Word: gooding
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...biggest and most extravagant items in the expense, and are accordingly the object of violent attacks by the opponents of collegiate commercialism, who decry the general recklessness which attends the management of these tables, and who are continually exhorting the undergraduates to put more fun and good fellowship into their sports. Let all such critics consider the fact that the training table is the largest contributor to the democratic side of athletics and to "athletic good-fellowship" that we have. By its means men from all positions and phases of our diversified University life come to know to sympathize with...
...rudimentary work. The battery candidates reported a week earlier than the main squad in order to limber up the pitchers and avoid as much arm-sore-ness as possible. Nothing has been attempted with the pitchers except to teach them as much control as possible. Some of them have good speed; but the raw weather makes it impossible for them to work out their arms thoroughly and thus give an idea of what they are worth...
...first argument, a thing half done might as well not be done at all. There is as good reason for employing a paid coach in athletic sports as there is in employing a paid tutor to teach the conjugation of Greek verbs,--provided we want athletic sports at all, which is assumed. If athletics are to be maintained, they ought to be properly guided and directed. They cannot be properly guided and directed by the chance and fluctuating interest of graduate coaches, much as we may owe to them. A responsible head is needed in directing the training...
...That a good system of graduate coaching can be built up seems entirely possible, when we consider the Yale football system, a recognized success. There ordinarily the captain of the eleven comes back to act as field coach during the next season, and he has graduates to assist him who for years have played under the same system. Yale knows exactly what she is going to do and what she can do, and usually succeeds. If the same general system were applied to sports at Harvard, there is no reason why Harvard would not have success. It would...
...special table groups should be sent before Tuesday, April 2, to F. Schenek. Claverly 18, Class songs and designs for menus should be submitted by Saturday, March 16, instead of March 23, as previously announced. Everyone is urged to hand in contributions in order to have a good song and a good card. There will be only informal speaking at the dinner this year...