Word: skill
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...music goes, we are a very tolerant decade, and willing to listen to almost any old symphonic scraps and husks which show signs of technical skill in the fashioning. As a result we have no single general style to use as a critical yardstick, and have to depend largely on our instinctive reactions. When, therefore, out of the common welter of academic modernism, music with Szostakowicz's internal strength and broad emotional appeal comes to light, then there is a mighty dither among critics and listeners alike, and the heavy-duty-adjectives are brought into play. On the whole, however...
Active duty in the Naval Reserve will be for the duration of the emergency. Here is the opportunity for young men who have sailed their own craft along our coastal waters to employ their knowledge and skill in the interests of our beloved country--even those with-out maritime experience will find a career and a chance to advance rapidly while exploring the lore...
...Crimson, hoopsters will have to be "hot" both nights if they expect any chances of victory. Princeton already holds one victory over the Crimson and still has its eyes on taking the league crown away from the Indians. It also boasts of the skill of Sophomore George Lawry, who defeated Harvard single-handed in the first game and who may even beat Broberg's mark of 180 for the season...
Romain Rolland called Mahler "an egoist who feels with sincerity," and it is probably his unmistakable earnestness and depth of feeling rather than surface skill that will keep him from becoming a fantastic museum-piece. He was most effective in lyrical passages where his braggadocio and forced climaxes could give way to mood-painting and color. In this respect and several others he resembled Schubert. Despite his strivings for power and long-winded reiterations, he might well be called the Heine of music with a dash of Buddha thrown in, the nostalgic life-affirmer and the world-weary philosopher rolled...
Upshot. The 30 schools proposed these prime objectives for U.S. high-school education: 1) every student should learn to read, write and speak the English language with skill and understand mathematics; 2) cut-&-dried textbook teaching should give way to teaching about the problems of modern living; 3) the concerns of U.S. youth should be the heart of the curriculum; 4) the schools should promote students' physical, mental and emotional health; 5) their "one clear central purpose" should be "to bring to every young American his great heritage of freedom . . . inspire devotion to human welfare...