Word: faulted
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...unfortunate that Adjutant-General Pearson should seize the present moment for what sounds like ill-advised and unsound criticism of the splendid work for military preparedness now under way at Harvard. His disavowal of intent to find fault will scarcely remedy the favorable opinion that many persons will be inclined to form. In belittling the intensified training of officers at Harvard, Adjutant-General Pearson is taking a position directly opposed to that of the leading military authorities of the United States. The Harvard course has the approval and support of the War Department. The program of training as mapped...
...minutes the wings missed pass after pass when they were free and could have had easy shots. The left side of the line was slow and failed to show much headwork; Rice improved considerably in the second half, but Baker was taken out before he could redeem himself. Another fault was the failure of the line to cover their men, and allowing themselves to be covered by the Princeton players. At one time both Scully and Comey were sent off the ice, but even then, with only four men and the goal guard opposing them, the University seven was unable...
...college team, and although he is not yet quite thoroughly used to the end position, he gives promise of developing into a fast, aggressive man to hold up the end of the offence. On the other wing, Rice is the most accurate shot on the team. His main fault is a lack of speed, but his good work with the stick more than makes up for this. He played the wing position last year and has improved a lot this season until he has become one of the most dependable men on the squad...
...found that approximately 75 per cent. of the Freshmen stood poorly and therefore might be regarded as possible candidates for the subsequent evils dependent upon faulty posture. Where-ever possible simple directions were given for the correction of this fault. On the other hand 88 per cent. of the Freshmen presented themselves with good sound feet. In this field it is easy to see a splendid opportunity for improving the physical equipment of the students...
Much has been written and said attacking democracy because of its inefficiency. While this unfortunate quality can never be entirely eradicated from democratic systems, yet the calling into service of real experts should so diminish it as to make this fault negligible. The Naval Advisory Board is accomplishing what a body of mere seamen cannot do, for such men as Edison in dealing with perplexing questions have a breadth of vision which no admiral could ever possess...