Word: arming
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Fully nine-tenths of the American aviators who helped to drive back the Hun," writes Mr. Driggs, "came from the colleges. These were the first to leap forward to offer their services--none were conscripted. To this most hazardous arm of warfare the boys from the best families in America gave their intelligence and determination, with the result that American aviators won the respect of friend and foe alike...
...extended experience holding high-grade certificates from some state of the Union. Teachers of English are usually assigned to upper grade work in grammar schools and should be prepared to teach the following subjects: English reading and grammar, arithmetic, American history, civil government, geography, physiology, music, drawing, and free-arm system of writing. A knowledge of Spanish is not necessary, but it is a valuable asset. The salary is $90 a month for the term of term months beginning for the year 1920-21 on August 30 and closing June 17. Only American citizens can be appointed to the teaching...
...feature of the meet was the bout in the 125-1b. class, in which B. B. Corson, Occ, met Crandell of Brown, and by clever strategy first secured his opponent by a body scissors, then worked from a double arm lock to a spectacular fall with a sudden use of a head scissors. Captain J. A. MacDonnell '21, the body-scissors expert, showed his skill by securing a fall over R. D. Brown, his Providence opponent in the 145 1b. clas, in 5 minutes, 10 seconds...
Christopher Plantain was born in a village near Tours in 1514. He settled in Antwerp in 1549. Tradition affirms that he was first interested in typography as a result of a wounded arm. His workmanship earned for him a reputation as the best printer of his time. In 1562, while Plantain himself was absent, his workmen printed an heretical pamphlet, as a result of which his movable equipment was seized and sold. He succeeded in establishing a new press which was later destroyed by the Spaniards who plundered the town...
...imagine John Harvard himself, with his hands folded, followed by students in column of file, sedately stalking by Sever, meditating the while upon the beauties of Memorial Hall. We can picture the architect who designed these walks leaning back with a malicious smile as he visualized two students arm in arm, meeting two others, and muttering fiendishly to himself, "They shall not pass...