Word: developing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...largest fall turnout in the history of Harvard baseball forecasts a banner season. There were 62 men who reported for practice. I think I have uncovered several finds' which may develop into excellent first team material...
...planning its theatrical season, the French club is striving to develop a grenter interest in the French classics than has been present in the past. Two years ago the Cercle presented "Le Monde ou I'on S'Ennuie," and last year they gave "Le Controleur des WagonsLits." This year, however, it has been decided to give a comedy by Moliere, probably "L'Avare...
...science course and although I never was particularly interested in scientific subjects, I felt that I should have some foundation of that sort. In the first place I was never any good at technical problems, and in the second, my younger brother Theodore early showed a decided tendency to develop along the lines of my father and a desire to work in conjunction with...
...Years ago I had hope that by careful work our colleges might develop some such training in literary skill as is developed in musical conservatories. Experiment proved that this, at least to my mind, was impracticable. The only way to learn to write so that anyone will read it to write 'nulla dies sine linea' On the whole, the true school of literary production for the past century has been journalism. In the reporter's work there is reality unattainable academically. Taste is another matter and taste is the product of training. But after all nothing amounts to anything without...
...creative writing cannot be taught, perhaps it may be inspired, and it is possible that such Harvard professors as Wendell himself, Briggs, Perry, Kittredge, Copeland, Neilson, now president of Smith College, and Baker have helped their students, helped richly to develop the seed which nature planted within some of them...