern and builds up pattern just enough to suggest objects. The distinctions between foreground and background are distorted, objects merge with and emerge from their surroundings, while color and pattern interact in such a way that the idea of color as attached to form breaks down...
...some Brooks House programs is impossible to draw. So far PBHA has had limited involvement or success in the realm of political activity. The use of the word "political" to describe PBHA's purpose in the new constitution pleases members who are defensive about the House's lingering fruit-basket image, but it could also endanger PBHA's financial tie with the University and its tax-exempt status as a charitable and educational organization...