Word: reasons
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...habit of thinking that it takes a specialist to enter athletics. This is not so. "You have heard me say that I want to bring about a higher standard of scholarship at Harvard; I want to raise the standard of athletics as well as scholarship." For this reason dormitory rowing ought to be developed, because it encourages general exercise and this will ultimately help our University crew. "We want to pour out into the world men who are all-around men. The crews to my right and left have made athletics a source of admiration, and every Undergraduate...
...understand rightly the conditions under which the Agora and the Forum ceased activities a few years ago, the chief reason why debating failed was that the control of the two societies was allowed to fall into the hands of a small group of men whose leadership was unpopular. If a debating club is to attract members from more than a limited section of the student body its officers should be so chosen that they will represent a number of different interests. Under a representative set of officers, and with competitions for places on the University teams and for the various...
...membership in the University, because of the exceptional opportunities which they offered for the intelligent discussion of questions not only of vital public importance, but also the more intimate problems of college life. In other colleges this training forms an important part of undergraduate activity and there is no reason why the large number of men at Harvard who desire to secure it should be denied the opportunity for lack of such a club. Our own traditions alone are enough to show that debating clubs can fill a sound and vigorous place in college life...
...defeat such as the cross-country team experienced yesterday does not occur without a good reason. It is hard to believe that the trouble is with the runners, because they are drawn from the University and Freshman track teams of last year, both of which made excellent records. Moreover, our cross-country teams heretofore, some of which have had superior material, have won very few races. We believe that the fault lies with the irregular system under which the sport is carried on, and that a change in the present short-sighted economy of the Athletic Association by which...
...above the average in ability, a team was developed which gave Technology a close race, defeated Yale, and made a good showing in the intercollegiate meet. This year the team has been unfortunate in losing the services of its best performer, but that is all the more reason why unusual pains should be spent on the development of the rest...