Word: detractions
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...odds President Lowell's most important undertaking, and, if successful, is certain to be imitated elsewhere. Already this group of noble buildings has set Harvard men to asking why the upper classmen should not have similarly attractive quarters instead of the rundown and in part hideously ugly dormitories that detract from the historic buildings in the Yard at Cambridge...
...tentative plan has been formulated to encourage outdoor exercise by means of inter-dormitory athletics. Any such teams will, however, be merely supplementary to the regular Freshmen teams and will tend to stimulate competition rather than to detract from the resources of the regular teams...
...Gardner '10 spoke briefly, warning the men against overconfidence and indifference. He declared, however, that if he had ever seen a team that merited support it was Captain Wendell's team. The fact that the press has given most attention to the star backfield does not in the least detract from the record and ability of a light, but fast and aggressive line. If Harvard wins on Saturday the line will be responsible as much as the backfield...
...Pennsylvania. Cornell's main strength lies in the runs, but the team has also some good field event men. On the other hand, the Pennsylvania aggregation is a well-balanced one and will take many seconds and thirds. It will probably happen that one of the two will detract a sufficient number of points from the other so as to allow Yale to slip into second place. The University team will have Michigan to contend with for fourth place, with the odds in favor of the latter for the position. The actual strength of the Western team is unknown...
...actually registered. Such action would encourage the tendency which already exists in some degree for men to apply through friends at the more favored institution, and so would in part at least defeat its own ends. The abolition of the H. A. A. ticket preference, which is recommended, would detract so materially from the value of these tickets that their sale would undoubtedly be much reduced, and their usefulness would be decreased in like ration. A suggestion that Sophomores and Freshmen be limited to one seat each in the cheering section, or that their applications for two seats should come...