Word: unfitness
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...which someone has been guilty. On Sunday at dinner there was no meat served, but, in its stead, chicken croquettes. On inquiry I find that about four men out of every five who ate the croquettes were severely ill as a result--so ill as to be practically unfit for work next day. The steward evidently did not know, or did not take the trouble to remember, that meat may rot and become poisonous. But it is the steward's duty to look out for such things and his negligence in not having done so is unpardonable. The fact that...
...coach would have to assume additional responsibilities. He should be made to bear the bulk of the blame for any error in the selection of the judges or for the use of a man on the team who has shown himself, in the course of training, to be unfit for the contest. Under the present system the coach is in danger of being blamed for shortcomings, on the part of the members of the team, which he cannot avoid...
...Falstaff as he was and gives him credit for his wonderfully brilliant wit and sense of humor, but he also shows him as unprincipled, selfish, egotistical and vulgar, and, in the end, the prince sees through Falstaff's frivolity and sham, recognizes his utter worthlessness and condemns him as unfit for the society of true...
...himself directly against the general interest and has to be dealt with accordingly. He is deprived of the use of the Library, not because he has broken a certain rule, but because he fails to conform to the liberal principles on which the Library is administered, and shows himself unfit to be trusted in a Library that relies on the loyal support and willing co-operation of those who use it. Very truly yours, WILLIAM C. LANE...
...investigation has been made in order to set at rest certain rumors that have been current during the past year or two to the effect that the field was unfit for training purposes, owing to the presence of malaria. The decidedly favorable result of the inquiry is particularly gratifying at this time, since it enables the Athletic Committee to proceed with confidence in its plans for fitting out the field for the accommodation of the baseball and track athletic interests. Coming as it does from the most expert and authoritative source obtainable, the State Board in conjunction with the local...