Word: factor
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...were we to tell? How were we to know when we started our beginners' Latin or Greek, studying the dullest sort of composition, of the glories of classic thought and poetry. This purposeless choice and following of our elementary courses can account for more wasted time than any one factor in our academic training...
...spite of his many good qualities, we must acknowledge that his death is one of the greatest blessings ever bestowed upon this country. He was dangerous, not to be trifled with. To his door can be attributed the cause of more sorrow, misery and disease than any other single factor in American life. The war only too clearly showed there is no place for him in a serious nation. By cutting out the heart of the cancer, only can the cancer be cured. The necessary operation has been performed...
...time for inflexible military discipline in the University is past. A few weeks ago the Nation needed military leaders, then every factor which was instrumental in producing capable officers was desirable,--hence, the teaching of military discipline by a strict observance of it was clearly necessary. Now the Nation needs civilian leaders, and every factor which hampers their preparation to fulfill this need is undesirable and represents a lack of foresight on the part of those in command...
...achieve whatever makes up a life of happiness and helpfulness. It is the removal of a great scourge, and the millions of Americans who responded in joyous celebration this week, abandoning themselves to the spirit of jollity in an unrestrained manner, gave ample indication of the most powerful factor in the winning of the war--namely, the undying hope which has always been uppermost in the hearts of the American people, and the firm knowledge that our cause, being just, could not fail...
...present, just as if the war were still going on. The men are particularly urged to continue to put the same spirit in their academic work as well as their military work. They will receive credit for all this work, and their efficiency will be a great factor in determining their rating as possible officer material. This war has clearly shown that colleges are the natural reservoirs for officer material, and all members of the S. A. T. C. will be given opportunity to prove themselves capable of becoming officers after further training. Some of the more experienced...