Word: athleticism
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Another flaw lies in the very nature of the book. There are not enough really great athletic in one year to justify the publication of an annual book of this kind. "Famous American Athletes of Today" would be far more valuable if it appeared every five years.
After all, Harvard should not need athletic scholarships to entice men to Cambridge. The University not only offers an A.B. degree of unmatched prestige value, but also has as good a range of courses as any other college, better taught than in almost any other college.
Nor is it morally justifiable to charge upwards of five dollars admission to see Harvard get walloped by a series of "big name" opponents. The Alumni, of course, are the first to shout cheat about this, and here they are right. If we are to continue with the present philosophy...
The current situation neither gains prestige nor pays for the athletic program. It is unfair to customers, players, and coaches.
It need not be corrected by a revision of Harvard's schedule, if some changes are made in the attitude towards athletes here. It must not be corrected by a program of athletic scholarships--that we believe most firmly has no place at Harvard. We can play respectable football by...