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...twenty-two debates held with Yale, Harvard has won sixteen, and also ten of the eighteen held with Princeton. Last year the University team lost and their defeat was due in part to insufficient financial support by the student body. If the University wants to continue this splendid record, it must support its teams financially. At Yale, debating is supported by the college office, and at Princeton by two debating societies to which most of the students belong and pay annual dues. At Harvard it is true that the Coolidge Fund pays part of the expenses of the debaters...
There are seven regular players back from last year's team and also a number of substitutes who will form a splendid nucleus for this year's twelve. In view of the large number of new candidates, prospects for a successful season are very bright. A southern training trip has been arranged for next month including games with Maryland, Mt. Washington, Annapolis, and Johns Hopkins. During May a trip has been planned to include games with Hobart and Cornell...
...that is going on today in the University, no event is of greater importance to Freshmen than their elections. Again, the system for Freshman nominations which was inaugurated last year has given satisfaction, and it stands as one of the splendid accomplishments of the Student Council. In Freshman, enthusiasm needs no stimulus, but today, at the beginning of their organized class life we urge the men of 1916 to maintain throughout an unselfish interest in the affairs of their class and to strive continually for class solidarity...
There is no one more capable of inspiring in Harvard men a desire for doing something for their fellow-beings and making the country better and stronger than Major Higginson. His splendid example of philanthropy is indicated not only by unusual gifts but also by the achievement of high moral purposes and by patriotic service...
Captain Gardner and his team-mates are to be congratulated on the splendid work they have done in bringing the hockey championship to Harvard. To accomplish this they have met and defeated brilliant teams, and have won their position in the lead by steady team-work and skillful individual play. The winning of this championship adds to the lustre of a year that stands out already as one of the most noteworthy in Harvard's honorable athletic history...