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...Athletic Committee meeting today, the questions which have been raised during the past month will come up for discussion. We have tried to point out in this column the disadvantages of intercollegiate basketball and the two-period rule, and an exception to the eligibility rules has been suggested which will allow men who are spending their fourth year in Cambridge in one of the graduate schools to take part in University athletics. Basketball is so poorly supported that it does not seem fair to have a team representing Harvard, which plays against colleges where the game is flourishing...
...communication printed in another column this morning represents the attitude of many undergraduates in regard to the need of a new gymnasium. It is suggested that the first move toward the collection of the necessary funds be made by the members of the University, and that the interest shown by them will induce the graduates to lend a hand. This suggestion is well worth the consideration of the Student Council, and if practicable should be acted on at once. Of course only a small per cent of the whole sum needed could be raised in this way, but even...
...annual financial statement of the Graduate Treasurer of the Athletic Association, published in the adjoining column, shows numerous variations from the table of the preceding year which is published for purposes of comparison. The first item, "Care of Buildings and Grounds," varies little from year to year. Expenses on the general account are larger because of certain increases in salary. Permanent improvements include chiefly a baseball diamond in the southwest corner of Soldiers Field and a railway for hauling up the floats and runways at both the Newell and Weld boathouses...
...current number of the Advocate, reviewed in another column this morning, contains an article on "The Yard Dormitories." The argument is convincing that these dormitories are not what they should be. Of course they are habitable; at times they are even delightfully comfortable, but we, as Harvard undergraduates, are not proud of them, nor are we content with them. We do not wish to blow up our Gymnasium, but we do wish to see it superseded, just as we wish to see our College dormitories modernized...
...communication in another column explains well enough the aims of the Speakers' Club, but we do not think that it gives any conclusive reason for presenting a play. While the philanthropic purpose is distinctly commendable, we believe, perhaps rather selfishly, that the undergraduates should support their own institutions before coming to the aid of outside charities. Even though the members of the cast would not have tried for Dramatic Club parts, the fact remains that they are given an opportunity to do so, and that this club deserves the support of all men interested in acting. As was shown...