Word: scaled
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...lived up to his promise, for Friday afternoon a whole tribe of "noble savages," dressed in blankets and other Indian trimmings, made a full-scale attack on Stoughton. Yard cops and students, however, managed to repulse the onslaught, and the red-men had to be content with pitching a tepee north of the Old Pump...
...course in geography attention should be given to the development of the ability to define the cardinal points ... to read a map, to grasp the relations of the various elements of relief. This is an essential part of military study. Mathematics should provide training in the use of the scale, the divider, the caliper. . . . Knowledge of mathematics is extremely important for the mastery of military technique. Various forms of out-of-class work designed to prepare children for the defense of their country may be utilized: evenings of reminiscences about the Red Army, excursions to military museums...
Perhaps some of the talk-like some of the reviews-would not be frenzied, or even favorable. Beyond doubt, Allegro was a real departure for Hammerstein & Rodgers, and perhaps they might better have stayed where they were. Beyond doubt, Allegro was something on a pretty big scale-but that something might be artistic failure...
...child of doting, well-to-do parents (the Theatre Guild), Allegro has been given every advantage that money can buy. For nursemaid, Joe Taylor has a full-sized Greek chorus singing Richard Rodgers' pleasant tunes; for playing after school, a full-scale Agnes de Mille ballet; for wedding music, a virtual cantata. His most uninspired thoughts reverberate through loudspeakers; his quietest desires are wired for sound. As a result, Allegro gets too big for its roots and too elaborate to have an honest Our Town warmth. Snapshots in family albums lose some of their character and charm when blown...
Among the most recent of his projects illustrated in the exhibit is the General Panel system of prefabrication now under full scale operation in California. The system differs fundamentally from other factory-construction methods: first, in that any architect can use the panels to produce an infinite variety of designs; and second, the panels are strong enough for two-story houses...