Word: ski
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Sponsored by the ski team, the films were prefaced by short speeches by the team's captain and manager, and by Alex Bright '19, who introduced skiing into Harvard. Bright declared it was about time Harvard took the collegiate ski title away from Dartmouth, and remarked that the chances looked favorable this year. Transportation plans were discussed...
...More Ski-Tows This Year...
Reports coming in from all states indicate that this will be a successful winter season, with skiers taxing the facilities of hotels, ski-schools, and railroads. Last year's poor snow conditions apparently only whetted the appetite of the average enthusiast...
...Harvard ski team, captained by William H. Hinton '41, is inaugurating a new season next Tuesday evening at 5 o'clock in Kirkland House Common Room. Movies of the 1936 Olympics and the Dartmouth ski team's trip to Chile will be shown through the courtesy of Ted Hunter, team member and Olympic skier. Alec Bright '19, founder of Harvard skiing, is expected to be there...
Skiers who like to ride up and slide down will be interested to know that the New Hampshire State Planning Commission in a recent bulletin stated that there are now 47 ski-tows in operation, an increase of fifty percent. Furthermore, an Owners' Association of operators has been formed to raise the price of daily tickets. This infant industry has not been making money, and owners complain that with equipment costing up to $2,000 and weekly overhead averaging $140, they are hardly clearing expenses. A take of $250 a week is necessary for a profit of $1,000 over...