Word: methodes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...said goodbye to the outside world and had entered a new sphere, as strange to me as might have been Mars, a new sphere in which I must learn a new language, a new outlook, a new method of living, and most of all, learn the meaning of discipline. Nor was I alone when I entered. Over three hundred and sixty others had come into the Academy at the same time. Each of us had this adjustment to make, and most, of us made it successfully...
Here, the instructors hand out a long lesson and the Plebe must teach himself, for when he gets to class he is expected more to recite and less to be instructed. More than three-fourths of classroom work is recitation. This requires a new method of study. That is what makes Plebe year so hard, not the number of subjects but the acquiring of the new way of learning. The main cause of men failing in a course is because they have not learned how to study...
...Douglas, end, and Harper, regular fullback, the entire Harvard squad will be ready for action tomorrow. Yesterday's practice session included another skeleton drill on the defense against Army plays as interpreted by the Seconds under the direction of Coach Knox. The Crimson warriors were carefully instructed in the method of attack which they are expected to face. Individual instruction and a short signal drill concluded the light workout...
...with me, and permit me at the same time to learn something about Harvard students as individuals. So far I know only two undergraduates, and I wish to extend the range of my acquaintances considerably. At the initial meeting I will welcome any suggestions as to the range and method of future discussions...
Atlantans, proud of the Woodruff record, point out that at 33 he was the youngest president of a large U. S. corporation, at 40 holds a position entirely unique. Watching his method of handling men, which consists of issuing few orders, making subordinates think, they call him "more thoroughly representative of the new style southern industrial leader than any other...