Word: defective
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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DEAR SIRS.- Since at present the officers of this college are agitating the question of reform, I have thought that this communication may not be out of place. I wish to point out what seems to be a defect in oral examinations in this college. That examinations of this kind are here very rare must be admitted, but even so all cause for complaint either on the part of the professor or the student should be avoided so far as it is possible...
...American colleges as a moral influence will wish it had been made by the faculty rather than by the overseers. That the faculty should be overborne on a matter of discipline by an outside body having no share in the management, is certainly calculated to aggravate the most serious defect of our collegiate system. Nothing does so much to prevent a "collegiate education" as it is called, in our day and generation, leaving marked and lasting effects on the character and tastes of young men who graduate, as the low esteem in which they hold the professor-that...
...place and the actual work of laying the floors will be begun as soon as is practicable. Throughout the whole building every care has been taken to add to the convenience of the rooms, and the only drawback is in the apparent lowness of the ceilings. Perhaps this defect is only a seeming one, however, which will disappear when the rooms have been plastered and floored. The building will contain about fifty-five suites of rooms, all of which will be conveniently large and well-lighted...
...seemed to enjoy the singing and playing and applauded generously. Considering that it was the first formal concert of the year, the work of both clubs was very good. The singing of the Glee Club is still a little unsteady, owing to the large proportion of new men. This defect will be removed before the Cambridge concert by daily rehearsals. The Banjo Club is playing better than ever before, and its preparation for the Cambridge concert is almost completed. The prospect of the Western tour has been a great stimulus to the work of both clubs, and the result will...
...June 26, Yale defeated Harvard for the third time and won the championship of the college league. Harvard played a better game than that of the Saturday before, but inability to bat Stagg was the great defect in their play. Yale's base-running was superb, and won her the game. Harvard failed to score until the seventh inning, when three hits and an error by Hunt gave her three runs-none earned. Both Stagg and Bates pitched well. The score...