Word: ranke
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Last week Mr. Adams felt obliged to order General Butler to place himself under arrest awaiting courtmartial. The General obeyed. When a board of officers tries him Feb. 16 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard he will be the first U. S. officer of his rank to be so disciplined since 1862.* He may be discharged from the service, but observers last week did not foresee greater punishment for him than a stern official reprimand...
Crest: A green field with a comet rising into a blue sky below a crown with nine points, signifying the rank of count...
...desiring to redistribute securities. The Exchange has the power to refuse permission, to limit the time during which a security may be distributed, even to withdraw permission. When the "doorbell-ringing" campaign starts to sell Big Board securities on a commission basis, the Special Committee on Secondary Distribution will rank as one of the most potent, responsible committees in Wall Street...
...Brendel, as a member of our own generation, is brought to life in a medical experiment. In his own peculiar dialogue he wanders through reels of wise cracks and sly digs at the Prohibition amendment. His supporting cast is pretty rank with the possible exception of Maureen O'Sullivan. She seems to have forgotten the mannerisms of speech that are current on the "auld sod", and has acquired in their stead a conventional vocabulary that smacks of Hollywood. The only reason for learning the name of the man who played opposite her is to forestall future attendance at movies...
...departments, especially the older ones, have graduates who are new outstanding in their line of work. The School of Law, School of Medicine, and School of Theology, and Religious Education, rank at the top of the colleges of their type. The College of Liberal Arts, the College of Practical Arts and Letters, the College of Business Administration, the school of Education, the College of Music, and Sargent School as stand out as leaders in their type of education. All the departments are recognized throughout the United States and foreign countries as ranking leaders in education...