Word: lacking
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...spite of this adamantine logic favoring the scheme, there is a danger that inter-house debating, like so many good and moral things, may be too delicate a flower for the harsh breath of existence, and so fall and wither away from lack of strength. The one iron and strychnine tonic to prevent this disaster is Interest. To quicken interest there is one sure formula, to capture fancy in the topic for debate. If the sponsors of the innovation act wisely, they will not choose exotic and ephemeral topics for their discussions, such as the intellectual status of the undergraduate...
...coolness under pressure. The absence of one of these qualities in the make-up of a golfer is an inestimable handicap. Such hardened campaigners as Walter Hagen, George Von Elm, and Johnny Farrell appear to have lost their incentive or driving power; that certain spark of enthusiasm has been lacking in their play recently, and consequently, they have failed to finish among the leaders. On the other hand, many young players such as Munger, Goodman, Dunlap, Fischer, Somerville, and many others have been winning recent tournaments. These comparative newcomers to tournament play make up for their lack of experience...
...That failure accounts for many of the major blunders of American history, from the suppression of Nicholas Biddle's National Bank to the panic strategy of Herbert Hoover. Where there is no coherent opposition there can be no sincere, continuous criticism of principle; democracy has been characterized by the lack of coherent opposition, for the reason that no man can or should have the humility and patience to convince a bureau, or a department, strong in the sanction of a majority...
...contest when not made too mechanical or professionally trained. There was a respectable crowd in attendance--compared with the Georgia game one might say small, but respectable, so far as manners in public are concerned. It was a dark and rainy afternoon, but the "rooting" made up for the lack of seats for sale at a premium. Other sports will follow during the year, each University holding league House and College tournaments and matching its winning team against the other's. It is an interesting innovation -- filled with possibilities not only for more competition between the two universities, but sport...
...regard the waiters as interior?", ninety-three out of the one hundred and forty-seven answers were in the negative; of the fifty-four that replied in the affirmative, twenty-one declared that they were considered thus inferior only by certain individuals. Further evidence, relating to the lack of social distinction and the success of the system at other colleges may be seen in the reports submitted by them and reprinted in today's issue...