BEYOND THE TWEED

The sergeant stood facing his squad of W.R.N.S ratings on the first day of drill. He had given the detail of the opening words of command, and now a puzzled look was on his face. How was he to address these ratings of the new untried service? Suddenly inspiration came to him, a light spread over his face, and in a loud, confident voice he gave the command: "Lasses, `shun!"