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...Mike Scarff, commander of the training company at Benguema agrees that leadership has been a problem. As has been "encouraging them to work as an effective, cohesive unit rather than a group of individuals." Fitness is also a worry. Official rations in the Sierra Leone army are a bread roll and coffee for breakfast and then some rice and beans in the later afternoon. That leaves the troops with "no reserves of energy" says Scarff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Maneuvers with the World's Poorest Army | 7/24/2001 | See Source »

...played by women. But after all this simply reverses the ancient practice, which allowed all-male casts only. A few of the big roles could have stood better acting; yet Jeannette Hume has a number of fine moments as Elektra. And it was a good idea for Elizabeth Scarff to portray Cassandra as insane, for this makes more credible the continued disbelief of all her auditors. I do wish something had been done about the actresses' accents: Attic Greek just does not mix with a Southern United States drawl...

Author: By Caldwell Titcomb, | Title: 'ORESTEIA' MOVIE COMING | 7/25/1967 | See Source »

...ancient practice, which allowed all-make casts only. A few of the big rotes could have stood better but that is no reason to advocate a style of writing acting; yet Jeannette Hume had a number of fine moments as Elektra. And it was a good idea for Elizabeth Scarff to portray Cassandra as insane, for this made more credible the continued disbelief of all her auditors. I do wish something had been done about the actresses' accents: Attic Greek just does not mix with a Southern United States drawl...

Author: By Caldwell Titcomb, | Title: Aeschylus' "Oresteia" | 8/16/1966 | See Source »

...increased contact with older members of the academic community, especially women in graduate school and the Institute; the purely practical function of longer lunch hours, and, through the House Dinners, the opportunity to meet people who share one's interests and not just one's dwelling place. Suzy Scarff '62, Chairman, East House Committee

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RADCLIFFE HOUSES | 3/6/1962 | See Source »

...Barnaby fears and Conroy hopes, Weld-Bowditch, Lemann-wood and Gallwey-Vinton presently stand as the Crimson's first three pairs. Conroy expects to work with his doubles teams today, but says that he has been using Brechner-Anderson at number one, with Richardson-Hinkle at two and Scarff-Worth at three...

Author: By Peter J. Rothenberg, | Title: Tennis Team Battles Princeton In Crucial EIL Test Tomorrow | 5/1/1959 | See Source »

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