Word: scheme
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...worth while considering whether the whole system of athletics should not be changed, either to one completely intra-college, or, as suggested by Mr. R. A. Derby '05, in the "Outlook" for October 5, 1907, to one of fewer outside games and more intra-college competition. Mr. Derby's scheme would leave the Yale game or some important contest, which would still mean with our "American temperament" considerable specialization and exclusion of other interests, and the undesirable newspaper and arena notoriety of players, but it might turn some of the side-liners into players and possibly into University material...
...direct responsibility for constantly falling short of success should be placed rather on the general scheme of management than on the head coach of each particular season. It is generally admitted that the principal fault of our football policy is lack of permanence. This will continue as long as the selection of the head coach rests upon the judgment of the captain alone. It is fundamental that change in control brings change of policy, and the first step in the direction of permanency in coaching is to procure permanency in appointment. Now it has been suggested that a permanent committee...
...date of the Harvard-Yale debate changed from May to March. According to the present schedule, the University debate with Princeton will be held in Cambridge during the latter part of March and the debate with Yale in New Haven in May. In order to give the triangular scheme for holding the three intercollegiate debates between Harvard, Yale and Princeton all on the same evening--a plan that has been repeatedly proposed--a fair trial here at Harvard, the University debating management has suggested to Yale that the annual debate at New Haven next spring be held in March...
...wish to call attention to the communication printed in another column this morning which advocates the organization of a graduate football team. Without attempting to pass upon the practicability of getting eleven strong graduate players to leave their business or profession during the same week, we believe that the scheme would have many advantages. Many graduates are glad to give up a day now and then to help in coaching the eleven but in many cases this variety of coaches, each with different ideas as to how his position should be played, have done their pupils more harm than good...
Another point in favor of such a scheme would be the opportunity offered to old football players in the professional schools, who are ineligible for the University team, and who indeed should not be expected to spare the time necessary to play through the season. By joining a graduate squad for a few days of practice they would have a welcome change from their work without sacrificing more time than they could well afford. The social side of football has often been a minor consideration, and any move which tends to bring this side to the fore...