Word: factor
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...with a realization of this state of things that Mr. Weld generously gave Harvard the Weld Boat House, a place of exercise for those who are not expert athletes. The new Soldters' Field also will increase the opportunities for this kind of sport. The very important factor, however, which must act in co-operation with these opportunities for sport is the offering of some motive in the shape of a championship. Most men want exercise and will take it whenever they get a chance, but where there is something to work for, the exercise will become much more general...
...printed in large, clear type on smooth, white paper, and is in every way presented in a convenient and attractive form. The striking feature, of course, of the whole thing is the fact that it is the product of undergraduate work and this is destined to be an important factor in the stand which the book will take in public favor. However, the play as a whole, and especially the music, is intrinsically worth enough to insure a large circulation. It is sate to say that in the repertoire of the whistling public, which is very largely the musical public...
...freshman musical clubs deserve a word of highest praise for the public spirited way in which they have set to work to help their crew. They seem to have realized what an important and beneficent factor they can become in giving the crew sufficient support to allow it to go to New London, and they have decided to make their help as great as possible. They are to give, we understand, quite a large number of concerts, and are to devote all the proceeds, above bare necessary expenses, to supporting their crew. Such little luxuries as a dinner we believe...
...rivals for the good they have done the game. They have demonstrated more clearly than it has ever been demonstrated before that foot ball is susceptible of constant development not merely on that side which is purely mechanical but upon the side in which the head is the important factor...
...time yet. There should be a meaning in the cheering; we must aim not only to encourage the team but to show in our cheering the kind of a game we hope to see the men play, - systematic, snappy and full of life. Good cheering has been an important factor in more than one victory on the foot ball field...