Word: action
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Several members of the Harvard football squad will report for action after resting up from the bruising work of the gridiron season. T. G. Upton '31, lengthy center, W. R. Harper '30, S. C. Burns ocC, and Vahan Moushegian '32 are among those who will forsake the turf for the court. The return of so many regulars and the addition of a number of last year's Freshman players, should enable Coach Wachter to send a strong and experienced team into action...
...would mean Harvard's loss of this much-needed building. Negotiations between the H. A. A. and the College authorities followed; it was decided to draw upon the reserve coffers of the A. A. for the construction of the plant up to the top floor. The impracticability of such action was once again brought forward and this time the Corporation voted the B. A. A. freedom to draw on its surplus for the building's completion. The total cost of construction is estimated...
Harvard, the individual, living in ancient tradition, yet always young: Yale, the realist and man of action, the Crimson and the Blue, drawn together, from all parts of a nation, from all over the world; intermingling, old rivals and older friends...
...widespread concern in the undergraduate body regarding this subject. As is suggested, the House Plan has in all probability prevented the completion of the fund for the building, but this does not exclude this subject from discussion. To the contrary, in view of the fact that no definite action has been taken, the present is the time when consideration would, be most valuable merely because it could affect the plans in their embryo state...
...Purdue the opinion expressed through the editorial column of the "Exponent", the University daily, is that such an action represents a complete misunderstanding of the raison d'etre which motivates collegiate athletics. One graduate writes, "Is the greatest university in the world becoming so dependent upon the great god money that it will deprive approximately one half of its athletically inclined students of enjoying the thrills of such (minor) competitions?" In spite of what is perhaps an understandable bias regarding the importance of his Alma Mater, this graduate's views on the importance of minor sports indicate a healthy respect...