Word: signal
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Ranks would not matter in themselves. The point is that they necessitate large staffs-bandsmen, servants, clerks, radio and signal men, orderlies, typists and typewriters. "Yeomen," wrote Rear Admiral Magruder, "are the men who do the typing and paper work -that is, the red tape." Hazy distribution of authority and inactive navy yards were two more subjects discussed. Then some more figures for 1926: "To operate, maintain, repair and supply the vessels of the fleet cost $163,000,000. And to administer this sum cost nearly half as much, or $77,500,000. ". . . For every dollar expended for repairs...
...present, although able to go through light work-outs, counted out for the season on account of injuries sustained last summer. Wetmore's disability leaves D. J. Kelley '28, H. W. Burns '28, W. B. Jones '28, and G. K. Brown '28 as possible choices for the signal caller's position...
...present moment Kelley has the call over the others for the team A job, Kelley was substitute quarter on the 1928 Freshman team and has for two years piloted the University serabs. Burns who is rated after Kelley at this time alternated with Kelley as second choice in the signal caller's berth on the first year eleven three years ago and since then has played sporadically with the ineligibles. Burns, who is captain of next spring's University diamond outfit, and a board; sprinter of note has hitherto concentrated most of his efforts on baseball and track...
That the team A backfield combination of D. F. Kelley '28, David Guanaccia '29, J. P. Crosby '28, and T. Moore '29, which until yesterday has been working together in all this fall scrimmages and signal drills, was no regarded by the coaches as a final choice was shown yesterday by the appearance of S. C. Burns '29 in the fulback position in place of Moore at the beginning of the afternoon's scrimmage. Burns, who was shift from end to back after the first few days of practice this yet has been in providing rapidly in his new position...
Dudley Bell '28 was in the center position on team A yesterday in the final scrimmage and in the final signal drill of the afternoon, but it is likely that R. W. Turner '28 will be able to resume his place as first string pivot within the next few days...