Word: branches
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...first time in the history of the University athletic system, every branch of sport and all departments of physical education will be gathered under one head. The Corporation announced last night the establishment of a Directorship of Athletics which will begin to function as soon as a suitable man can be obtained...
...chief British branch preserved the tradition of knightly succor to fighting men by maintaining the St. John's Ambulance Association. For the rest, the order is now chiefly honorary. Queen Victoria graciously presented the Knights and Ladies with a royal charter, and Edward VII and George V have served successively as Sovereign Head and Patron of this Victorian revival. In consequence of such royal patronage, British warships will be required to fire an official salute upon the approach of the knightly-cruise ship, which is scheduled to leave for the Mediterranean in March...
...present 115 branch "club-hostels" are scattered throughout the United Kingdom, and provide club life at a low rate for men of every class...
...urbane and well slicked Manhattan mob twittered about the famed Anderson Galleries last week and endeavored to understand the mystic symbolism hidden in the 21 large mural paintings and eight pieces of sculpture there on show. Strange forms of a significance remindful of the tortuous ideas in Novelist James Branch Cabell's Jurgen revealed themselves. Famed Etcher Joseph Pennell was loud in his praise of their originality. Much interest centred about a bust of the famed Spanish Singer Raquel Meller...
Revolution, Aaron closed his law books and joined the Continental Army before Boston, but the siege was dull, and he set out with 1100 others under Colonel Benedict Arnold to branch up through Maine and capture Quebec. They had terrible hardships on the journey. Before reaching their destination they almost starved. On the last day of the year Captain Burr, 19, on the staff of General Montgomery was at his commander's side when the latter was killed in a storming operation. The young Captain tried to carry the big General off the field but was not strong enough...