Word: rolled
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...usual flying age did not deter him. He mastered the technical mechanics of the aeroplane and took his tests in cross-country flying, taking off, landing. A few days ago in a de Haviland plane he took and successfully passed the final tests, including all the " acrobatic " maneuvers? loop, roll, tail spin, Immelmann turn, falling-leaf, spin, spiral side slip, forward slip in landing, etc. At a luncheon of the Army and Navy Club in Washington, General Patrick received the silver wings of a flying pilot?the only Major General who had ever attained that distinction...
Recently Army officers were sent questionnaires by the War Department to determine their preference in uniforms. Would they like roll collars instead of the present standing collars? Would they like the reestablishment of dress uniforms in addition to the khaki and olive drab field uniforms which alone are authorized...
Only 38. This is one of those pictures about college life. The crossed tennis racket, roll-necked sweater college life perpetrated exclusively by the DeMille boys. Female inhabitants of the institution walk the campus clutching ice cream cones...
Since the Class first assembled in September of 1919 it has passed through many changes. Nearly two hundred men, for one cause or another have been added to its roll, while many others are missing from the ranks. Once out of the Freshman Dormitories, it has had little to draw it together, and the forces of disintegration are strong. Seniors who thought themselves widely acquainted have been surprised, since May first, at the number of strangers who wear the cap and gown. It is not until Commencement Week, to be sure, that the Senior is supposed to "have...
Major General Davis (Adjutant General) asked army officers, in a questionnaire, for their views on proposals to substitute the roll coat collar for the tight fitting " choker " of present uniforms. Also, he requested statements of preference as to olive drab vs. black and white striped ties and opinions on the advisibility of adopting blue dress uniforms...