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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Musical backdrop, suggesting the satiric parallel between 1700 and 1948, was composed especially for the production by Nicholas Van Slyck 2G, director of the Harvard Chamber Music orchestra. Slyck, a student of Walter Piston, worked 14 hours a day for two weeks turning out the complete musical score which he terms "a blend of 18th century patterns with modern harmonies...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hot Gavotte. . . | 11/26/1948 | See Source »

...Crimson boasts two veteran polo enthusiasts in Co-Captains Sandy Calhoun and Emil van Peborgh, who start at number two forward and defense. Calhoun learned his polo in the Philippine Islands before the war and more recently on last year's team, while Van Peborgh practiced on the Pampas down in his native Argentine...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Poloists Play Williams | 11/26/1948 | See Source »

...five man squad will make the trip to New York. Along with starters Calhoun, Van Peborgh, and Howland reserves Tim White and Stew Bennett will be on hand in case of injuries or merely to spell the first three...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Poloists Play Williams | 11/26/1948 | See Source »

James B. Fisk, Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics, and Willard Van O. Quine, professor of Philosophy, have been named to Senior fellowships in the University's Society of Fellows...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Senior Fellows Elect Professors Fisk, Quine | 11/23/1948 | See Source »

Recently, Karl Van Meter, development director of the National Association of Manufacturers, telephoned us to ask for 120 copies of TIME'S Oct. 18 cover story on Historian Douglas Southall Freeman. He was about to address the graduating class of the Dale Carnegie Institute to the effect that if you keep an account of all your time, you won't waste much of it. Biographer Freeman, he figured, as set forth in TIME'S story, was a classic example of this attitude, and passing out copies of the story would serve to illustrate the point...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Nov. 22, 1948 | 11/22/1948 | See Source »

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