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...sixth-part of the class that does not live in the dormitories should not bar him from the consideration of the Student Council when it "nominates men from each of the three halls for members of a Freshman interdormitory council." A man who goes out for some sport--a major sport, for instance--will get to know many fellows; he will meet others in class; he will have still other friends from his preparatory school days; but he has committed the sin of not living in a dormitory. The proposal speaks of "investing the governing power in a body which...
...been successful in restoring track to the position it once held in the University. The disorganized coaching system, and the small number of men with track experience who come to Harvard seem to be the chief causes for the recent unsatisfactory records. The centralization of the conduct of the sport in the hands of Bill Bingham will settle the first difficulty. But the need for experienced Freshmen will remain as long as the principal schools on which Harvard relies for its athletic squads, continue to send their best track men further south than Cambridge...
There is always room at the top: Yale still leads on the track, and will do so as long as Harvard's interest in that sport is feeble. Tonight is very likely to be an indication of the outcome of our coming track season: apathy in the stands precludes defeat; enthusiasm leads to victory...
...plan of the Olympic Committee to form a sort of assembly of governing bodies of amateur sport. Formation of such a committee will, it is believed, remove the objections of various groups to the present organization, and will result in smoother methods of choosing a national team for the 1924 Olympic games...
Soccer football is a game that men learn to love, which is responsible every fail for graduates, in business near Cambridge, coming out for an afternoon's sport on Soldiers Field, and with these men, one visit invariably leads to many others, for it is very hard indeed to break away from a game that stands second to none in the opinion of men who love hard, clean, manly sport--that is, soccer football...