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...encourage him. Nor did England, until after Europe had approved him. Nor did Edward Elgar's father, who, in spite of being the town's best organist, had to keep a music shop to eke out a living for his seven children. Elgar's early talent was extraordinary. He learned to play the organ by watching his father Sunday mornings, taught himself the bassoon well enough to play in local festivals. But Father Elgar was not impressed. He set the boy to work in a law office but Elgar soon walked out, announcing that he preferred...
...perversion of the legislative function to private ends. In the first place, as an economic measure the bill's validity is practically nil, since the present number of foreign actors in the United States is surely not so enormous as to hinder the possible employment of local talent now out of work. Even as a bit of private weaseling the bill is pitifully transparent. On the one hand, it is a sop to the actors who insist that something must be done for domestic incompetents now out of jobs, and in its magnanimous provision that the presence of distinguished foreign...
That curious contribution of the actors of America to the new economic nationalism, the Dickstein bill, which would limit the employment of foreign actors to those "of distinguished merit and ability" and to those whose "professional engagements are of a character requiring superior talent" has just been reported back to the House by the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization for final consideration...
...Lowes will find plenty of opportunity for the exercise of his authority in cutting down the large amount of waste which has survived even the ravages of the depression. And it will require all his talent to save in this way enough money to finance President Conant's program without crippling the existing educational machinery of the College...
Entertainment will be provided by a group of singers who are coming with the orchestra. As an added attraction there will be a crooning competition for which the talent will be supplied by members of the University...