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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...invite all men in the University to submit communications on subjects of timely interest...
...dissatisfaction among those who interest themselves in athletics in regard to the conditions under which "H's" are distributed in at least one branch of sport. That is cross-country running. In order to win an "H" under the present system one must lead a field of about seventy men in the intercollegiate run, and one must also have the good fortune to be on the winning team. If the framers of this strange device have any sense of humor they must have smiled at their work. It certainly does not cheapen the "H." One needs not only an extremely...
...University football squad who did not play in the Yale game deserved some in signia as a reward. The communication in another column calls attention to a condition in the award of cross-country insignia, which, on its face, is similar, but which, in reality, is not the same. Men who represent Harvard in cross-country runs receive the "H.A.A.," just as men entered in the Yale and intercollegiate track meets. Each one has a chance to win the track "H" by finishing first, but, what is more important, these cross-country runners naturally have the best chance...
Apparently it was with this last point in view that the present rules governing the award of cross-country insignia were drafted. Seeing that a place on the cross-country team insures the distinction of an "H.A.A.," and since cross-country men apparently have a better chance than any others to win the "H" in the mile and two-mile runs, we believe that the change suggested is hardly justified by the conditions...
Competitions in the hurdle events will be held in the Baseball Cage this afternoon at 4 o'clock under the direction of Coach Quinn. All men in the University who are candidates for either the University or Freshman track teams are expected to enter the competition...