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...their proper position as valuable elements in a wholesome college life." President Lowell in his last annual report deplored the "excessive importance" that public interest now gives to college athletic contests. The new agreement is expected to lesson this tendency and to remove any taint of professionalism caused by lax eligibility rules or over-extensive schedules...
...meaning of the terms "indecent, obscene," etc. will therefore, quickly be determined by the courts. This is in the line of Massachusetts' proud boast, "A government not of men, but of laws!" Moreover, so long as we have state regulation, the people can control it. If it is too lax, or if it is too rigid, they have their own remedy in their own hands. What is the alternative? A dictator, appointed by the industry, outside of our state, and responsible only to his employers! In 1664 the General Court replied to Charles 11: "For 30 years this people...
...Freshmen, however, had shown some lax playing at Southboro, and their carelessness bore fruit when, on May 7, due to their failure to bunch their hits, and their ragged fielding in tight places, the Andover nine humbled them 5-3 in a long-drawn-out eleven-inning struggle. Not one of the school-boys' runs was earned, the last two crossing the plate as the result of a couple of costly errors...
...whole thing depends upon what sort of a committee the chairman has to help him. Under the present system, all the responsibility rests with him, and his assistants are often inclined to be lax and indifferent. Often it is almost as much trouble to see that they are doing their work properly as it would be for him to do it himself. Of course this varies with the various committees, but the average Senior has no idea of what he is electing these seven men for, and so they usually choose men who are tied up with athletics during...
...like a club without a purpose substantially beneficial to the college. If every man in the college could have heard the stories of the former victories on the diamond, track and river, and the opinion of the graduates concerning the present situation, he would realize the seriousness of the lax state of affairs here now. By establishing a closer connection between the graduate and the undergraduate athlete, the Varsity Club could make itself of more real use to the college by helping revive the tradition which the war has interrupted...