Word: commandeering
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...week from today, Harvard will play host to a convention of college business officers who come from everywhere in the Eastern States. Harvard Square will team with comptrollers; the Yard will buzz with bursars. Indeed, little bursars will learn tricks from big bursars; and vest-pocket colleges will henceforth command the services of their one hired man with all the aplomb of Mr. Apted himself...
Italy honors the fearless spirit of youth by naming her National organization of boys after the youth Baltila, who is reputed to have opened fire on the enemy invading his native village with the only weapon at his command, a rock, while all about him stood helpless in the paralysis of fear. He gave his life to kindle the fighting spirit in his fellow townsmen and lives forever in the lives and activities of the boys of Italy. It is not likely that the established order in Italy will do honor even in death (if indeed he is lost...
Moving ponderously to avenge the cuckoo of Ajaccio, a force of 800 blue-clad, blue-capped gendarmes landed from the mainland under command of General Fournier. The General's first move was to commandeer the largest table in the Cafe Napoleon, swankiest cafe in Ajaccio, only one with a plate-glass screen to protect the customers on the terrace from the mistral. He ordered two bottles of Byrrh for the use of the staff, and spread out his maps. His troops were divided into three columns and sent to scour the island...
...advantages this plan would entail if adopted at Princeton should command the attention of the faculty and administrative officers. Not only is it the logical accompaniment to the responsibilities already vested in the individual student by the Four-Course Plan, but it would assist materially the educational policy which is being pursued at Princeton. This policy, if we read it aright, is to introduce the undergraduate to the materials of various fields of knowledge and encourage him to take advantage of them, rather than to confront him with a a lifeless array of facts summarizing the subject; and care...
First work of the new House of Commons last week was to obey a Royal command to elect their Speaker. George V's command was given by proxy in the neighboring House of Lords. Until the Speaker is elected, the Commons cannot sit as the House (with the Mace on the table) but only in committee (with the Mace under the table). In symbolic dumb show Clerk of the House Sir Horace Christian Dawkins began the time-honored mummery by taking his stand (not seat) in front of the empty Speaker's chair. The Clerk asked nomination of a Speaker...