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Word: unites (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Army ROTC unit has a freshman class of 70 this fall, ten larger than the group that first enrolled last year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Only 19 Freshmen Join Air Force ROTC Unit; 49 Juniors Drop Out | 9/29/1954 | See Source »

During the recent workouts Jordan has switched around his backfield men with great freedom, in an attempt to get the best balanced offensive and defensive unit. His combinations so far have not proved to have what he is looking for, and as a result the starting lineup for the opening game, against the University of Massachusetts is still unsettled...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cowles Works as Fullback In Varsity Football Drill | 9/28/1954 | See Source »

There were two styles of goal post play. If Harvard won, local fans ripped down their own structures: if the Crimson lost them undergraduates would mass to save the posts, perhaps thrown for a greater loss by the pickpockets than the opposition. Back in 1951 a Harvard defensive unit held off a swarm of righteous Princetons for a full 20 minutes. That same year when the Crimson beat Brown officials had attempted to foil the raiders by covering the posts with a thick coat of lard. But blue blazers were used to wipe the posts clean enough to permit razing...

Author: By David L. Halberstam, | Title: The Goalposts: Sic Transit Gloria | 9/28/1954 | See Source »

...person refuses to sign the oath he can not become a member of the unit, while if he checks off membership in any of the organizations his papers will probably be sent to First Army headquarters for further checking...

Author: By David L. Halberstam, | Title: Army, Air Force ROTC Require Loyalty Oaths | 9/27/1954 | See Source »

...group. When this happens, the rank and file are apt to turn to someone else as an informal leader. Therefore, the most effective leaders according to Fiedler, are men who are properly matched to their subordinates. When possible, an overly friendly commander should be assigned to a taut unit with rigid barriers between lesser ranks. Overly aloof leaders should command units where barriers of rank are more relaxed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Bombs, Births & Leadership | 9/13/1954 | See Source »

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