Word: fitly
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...enjoyment or the value of sport. They will simply remove collegiate athletics a little farther from the realms of professionalism toward which they have drifted much too far, Under the new regime we may not turn out soon perfectly-drilled machines, but we shall turn out as physically fit man who, in addition, have a purer love for their chosen sport. And we shall have more of them. Each step from Professionalism toward real amateurism will bring increasing numbers of poorer players out for teams. These are the very men who need the exercise, who need this opportunity for physical...
...pertinent as demonstrating that if the war lasts long enough its effect on our colleges will not merely be shown in figures of decreased enrolment, or financial deficits, or courses of study omitted. Three years of war have virtually taken away from these English universities all their physically-fit students. In their place are coming the young men who have been crippled by wounds or invalid beyond the possibility of further active service, and who now seek from the universities the scholastic training which will enable them to earn a livelihood by means other than physical labor...
...advantages in such a change would be great. Many men have spent two and even three summers under military discipline; many who have only been in last summer's corps could easily command a company. The belief that there are only twelve men in college fit to command a large unit or to act as supply and top sergeants is unsound and untenable. The men now training here should be given every possible opportunity to exercise leadership. If some are fit for captaincies and the rank of the higher sergeant positions, there is no valid reason for preventing them...
...CRIMSON believes that it is right and even necessary for fit and physically capable men to be enlisted in the auxiliary services. Less dangerous such work may be, but not less wearing or less expedient. The infantry and artillery do not need every able-bodied man in the nation to serve them directly. On the contrary, just as many able-bodied men must serve their countries behind the line as are ever in the first line trenches. The necessity that the auxiliary services shall assist the actual fighters to the full extent of their ability demands that these services shall...
...drawing, physics, electricity, and chemistry; shorthand and civil law and civics; French, German, Latin, and Greek; English literature, debating, public speaking, and argumentation; botany; singing; mandolin, piano and cornet; violin and harmony in connection with the orchestra. There will also be a special department in civil service that will fit students for all grades and classes of public service...