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...Dear Little Fordson." Nowhere was Europe's changed picture of Ford (and the U.S.) more poignantly illustrated than in Russia. In the '20s, Ford was one of the Soviet Union's first-string heroes. He was considered the great revolutionist in production methods and a drive was on to "Fordize" Russian plants. Workers were exhorted to "Do it the Ford way, it is the best way." His name was better known than Stalin's at the time. Villages held festivals in honor of the Fordson tractor. Wrote Leon Trotsky: "The most popular word among our forward...
Hauptfuhrer, second-string end last fall and captain-elect of the 1947-48 basketball team, will use the springy legs that netted him so many tap-ins during the winter season to snag points for the Crimson in the high jump...
Andor Foldes, New York pianist, will present a concert of modern music at the Paine Music Building at 8:30 tonight in the first of two Department-sponsored programs this week. Sunday evening the California String Quartet will perform selections from Schubert, Barati, and Beethoven. Both concerts are open to the public and are free...
...California String Quartet will appear Sunday through the generosity of Mrs. Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge. The members of the group are Felix Khuner, violin; David Schneider, violin; Detlev Olshausen, viola, and George Barati, 'cello...
Shubert's String Quartet Opus 161, Beethoven's String Quartet in B flat, Opus 18, and a piece written by Barati in 1944 in honor of Mrs. Coolidge, will comprise the program Sunday...