Word: perfectability
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...able to step into his part absolutely but he cannot 'get it over the footlights' without an underlying magnetism, for it is this fundamental magnetism which distinguishes the good from the bad actor. A man may be good in dramatic technique--his mechanics, so to speak, may be perfect-- but if one feels the lack of this foundation stone one cannot but classify the man as a poor actor. The same is partially applicable to the playwright, but the chief advantage of the community theatre to him is the opportunity it affords for closer touch with his audience and greater...
...respect the number is a true reflection of college life. It is not perfect, and it is not very bad. Hiding the amiable character of the undergraduate, in whose ability to do better than he does both parents and teachers like to believe, is the cheerful illiteracy which persists in misspelling words derived from the Greek...
Although their backfield is as nearly perfect as could be expected, the Princeton coaching staff is still considerably worried over the way in which their line crumbled before the Navy defense. This was especially apparent during the first quarter when the Annapolis ends and tackles were stopping the runner before he reached the line of scrimmage. This is well illustrated by the fact that the midshipmen gained 122 yards through the line in comparison with Princeton's 30. The Tiger backfield is one of the strongest that has been seen this fall, but unless Princeton develops a line which...
...Harvard coaching system is as perfect as any system could be. The men that played against us understood all the fine points of the game and worked together like a machine, each man performing his alloted task with hardly a mistake...
Centre arrives Saturday with a fighting football team and the entire student body among hundreds of other supporters. Call a mass-meeting; appoint a song-leader; perfect the cheers. Make the Crimson stands worthy of their great eleven...