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...state further that, "Apparently the attractions of the game do not excite the ambitions of many Harvard undergraduates." Let us see what is done to make the sport attractive. Fencing is a sport which requires a professional fencing master, and the lessons and equipment cost each member of the team about $50 per season, which he pays out of his own pocket, for the Athletic Association pays nothing towards coach or equipment. Thus out of 30 odd original candidates but a dozen remained--simply because they could not or did not care to assume this expense, an expense the members...
Would it not be well, then, to provide the necessary fencing masks, and give the team a fair show, before considering the abolition of the most attractive indoor sport? H. T. ERHARD...
...shown in this morning's communication, the members of the University fencing team have to put up with disadvantages which prevent any but the most enthusiastic from taking part in the sport. We do not wonder that the size of the squad appreciably dwindles with the realization of the expenses involved, and that no better record is made in the intercollegiate meets. But the Athletic Committee apparently feels that the general interest in fencing is not great enough to warrant paying the expenses, and until there is a material change from the prevailing conditions, it will probably not change...
...certainly undesirable to leave fencing on its present footing, for it is not right to have any University team handicapped to such an extent. If the Committee feels that there is enough interest to make intercollegiate matches worth while, the expenses of the team should be paid in whole or in part from the general fund. It is perhaps doubtful if this step would make the sport particularly popular, but it would at least be given a fair chance for success...
...scrimmage for the football-squad yesterday afternoon was considerably longer than on the day before. In the two games played, no team was able to score, but there was a marked improvement in the playing. There was much less fumbling, in spite of the strong wind...