Word: judgments
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...natures and the scope of their powers. By the scholastic tests of examinations she trains men in clearer self knowledge, in concentrated and readily commanded intellectual faculties. By the intercourse with their fellows, also, men are taught within her bounds this same keener knowledge of self, and a catholic judgment of their own strengths and weaknesses. They learn these same lessons in their attempts to imitate the achievements and to follow the ideals of some great teacher...
...morally bound to protect. Reversals of policy are liable to mean changes in the persons employed in the Society's stores. So long as the Directors are not secured against being turned out of office by the vote of an insignificant minority who may not represent the permanent judgment of the Society, they cannot guarantee their employees that reasonable permanence of employment that is the right of every capable employee at present; for example, I should feel in duty bound to point out this weakness in the position of the Directors, to any employee of the Society who should...
...business that a change of management immediately followed. Here is a specific case in which the importance of a directorate subject to pressure from members was revealed. The Board at that time, no member of which, I believe, is now a director, erred simply through lack of business judgment; but the episode certainly showed the value of "unintelligent interference" with the management...
...striking out seven men. At the bat he made three clean hits. Carr made two bad errors, by throwing wild to first and second bases. Out of three times at the bat, however, he made two clean hits. Kernan showed improvement in his batting, but showed poor battery judgment in continually calling for high balls against wrist hitters...
Wolcott stroked an extremely difficult race, with careful judgment and plenty of nerve. As usual, he distinguished himself at the finish by a magnificent spurt...