Word: perfectability
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...appears that the perfect existence is one in which nobody is required to walk. Many persons like to look into the future and prepare out minds for the wonders that we shall see if we live long enough. We have never observed a prophecy of that kind that did not describe the happy circumstance of movable sidewalks to relieve the human legs of virtually all exertion. The seer of the movement is the fire chief in New York city. He foresees a city in which streets will be free from vehicular traffic, such streets as there are being devoted exclusively...
...finish nearing rapidly, Amory raised the beat, Brown failed to respond with an equally telling pace, and the Junior shell commenced its gruelling advance to the front position with three-quarters of a length of water to make up. The seconds with now a chance for victory, rowed in perfect unison which combined with the rapid stroke produced an immediate effect. Inch by inch the Junior eight fought its way to even terms, and by a burst of almost superlative rowing broke into a lead of a full half length which they maintained...
There is an old French proverb something to the effect "if youth but knew, or age could do", which describes perhaps better than anything else the difficulties with any sort of institutional education, however perfect. By assembling and publishing such a bibliography as we have suggested, the University could, without much expense, provide a method for prolonging the applied study of the undergraduate and combining with it the later developed tastes and interests of the graduate...
Last year the University gained a 6-2 victory over Williams, but it was only by heavy hitting in the ninth and perfect fielding throughout the contest that the Crimson was able to keep out of danger...
...visitors' fielding, too, is erratic and has frequently been the cause of defeat, but here again, the Purple nine has had periods of almost perfect work in the infield. O'Brien at shortstop is the best player both in the field and at bat. In the Wesleyan game he played errorless ball and was responsible for three of the five runs scored...