Word: factor
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...reached a critical stage in its development. Two of the most important contests of its schedule have been recorded as victories, and next Saturday at Ithaca another decisive game is to be played. Throughout, the team has shown a sprit of determination to win that has been a considerable factor in its success. A splendid showing has been made so far, and it is with confident anticipation that we look forward to the final games of the season...
Great praise is due the managers of the Harvard Illustrated Magazine for the energy and zeal they have displayed in calling the attention of the University to the need of a larger gymnasium. Perhaps no one factor has contributed more to arouse the interest in physical training than the building of the Hemenway Gymnasium in 1878. Seventy-five per cent. of the school and college gymnasium directors in the United States have received at least a part of their training in this institution while attending Harvard's summer courses in physical education, and the stream of influence that has been...
Commercial relations bind nations together and do much to preserve peace. Other factors are mutual sympathy among nations and a good understanding of one another, for there is no war so serious that it cannot be amicably settled if both parties so wish it. International arbitration is another strong factor making for peace. Many peace societies sprang up in the United States during the first part of the last century, and were the natural precursors of the Hague Peace Conferences. Many international conferences, meeting for other purposes, have led to strong unions. These are drawing the nations closer together...
...attractive as out-of-door exercise, and the games often more closely resemble free fights than friendly contests between amateur teams. Although the two-period rule may possibly prevent some men from going out, it can not account for the general attitude, and its abolition would be no considerable factor toward the success of the team. At other eastern colleges, notably Yale and Brown, similar disapproval has been expressed, but the teams have nevertheless received better support than here...
...most important factor in the management of the department store is the personal element, which is essential to success. Care, good breeding, intelligence, and fidelity are indispensable, and there is a field for originality and intellectual growth. Though the retail business has reached a high level, there will always be a vast opportunity for men with first-class executive and financial ability to broaden and improve the business profession...