Word: shield
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...sees fit to reward an Englishman for his deeds or generosity he may knight him. The College of Arms (or Herald's College) looks through its worm-eaten records, trumps up a coat of arms for the new Lord. Its members* may even try to picture on his shield some connection with his name or works. If his name is Rokeby, his arms may bear the device of three rooks. If he has been an intrepid seafarer, his heraldry may suggest it with a ship...
...route across Central Canada, the party had opportunity to get a first hand impression of the topography and geology of the Canadian shield and the western plains. Arriving at Jasper during the forenoon of June 25 the members of the school had just time enough to make final arrangements concerning camp equipment before they departed for the first camp, which was established near Pocohantas, some twenty-five miles down the Athabaska Valley from Jasper...
...WHITE SHIELD...
Senators often receive editorial comment during hot debates, sympathizers cheering them on, opponents flaying them. To barbed shafts from the side of the arena, Senators usually turn the shield of their dignity or, if they have any, their humor. But when Senator Caraway received in his mail the Herald Tribune's editorials clipped out by a Dr. J. Clarence Sharp of Manhattan who said he thought the Herald Tribune had "great courage," something happened to Senator Caraway. He instantly wrote Dr. Sharp a note of which the following was the main paragraph...