Word: lacking
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...inquire what lesson it is designed to teach, for the moral may be no less important today than in the remote period when the book was written. Jonah was a reformer who felt that he had a mission to rebuke the immorality, the material motives, the levity, and the lack of serious thought in the great city of his time. But he sought to occupy himself with other things, or, as the writer describes it, he tried to flee from the presence of God. But in vain, Even on the sea he could not escape; and at last his conscience...
...fault lies somewhat in a lack of self-confidence, which is partly due to the failure of the college authorities to give any public encouragement to the student, except at the present time of the year...
...announcement that a new Arena is to be erected on the site of the old one should be received with enthusiasm. Hockey in 1918 suffered greatly through the lack of a rink, and it was not until the completion of the Pavilion this last season that regular daily practice could be held. The Pavilion met an urgent need, but in the early part of the season the team was handicapped by having to change to the six-man game; and in addition, the seating capacity was very small...
...Today there is great duplication in many governmental activities and a lack of cooperation. There seems to be a disposition on the part of the Executive Branch of the government to get all the funds possible out of Congress for the purpose of extending the power and influence of each separate bureau. All of this, of course, leads to inefficiency and gross extravagance. The whole system is wrong and now is the time to correct...
...cause of so poor a season may be summed up in four points. First, the lack of a smooth-running coaching staff; second, the illness of Coach "Pooch" Donovan throughout the greater part of the spring term; third, the great scarcity of second and third place material; and last, the loss of men because of probation. The first of these can, and it is felt will be, remedied by those in charge of the track work. The second cause was unavoidable, but the last two reflect on the undergraduate body itself. Indifference and poor spirit were shown during the entire...