Word: perfectability
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Crimson in football and hockey as well. This spring Harvard victories over Princeton and the Tigers' decisive verdict over the Green have given Crimson rooters some ground for the belief that the Dartmouth away will be broken. Caldwell, the Nassau twirler whom Harvard so maltreated, pitched an almost perfect game against the Green, retiring the first 26 opponents in order and then yielding two hits before getting the last...
...came the L's and with them "Ludy's" name. The Communists shouted so loud that they almost frightened themselves-a Herculean effort that made their former exertions appear entirely Lilliputian. Jealous Monarchists screamed "Ein, Zwei, Drei" and thundered a counterblast of shrill hisses. "Ludy," always a perfect gentleman, sat with his arms folded, looking the Communists squarely in the eyes and repeatedly bowing to them, although they were anything but complimentary. His supporters, however, stood by him, and yelled with one mighty voice: "Shame on you, you convicts!" Which was a fine example of homogeneous Kultur...
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur paid a visit to the Shenandoah, now in perfect shape and flying better than ever. He was delighted with his visit. They gave him a good reception at the sta-tion-and a drink of water. When an airship has flown a great distance, she has naturally consumed an enormous weight of fuel. The ship being lighter, it was formerly necessary to release the valuable helium gas and diminish the lift of the gas bags to re-store equilibrium. Besi'des being a source of expense, this meant that there was less reserve...
...left. This was Harvard's sole hit until the fourth when Todd singled with one gone and scored on Hammond's mighty drive to center, which the fleet-footed Smith held to two bases. Samborski hit safely to start the fifth. Spalding pushed him along with a perfect sacrifice, and Jenkins scored him with a line single to right center...
...aviators were lionized by the U. S. colony, official and aeronautical Japan, the populace. They were presented with cigarette cases by the American Society of Tokyo, and with harmonicas by the Young Men's Harmonica Clubs. Japanese mechanics busied themselves putting the Douglas World Cruisers into perfect condition and replacing the Liberty motors with new ones; taking off their sea legs in the shape of pontoons and putting on their landing gears, whereby they will become lighter on landing and speedier...