Word: perfectible
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...heroism is embodied by bewhiskered Sergei Saranoff leading the harebrained charge, and for whom "higher love" is typified by the couple that coos and clutches effusively. Yet in spite of the laughter still echoing in the theater--for this is a funny play--Bluntschli wins out soberly with a perfect Shavian love affair with a heroine he has never kissed...
...these qualities in a performance that neatly avoided stultifying squareness. Despite a somewhat weak first tenor section which relied on one or two singers to carry their whole burden, the Glee Club displayed a beautiful and richly blended tone with a particularly fine deep bass sound. Intonation was near perfect throughout. Their fortes were full without becoming strident and their pianissimo sound created a marvellous effect--unwavering in its pitch and tone...
...though the Crimson made only one error Saturday, Park knows his charges can't count on near perfect defense all the time, and will have to score more runs. But Park says this will come...
Higginson admitted yesterday he was a little surprised by the strong time of the varsity. (The time beat a powerful MIT heavyweight clocking by 8 seconds in the near perfect racing conditions.) However, Higginson said yesterday. "I'm a bit suspicious of good first performances. But considering that Columbia was not much better than in previous years and provided little challenge, the time was a good...
...keep up with inflation and far less than the 12.2% average yearly boost in the Reagan administration. Tirelessly, Brown proselytizes for reduced spending, probing with Socratic questioning that leaves many listeners in a rage. He startled the University of California regents by dismissing their verbose academic plan as a "perfect example of the squid process: ink spread across the page in unintelligible wordlike patterns that tell me absolutely nothing." He suggested that University President-designate David Saxon take a cut in his scheduled $59,500-a-year salary. Asked Brown: "Why in the world are salaries higher for administrators when...