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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...giving an air of tenseness that was out of key with this more gentle work. The orchestra, which is usually excellent in accompaniment, was strangely insensitive and much too loud. Miss Lunn, although technically in full command of her difficult part, had to push her voice, and still was often inaudible, especially in the cadences. The entire performance of this work bordered on the hysterical...
...Harvard Opera Guild's proposal for a united theatre group would appear to be a rather undramatic and realistic proposal for a more efficient and better supported series of dramatic productions at Harvard. All too often, a college-wide theatre group has been short of funds and, as a result, could not back a large enough production to make a significant amount of money. The proposed committee would, to a large extent, enable a theatre group to avoid lean years caused by financial deficits from the previous season. The new committee would also allow for more efficient scheduling of production...
...Farnsworth does not demonstrate that the psychiatric view offers us any new insights. He tells us to consider "the whole man", but this exhortation is neither helpful nor illuminating He notes that leaving home is often a traumatic experience, that exam period is a time of emotional stress, and that neurotic students often do badly since they cannot work effectively. Such insights are neither novel nor devastating...
...attempt to hamstring the NAACP, states have passed a long series of laws which often require a considerable period of time to have repealed in the courts and which are designed specifically to hinder the NAACP. In 1956, Virginia passed laws requiring registration with a state agency of all persons promoting racial integration or legislation, and providing for an investigation of individuals or organizations contributing funds for litigation to which they are not a party. A $100,000 fine levied by an Alabama court against the Association for refusing to produce membership lists and financial records was taken for review...
...living quarters on the Gold Coast also reflected his social background. Endicott Peabody, official preacher to the University, often decried the "gap between Mt. Auburn Street and the Yard," and it was just such expensive dorms as Westmorly Court, where F.D.R. lived, that Peabody disliked...