Word: managerships
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Whatever opinions may be held relative to the abolition of managership competitions, there can be no two views on athletic subscriptions. The beginning of each College year witnesses the visitations of swarms of collectors, who infest all quarters of Cambridge, making themselves objectionable everywhere. Things have come to such a pass that upperclassmen, realizing the small part subscriptions play in supporting the teams, seldom receive the collectors with civility, and still more seldom with charity. The baffled harpies are driven to "bleeding" guileless Freshmen, haunting their rooms during the first two or three days in order to catch them before...
Although our primary aim in advocating the abolition of competitions for managerships is negative--avoiding unfairness to competitors and doing away with athletic subscriptions--the change would not be without its positive advantages. There would be a distinct gain from the fact that men abler and more representative than those ordinarily attracted by a competition, would be available. In every class there are a certain number of men, whose executive ability has been tested in other connections, whose personality has given them prominence; men too busy to undergo a long, tedious competition, but who would perform gladly and excellently...
...practically all managership competitions--those for University football and baseball alone excepted--the main work is the collection of money. At the start of the competition the understanding is that the man who collects the most money will get the job, provided he is personally acceptable. This underlying condition has led to many sharp decisions and much ill-feeling--we cite no instances, but the air is full of them. This must necessarily continue, so long as the present system is adhered to. What is the use of having a competition, if the best competitor does...
...stating his decision and reasons, although it undoubtedly eliminates the possibility of graft, cannot cure an evil in itself incurable. We should strike at the root. The fairest and most effective remedy seems to leave the whole matter to the Student Council. Abolish competitions; let the applicants for each managership hand their names in to the manager; let him, after investigation, report to the Student Council decide, upon their past records. This plan has been found to work in other colleges--why not at Harvard? It would allow no room for personal grievances, since it would do away with competitions...
...launch was within twenty feet of the overturned canoe, and J. S. Reed '10, candidate for managership of the crew, who was on board the launch, dived overboard and went to the rescue of the two men. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon, who was also on board the launch, followed Reed to help him with the struggling men. One of the men was unable to swim, and was rescued just before he went down for the third time. Both men were taken on board the launch, and the canoe was towed to the boathouse...