Word: herren
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...opening number, Schutz' Jauchzet dem Herren, was a little square, for the performers ignored Schutz' constant shifts of meter. But the anti-phonal choruses had an excitement in their tone and enunciation, and gave a bouvancy to their lines, that prefigured the best qualities of the concert. Bach's Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, however, was disappointing in just these respects. The tempo was too slow, the words were totally inaudible in the women's parts, and the sopranos lost their nerve half-way through. Their tone lost all conviction, and the pitch, already shaky, deteriorated...
Last week Adenauer's college days became a topic of national discussion. Addressing a nostalgic reunion of alte Herren (old grads,) the Chancellor defended Germany's tradition of fraternities, which are widely accused of fostering authoritarianism. Though at 87 Adenauer has seen most if not all of his old fraternity classmates die, he is still a loyal member of Arminia* (motto: True! Free...
When it was discovered that the Herren Strauss had ordered the arrest of Der Spiegel editors without the knowledge of Justice Minister Stammburger, a Free Democrat, the opposition parties, the Free Democrats and much of the public interpreted the action as a personal vendetta with political overtones. The affair was made even more ominous by the government's request for laws which would enable it to rule partially by decree...
...wish we had 1,000 Alte Herren at Harvard instead of 1,000 peace marchers. They'd be considerably more practical...
...Africa. The Schmiss mystique has survived all attempts to kill it. Hitler banned the most elite fraternities as potentially subversive. So did the Allies after World War II, but rescinded the rule under the impression that the institution had died. The Alte Herren soon reopened fraternity houses in the Student Prince tradition, paid for beer and blades, promised good jobs later, and hundreds of ill-housed students happily accepted. Today, West Germany has a whole new generation of highly placed Alte Herren...