Word: perfectability
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...turned to the stalemated Korean truce talks. Though negotiations have been under way for eight months, "the only noticeable result is that the enemy has gained time to bring up artillery, air and mechanical transport and to perfect his antiaircraft defenses and communications, all to gain strength where once his weakness was most pronounced...
Anne English, from the New England Conservatory, brought stature to the title role. Her big, well-disciplined voice and perfect diction made her the outstanding soloist of the evening. She sang the "Endless Pleasure," aria about the joys she expects to find in heaven as Jupiter's mistress, with Iyric fluency. The poorly danced, unimaginative ballet sequence that accompanied her, however, was distracting...
...above all a choral composer, and the extensive passages for chorus in Semele require a first-rank ensemble with clear texture and plenty of volume. The Lowell Musical Society was very fortunate to have the services of Hewitt Pantaleoni '52, an industrious, capable chorus director. The group sounded nearly perfect in unison, as well as in the tricky polyphonic sections. There was precision and grace here not always found even in professional groups...
Spring cottons provide a perfect background for colorful tropical jewelry such as corals and shells...
Battery Watch. An electronic wrist watch that eliminates 30 parts found in ordinary watches and keeps "perfect" time was exhibited last week by the Elgin National Watch Co. of Elgin, Ill. The watch motor is the smallest ever built, runs for a year on a peanut-sized battery. Elgin plans to market the watch in about 18 months for $200-$500, expects it will be "some years" before the watch can be brought down to the $50 class...