Word: interested
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...what it is, not for its monetary value. He is by nature completely unmaterialistic, although it has been pointed out that a men with a millionaire wife has no real need for being materialistic. But in this case, the spirit is not superficial. He has one abiding interest in life--music. That is why he is so impatient with musicians who discuss with him the positions he might get. That is why recently, when he heard indirectly that an orchestra he was guest conducting was in financial peril, he returned his salary. These are superficial examples to be sure...
...play, an eighteenth century comedy of manners, tells of the financial downfall of a count's family as a result of the count's interest in antiques. The demise of the family is temporarily staved off by the daughter's marriage to a wealthy merchant...
...cooperation with Yard proctors. Candidate nominations for the elected committee would be made by student after a series of proctor-conducted meetings during the first four weeks of the fall term. Thus the entire success of these elections would depend on the work of the proctors and the interest of the students in each entry. The elective plan would give freshmen control of their own affairs, plus representation on the Council at the beginning of their first year. With this system, classes would no longer have to wait until their sophomore year to take part in student government...
...next two weeks, the HTW will offer Cambridge an opportunity to see its last and most enjoyable production, "The Tempest"--a production which manages to reap the full harvest of marvels contained in that play. They Workshop has never yet failed to repay, with interest, the exacting price Shakespeare demands of his actors. This is the last HTW show primarily because the leading members of the organization are graduating. But the HTW will continue to be a part of the local scene for some time to come. After a profitable season last summer operating Brattle Hall as a professional repertory...
...committee was drawn, Buck said, "from existing departments of the faculty which have an interest in geography." Donald G. Mckay, professor of History, is chairman. Other members of the group...