Word: tone
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Oriental Department a fine painting of the Tosa School; dating probably from the fifteenth century. The painting represents a daimio on horseback, and near him a standing and a seated figure. The picture is drawn in black on a paper probably once white but now gray in tone. There are slight touches of red in the trappings of the horse and the dress of the figures. The composition is of the simplest, the drawing spirited and sure. It is interesting to note that the picture is remarkably close to a recent purchase of the Louvre, attributed to Mitsunobu...
After the reading of "The Dragon" on November 3, which gave an opportunity for candidates in each department to gain first hand knowledge of the spirit and tone of the play, the trials for parts in the cast and the work of the other departments began in earnest. The scenery for the play was constructed under the direction of W. H. Kenyon Jr. '21 and painted by D. M. Oenslager '23, from the model of H. W. Little field '24, while the lighting was carried out by F. S. Church '21 and assistants. The orchestra of the Club, which furnished...
...order not to over-emphasize the religious tone of the Conference, each afternoon is given over to recreation among the students from the various colleges. Regular events, as baseball games, mountain climbing, tennis tournaments and a track meet are scheduled. Further there will be opportunities offered to learn mass games and recreation contests which are adapted to boy's clubs and general community service. The aim of these contests is to secure the participation of every student attending the conference...
...Strauss' famous "Wine, Woman and Song", there were passages when the insistence on the rhythm disturbed the smooth flowing tone of the melody so associated with Strauss' waltzes. The same tightened, driving feeling came out in the first and last movements of Bizet's "L'Arlesienne", but the second movement was beautifully handled. On the whole, the orchestra has excellent strings and wood-winds, but the horns and brasses might be improved, and a more easy, smooth and unified spirit in rendition should be worked...
...congratulated. W. F. Manning '22 played Behr's calm flute solo "Nocturne" and, for encore piece, Mouquet's "Dorian Greek Dance", with feeling; while I. H. Rosenberg '22 gave two violin selections by Kreisler, the languorous. "Old Refrain" and, again as encore, "Schon Rosmarin", with a full, sympathetic tone unusual in amateur playing...