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...used by Catholics today, a Rosary is a string of beads to which is attached a crucifix. The size and number of the beads remind the faithful, in fingering them, to repeat prayers in "decades" or groups of ten Ave Marias (Hail Marys) preceded by a Pater Noster (Lord's Prayer) and followed by a Gloria, while meditating on the mysteries of Christ's life, death and resurrection. Usually a Catholic says five decades, or a total of some 60 brief prayers, at a time, but the true Rosary consists of 15 decades...
...opening program of the Composers' Forum-Laboratory is as follows: String Quartet No. 2 Walter Hamor Piston. Three Songs Walter Raymond Spalding (A) Aubado (B) Sea Song (C) Sorrow and Joy Sextette for Wind Instruments and Piano Edward Burlingham Hill Trio in C for violin, violincello and piano William Clifford Hoilman Psalm 137 for mixed chorus Fan Stylian Noli
...third-string haltback named Dick Cassiano scored four touchdown to help Pitt overwhelm Ohio Wesleyan...
...salesmen did not have too much success selling his column in the newspaper offices they solicited. In the past 60 days, however, as the Johnson bombardment of the Administration has grown to Alcazar proportions, United Feature salesmen have been able to add 13 papers to the General's string. This does not remotely approach the more than 500 papers for O. O. McIntyre, but it brings Hugh Johnson about $25,000 a year...
...smart, brisk little practitioner of radio and cinema music is Andre (''Kosty") Kostelanetz, who once was assistant conductor in the Imperial Opera in St. Petersburg, left his native land after the revolution to become U. S. accompanist to a number of second-string opera singers. For seven years, Kostelanetz has been a radio conductor, has had his name linked frequently with that of Soprano Lily Pons since he led the orchestra in her first two pictures (I Dream Too Much, That Girl From Paris). Commuting last year between Hollywood and Manhattan by airplane, "Kosty" flew 126,000 miles...