Word: took
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...years ago Mme Chiang Kaishek, wife of the Generalissimo, took command of the Chinese Air Force, became the first woman to command any air force. Acting as her own purchasing agent, Mme Chiang spent an estimated $20,000,000 for war planes, reputedly saved China at least an equal sum in "customary graft." One reason why the hotter-headed Chinese leaders finally persuaded cautious Generalissimo Chiang to engage in war with Japan was that they thought Mme Chiang's war planes were going to bomb Japanese cities...
Last year the Berlineys moved to Toledo, where Mike took a job with a manufacturer but set up a small laboratory of his own. In a few months Bessie had hit on a concoction for synthetic ice which at last suited her completely. She christened it "Iceolite" but has refused to name its ingredients, except to say there are 16, of which one is a vegetable oil and one a silicate. Last month a small, 600-sq. ft. rink in Toledo's Civic Auditorium was paved with the stuff and several crack skaters performed...
...have gone through college training. Party work in Parliament (regardless of the special label) still holds a strong attraction, while the "clever and cautious people" and those responsive to the prospect of administration activity prefer the civil service. For his American friends Mr. Walton suggests, however, that it "took centuries" to build the British public service tradition...
Rusty's diving so far has been variable, ranging from 104 points to the 125 points he took the New England diving championships with. He hasn't been diving high-board lately, so just how he may perform is a question that can't be settled until tonight...
When, in the fall of 1936, the Graduate School of Education launched its program for the new degree of Master of Arts in Teaching, it took a positive step in the direction of elevating secondary school teaching standards. No one may justly disparage the intent of the school that "scholarship may be united with professional understanding and with personal fitness for teaching." But as a student in the school since the inauguration of the new program, I have a few criticisms and suggestions to offer...