Word: faults
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...evils which have crept into athletics are there not through any fault of the boys", continued Mr. Bingham, "but because of outside influences which could have been curbed had our faculties been willing to accept athletics as part of their problem instead of waiting until the evils had crept in. Too many of our educators have looked upon athletics as a distracting influence which ought to be suppressed rather than assimilated...
Gracious to a Fault...
...admire the Prince. He is destined to rule a great nation whose domain covers the globe. He seeks first-hand knowledge by circumnavigating the earth. His is a severe and delicate task. and he has unquestionably shown remarkable vision and wisdom thus far. He is gracious to a fault; snobbishness he does not know or at least does not practice. The world has welcomed the Prince and no doubt will continue to do so long after Mary from Boston has ceased in her attempt (however ignoble) to belittle the heir apparent to the English throne...
...have concert engagements in America and Australia for several years, and am obliged to carry them out. I left Russia without a cent and found it necessary therefore to sell my soul to the devil. Yes, I sold it, and it is not my fault. As soon as I fulfill these contracts, I hope to be able to accept your invitation to come to Moscow and Leningrad...
...here attributed to the lecture system at its best. Again, his lectures may be poor, perfunctory things, uninspired by philosophy and criticism, and hence lacking that necessary connection with the problems of life which marks the great difference between vital knowledge and statistics. When the latter is true, the fault lies with the man, not the system...