Word: aplomb
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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MENCKEN--excellently portrayed by Brian McCue '81--chortles with delight over Superman's fall from glory. Tweaking his moustache and swaggering with nebbish aplomb, McCue belts out his song, "So Long, Big Guy." McCue's expressive face, quizzical eyebrows, and fussy gestures clinch his characterization of the oily little reporter. He's such a wise guy, you feel like giving him a slap in the face...
...pauses to deny a bit of gossip circulating among his fellow money dealers in Lausanne, Switzerland. He insists that it is just not true that his firm - somewhat whimsically named Tradition S. A. - exchanges half a billion dollars for stronger currencies each day. The actual figure, he states with aplomb, is "more than a billion dollars...
...Brown left-fullback, Melissa Ching, and the calm assurance of goalie Tina Neal--who ventured from the line to corral many a ball near the edge of the penalty area--kept the Crimson at bay. She fielded long fly ball boots from the foot of Wendy Sands with particular aplomb...
...despite the unfinished business of the Sprints, Radcliffe finished off its season with a big splash, tossing struggling 6-ft. coach Carie Graves into the drink with somewhat less aplomb than if she were a winning coxswain...
...second half, Cyrus Booker picked up the baton for Harvard, scoring nine of his 11 points. After center Brian Banks went to the bench when he was slapped with his fourth personal foul with 15 minutes left to play, Booker stepped into the pivot post with his customary aplomb...