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...Administration argues that the freshmen and House intramural programs would both suffer greatly if PT were made voluntary. But most freshmen have either been in compulsory programs in secondary school or have participated voluntarily. It seems implausible that an additional year could convince them of the values of athletics and exercise. It seems more likely that Harvard could do better to remove the air of compulsory nuisance surrounding freshman sports...
...PT requirement is annoying not because it insists upon exercise but because it demands adherence to rules in the same paternalistic spirit as compulsory chapel or class attendance. PT has in fact become more flexible in recent years. Still, the system is an insult and inconvenience to students, not to mention the administrative burden of keeping tabulations on each freshman and sending warnings to laggards until the end of their sophomore year...
...least in Radcliffe's experience, the abolition of PT has improved, not weakened, the athletic program. According to Mary G. Paget, co-ordinator of recreational activities, there has been an expansion of sports offered, as well as an overall increase in the level of both skill and participation...
...than his share of rebounds. Johnson made some fancy plays on offense and defense, indicating he can make the team without having played freshman ball. Johnson was out of action last year with a bone cyst in his right ankle, but he worked out faithfully at Hemenway with his PT-seeking classmates...
...have spoken for Shafer, Scranton has scheduled 40 speeches, and Pennsylvania's Senator Hugh Scott has given him vigorous support. This week Bobby Kennedy will campaign for Shapp; Shafer will counter with Dwight Eisenhower, who will play host at Gettysburg to a reunion of Shafer's old PT boat squadron...