Word: drilled
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...conditions. Whatever may be said of their practical use, Latin and Greek form the cultural and literary background of much of our present world. Furthermore there is a certain toughening of the intellectual fibre which is the basis of learning to think, only to be gained in the drill work of the school. It is easy to advocate the discarding of all these subjects as deadwood; to make instruction entirely a matter of practical arts that are interesting and useful to the student. Learning to think, however, requires as hard an apprenticeship as anything else, and this apprenticeship must...
...long blocking drill started the practice, and the remainder of the time was consumed in a dummy tackling session in which the entire squad took part...
Following a short line and end drill, in the cage, Coach Casey stressed work on passes, both offensively and defensively. In a scrimmage which lasted until the team went outside for signal drill, the Seconds put on their own plays and then those of the Crusaders...
Because of an intermittent rain, the squad went through the usual fundamentals in the cage putting on the blocking drill, and engaging in dummy scrimmages. Dean and Hallowell had a light workout, and will be out again tomorrow for practice. Coach Casey attempted to correct some of the more glaring defects in the Crimson offense machinery which the Army magnified...
Following a short line and end drill, in the cage, Coach Casey stressed work on passes, both offensively and defensively. In a scrimmage which lasted until the team went outside for signal drill, the Seconds put on their own plays and then those of the Crusaders...