Word: rank
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Cordier. Some uncertainty in the War Department orders as to his final appointment, however, has delayed his assignment to the University until now. The size of the Battalion and the interest shown by the University in military instruction entitles it to the services of two officers of as high rank as captain...
...Democrats are, for the time being, the liberal party. The Republicans, a few years ago, gave promise of becoming the liberals, when the insurgents, under La Follette, fought for the control of the party. But La Follette and his band appear to be out of the reckoning, and the rank and file of progressive Republicans who put their hopes in Roosevelt have had a discouraging experience which has undoubtedly caused a great many of them to lose heart. Within the Republican party, the reactionary forces, represented by such men as Penrose, Lodge and Barnes, are completely victorious. These...
...loose construction and the stamp of the amateur were the desiderata in light opera, "Her Soldier Boy," now playing at the Shubert Theatre, would take first rank among such productions. Perhaps no play of recent years has so openly defied all dramatic fundamentals, for there is an incoherence which runs through the piece that even a prejudiced audience is not able to overlook. Had the work been done by novices, we might be more charitable in passing judgment, but such veterans as Victor Leon and Rida Johnson Young will certainly not enhance their reputation by such workmanship as this...
...attainment of high grades in collegiate studies is normally necessary to the attainment of success in life" an absurdity. In order to expose the absurdity of this view the Transcript cites the classic example of Generals Grant and Lee in the Civil War. The latter attained the highest rank at West Point, while Grant was satisfied with "a gentleman's standard," yet in their later careers the advantage appears to have been reversed. Upon careful investigation and reference to impartial authorities, Lee, fighting for a lost cause and laboring under every disadvantage, must be considered equal, if not superior...
...following letter has been received by Captain Cordier from the War Department at Washington, explaining exactly how much work will be required of the members of Military Science and Tactics 1 in order to qualify for the rank of second lieutenant in the reserve officers' training corps...