Word: perfection
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...value of the past as an inspiration to present work. The great works of literature--the Odyssey, the Iliad, Shakspere's works and Dante's and Goethe's--are expressions of human life and feeling and are inspiring to men of every age. Present achievement is the more perfect realization of past phenomena. Understanding of the past is power, and this power Harvard gives through her training to her sons...
...Yale eight rowed over the four mile course on the Thames yesterday morning under perfect conditions, in the fast time...
...means not only of supplying such books as every one requires, but also of generally keeping down Cambridge prices. To attain this end, the service of the Society must be quick, efficient and economical. Such service the present scheme of organization precludes. It is impossible for a perfect system to be developed when its promoters have staring them in the face the possibility that their plans may be reversed by a handful of men elected at a non-representative meeting. Therefore, the thing that is needed is a guarantee of stability, a permanent board of control which can maintain...
Some searching criticism has followed when still another director arises in Wednesday's CRIMSON and says in effect: "Hold, hold. These whom you criticise are members of the Faculty endorsed by the President and Fellows. How could you get a more perfect set of men or a better plan?" Now it is submitted that because the Corporation considers a man fit to instruct in Engineering or even to be in the English department it does not thereby recommend him as an expert in seismology or for president of the steel trust or even as an average acute business...
...rather uninteresting game, by the score of 11 to 3. The Harvard team was unexpectedly superior in every department of the game to a nine which had held down the University team to two runs. The feature of the game was Hutchinson's masterly pitching. He had almost perfect control, allowed only three hits and gave but two bases on balls. Brown made a poor showing in the box for Andover and had ragged support...