Word: perfectability
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...this novel subject. The doubt as to the value of classical studies has intensified the ardor of those who pursue them, and has given a new turn to their investigations. Modern archaeology tries to reconstruct the life of the ancients from their monuments, and the Greek vases are perfect storehouses of knowledge about the private life of the Greeks. These vases have been preserved by being enclosed in tombs, and were not, as some have thought, especially designed for funeral purposes, but were articles in daily use. Their graceful shapes, combined with their lightness and durability, would excite our wonder...
...graduates and the college teams. An innovation was introduced in admitting a third team composed of members of the Law School. Among the men who shot on the three teams were seen the best shots, past and present, that the club has ever produced. The conditions for shooing were perfect, the wind being very light and the atmosphere clear. Each team did itself credit, as may be seen from the adjoining scores. Owing to the long time that has elapsed since the club last met, the work done by the men was something remarkable. The match was shot under...
...diminishing returns, while all other commodities are free from this law, or at least not nearly so much under its influence as gold and silver. The commercial world must be forced from the damaging fluctuations in prices. This can be done only by securing a perfect steadiness in the value of money. If international bi-metallism could be established some good might be wrought, but there is no hope of obtaining an alliance of the nations. A more hopeful scheme would be to keep prices on a level by swelling or contracting the amount of money in circulation according...
...control us we no longer serve God but mammon. But by faithfully attending to our worldly interests, yet without becoming contaminated by them, we show our fitness to be entrusted with things of much greater importance. The anthems sung by the choir were, "Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace," by Trimnell, and Mozart's "Judge...
...windows and rafters, and prevents the sudden rebounding of batted balls, while the entire sides and one end are protected by cord netting. Thus the whole interior of the cage is inclosed in a firm network which prevents in jury to the building and insures to the players perfect freedom from the danger of hard rebounding or glancing balls. By a system of pulleys one of the nets can be moved inward a distance of eight feet from the side and held in that position. This divides the cage into two parts, and affords a narrow alley for battery work...