Word: fault
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...then went on to say that legislation has one great fault,--it is at best mechanical, and can rise no higher that its source. In good hands it is effective for a time; but it may be turned with equal ease to bad purposes. Unfortunately the system of nomination prevalent in the United States today tends to aggravate peculiarly this inherent weakness of law making; for it gravitates directly and inevitably to the "boss...
...Newell Law School crew is not so well together, although there are several experienced men in the boat. Sheafe has been rowing occasionally, but will not be in the race. At present, the chief fault is a tendency to row out of the boat and to rush the slides. This makes the boat unsteady and prevents a good beat. The order is: Stroke, Blake; 7, Bolling; 6, Swift; 5, Perkins; 4, Marvin; 3, Schoyer; 2, Farley; bow, Stetson...
...general fault which is found in all the Weld crews is that the men are slow at starting and do not heave the stroke through to a strong finish...
Last week the 1903 crew was rowing better than any of the other Weld crews, but yesterday the work showed a decided slump. The worst fault is rushing the slides and slumping over at the catch. Nearly all the men have this fault and they also fail to finish strongly. The order of the crew is: Stroke, Roberts; 7, Switzer; 6, Whitwell; 5, Pitkin; 4, Derby; 3, Bent; 2, James; bow, George...
...past week has shown much improvement in the Newell crews. The two first crews were put in shells yesterday, and all are gradually working together. As a whole, they have the usual fault of rushing their slides and hanging at the catch. The crews rowed yesterday in the following order...