Word: presented
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...athletic program of the Houses is one to be highly praised. It permits men, not of varsity caliber, to carry on actively in one or the other sporting events. However, up to the present, the competition has been restricted to House occupants, who have been able to secure equipment and the like from the H.A.A. Men living outside have been unable to participate in this program and without doubt feel keenly about it. As a step towards ameliorating the position of the "out-houser" why not extend the House athletic program so that all undergrads may have a chance...
...fact, the practical difficulties may dictate a compromise with the principle. For the present at least, it may be better to proceed cautiously with the area idea, and to advance generally on the basis of the combined fields of concentration plan. That this advance would be on solid ground is fully demonstrated by the success of a combination such as History and Literature. The emphasis and the trend from specialization is the same. Ultimately, when all the implications have been realized, and when a capable staff has been trained, the area system may conceivably flower forth in its full glory...
...Harvard cannot afford to have an underprivileged, discontented group in her midst. Those, so callous as to disregard the feelings of the group itself, should consider the harm such a condition does to a unity more important than that existing in the different Houses. For the House problem at present is a serious menace to the unity of the college...
Since only the addition of another House can be regarded as a cure-all, the proposals in the Report are by no means perfect solutions. But, until this panacea can be obtained, the House Masters should be urged to adopt these measures to alleviate the present deplorable situation...
After the recent National Intercollegiate wrestling bouts, the various coaches assembled and passed a recommendation that the point-system of judging matches be adopted as our national standard. The present scoring method, with its lack of definite standards for decisions, can be discarded if the National Wrestling Rules Committee adopts this new point-system, which has enjoyed unqualified success in the Big Ten conference...