Word: imperfectability
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...means of ascertaining just how well the various instructors accomplish their aims as teachers, raison d'etre is to remove to some extent the grave misfortune of becoming snared in some course that has no profit, an extremely expensive experience in the four short years of college. Naturally imperfect and with many short comings as a result of the personal element of the opinions, nevertheless it can help to avoid the tragedy of wasted time...
Harvard's and Technology's relative athletic purity affords the engineering cynic opportunity for a few sneers at Dr. Lowell's statements. Such cynicism is a bold front to hide a "sour-grape" state of mind. Our Greek attitude is perfect what the Institute should worry about is the imperfect way in which we emulate the Romans. --The Tech...
...Prime Minister André Tardieu of France, who borrowed $3,340,000,000 in the U. S. as French High Commissioner during the War and vaunts his nickname of "L'Americain" (TIME, Nov. 11). M. Tardieu knows that at least 99 million out of 119 million U. S. citizens are imperfect in their French, and that the State Department at moments of stress is capable of considerably toning down its summary of an unwelcome diplomatic note...
...Tariff Ridge (see map, TIME, Sept. 30) must by all valor be held for the Republic. To hold it would not make the President a despot. To lose it would surrender the whole tariff into the hands of delay, mischance, selfish bickering. The tariff was a human institution, inevitably imperfect. Let the President correct it (through the present clause allowing him to raise or lower duties 50% upon recommendation of the Tariff Commission, without consulting Congress) whenever necessary...
Graf's Future. The Graf Zeppelin was built for demonstration purposes. It is aerodynamically imperfect. Because it is a cylinder with conic ends, air does not flow smoothly over it. It should have no straight surface lines or level planes as in the Los Angeles, "best product of the Zeppelin works" (Dr. Eckener). Building of a new Friedrichshafen hangar will be completed about Nov. , when construction of a huge, fattish dirigible will be begun. Imperfect, the Graf Zeppelin will never be put on a commercial line. It will be used as a training ship for dirigible crews, for excursions...