Word: kept
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...waiting for the completion of the buildings, Donham had meanwhile been working on his second, goal, that of "expanding laboratory facilities." By 1927 when the grounds were dedicated, eight intensive years of visiting business plants bad blossomed into almost 6,000 case studies. School researchers have kept the case stocks "active" by constantly watching and visiting business to gain not only new case situations but evidence of outdated situations as well...
Since 1947, when the Navy moved our and the Museum was returned to its present location, Swadkins has been kept busy bringing the records up to date and showing visitors around. It is he who explains the intricacies, and points out the piece of wood from the first locomotive built in Maine. "It's the kind of job I enjoy," he states, "especially since I like railroads--just like most people...
Hale M. Knight '50, captain of the varsity rifle team, said last night that Zilahy had been down to the range several times previously and presumably knew the rule that all weapons are kept on safety until aim is taken...
Ralph Sutton came cast from St. Louis two years ago for a short New York contract, and just stayed. His unique approach to ragtime piano and his remarkable repertoire have kept him popular. Customers at Condon's, once wont to chat through intermission piano and save their attention for the antics of Bruins, now treat the band with a conversational scorn but restrain themselves to gentle hell taps while Sutton experiments between sets...
...Eastern roads had persuasive arguments to prove that their plight was not their fault. With investors shying away from railroads the carriers had trouble financing major improvements, except what could be done out of earnings. Furthermore, the ironclad rules of the railway brotherhoods kept railroad costs high by featherbedding. Worse still, the railroads had suffered from too much regulation, notably, out-of-date rules intended to keep them from becoming transportation monopolies-something which the buses and airlines now prevent, anyway...