Word: organism
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...with a low fever and vague pains. He may feel fine every morning, but in the afternoon his temperature soars, and he gradually loses strength. This may keep up for years. Symptoms range all the way from mild backaches to bone and nerve infections, heart disease, insanity. Hardly an organ in the body is safe from invasion. Victims of brucellosis may be suspected of having tuberculosis, meningitis, arthritis, influenza, glandular disorders. Dr. Harris' five-year-old daughter, who suffered for many months from serious kidney trouble was primarily sick with brucellosis. Although it maims its victims, brucellosis seldom kills...
Bach: Toccata and Fugue in C (Dimitri Mitropoulos and the Minneapolis Symphony; Columbia; 4 sides; $2.50). Fine first recording in orchestral form of one of Bach's great organ works...
...some harsh words to say about the "fickle, indiscreet Japanese" who give away their plans and allow other nations to prepare against them. Germany, said Kokumin, "remains a sphinx and acts unexpectedly with lightning speed." By coincidence, only three days earlier the Japan Times and Advertiser, English-language organ of the Foreign Office, had published an "abstract exploration for a possible world peace" which was either a pipe dream of the future or the frankest, completest and grimmest Fascist plan to date for the New World Order...
...classics and products of Harvard College, the program opens with Gretry's Overture to "Le Magnifique," and Haydn's superb "Drum Roll" Symphony. The Mozart Serenata Notturna for string orchestra, string quartet, and tympani which follows, will have the expert collaboration of the Stradivarius String Quartet, and Buxtehude's organ Chaconne in E minor will have the collaboration of Malcolm Holmes, who has transcribed the work for orchestra. Closing the program are two works by Harvard musicians, Jan LaRue's Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra, with the composer as soloist, and Professor Ballantine's Variations on "Mary Had a Little...
...month ago it was a hole-in-the-wall bureau, cheerless in appearance, raggedly staffed, desultory in action. Then, from Fort Bliss came short, dark Major General Robert Charlwood Richardson to take over. Last week Army's press section appeared well on its way to becoming an efficient organ for supplying the public with military information...