Word: defective
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...plan of an American college in Mexico also has the merit of relative simplicity and moderate cost when compared to other schemes which contemplate the education of Mexican youths in this country through a system comparable to the Rhodes scholarships. This latter idea also has the defect that the Mexicans can hardly be expected to display much eagerness in sending their sons for a long sojourn in a country which they regard not only as alien, but as distinctly hostile...
...these lines might apply to almost any old French city in war time, and they give us a clue to the first defect of the book. The author has not found the soul of Bordeaux, that something which exists in every old city and distinguishes it from all other cities. He has the external features, the names of streets and parks, the jangling of old bells, the seasoned stone of the buildings, bridges and docks, and the "spire-shattered" sky. But frequently he seems to have been too busy being an imagist to be a poet as well...
Cornell's chief defect was a tendency to fumble, especially at critical moments, and an inability to follow the ball after a fumble. Two of the University's touchdowns were due to Ithacan fumbles and every time a Cornell player dropped the ball it was picked up by a Harvard man. The only time in the whole game that Cornell had a good chance to be dangerous it lost the ball on a fumble...
There is the usual paradox of there being not a singer in the play, but no one in America can sing any more, so the fault is passed over lightly. Many attractive tunes give ample opportunity for some real singing, particularly "So Long, Letty," but Sydney Grant remedies the defect of the absence of voices by some clever instrumental limitations, and this with great success...
...feet away from the first row of seats. While this still permitted the audience to hear the singers perfectly, the orchestration was not loud enough. This time the structure of the Bowl allows the stage to be placed within a short distance of the audience and the defect in orchestration has been corrected by the addition of more violins. The number of pieces in the orchestra will total 102. In addition to this the orchestra pit has been constructed over a hollow wooden structure which acts as a sounding box. Another innovation is a curved screen, in front...