Word: methods
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...should an assistant manager be chosen on the basis of competition? As every man in a class should have an equal chance to prove his ability, and as allowing a manager to pick his successor from among his immediate friends is manifestly unfair, competition appears at once the only method to be used...
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...
...managers of University teams, who have had practical experience both in competition and in office, have outlined for the CRIMSON their views on the proper method of selecting assistant managers. Both are agreed that in the details of the present system there are obvious faults, but neither considers election by the class as a possible alternative...
Competition under present conditions has proved anything but satisfactory. The committee of ratification has not, as its advocates expected, done much toward solving the difficulty. As stated earlier in the year, the CRIMSON strongly favors election by the class, as the only alternative. The method, it must be admitted, is open to serious objections, but could, we believe, be regulated so as to exclude men who are popular but inefficient. A committee of athletes and managers could select several possibilities at large, the winner to be decided by the class. Thus would the individual managers be relieved of the responsibility...
...Class Day Committee has made several important changes in the method of procuring Class Day tickets this year. Below are the regulations concerning the sale of tickets...