Word: squashed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Edward Orlandini '32 has won the Lowell House squash championship...
...homely squash courts complete the physical facilities of the House. They serve the dual purpose of affording exercise and screening in modest fashion the execrable frame houses with their clothes lines that form a bleachers for the Mather courtyard...
House activities have been intellectual rather than athletic in character. The Kirkland squash courts, in the old Freshman Athletic Building shared with Eliot and Winthrop House, have been fairly well patronized. But in other sports Kirkland has failed to take any important part. There are hopes that a crew will be mustered to challenge the longer established rivals for the honors of the Charles. Where other House sports have languished, ping-pong has flourished and the bare green room in the basement of G entry rings with the noise of battle...
...highly organized basis. There is no appeal to do this or that thing for the House. Notices asking for football, basketball, or swimming team candidates gained few names. Sufficient interest for these activities lacking, they were left alone; there was no appeal to House loyalty. Squash teams there were; and informal football and basketball teams were organized for single games with Dunster's "old and traditional rival", Lowell. There is no great emphasis on House activities. The dance last night, for instance, was run in the most casual manner; nobody was urged to come. Observers will probably say that...
Dunster, like the other Houses, has also made its derive to establish traditions early. There are the tracery stones from Magdelene College, the football from the first Dunster-Lowell game, now slowly deflating but still under glass in the dining room, balancing the squash trophy. Because there are only two main entrances to the House both of these remain open all night. There are eight squash courts in the basement, aired by an expensive ventilating system. The two common rooms, with no distinction except size between them, are furnished in conservative, masculine taste. The library is one of unusual distinction...