Word: perfectability
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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H.T.G. officials suspected foul play in the collapse of the balloon, which was in perfect condition when checked at 4 p.m. yesterday, but had been deflated three hours later. The ladder leading up to the cat-walk was also broken...
...handled the orchestra as if he owned it. He led it safely through the rhythmic complexities of Debussy, and went on to revitalize a bunch of Wagnerian warhorses that have been all but killed by dozens of inept performances. The response to Monteux's steady, relaxed beat was nearly perfect, and the obvious rapport between conductor and orchestra resulted in quick run--throughs of most of the music...
Stairway on A. At the Met, she is a cheerful favorite among singers as well as stagehands. Says Jennie, the Met's tantrum-tested wardrobe boss: "She's regular." She is also a hard worker and a serious student. She has to learn her roles letter-perfect, and for a good reason: "I'm as blind as a bat." Without her glasses, she can hardly see either the prompter or the conductor. Conductors like her because she is quick, clever and agreeable, "no prima donna in temperament...
...exploit gave the U.S. and Canada a perfect record for reciprocal lend-lease in medical imposters. Quebec-born William Renwick MacLeod did his practicing without a license in the U.S., went to jail for it (TIME, Sept...
Twelve to fifteen hours a week seems to be the perfect medium between letting a man slack off and allowing him to over-work. "Ten hours a week is a little light, 20 hours is too much," declares Taylor. Consequently this year the number of dining hall jobs for freshmen was doubled while the time each man worked was cut in half. "Before this year the freshmen were working 20 to 22 hours a week on these board jobs, and were having a lot of trouble with their studies," says Monro. "We halved the time each man would have...