Formidable - is what I have heard.  Of course, there have been many since all
over the US;  being from New England myself, I am mostly familiar with how
professionalism evolved in these here parts (more private than governmental;
more localized than regional - although SPNEA did make the attempt
c.1910-1950s)

Jefferson Airplane:  can't remember at the moment, but if you hum a few bars
I'll bet it will strike a bell.

cb

In a message dated 1/30/03 9:32:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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> She was, by all accounts truly "formidable", and extremely adept at keeping
> both ladies and "laddies" whipped into shape.
>
> BTW, I was cleaning out a filing cabinet a couple of weeks ago and found my
> DAR certificate.  (My mother made me join when I was in high school).  I
> was thoroughly mortified at the time, and told her that I took it to apply
> the the next revolution.  Anybody remember the Jefferson Airplane's
> "Volunteers of America"?
>