Word: statement
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...this statement, made last night, the Committee on the Regulation of Athletic Sports has given to Dean Briggs the power of putting a stop to all intercollegiate contests in which the University is concerned whenever the military situation seems to require it. Similar action has recently been taken by Yale and Princeton. It was deemed advisable to centre the authority in the hands of one man, in order that nothing may delay decisive action if occasion arises...
Moreover, according to the statement of the Fund Committee, "the competition of other colleges must be met. Of all its equipment, Harvard's teaching force is the most precious. The position of the College today is due not so much to its age, traditions and able administration as to its noble line of teachers. The reputation for the highest grade of instruction must be retained at all costs. Even with plenty of money this will be no easy task, as the recent losses in the Philosophy Department indicate; but at the present time even funds are lacking. The Endowment Fund...
...line candidates, and other members of last year's squad in the Senior Class, including L. B. Day '17, are to assist him. Arrangements are to be so made that the practice will not interfere with the work of the R. O. T. C. and although no official statement has been made, it is understood that a declaration of war will put an immediate stop to all plans...
...announcement contains for the first time a statement of the terms of the Shaler Memorial Fund Endowment, given by alumni of the University in 1907, in memory of the long service of Professor Nathaniel Southgate Shaler '62, now amounting to more than $30,000. This fund is devoted to the support of original research...
...statement made by the committee last night is as follows...