Trắc nghiệm: Charles W.Eliot. the president of Harvard in 1869. initiated a system under which most required courses were dropped in favor of elective courses,Charles W. Eliot. the president of Harvard in 1869. initiated a system under which most required courses were dropped in favor of elective courses,Charles W. Eliot. the president of Harvard in 1869. initiated a system under which most required courses were dropped in favor of elective courses.