Word: systemic
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...mainly a question of whether he could come back. "The warm reception which has been accorded me here this evening has more than answered my doubts," he said. Speaking of the past three years as mentor, he continued. "I have attempted to build up and firmly establish a system based on a principle of attack. The team has been sent onto the field with the idea of trying to score, rather than waiting for a break which might carry with it the fortunes of victory...
...been called in following a gloomy era of defeat and the first two years under the new regime were marked by ups and downs. One major victory and three major defeats comprise the record of this period, during which the Harvard elevens were introduced to the Horween system. That the ultimate goal of these coaching principles was nearing attainment was revealed to followers of Harvard football during the 1928 campaign, which culminated in the 17 to 0 defeat of the Yale eleven
...appearance several years ago of a religious cult which incorporates into its system certain methods tending to arouse the emotions has called forth justified criticism. Labelled with the attractive slogan, "How to get real religion", its banner has inveighed many into an active participation. Then, as soon as these innocent volunteers have entered the intricate labyrinth, another's authority is sufficient to compost their personal surrender--their setions and duties, no longer in their own control, are said to be ordained by divine will...
This new type of impassioned revival has swept from place to place, from college to college. Princeton, where the first headquarters were set up, was the first to banish all exponents of the new system. Not long afterwards also suffering from a similar agitation, Oxford students issued a loud and trenchant warning against what they believed harmful to the best interests of the University...
Although the mechanical system of the intramural exchange is similar to the regular city exchange, the Harvard switchboard is individual in one respect. To a person calling University 7600, comes the response, "Harvard", rather than the usual "number please" of other exchanges. An interesting feature of this exchange is the ability of all three operators to give without hesitation the number and addresses of all officers and professors connected with the University...