Word: factor
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Last week, after more than two years' study, the committee published its conclusions, The Relation oj Religion to Public Education (American Council on Education; $1). Main thesis, as summed up by George Zook: "Schools should accept religion and the churches as a factor of social life, just as much as they do the waterworks." The committee proposed to teach about religion, but not to teach religion itself, in the schools. For a while the group had considered a proposal to find and teach a set of principles common to all faiths (e.g., some form of Golden Rule), but rejected...
Student preference, which dictated the Veterans Theater Workshop's recent production of "Saint Joan," again was a decisive factor last week as the group chose Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Part I" for next fall's presentation...
...Cowles believes (with most zoologists) that warm blood is a key factor in evolution. Like diesels and steam engines, animal mechanisms are more efficient at high temperatures. This is one of the chief reasons why mammals and birds, both warm-blooded, dominate the earth...
...hall where the public could buy tickets or stay away; it was something else for her to sing at the Met, where the public buys season tickets months in advance, and has to accept whatever singers the management offers. Added Kolodin: "I have heard it said that the only factor to be considered is Mme. Flagstad's artistry. That view I cannot share, for artists are rational beings and must be held accountable for their actions." Many a music-lover regretfully agreed with...
Lack of experience proved to be the deciding factor as the Freshman lacrosse team went down to a surprisingly hard fought 9 to 7 defeat at the hands of the Boston Lacrosse Club "B" team Saturday afternoon. The Summary: HARVARD BEC Chamberlain, g. Harford, g. Forsyth, pt. Kirkpatrick, pt. McDonald, c.pt. Weaver, c.pt. Spence, ld. Edmunds, ld. Claflin, 2d. Pickson, 2d. Birdsall, c. Goff, c. Zeigler, 2a. Dobservale, 2a. Bezanson, 1a. Coffin, 1a. Davidson, o.h. Clurman, o.h. Aibel, i.h. Wilson...