Word: pleasantly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...same way, Susan Larson is something of a disappointment as Rose Maybud, a characteristically Gilbertain example of innocent rural lust. Her singing voice is pleasant enough, but she walks through her lines, apparently baffled by the splendid prop she carries, a book of etiquette. Of all the cast she might have benefited most from stage direction...
...Course Assistant. It was Bunny Largess, Visiting Professor of Half-Truths, who formulated the now-famous rule on "choosing a course assistant." In Bunny's own words, "Make sure he is cruder, more reactionary, and basically less pleasant than even you are. Then give him a free hand." It is also important that the assistant be totally inept as a lecturer (ideally he should drool as well as lisp), and that he cast a favorable light on your physical appearance. [In the event that your academic credentials are likewise open to question, be careful to pick an assistant with ones...
...most pleasant surprise for Merritt in the 50-45 victory over Springfield was the sweep of the breaststroke by Dave Law and Pete Mikhalevsky. Harvard seems to have an edge over the Cadets in diving, and Merritt thinks his team is now in better shape than it was in against Springfield...
Died. Agnes Boulton Kaufman, 75, second of Playwright Eugene O'Neill's three wives; of an intestinal obstruction; in Point Pleasant, N.J. Her marriage to the iconoclastic author lasted eleven years before ending in divorce because, as she wrote in her memoir, Part of a Long Story, O'Neill wanted a "wife, mistress, mother and valet." Their life was like a battle scene played in a refrigerator: she cared little for the theater and enjoyed parties; he was a recluse whose only outlets were quiet drinking and dramatic writing...
Dover initiated the explosion with a pair of foul shots, and then converted a fast break pass from Gustafson. Janszewski, a pleasant surprise for the fans with a soft jumper and accurate hook shots, followed with a turn-around 15-footer. Gustafson finished it off with a free throw, and the outcome was assured...