Word: putnam
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...which Harvard owns stock. The ACSR advised the Harvard Corporation on how to vote on the resolutions at the annual meetings of the companies in Harvard's investment portfolio. A subcommittee of the Corporation--the Corporation Subcommittee on Shareholder Responsibility (CSSR)--makes the final decision. The Harvard treasurer, George Putnam '49, tells one of his two assistant treasurers of the decisions, and the assistant treasurer casts the actual proxy vote on Harvard's shares...
...dissonant counterpoint between the vocal lines and orchestration. Although it has little charm or lyricism, the score does have strength. And there are some masterly touches, as in a ballroom scene in Act 1 in which Bothwell (sung by Barry Busse) and his soldiers watch awkwardly as Mary (Ashley Putnam) and her courtiers dance stately pavanes. Infuriated by the perfumed elegance, Bothwell strides forward and belts forth a rough Scottish reel. The roistering tune and sinister tremolo accompaniment overwhelm the lutelike Renaissance melody of the dance-and the musical battle foreshadows real ones to come...
There was not a weak voice or wooden actor in the company. Ashley Putnam, 25, is a talented, striking new star who debuted professionally with the V.O.A. back in 1976, two months before she shared first place in the prestigious Metropolitan Opera national auditions. Her lustrous soprano voice handles high notes with authority, and her acting is good enough for Broadway. She manages to crystallize certain moments: a softened look at James (Jake Gardner) even as they feud; a coquettish triumph as queen of her ball...
...George Putnam, University treasurer, said last night, "Percentage-wise this year's increase is a little higher than in the past, in part because Harvard's tuition has always been relatively low among law schools...
...wailing harmonica equals shrimpboat rock. Buffett bottled it quick before it fizzed, and the music hasn't changed much over the six albums in the last five years. Buffett's chartbusting last year was the result mainly of promotional considerations and the pull of a big-name producer, Norbert Putnam, who used to ride herd on Kris Kristofferson. Changes In Latitudes sured wasn't a new style--the best song on the album, "In The Shelter," was written six years...