Word: interest
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Owing to the lack of interest which has been shown in fencing, Captain Leslabay of the R. O. T. C. has decided to give up his class, which has been meeting on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, in order to devote his entire time to training bayonet instructors for the R. O. T. C. The bayonet class, which had been meeting only an hour and a half a week, will now meet every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 3.30 to 5 o'clock in the Randolph...
...their exercise and pleasure in some less recognized college sport. If these were all officially abolished, a real hardship would be imposed. It rests with the student body to make these sports a success. The Athletic Committee has done its best and is willing to encourage any interest that is shown by arranging outside games. Opportunity is open to all who, for one reason or another, have not already joined some branch of athletics...
...tennis meeting in the H. A. A. last night it was announced that both University and Freshman teams would be supported by the Athletic Association this spring. Requests for matches have already been received from Yale, Princeton and Dartmouth, and if enough interest is shown contests will be scheduled with other universities. The Freshmen will also meet teams from those colleges and from neighboring schools as well. Regulations relating to eligibility will be the same as in major sports. In addition to the intercollegiate matches a series of intramural tournaments will be arranged...
...that although the Athletic Committee would object to extravagant expenditures by minor teams, there is no reason why sufficient funds to arrange games with outside colleges or service teams should not be provided. The only requirement for organizing a team in any sport is that enough men show an interest. In fact, minor sports are considered by the Athletic Committee as important in comparison to major sports, as they were before...
...sufficient interest is shown at this mass meeting, it is planned to organize a number of discussion groups under the supervision of University professors. These groups will meet at stated intervals to consider various phases of war problems. Professors from many different departments of the University have been secured for this work and, although the field in each group will be general students will be permitted to be under a professor whose particular subject appeals to them most...