Word: performances
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...lustrous stringed instruments, including one cello, 16 violas, 171 violins. The oldest was a small, ornamented Gasparo da Salo, dated 1609; the most famous was Paganini's own powerful Guarneri del Gesu, given to him (by a wealthy Leghorn merchant) on the condition that nobody else would ever perform on it; the most prevalent were modern models patterned closely after Stradivari designs. Because of their popularity among wealthy foreign fiddlers, there were no Strads at all available for the exhibit...
...Dulles points out, the force of ecclesiastical law, as does the Index of Forbidden Books. The legion's recommendations are designed merely to help Catholics form their own consciences about what movies to see. But movie-going is "no exception to the general principle that before we perform an act we must assure ourselves that we are not committing sin ... The mere fact that I could probably attend a given picture without falling into sin would not, then, be a sufficient justification for going...
These committeees perform three func- tion. The "recruiting" one, whose importance varies directly with the Club's distance from Cambridge, now concerns intellectually promising high school students who would not ordinarily apply to Harvard. (Of course, a good scholar is not disqualified if he also happens to play fullback.) Generally more important is the screening role that the Club members play, interviewing local applicants to the College and relaying their evaluations to the Admission Office in Cambridge. Thirdly, the Club committees actually raise funds--a national total of $70,000 last year--to endow College scholarships for deserving local students...
Sixty men will leave tomorrow afternoon, and return Sunday night; they will perform only one concert, and be entertained by the Air Force the rest of the time...
...Salinas, to work for Paper-Mate is to be somebody. After work, in a tableau like a scene from Carmen, the girl penmakers, dressed in factory-provided blue smocks, parade their status through the streets. Drawing a sharp contrast with the old way, sheepish cane cutters often perform the unmanly chore of bringing lunchboxes to their working wives at the plant...