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...sport: obey the rules. A combination of dirty boxing, dirty wrestling and dirty jujitsu, it teaches a fighter how to whip the other fellow, rules or no. If a cadet plays too fair, is ready to shake hands or even admits that his opponent is better, he may "bilge" (flunk) the course...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Training for the Big Game | 7/27/1942 | See Source »

...less than 1% a month), fires less than 2% of all the men it hires, and has had no serious labor disputes. Dr. Humm's most spectacular single achievement was his test of 60 trainees in a United Airlines school. He predicted that seven of the 60 would flunk the course-and named the seven. Sure enough, they flunked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Pegs that Fit | 7/27/1942 | See Source »

This article is for him; he should clip it carefully and paste it to the inside of his brown fedora where it will be handy six weeks from now, when he decides that maybe a trip out for an evening now and again won't mean a flunk in Physics B and eligibility for the draft...

Author: By L. ESORIT Gaulois, | Title: Social Life Vital Part of Students' Initiation Into "The Fellowship of Educated Men" | 6/15/1942 | See Source »

Second alteration, however, in the Navy's program is the allowing of members of V-1 who either fail to pass the officers exam next March or flunk out of college to enter V-5. Men in these categories must pass physical and intelligence tests and then will be sent to aviation training centers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NAVY ALTERS V-1, V-7 PLANS | 5/1/1942 | See Source »

...Amarillo, Tex., Farm Boy Roy William Helfenbein was convicted of having six good teeth pulled to help him flunk the draft's physical exam. Penalty: three years in prison. Said the court: "He should serve in prison for the duration...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recruits | 10/27/1941 | See Source »

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