Word: rossi
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Special consultants to the study were Alfred D. Simpson, professor of Education, Eugene L. Belisle, research associate at the School, and Peter Rossi, assistant professor of Sociology...
Rossini: The Barber of Seville (Victoria de los Angeles, Nicola Monti, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni; Milan Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Tullio Serafin; Victor, 3 LPs). A fine performance and elegant recorded sound make this the first fully satisfactory LP of The Barber. De los Angeles' voice, while not so flexible as Pons's in her heyday, is brilliant and accurate in coloratura passages. Monti is a lyrical and affecting tenor, and Rossi-Lemeni's bass is almost too sumptuous for his tomfoolery as Basilio...
...cannot believe the evidence reveals any harmful effects flowing from this showing," Peter Rossi, professor of Social Relations, who polled 534 students at the nearly-banned showing concluded last night...
Students thought well of the film as an example of movie technique the poll results said, but disapproved it content. "They were aware of its bias," Rossi said, "and discounted the message it contained. The crudity of the propaganda even boomeranged for a large section of the audience, who whistled and jeered and generally thought it a farce...
...Rossi does not think the results of the survey mean Harvard men are weak-kneed creampuffs, or even more cowardly than Yalies. "It is easy to exaggerate opposition to going into the army," he says. "The impression given by the survey, at Harvard and nationally, is more of a lack of enthusiasm for military service than outright opposition to the idea. I doubt very much if any wholesale draft-dodging will come...