Word: inferior
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...noblest in America. These capitals were removed from their original places in the 12th century church by an architect in the 18th century who failed to perceive their beauty, and replaced them by work suited to the taste of his own time which the modern world agrees is far inferior. These capitals from the Church of Moutier St. Jean and some others from St. Pons are now to be seen in the entrance hall of the Fogg Museum...
...some years," he began, "It has seemed evident to most persons interested in law that there are too many inferior lawyers, inferior morally, intellectually, and in their knowledge of the law. The question confronting those interested is what can he done to remedy the situation...
...idea of charging the good student less than the inferior student,--that is an entirely novel idea. Yale is the first institution to adopt it. If the plan works out well in the case of Seniors it will be extended, no doubt, to the entire student body. And why shouldn't universities make the attempt to place a premium upon brains in this way? Students who maintain high rank give an institution very little trouble. It is the dunce and the shirker who make it necessary for colleges to maintain an array of deans and other disciplinary officials. There...
...Boston had an opera company of its own, that had a wide-spread reputation for meritorious work. However, through characteristic Boston indifference, this company was allowed to disintegrate and since then, local music lovers have been perforce contented with occasional barnstorming tours of the Chicago Association, or with the inferior performances of mediocre troupes, singing in English...
...unbeatable by any means. If Princeton's wide formations and her forward passing game had been as well executed against Yale as they were against the Crimson, Yale would have been a defeated team. It was not due to the Bulldog's superior defense, but rather to Princeton's inferior execution of plays that the Tiger's formations worked better against the Crimson than against the Blue. The Yale line is strong on the defense, and the Yale secondary defense men are hard, sure tacklers, but it has been shown by West Point and Princeton that a strategic attack...