Word: graded
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...should be understood that there are two distinct branches of the Quartermaster's Service. The first of these has charge of all the base work, such as the collection and organization of supplies and materials. In this class, the members of which hold at least the grade of captain, entrance is possible now. However, such work is most suited to business men of experience, and the Business School cannot, in the short time available, prepare...
...student flyer will receive a retainer pay of $12 per year, but will not receive duty pay during the course of instruction at Squantum. Upon graduation, application will be made for a provisional commission as ensign in the Naval Reserve Flying Corps. After three months' service under the provisional grade, the student will receive a confirmed rating by qualifying before a professional board...
...competition of other colleges must be met. Of all its equipment, Harvard's teaching force is the most precious. The position of the College today is due not so much to its age, traditions and able administration as to its noble line of teachers. The reputation for the highest grade of instruction must be retained at all costs. Even with plenty of money this will be no easy task, as the recent losses in the Philosophy Department indicate; but at the present time even funds are lacking. The Endowment Fund aims to help the present staff to meet the rising...
...student was considered in good posture if he came up to the standard which was in general judged by the following rules: Weight on the balls of the feet, abdomen in, chest up and chin in. An "A" grade was given to those that answered all the requirements and a "B" to those that failed in one. Those who failed in two were graded "C" and those who failed...
...officer competent to take his place in the complicated organization of a battleship must be an intensively trained man. It has been said that the average line officer of the Navy must know all that the officer of corresponding grade in the army knows, plus his own specialized technical knowledge. That is a statement not far wrong. The modern sea-fighter is a "soldier and sailor...