Word: freshman
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...members of the new Class of 1923 will be welcomed next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at the annual Freshman reception in Phillips Brooks House. In contrast with the Faculty reception tomorrow night the Brooks House meeting will be entirely informal. The 1923 men will be addressed by a member of the football squad, representatives of the Lampoon and CRIMSON, and probably by one or two members of the Faculty...
Every member of the incoming Freshman class will be required to exercise at least three hours each week. The following forms of organized recreation may be elected by those men who pass a satisfactory physical examination: Rugby and soccer football, baseball, rowing, lacrosse, track and field sports, cross-country running, tennis, handball, and swimming. There will also be instruction by lectures in hygiene...
Shortly after each Freshman arrives he will be summoned to Dr. Lee's office and be put through a strenuous physical examination. On the basis of this test and sports which they elect the men will be divided into five groups. Group A, who are fit for any sport and elect to try out for the regular teams; Group B, who are reasonably sound, but do not elect organized Freshman athletics; Group C, who will be limited to interdormitory teams or special work; Group D, who need special work for corrective purposes, and Group E, who for some special reason...
Once graded, "the class of 1923 will be addressed at a class meeting by the heads of the physical training department, and the method of procedure will be explained to them. Any man who desires to go out for any regular Freshman team or squad will be allowed to do so, and while he is working with that team or squad he will be exempt from any other exercise. In this way it is estimated that the regular football, soccer, track, and lacrosse teams and fall crews will care...
...many of the balance as desire it, interdormitory teams will be established at each of the three Freshman dormitories in all sports, which the College knows. These dormitories will compete against each other on an intramural basis in a system known as the St. Paul plan. Coaches and assistants will be provided to take charge of this work, so that the men will not suffer from unsupervised exertion. In the fall and spring this will take the great majority of those men not engaged on the regular squad. Should there be any left-overs who do not want to participate...