Word: defectiveness
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...time rant and rage in speaking than the speaking of last evening. Self containment was the most notable characteristic of the speakers in genral. Although some unnaturalness in gesture and attitude was manifest, this arose rather from a lack of individual practice and from distinctive peculiarities than from any defect in the system at present pursued in the college. And yet we cannot but think that the degree of excellence reached in the speaking was hardly what it should have been. There is certainly in the college elocutionary ability of the highest excellence. But upon examination we find that...
...common in Cambridge, one is obliged either to keep on the flagging, and go ankle deep in water, or step off the path and flounder ankle deep in mud. Now the expenditure of ten dollars would right this state of things: a small tile pipe would remedy the first defect, and a few hours labor straightening the stones would remedy the second. Let us hope that the authorities who are so eager that we shall tread in straight paths, will at least make them easy for our weary feet as possible...
...project has been started which, if successful, will go far towards removing what all must feel to be the greatest defect in college sports of late years-namely, that they afford exercise to so few of the students. The new project is the purchase by subscription of a large pitcher, to be contended for by the four classes on the Charles. It is proposed to have the pitcher very large, with surface enough to hold the record for a hundred years. The pitcher is to be awarded each year to the class which has in that year won the greatest...
...those who are debating whether, after taking a preliminary course, they will pursue the subject further. It is intended to be supplementary to the brief outline information contained in the elective pamphlet. Hitherto, there has always been a complaint that this pamphlet is too small. How to remedy this defect has been the question. Men really ought to get more idea of the courses, which they choose than they can obtain from the regular pamphlet. Last year, the department of political economy, with considerable enterprise, made up a supplementary sheet, detailing at more length the necessary information. Besides such help...
...cent are affected. The same is the case in England, France and the United States, and in all the best educated countries of the world. Furthermore, it is the opinion of eminent oculists that this disease is inherited, and that a near-sighted mother bears children with the same defect. This being the case, it can only be a matter of time to give us an educated world, every man and woman of which will be defective in sight. The cause of this great bane to humanity has been assigned to many things. Bad light, small types German text, light...