Word: haa
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Tennis and typing are the University's step children. Every yea the plea is made to further the two activities at Harvard, and just a regularly, the plea is lost in the quiet bureaucracy of the HAA and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences...
...HAA agrees that the winds that swoop across the tennis courts are unfortunate, but the organization will not agree to erect any barrier to the rampant winds. It seems only fair that the dauntless group which braves the winds to stand up the courts also be given a chance to play the game. If trees cannot survive in the miserable soil of Soldiers Field, then a wooden fence comparable to those surrounding the better protected football fields would be in order...
Among the many funds the University plans to raise is two million dollars for the HAA. Some part of this money should be allocated to increase personnel and facilities in what big business refers to as the "carry-over sports...
...HAA also employs a large number of undergraduates each year, both on a regular and "casual" basis. The positions available include ticket sellers and collectors, groundskeepers, and medical secretaries to keep a record of injuries...
...also result in a change for the better in the ticket office's attitude towards students. If easing the load for employees will allow them more time to be courteous and helpful, they should have the time. Judging from past experiences, though, one would imagine nothing could help the HAA ticket office's disposition. Distribution of football tickets is not an act of generosity on the part of the HAA, but an obligation. This branch of the HAA is a service organization and the service is to be expected, not humbly requested...