Word: defectiveness
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...here, however, that the defect of this 'quality' of individualism becomes manifest. Individualism and fellowship are more or less incompatible, just as individualism in politics is incompatible with democracy. If one is free at Harvard to develop as he pleases; if one does not feel the restraint or the stimulus of a college spirit brought directly to bear on the individual, he is likewise free to play the fool. He is also free to be unutterably lonely. Without knowing it he may suffer a partial atrophy of his best self. If he finds congenial associates, they are most likely...
...That such a state of affairs is substantially recognized at Harvard is evidenced by the fact that President Lowell is laboring hard to overcome the defect of individualism by such measures as the effort to induce Seniors to room inside the Yard, and by the construction of the Freshman dormitories which aim to throw students in close association at the outset...
...Although the plays were run with dash and precision when the regulars were working, the drill became slower and less smooth when the first string men were replaced by the substitutes. The coaches are now endeavoring to prepare the substitutes to fill all gaps, and to overcome the serious defect so manifest in Saturday's game, the vulnerability of the team after a few changes have been made from the regular line...
...Harvard and Yale, and has pointed out that the stimulus of competition resulting would do a great deal to raise the standard of literary endeavor in both colleges. The tri-partite competition now planned should stimulate even keener rivalry and call out contributions of distinct merit. The conspicuous defect in American undergraduate life today is the lack of intellectual exercise, and every innovation that stimulates mental contests must receive our complete approval...
Much of the prevalent criticism of American Universities is based on the assertion that the greatest defect of the higher educational system is that it is not in sympathy with the needs of the community at large and does not cooperate heartily in the solution of social problems. That such criticism is unjust to a very large extent can be shown merely by referring to the contributions made by American universities to the advancement of the welfare of the people. In the field of government, to use Harvard as an example, the fruits of co-operation between theorists and administrators...