Word: preventers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...given up until an artificial rink can be built. Under equally disadvantageous conditions for training a swimming team here, it seems advisable to abandon it as an intercollegiate sport until a pool can be built. Such a step would hasten the construction of the pool, and would prevent the continuation of a sport which can hardly be said to bring prestige to Harvard if conducted under the present handicaps...
...takes sufficient interest in college sports to go out for one of the teams, he ought to have enough enthusiasm to keep up in his studies. Yet college spirit in the past has repeatedly failed to prevent such disasters of academic origin, and there is no indication that it will not betray us again. Harvard captains have exhorted their faltering team-mates with indifferent success, probably because the trouble starts long before the season opens. It becomes apparent, therefore, that although the management can do much by watching prospective material in the college, the problem devolves upon the players themselves...
...classic grand challenge cup would be played between the periods of the Harvard-Yale contest Saturday evening was made last night following a long conference between the CRIMSON management and George V. Brown of the Boston Arena. Only the pusillanimity of the Jester's hordes can now prevent the clash with the University daily. Preparations are being made for an opening eight-minute period, to be followed, in case the comic cohorts come up for more, by a second session of similar duration...
...main obstacle to the efficient conduct of undergraduate affairs is the lack of continuity of administration, which prevents a committee of one year from taking advantage of the mistakes and experience of the men of the previous year. Although it is impossible to prevent this annual change of management in a college, a great deal can be done to increase the efficiency of administration by the use of reports...
...numerous, these committees have struggled along from year to year without the benefit of their predecessors' experience. Such matters us dates for beginning work, notices for the CRIMSON, experience with individuals and firms, would be of great value to a new committee. Reports of these details would not only prevent such occurrences as the election mismanagement this year, which was caused almost entirely by the inability of the Senior Nominating Committee to find out what its duties were and when they should be done, but they would also bring about a great saving in expenditure by a better informed allotment...