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Heywood Broun is as much a phenomenon in American letters as any other man of whom I can at this moment think. Sport writer, feature writer, dramatic critic, columnist, essayist, novelist?he does all of these things, if not artistically, certainly successfully. His column in The New York World is followed avidly. His first novel, The Boy Grew Older, was received with some critical praise. One book of essays from the pen achieved a healthy sale. In my opinion, he is great only as a journalist; but as a journalist he is indubitably great...
From the rest of the report two points stand out which suggest matters quite aside from athletics. In turning over to the Athletic Association "the general facilities for indoor as well as outdoor sport", the University will effect "a saving of something like $20,000 a year." It is easy to suggest uses for this windfall; but if it is to be turned to academic advantage, it could hardly be used more profitably than for installing the Tutorial System in departments where it has not yet been adopted. And in another significant section, the Committee points out the need...
...Corporation has recently voted, on the recommendation of the Athletic Committee, that the committee should take over and operate, through the agency of the Athletic Association, the general facilities for indoor as well as outdoor sport. This decision is commendable. It means that all organized sports and athletics, and buildings used for them, will be under the jurisdiction of the Athletic Committee and maintained by it. This should effect a saving of something like $20,000 a year to the University, which has hitherto maintained out of other funds such buildings as the Hemenway Gymnasium and the University Squash Courts...
Meanwhile, the opportunities for sport have been not only much increased, but much more widely used. During the past ten years more than fifteen acres on Soldiers Field have been made available; a new track has been built, a large amount of new equipment has been furnished for oarsmen, the University has purchased the former Randolph Athletic Building and the Big Tree Swimming Pool, and is now operating these buildings for the use of the entire student body; a temporary Freshman Athletic Building has been constructed, and there have been many other minor additions to athletic equipment. Many of these...
...States has lent nearly $1,000.000 in equipment to the unit in 1919, 100 men took courses in the department; today this number has become 300. The R. O. T. C. unit has made possible a polo team for the University and has organized pistol-shooting as an undergraduate sport. These various achievements were all accomplished under the direction of Majors, Goets and Parker...