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Those who wish to see more rowing contests, on the theory that more races make for better crews and better sport, will approve the sending of the second University crew to the American Henley. No sport demands more strenuous training and yet has fewer formal contests than rowing--a condition that can be remedied by widening its scope. The resumption of interest and the re-entrance of a crew in the American Henley is good...
This plan has many disadvantages. The soccer season will, of course, be eclipsed by football, and men who have participated in both sports will now be forced to confine themselves to one. Naturally, they will participate in the major sport, and soccer will lose men accordingly. The prolonging of the season almost to Christmas will mean in all probability a frozen if not snow-covered field, which will be inconvenient to both spectators and players. The abandonment of spring games will take away an excellent source of exercise for many men, while the long fall and winter season means weaker...
Chapter IV, "Athletics," is one of the largest in the book, profusely illustrated, with articles by the various sport captains. The chapter is opened with an account of the opportunities for daily exercise. After this comes a chapter on "Student Publications," by W. M. E. Whitelock '13, a former editor of both the CRIMSON and the Advocate, in which he explains the character and requirements of every regular student publication. Following this chapter is an article on "The Union," by H. R. Hitchcock, Jr., '14, vice-president of the Union last year, the feature of which is seven half-page...
...this year. The picnic is an unique affair, going down in class history with the Freshman dinner and the Junior Dance; and the necessity of absence should be forced on no man. Especially it should not be forced on the overworked young men of scholarly aspiration. Their opportunities for sport are rare enough, and treats such as gambolling in pink tights on the islands of Boston Harbor should not be denied them by their more jovial classmates. Now it matters little for the case in hand whether the date of distinction examinations or the date of the Senior Picnic...
...considered. The main one was Harvard's failure to take a sufficient number of second and third places; that is, the team was not well-balanced. This deficiency seems destined to be the case again this year. But there is a simple remedy--more candidates. In no other sport is it so possible as it is in track to develop mediocre men into fairly good men, by a course of hard work with expert coaching; and this fact should encourage those who have any inclination or ability to come to the aid of the track teams at this juncture...