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Since it is undoubtedly true that a number of men enjoy playing basketball, we do not propose to deprive them of their opportunity. Interclass and scrub series should be continued, but it hardly seems just to have a team representing Harvard in as important a sport as this, when there is so little interest taken by the undergraduates...
...year and still keep up his college standing, he should be allowed to do so. As soon as it appears that he is neglecting his studies, he can immediately be prevented from taking part in athletics. We do not believe that a man's enforced abstinence from University sport during a season will increase his desire to work, but rather that an athlete constantly training will make sure that his record at the office is satisfactory. His absences from Cambridge are undoubtedly undesirable from a Faculty standpoint, but as is shown by the establishment of the Dean's List...
Though in the baseball account both receipts and expenses are slightly larger, the sport keeps its accustomed steadiness. The additional expense is due to four items: an increase in supplies including a pitching machine; greater cost of travelling occasioned by a trip to Hanover, N. H.; a third game with Yale in New York; and greater outlay for coaching...
...winter track carnival which will be held this afternoon, furnishes a typical example of the interest in scrub sports which is steadily increasing every year. Although the entry list is considerably smaller than last year's, the fact that nearly 200 men are taking part is a convincing proof of popularity. Since the plan was inaugurated two years ago, its success has ensured it a permanent place in the track season. The coaches are given an opportunity to see the relative advantages of all the candidates for the team, the monotony of the long winter season is broken...
...described the country as rocky and mountainous, and covered with dense alder growth. Bear, moose, caribou, mountain sheep, ducks, and salmon afford rare sport. He told of a kadiak bear weighing 1400 pounds, of moose whose antlers spread 63 inches and of salmon so plentiful that one had only to kick them out of the shallow water. In addition to hunting, Mr. Colby investigated with indifferent success a number of gold and coal claims...