Word: ragging
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...three hours on stage, mirrors that of the character, who has relived the most horrible moments of his life. Judi West as Maggie creates, in her first scene, the uneasiness we should expect even without our foreknowledge of Maggie's suicide. She is a pitiable, blond rag doll, figure clutching her bottle of whisky and jar of pills while viciously accusing Quentin of sins he never committed...
...compelling and thoroughly convincing hero. Free of exaggeration, he masterfully portrayed Romeo as a roustabout turned rapt lover. The evening, however, belonged to Fonteyn. Though 45, she was every inch the teenage Juliet, brimming with the dart and dash of adolescence. She began by cavorting kittenishly with a rag doll, then movingly matured into a woman in the throes of first love. Backed by sumptuous sets and costumes and an excellent supporting cast, most notably David Blair as Mercutio, Nureyev and Fonteyn were awarded 35 minutes of curtain calls...
...swiping eight guys from Guy, for a medley indistinguishable from basic Basie. But it took that great ham operator, Jackie Gleason, 49, to get the bands jamming together, when, with short waves of his smoldering cigarette, he led the 32-man combined ensemble through Rampart Street and Johnson Rag...
Oxbridge Words. The "don" in don rag comes from the Oxbridge term for tutor, and the "rag" is an Anglicism, meaning to scold. Scolding is not its only function. The catalogue calls the don-rag "diagnosis and prescription," and students in difficulty are given extra don-rag periods, throughout the term. Dean John S. Kieffer believes that those having the hardest time should receive the tenderest treatment. The sophomore who was charged with flippancy and debunking was considered a bright but complacent boy who could take the harsh words...
Crying Coeds. Coeds, who make up more than one-third of the school's 318 students, have been known to exit sobbing. But clearly the don-rag institution is approved by St. Johnnies. After each session a summation is written up (and sent to the parents of freshmen), and traditional letter grades reflecting the summation are assigned as a convenience for undergraduates transferring or applying to graduate school. Though students are entitled to see these letter marks, most of them make it a point of pride never to look them up, accepting instead the verbose verdict of the eyeball...