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These coolies, who perform harder physical labor for longer hours than do most beasts of burden and in addition undergo the worst of privations and hardships, are nevertheless possessed of the greatest cheerfulness. Naturally immobile and entirely devoid of nervous emotion, the race is characterized by the greatest patience, and many centuries of suffering have strengthened it against all external conditions...
...against this or that method of administration, and pessimistic views on the problems confronting the University. The present system of section meetings appeals to none: to the honor men it is a bore; to the indolent it is a bane. To many the section assistant is an unapproachable being, devoid of all human interests and of all the qualities that make a successful teacher. The athletic system is a source of anxiety to students who believe that at present intercollegiate sport is conducted on a commercial and professional basis. Although scholarship is generally regarded as a useless and unnecessary asset...
...rare event to hear him pass an unfriendly judgment, and he disliked to hear it done by others. He appreciated keenly the peculiarities of his acquaintances, and could characterize them with accuracy and wit. But such comments were always kindly or marked by a light and playful touch, devoid of sting...
...engine that French scientists are now putting their greatest efforts. To get the maximum horse-power with a minimum weight is the present problem of aeronautics. If the engine ceases to supply power the aeroplane has to descend and if this happens over a country devoid of suitable landing places the results are bound to be serious...
...second half Cutler kicked off to Lewis, who ran the ball back twenty yards and then returned the kick to the middle of the field, where Loftus recovered it and carried it over the line. Lewis kicked the goal. With the exception of the touchdown, the game was devoid of sensational features, and the onside kicks and forward passes proved unsuccessful without an exception...