Word: inferior
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...tariff has not built up the wool growing industry. The United States cannot grow all grades of wool. The finer grades of wool must be imported, and unless they are imported we must be contented with an inferior quality of cloth. The bulk of the wool grown here finds its greatest value when mixed with foreign wool; but since the tariff practically prevents our importing foreign wool, we are compelled to import the best fabrics from abroad, and the wool growing industry languishes. The wool grower who procured the tariff failed to procure protection...
...eliminated; they must realize that eleven men working together can accomplish more than one. At Yale, the writer says, no favoritism is ever allowed in the selection of men. The men who are sought after are those who show activity, endurance and pluck, brute strength being regarded as inferior to these qualities. The men are trained easily for a week so that they become thoroughly hardened before hard play begins. The captain watches carefully the peculiarities of each man and places him in a position accordingly. The share of work is as fairly divided as possible so that...
Another necessary reform is the Civil Service Reform, to obtain which many believe all that is needed is to enforce the law. But this is not the case. Civil Service Reform so far has touched only unimportant positions, clerkships in post offices, inferior places in custom houses, etc. What is needed is a reform which will be applicable to positions which require executive ability; to positions such as United States marshals, collectors of customs, and postmasters of all degrees. The president has to appoint three officers per-day to positions in various parts of the Union, and naturally cannot...
...proposed to start a school of music at Yale. The plan adopted proposes a new department with the requisite corps of instructors, apparatus, and a building not inferior to any of the great conservatories in Germany. President Dwight is heartily in favor of the plan...
...Exeter eleven which will play on Jarvis this afternoon is said to be a trifle inferior to the teams of previous years. The men are as a general thing ligh, but they are said to play with a deal of snap...