Word: craning
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...individuals of official posture reiterated monotonously that they had never heard of Emerson H. "It's probably in the basement," said they. Near the basement the group snared Crane Brinton, who had composed the examinations. Perceiving the grave predicament, he advised the band to sneak past the proctors into Emerson D. Fortunately, they followed his advice and at 9.10 assumed the same seats they had occupied...
...Crane, Mo., a thief broke into the jail, robbed a prisoner of $17, went out leaving the jail door open. Out into the street the prisoner ran, shouting for a policeman...
...Crane Brinton '19, elected associate professor of History and tutor in the Division of History, Government, and Economics. From 1924 to 1928 he was instructor in History and has since then held the capacity of assistant professor...
...from Crane's viewpoint President Nolte is both young and almost an outsider. He has been a director for only two years, although as head of Chicago's Robert W. Hunt Co., biggest firm of consulting, testing and inspecting engineers in the U. S., he has long worked closely with Crane. He lives modestly with his wife and two children on Chicago's South Side, works hard and long, golfs badly, fishes infrequently...
...corporation which Mr. Nolte took over one day last week when he taxied to the Crane Building at No. 836 South Michigan Avenue and hung up his grey fedora in the president's paneled office on the third floor has paid no dividends on its common stock since 1931. That year for the first time in its corporate history Crane Co. operated at a loss. A producer of capital goods, Crane was in the red for the next two years but in 1934 climbed out to the extent of $1,000,000 (1929 profit: $11,500,000). And last...