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...were brought out well when the wind obliged. Even the Maelstrom, however, could not have drowned out the rhythmic and almost percussive phrases of the Preger "Sanctus," a work of dubious musical worth, and even less liturgical relevance. Completing the serious part of the program were Dvorak's charming "Maiden in the Wood," and Milhaud's "Psalm 121," a rather nondescript work sung in a nondescript manner. A humorous song, "Casey Jones," provided the transition to a rousing series of Harvardiana, in which all participated. The Freshman Glee Club sings next Tuesday. We should pray for a windless Harvard Yard...
...Sultan.") Some times the Sultan asked Communists in the crowd to step forward, like a revivalist calling on sinners to repent. But there the resemblance ended. The Sultan danced, sang and feasted with the villagers far into the morning, then retired, often in the company of a village maiden...
...House of Lords, Earl Attlee, making his maiden speech, vented his spleen on what he called the U.S.'s "rather outdated anti-colonialism." "I sometimes feel," said Attlee, "with all friendliness to our American friends, that they are a little apt to stand on the sidelines and leave us to carry the fight." But he too was critical of Makarios' exile. "The rebels of the past generally tend, sooner or later, to be the Prime Ministers of the British Commonwealth,"* he observed tartly...
...Clan Campbell, Ian Douglas Campbell, eleventh Duke of Argyll, came in line for a windfall of at least $140,000 from the estate of a stranger, a London-born lady named Mrs. Eliza Sale, who died last December at 88. The big clue behind Eliza's bequest: her maiden name was Campbell. Glowed the duke, a well-heeled man: "I can only assume that the bequest was made to me as head of the Clan Campbell . . . It was a most admirable attitude for the lady to adopt...
...AEROTRAIN which missed its first date for revenue operations because coaches were too noisy and bumpy (TIME, Jan. 30), broke down on its maiden run with paying passengers aboard. While trying to clip 1½ hours off the Pennsy's nine-hour...