Word: development
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Harvard to continue to subsist on the scanty fare of an annual victory over New Hampshire? Either alternative is undesirable in the extreme, and it is the task of the Committee to find a path that will lead between these poles on some middle course. That is, it must develop a policy which will bring at least a fair average of success in conflict and yet will avoid the creation of a group of semi-professional athletes, whose existence in the University is justified solely by their prowess on the field of battle...
Without any doubt this standard will prevent Harvard from achieving fame in the Rose Bowl--a fact that is little to be regretted. We are here "to develop a broad cultural background" rather than to win a place in the Who's Who of athletic annals. The one is incidental to the larger purpose of the other...
...Minister General Denain proceeded with drastic plans to revamp the entire fighting service in his charge. By decree of President Lebrun, ex-War Minister Marshal Pétain was reinstated, this time permanently, as a member of the Supreme Council of National Defense. "We shall develop our alliances and our friendships," proclaimed Premier Flandin. "We shall strengthen our national defense...
Throughout the afternoon both Moseley and Adzigian, Harvard's main offensive hopes, were going well and both seemed in top physical condition. They teamed up with Little Bill Parquette in the pass department as Casey tried to develop this hitherto not too over powerful arm of the Crimson attack...
...that a single left hand could compass a keyboard so quickly and completely, make the treble sound clear and strong while the bass poured out a seething undercurrent. Compared with most pianists, Paul Wittgenstein has a fairly small hand. His trick was to train it to lightning speed, to develop his pedal technique so that he could cover transitions gracefully and subtly, give a solid, two-handed effect...