Word: minors
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...rate, four Boston Symphony musicians including Jean Lefrane and Alred Zighera plus a pianist, Paul Doguereau, made their appearance and very smoothly and beautifully furnished two-hours of French chamber music, which included the Faure Quintette, Opus 89, the Quartet, Opus 15, and the Ravel Trio in A Minor. To most of those present, including myself, these works were more or less unfamiliar, but from the very cordial reception which greeted each selection, it would seem as if more concerts of this type, in spite of their somewhat limited appeal, would be welcome...
Militarily, Bolivia's move was of minor importance (she has fewer than 15,000 men in her standing army, plus perhaps 185,000 reserves). Diplomatically, the step was a victory for U.S. policy in Latin America, and the effect on the flow of important Bolivian supplies to the Allies may be substantial...
...schmalzing of Bach, were not unduly surprised. But New York Times Critic Olin Downes had had enough. Said he: ". . . More could have been heard had it not been for the extremely lachrymose and dilatory tempi, and the unblushing sentimentalism in interpretation, which almost uniformly prevailed, so that the B-Minor aria with the violin solo sounded like the Méditation from Thaïs. . . . Bach's music . . . stood up surprisingly well under the handicap...
Rescinding its recent proclamation, the Physical Education Department announced yesterday that squash may again be counted for credit in physical training. V-1 men may count the sport as a satisfactory substitute for another minor-credit activity...
Squash will no longer be-counted for minor athletic credits, Norman W. Fradd, assistant director of Physical Education, said in an announcement made last night, removing it from the accepted list...