Word: grumping
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...afternoon field trips to Manhattan's Mulberry Street to get the flavor of his subject. He writes with absolute conviction in an idiom that was new when Puccini was young. His strings sing with silken suavity behind tender scenes, but brasses and percussion can also rasp and grump disturbingly. Tenor David Poleri (Michele) has a tongue-lashing, show-stopping aria (". . . You are ashamed to say: 'I was Italian' "), and Soprano Gloria Lane* as his mistress has another...
...middle-aged Los Angeles businessman admitted that he had been "A grump for years" and long resisted his wife's urging to make one of the retreats with her. But "when I finally agreed, it was amazing! I felt better almost immediately-long before we actually came up here." Said a rangy, baby-faced bridegroom to his bride: "Honey, I think we'll be going on quite a few of these...
...Groper scored the sixth Crimson run, in the fifth inning. Johnson led off the sixth with the longest hit of the day, a tremendous triple over the center flelder's head. He scored on a wild pitch. Wise also walked, and then Krinskly doubled to left Center field, scoring Grump and Wise...
...last year's varsity are still not far from consideration, however. Ed Krinsky is pushing Bulger hard for one guard slot, with Ed Condon right behind him. Senior Forest Hansen, the only double letter winner on the team besides Lionette, is also pressing for a starting position. Bob Grump, who had the highest shooting average on the 1951-2 team, can substitute at either forward...
Though they use ramps instead of stairs and though they may view cavorting bovines on the walls instead of grump Bostonians frequenters of the Harkness dining room must still endure trays of the middle plasticene era. These are not the square old clothes and give variety only the Union renowned for its moose heads and Victorian decor can countenance that but the round type with low partitions. Despite all the modern conveniences that Gropius can offer graduate students still must watch out for vinegar in their bread pudding...