Word: precisionism
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In the course of the excavations for the subway on Massachusetts avenue, a little to the west of Wadsworth House, an old foundation wall, extending some forty feet, was recently uncovered. Only the lower courses of the wall were to be seen, the upper courses having been dispersed many years...
The second half was somewhat marred by rough playing, the referee being very backward in inflicting penalties. In the matter of scoring this half was largely a repetition of the first, Dartmouth making 16 points to the University team's 8. The Dartmouth players passed with more precision and forced...
"Nor does Harvard alone attest his greatness. His mental precision and unusual capacity for lucid and apt discrimination have enabled him to treat public questions with singular authority and with an unerring instinct for the aspirations and needs of society. He has touched no subject without illuminating it; he has...
Mr. Luce's address was in the form of advice to Harvard men in choosing which political party to join, illustrated by his personal experience. On leaving College Mr. Luce became a Democrat, like the majority of Harvard graduates of that time; but not long after, like many other of...
Finally, one must praise Mr. Berenson for the admirable clearness of his style. Not only can be command the memorable adjective on occasion, but he can state intricate aesthetic problems with refreshing simplicity and describe the attributes of a painting or its author with a precision which a scientist might...