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...conservatives and temperamental radicals, the College remains largely a hotbed of unconcern. Safely perched in the "middle-of-the-road," many of its "moderate liberals" hold fast to their comfortably philosophy of "don't-give-a-damnism." When sufficiently aroused by a crisis--or even a simple emergency they lean to the Left and lend their silent aid and comfort to the Respectable Radicals...
...Massachusetts Investment Trust the prudent man is Chairman Dwight Parker Robinson, 59, a prow-chinned, rock-ribbed New Englander whose family roots go far back into Massachusetts history. Tall (5 ft. 11½ in.) and lean, he guides the $1.5 billion investment of M.I.T.'s 203,000 shareholders (plus the $219 million of 67,000 investors in M.I.T.'s Growth Stock Fund) with such calm and confidence that he sleeps as soundly as he invests. As the boss of the world's biggest fund, he is the first to admit that there are no exact rules...
Instinctively looking for something solid to lean on, he turned to his master reading list. With rapid, but controlled glances he searched for an oversight. The hunt was fruitless, though, for his check, counter-check system left no room for mistakes. The blame, clearly, lay with Miss Schroeder...
...Chicago slaughterhouses, of Armour!" Ted Spear greets us. He is a tall, lean, middle aged man. "I represent the management and am responsible for public relations...
...points, including the tender "Sing with the Spirit," the moving "Walk as Children of Light," and the virtuosic "Sing unto Him." Throughout the piece, Thompson demonstrates his absolute command of the choral idiom, and ability to produce a variety of effects without lapsing into mere showiness. His cadences perhaps lean too heavily on the received value of a rich pianissimo close, but, for the most part he does not substitute sound effects for more serious and difficult musical tasks, but uses the double chorus as one more element of depth in the composition...