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Word: rapidly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...musical interpretation of Steichen's pictorial essay begins and ends with a recitation of the theme: "All man is but one man." With a rapid-moving and never-tiring tempo, the show moves through the various phases of man's life: work and praise, sorrow, prayer, complaint, and love. Between each number the theatre is blackened and the performers take their positions for the next of the songs--some interpreted as still pictures, others with lively action. In the "complaint category," for example, "Talking Union" and "Union Maid" are done with audience participation, including community singing on the chorus...

Author: By Martha E. Miller, | Title: 3 Folk Sing | 5/19/1959 | See Source »

Wilbur K. Jordan, president of Radcliffe, yesterday expressed the opinion that Radcliffe is entering "a period of consolidation" after passing through two decades of fairly rapid changes. Although he did not comment directly on recent suggestions for an integration of Radcliffe into the University, Jordan indicated that such a move might become desirable in the future...

Author: By Victoria Thompson, | Title: Radcliffe Approaches Time of Consolidation | 5/7/1959 | See Source »

...situation is further complicated by the rapid upward trend of Advanced Placement students. In the last three year, participants in this program have increased from 13 to 31 to 55, and this trend, said Bender, "indicates that we may have around 80 Advanced Placement students" enrolling this fall...

Author: By Craig K. Comstock, | Title: Record-Breaking 1200 Will Join Class of '63 | 4/24/1959 | See Source »

...fabric of Aubade, a play which might conceivably have been composed as an oversize operatic scena. Mr. Ziskin wrote two longish preludes, a good-sized postlude, and supported the heroine enthusiastically during her moments of crisis. The style ranged from jagged dissonance (which was not too successful) to rapid-fire splashes of delicious French harmony, which Mr. Ziskin handles with great verve...

Author: By Edgar Murray, | Title: Duet | 4/23/1959 | See Source »

...funds into highly speculative stocks with the promise of quick killings. Many a customers' man will offer ways to get around the 90% margin requirements. Customers arrange loans with "specialized finance houses," which permit buying with only 10% down. It is this "easy money" that has caused some rapid rises...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPECULATION: Wall Street Can Help Curb Its Excesses | 4/20/1959 | See Source »

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