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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Berlioz: Requiem (Emile Passani Choir and Orchestra, Jean Fournet conducting; Columbia, 22 sides). "If I were threatened with the destruction of the whole of my works save one," wrote Hector Berlioz, "I would crave mercy for the Requiem." Seldom performed because of its huge size (300 voices, a tenor soloist, the equivalent of four small orchestras, four brass bands and organ), it is one of the great choral works of all time. The performance, an excellent one, was recorded in France during the war. Recording: good...
Elsewhere along its line, the Purple has average-size football players. There is Jim Dieckleman, a 5-foot-9, 192-pound end who starred in the 1945 Holy Cross-Boston College game, and won the Edward O'Melia trophy for his performance. The other end is Tom Kelleher who shines on defense and specializes in circus catches of the forward pass...
...each building has been worked out on what architects call "a structural common denominator"--meaning that one basic plan or blueprint covers the entire project. All double rooms will be exactly the same size, and to make two single suites the builders need only fit an additional partition down the middle...
...buildings likewise are kept fairly low. Horizontal lines predominate, and the low flat roofs minimize the size of the buildings as well as provide the most practical kind of covering, adding to the effect of landscaping and the spatial layout...
This year's book will be more than doubled in size because of the installation of 2000 telephone under the new University exchange. The New England Telephone and Telegraph Company is presently issuing 500 numbers each week...