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Compulsory exercise, we fear, is almost as impossible and impractical as compulsory chapel--though in the former case the results would certainly be beneficial. Instead, however, we will have, as before, an elective system of sports where a man is offered the same privilege of selection, and the same advantages of participation, as he would find, relatively, in his academic work. He may not row on the first crew any more than he would get all A's--but as fear of missing this latter honor does not deter him from developing his mind, so there seems no reason...
...purpose of the convention, which will be held at the Hotel Astor," said Dean Briggs to a CRIMSON reporter, "will be to form some general program for intercollegiate athletics which will be in keeping with after-the-war reconstruction. There is an almost universal opinion that useless expenditures, such as the maintenance of too many training tables, must be reduced...
...held in the H. A. A. on Thursday evening, January 2, at 7 o'clock. R. E. Gross '19 who coached and captained the informal team last year, will return to College in January, and several other members of last year's squad are also expected back. Besides this, almost the entire Freshman squad of last year, including Captain E. L. Bigelow, will be back. It is expected that the team this season will almost come up to pre-wartime standards...
Definite plans for intercollegiate athletic competition this spring will be discussed at a meeting of representatives of the various universities in New York, December '27. It is expected that baseball, track, and crew, as well as the spring minor sports, will have almost normal seasons...
Many economists are beginning to accept as inevitable the permanent operation of our railroads by the government. The inextricable tangle into which the railroads were plunged even before this country had entered the war seems in itself almost sufficient proof that government ownership should be adopted to avoid the repetition of such a disaster. In a country where the geographical division of labor and industry has been carried to such an extent as in America, the welfare of the people demands efficient and unified service on the part of the railroads at all times; conflicting interests of shippers...