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...rest of yesterday's drill was devoted to signal drills and the usual Monday afternoon routine...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Football-- | 11/18/1941 | See Source »

...rest of the afternoon session was spent on signal drills, punt returning, and kicking under pressure. In the signal drill, four Team B men worked out for a short while on Team...

Author: By A. EDWARD Rowse, | Title: Harlow Emphasizes Aerial Defense In Brief Work-Out | 11/14/1941 | See Source »

Because Dover still gets eight to ten siren warnings daily, the first lesson in 18 months was an air-raid drill: Teacher cried "Get in the cave," and pupils grabbed gas masks, cleared out in 30 seconds. At the second lesson they learned to dive under desks at the word "Shell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Run, Rabbits, Run! | 11/10/1941 | See Source »

...hammer, build), the experimental schools scrapped their formal curriculum and educated their pupils by "activities," e.g., keeping store, building a post office, taking an imaginary trip to California. Pupils picked up reading, writing and reckoning (with teachers' help) as they carried on their activities, instead of by formal drill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Progressives' Victory | 11/10/1941 | See Source »

...White, face!" should the drill sergeant, exasperated because Pvt, Huey, H.F., was dreaming of other matters in the rear rank...

Author: By Hu FLUNG Huey occ., | Title: Hu Flung Flings 'Em | 11/8/1941 | See Source »

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