Word: failings
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...only partly succeeds; and in the end ruins himself. Out of this myth has been developed a philosophical back ground for the poem, having as its theme the thought that, when people make an effort to better the world they are always successful, though they may seem to fail...
...respectable showing against Yale. It lacks life and speed, and there seems to be no concerted action. The team is weak on the defensive because the line gets no charge, and the consistent high playing hardly renders it a stumbling block for plays sent at it. The backs fail to support the line men with certainty and speed. On the offensive, the interfering is weak, and the team shows no desire to stay by the runner and help him along...
Nearly all these men come here with well-defined ambitions. Few have no serious object in coming, and few fail to respond to the call of duty. The enthusiasm with which the students helped the University to care for the Cuban teachers is ample proof of this. However trying the work, however much of good judgment and patience it required, they were always glad to meet every responsibility...
...Crescent Athletic Club. The men were coached at first in general defence and attack, without being divided into teams. They showed a lack of head-work and are not sure enough in carrying the ball; many of them try to get rid of it too soon and so fail to make the most of their opportunities. The Crescent players are noted for their clever stick work and Saturday's game should be of great value to the Harvard team in the way of experience...
...needs individual self-reliance, and the competitive system in business develops this. Trusts bring about the opposite result, setting aside competition, and saving the weak by sheltering them in combinations. This makes little difference in the industrial world, for in the first case many of these weaker establishments would fail, and their creditors would thus suffer. Those who favor trusts say that by them inefficient men are kept from trying to do business independently, thus preventing a great economic evil, and that capable men are given good positions, good salaries, and good opportunities for developing their individual abilities under trusts...