Word: refrains
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...Christian Democrats lacked a majority in the Chamber of Deputies. But he knew that to form a democratic cabinet he was going to have to go it alone with the Christian Democrats, and trust that some of those who did not like it would be patriotic enough to refrain from voting against it when chaos was the only alternative...
...Triumphs of Oriana (Randolph Singers conducted by David Randolph; Westminster, 2 LPs). Thirty-two madrigals commissioned in honor of the first Queen Elizabeth. The songs were written by 16th century composers, who were allowed to choose their own texts but were asked to end all with the refrain...
...with great spirit. Mason Hammond, the Master of Kirkland, came to his bedroom window and made it clear that the serenade was not welcome. Since that time, few months have passed without the evening concert being repeated, with a three-year turnover in the choir but always the same refrain...
...answer the questions did not bar him from raising that issue in the contempt proceedings. "The answer to such a suggestion," said the court, "is that the right to refuse to answer a question which is not pertinent is not a personal privilege, such as the right to refrain from self-crimination, which is waived if not seasonably asserted; but that pertinency is an element of the criminal offense which must be shown by the prosecution...
Council President Paul D. Sheats '54 called the vote to refrain from taking a stand on the AAU's statement, one of the most important decisions of the year. He said both sides of the issue will be presented to the student body to permit the college to make its own decision...