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Captain Daniels was graduated from the University of Vermont with an A.B. degree in 1916, and entered the service immediately after graduation, with the grade of second lieutenant. In July of 1917 he went overseas with the First Division, and was soon raised to the rank of first lieutenant. He was first stationed at Coetquidan as an instructor in the Artillery School there, and later, with the grade of Captain, was sent to the General Headquarters of the Artillery Staff at Chaumont, where he served during the greater part...
...service charge, on the other hand, will be reduced from $40 to $20 per man, although it will be possible, by paying an additional charge, to obtain extra service beyond the minimum for which the college will charge every man. Men who wish to secure the same high grade of service as has been obtainable in these dormitories in the past will thus be able...
...double-digit sum I will receive for my near-victory will be more than the $10 "Poindexter" stole from me in the eighth grade...
Another contribution in the field of automotive engineering has been made by the Packard Automobile Company. Its engineers have perfected a device which is at once simple and solves the problem of heating the present low-grade of gasolene to insure complete combustion. The Fuelizer, as it is called, consists of a chamber surrounding the intake manifold, in which a small amount of gasolene is exploded and then drawn into the manifold thus raising the temperature of the gas to a high degree. The gasoline is drawn into the Fuelizer chamber by a small pipe leading from below the butterfly...
According to law, teachers of English must be graduates of a first-class high school, normal school, college, or university, or else must be teachers of extended experience holding high-grade certificates from some state of the Union. Teachers of English are usually assigned to upper grade work in grammar schools and should be prepared to teach the following subjects: English reading and grammar, arithmetic, American history, civil government, geography, physiology, music, drawing, and free-arm system of writing. A knowledge of Spanish is not necessary, but it is a valuable asset. The salary is $90 a month...