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...outside work is recognized. This plan is fundamentally a good one. The fact should be noted, however, that when men are admitted provisionally it is important that they should have exact information regarding what is expected of them, and when and how they will be classified if they attain satisfactory grades...
...enjoyment of a well-earned vacation, we do believe that they should observe certain general rules regarding sleep and diet. Surely every athlete owes it to his College and to himself to return to Cambridge after the recess in the best physical condition which it is possible to attain by ordinary training...
...become eligible for election to the Phi Beta Kappa at New Haven, a fixed standard of work is necessary: out of a possible 400, freshmen and sophomores must attain 325, juniors 330, and seniors 350. At Harvard, the basis is competitive and men are not eligible until Junior year, when eight are selected from the twelve highest sets of marks; in Senior year twenty-two men are picked from the forty-four highest in the class...
...much closer to Yale's goal line. The essentials of a modern football player are, briefly: to run, tackle, interfere, kick, pass, and catch. Each year the team has been handicapped by men who could not do some of these simple things. The only way Harvard can hope to attain a proper degree of proficiency is to work and practice until the various required rudiments can be done well...
...believe the most practical means to attain this end might be taken by the various local Harvard clubs all over the country. Each of these organizations might well have a press committee to take congnizance of the Harvard news printed in the local papers. Should an untrue story appear, these committees could at once bring the matter to the notice of the editor in charge. If vigorous action of this sort were employed, it seems reasonable to suppose that before very long, editors and correspondents would hesitate to print untrue, but nevertheless insidious, news items concerning Harvard...