Word: factor
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...University has seen that ideas are not the result of any special curriculum, but of a system which encourages the student to think. Two factors are preeminent to the success of such a system. First, many instructors who stimulate thought; second, an opportunity for instructors to meet the undergraduates for discussion and an emphasis on a general grasp of the subject rather than a knowledge of details. The second factor the University has already grasped and acted upon; it remains to develop the first. This will take time. In the meanwhile it is deeply satisfactory to know that Harvard...
...Freshman nine went down to defeat at the hands of the hard-hitting Middlesex nine at Concord yesterday by the score of 6-3. Listless fielding coupled with the inability to bunch their hits, was the dominant factor in the Freshmen's defeat. The school team's third baseman, Carnegie, was the star of the game...
Thus the University returns to its anebellum schedule, but it will not and would not return to the "normal." We have sent well-equipped men from our Faculty into many war activities; they have served the nation well. The effect of their teaching will be an essential factor in the new, after war life of Harvard...
...infielders expected to show to excellent advantage today are S. R. Smith and A. J. Conlon, the first baseman and shortstop. The former's powerful batting should be a potent factor in the team's success. Conlon is probably the most sensational Freshman infielder that has played for several years, as well as a clever man at bat and on the bases...
...highly specific theoretical instruction during the college year leading to practical work in government camps in the summer, and under the command of an officer whose energy and ability may well exact the admiration and respect of all, Harvard intends to "carry on." Will the undergraduates provide the deciding factor...