Word: matter
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...question of abolishing winter sports will in the due course of events come before the Athletic Committee for a final decision at the meeting scheduled for this evening. So long a time has passed since excitement over the matter was at fever heat that a good many have doubtless forgotten that the fate of intercollegiate athletics between December 1 and the spring recess still hangs in the balance. We have been questioned by some about the results of the undergraduate petition and doubt has been expressed as to any actual benefit that can be attributed to the effort...
Having selected a method, the matter of rules for governing is comes up. In my opinion the competition should be in sole charge of the manager of the team in question. The amount of money collected by a candidate should be taken into consideration only as showing the candidate's ability and his desire to work. The actual choice can be made only through the manager's impression of the candidate's ability and general fitness gained by observation of his work and the results obtained. A manager is naturally influenced by the opinion of the captain and the members...
...having such a committee composed of all the "H" men in the sport together with the captains and managers of the four major teams has not proved a success. The meetings of this committee have been poorly attended and the individual members took little or no interest in the matter. A smaller committee composed of the captain, the manager, and three "H" men selected by the captain would be much more efficient...
...matter of fact no one will know who is to have the honor of claiming the coveted trophy until the last event has been run off next Saturday afternoon. Yale has shown unexpected strength, but it does not follow that the performance can be repeated. Harvard's team is in excellent condition, and not a man is going into the meet who is not determined to make the fight of his life. By accurate computation the result is bound to be close and the slightest mishap may swing the victory...
...apart from the other Harvard schools, of which we are all proud, but which we hesitate to accept as composed of loyal Harvard men. So long as the Law school is made up of graduates of every college of the land, its devotion will not be to Harvard--no matter how great may be the individual attachment to the real or adopted Alma Mater...