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Word: skilling (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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While the audience overflowed Paine Hall last night, the Pierian Sodality and the Radcliffe Choral Society gave a varied program of works ranging all the way from Weelkes to Hindemith. Demanding so much skill from the individual players, the orchestra sounded sour at times and showed a little disorganization in its first and most difficult concert of the season. Specifically, the Concerto Grosso in B minor was not marvelous...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MUSIC BOX | 11/17/1938 | See Source »

...whole the concert was good. Just let Woody take those Radcliffe girls in hand and the result is astounding. Hallelulja Amen, a canon by Norris, went brilliantly, enunciation being practically as good as the Harvard Glee Club. The girls also sang acapella a madrigal by Weelkes with the skill and lightness of a few experienced singers. But Woody steals half the show when he expresses the sense of the music in his face. In the mellifluent parts of Shubert's Valsos Nobles, for instance, Woody licked his chops as if the girls were slipping him a Western over the piano...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MUSIC BOX | 11/17/1938 | See Source »

Weaver's staff annually invites 3,000,000 motorists-located in all sections of the U. S. and owners of all makes of cars-"to pool their practical experience with the technical skill of General Motors' engineers and production experts." These "invitations," generally in the form of illustrated questionnaires and booklets, are sent to lists of the rank & file public, of which a minimum of 25% invariably reply, and to a special Weaver list of 100,000 motor enthusiasts, of whom as many as 90% will reply. On the average, Weaver manages to get answers to about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MOTORS: Thought-Starter | 11/14/1938 | See Source »

...John Bain ("Jock") Sutherland. Jock Sutherland, who learned his football under famed Pop Warner, is the envy of every other football coach in the country this year. He has what they call a "dream backfield''-powerful running backs who can block, kick and handle passes with equal skill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Dream Team | 11/7/1938 | See Source »

...Killarney, Ireland, a tailor produced in court a note of commendation from George Bernard Shaw as evidence of his skill. Interposed the judge: "I've noticed that Mr. Shaw wears the most appalling clothes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Nov. 7, 1938 | 11/7/1938 | See Source »

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