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Nevertheless, from the age of Cleopatra's father, Ptolemy Auletes, down to that of Communist Earl Browder (who used to flute away his time in Leavenworth Prison), many men have been unable to leave the instrument alone. The flute has claimed, among others, Frederick the Great, Henry VIII, George III, George Washington, Oliver Goldsmith, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Benvenuto Cellini, and composer Hector Berlioz. U.S. Composer Stephen Foster could not play anything else. Charles G. Dawes and George Bernard Shaw are both amateurs...
...Parliament (a Liberal and later a Laborite) for 36 years; in London. Never active in his family's business, he was briefly a naval architect, a magistrate in the Transvaal, a soldier in the Boer War and in World War I (D.S.O.). Outspoken and downright, he backed Edward VIII's plan to marry Wallis Warfield, plugged an Anglo-American union for the preservation of democracy, once told Senator Burton K. Wheeler to "go soak his head...
...Allegro molto: Trio IV. Allegro vivace Pavane pour une Infante defunte Ravel Capriccio Ibert Suite No. 1 from "Pulcinella," Ballet (after Pergolesi) Stravinsky I. Sinfonia (Overture): Allegro moderate II. Serenata: Larghetto III. a. Scherzino b. Allegro c. Andantino IV. Tarantella V. Toccatta VI. Gavotta con due variazionl VII. Duetto VIII. a. Menuetto b. Finale Third Programme, August 1 The Boston Society of Ancient Instruments Alfred Zighera, Director La Sultane Couperin Fantasia upon one note Purcell Fantasia Orlando Gibbons Sonata in C major Handel Dances Edited by Tilman Susato Under the direction of Leonard Bernstein Four Symphonies Milhaud I. Le Printemps...
...tube on the bridge, fall through several decks into the ears of 600 men, each with his special assignment, most of them blind to what is happening outside. To Engine-room Artificer Hen-rose, the presence of Italian dreadnoughts was merely "interesting, just as was the fact that Henry VIII had six wives." Hen-rose's eyes were, as usual, fixed on a test tube, searching for "the slightest trace of the white precipitate of silver chloride which would indicate that there was salt in the boiler water." Chief Petty Officer Cook had turned a valve, and "steam...
...McHugh, Sec. 2, 4 New Lect. Hall Dr. Morgan, Sec. 14 New Lect. Hall Mr. Caleb Smith, Sec. 8 New Lect. Hall Mr. Harlan Smith, Sec. 5, 19 New Lect. Hall Dr. Stachle, Sec. 15 New Lect. Hall Mr. Weatherford, Sec. 1 New Lect. Hall THURSDAY, JANUARY 28 (VIII) 9.15 A.M. Architectural Sci. 1a Sem. Rm., Hunt Hall Economics 133 New Lect. Hall German A Memorial Hall German C New Lect. Hall History 18a New Lect. Hall Semitic 17a New Lect. Hall Sociology 30 New Lect. Hall 2.15 P.M. (XVIII) Architectural Sci. 1b Sem. Rm., Hunt Hall Engineering...