Word: defectiveness
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Contrary to rumor, however, the quarters of the victory and eagle variety, can not be identified by the absence of any date. All genuine 25-cent pieces printed since 1915 were poorly engraved so that the dates tend to rub off easily. This defect is to be remedied, it was learned, by the issuance of a new model of the coin in the near future by the United States treasury...
...system for the return of overnight books. That the present time for returning them, from quarter of nine to nine in the morning, is so limited as to cause inconvenience is obvious. Certainly in the interests of extending the library facilities the slight effort necessary to remedy this defect will be well repaid...
...always be difficult, but a few modifications in its presentation would make it attractive to the ambitious student, who could hardly be expected to learn calculus by himself. If assignments were made farther in advance, an occasional cut would not be as disastrous as it now is. The major defect of the course, however, is the large amount of time necessary to do the problems. Often, after the student has visualized the problem and set up the equation, he will have to spend an hour juggling algebraic equations and invoking trigonometric identities which may be good practice, but which contributes...
...Crosby's famed comic strip. Small Coogan's most notable characteristic is a treble voice so high that at times it amounts to" a whistle. Cooper has a thoughtful little face, often pinched by childish melancholy; in addition, he is a superb actor. This picture has the defect of most sequels, in that episodes similar to the ones which seemed spontaneous in Skippy, now appear to be part of a formula. They are still affecting, touched by gently sentimental sympathy for small children and their sly vagaries...
...salient defect in the Department of Comparative Literature is the lack of any full course devoted to the Literature of the Renaissance, as a whole. There are a number of courses which discuss various aspects of the period, but which treat literature in a cursory manner. Several reasons for urging the creation of such a course are apparent...