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...tone in that auditorium, which in another theatre they lack. But the singers of the Wagnerian Festival seem excellent, notably the baritone Schorr. By comparison they have made the orchestra all the more an abomination. The company picked up a group of musicians hurriedly, and put them through the ticklish walks, paces, and gallops of pieces like Die Meistersinger and Tristan. Conductor Blech is an excellent director, but the Archangel Gabriel, himself, would have his troubles with a group of players hastily recruited, and thrown into such a fray as the last half of the Meistersinger prelude...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: New York | 3/3/1923 | See Source »

President Atwood's action would appear to vindicate Mr. Nearing's allegation. There are few more ticklish subjects than freedom of speech and it is unfortunate that a university president should be so entangled in it. As a private individual, one can understand President Atwood's action and sympathize with him, for no one cares to have his profession abused. But as the head of a university, one can not commend it. Such circumstances put an officer in an extremely awkward position; he hears that a man whose views he distrusts has been asked to lecture, and he objects...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FREE SPEECH AT CLARK | 3/17/1922 | See Source »

...letter addressed to the Philadelphia Press by a young athlete, who was approached by Harvard men and offered remuneration for his services if he would enter Harvard and play on the Harvard base ball nine and foot ball eleven, was received, and this charge makes Harvard's position ticklish in the extreme...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WILL HARVARD EXPLAIN THIS? | 12/11/1889 | See Source »

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