Word: programing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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John D. Black, Henry Lee Professor of Economics and director of the new program, explained that "it will provide excellent training for the extension workers and county agents working with the country's farm families...
Last night's Glee Club concert in Sanders Theater was an unfortunate demonstration of the futility of good singing when pitted against incompetent management of a program. The evening could have been the outstanding musical achievement at Harvard this year if the excellent work of the Glee Club, Radcliffe Choral Society, and soloists had been supported by intelligent programming and handling of the orchestra. That G. Wallace Woodworth '24 did not offer this support was a major disappointment...
...Woodworth made his first mistake when he selected his program. Handel's oratorio "L'Allegro" was the chief attraction. Instead of presenting all or most of the work, Woodworth elected to cut it down to less than half its original length and to devote the rest of the program to compositions by Randall Thompson '20. Granting Randall Thompson the right to performances by the Glee Club of his alma mater, one still wonders why such performances might not have been saved for some other occasion and "L'Allegro" given in a manner which did not make its music overshortened...
Both Thompson works on the second half of the program gave the Glee Club and Choral Society, excellent opportunity to display the skill, precision, and wonderfully clear diction which have placed them at the top of amateur choral groups in the country...
...compulsory Student Activities Fee is a proposal which carries tremendous import for future Radcliffe undergraduates. The voters at tomorrow's meeting should consider the issues carefully before committing themselves to so drastic a program...