Word: perfectability
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...order to claim a reward. This of course, just to make things, already mixed up, a little worse and ten times funnier. There are relatives, one of whom is the finance of Ned Pembroke the police, Vera, and finally Mrs. Pembroke. After the first act, the house proves a perfect trap, thanks to the slogan of Officer Mooney. "You can come...
Voice Pictures, A photographic process made visible the breath of genius that distinguishes opera singers from the bulls of Bashan. A mechanically perfect singer, resting precisely on every note, would give a chart in straight lines. McCormack, Case, Melba, . Farrar and peers, singing Annie Laurie, produced charts in wavy lines, undulated by pitch and intensity-Dr. C. E. Seashore, Iowa State University...
...some doubt. The fact that Columbia had small chance was well recognized. But the famed Yale crew, the same which vanquished the world on the Seine, was gone. Only three men of that machine were left-Kingsbury, No. 6; Wilson, No. 3; Sprock, No. 7. Pennsylvania was beautifully schooled, perfect in form. Nobody thought of Columbia. The race began. Pennsylvania led. Yale was second, rowing with power but somewhat raggedly. Columbia bided her time. On went the shells. Yale sprinted, passed Pennsylvania. The finish came in sight. Pennsylvania, it was clear, was beaten. Columbia? Her men, far down the course...
Dartmouth was put in a position to score in the ninth when Owl, Indian second sacker, reached first base when Ullman booted a ground ball. Hudgins advanced Owl with a perfect bunt, which only excellent fielding by Spalding prevented from becoming a safety. Elliot lifted a long fly to Rogers in center field for the second out, and the stage was set for Bjorkman's sensational drive...
...Despite perfect conditions of weather, when plates came to be developed they were found to be blank, for some reason unknown to the photographer or the Seniors in charge. Accordingly, the Senior picture will be retaken at 1 o'clock today on the steps of Widener, with none of yesterday's celebrations a scant five minutes will suffice...