Word: obtaine
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...obtain this contract Goodyear paid Sears 18,000 shares of treasury stock and $800,000 cash which Sears used to buy Goodyear stock in the open market...
...this connection the President feels that the final solution must not in any way interfere "with the aim of having the Faculty of Arts and Sciences the most distinguished body of creative scholars which it is possible to obtain. Excellent tutoring, like excellent lecturing, should be given great weight in considering a young man for promotion, but by itself it should not be sufficient to insure a permanent career at Harvard." There must be no separation of "our faculty into those who teach and those who carry on creative work. Our strength in the past has lain in the fact...
...accident of our early development. For a long period, also, Cambridge was located more nearly in the center of the population of the United States than it is at present. The problem of the immediate future is to devise ways and means to insure that we shall continue to obtain men of the greatest promise...
...investigators. Our ultimate contribution to society will depend on their scholarly output and their stimulating teaching. What they accomplish and those whom they inspire will be the measure of our success. If we have in each department of the University the most distinguished faculty which it is possible to obtain, we need have little worry about the future. If we fail in this regard, there are no educational panaceas which will restore Harvard to its position of leadership...
...this country. It is clearly our first duty to see that our permanent staff is composed of those who can use these facilities most effectively and wisely. We must provide every opportunity for the ambitious, brilliant young scholar to come to Harvard and demonstrate his worth. In order to obtain such men for our faculty, the academic life in Cambridge must be made more attractive in a number of ways. Sufficient time should be allowed for writing and investigation; a satisfactory balance must be struck between teaching and research. The Governing Boards might well give serious consideration to the problem...