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...order to be able to write the communication printed in another column, the author must have shut both eyes tight on the unsuccess of the old Senior dormitory system and the present discussion which has been airing the situation for some weeks. There are two views as to the methods of unifying a class by juxtaposition: one is by mixing its members in a haphazard manner, the other by allowing congenial and larger groups to apply together. The former method, which the communication advocates at least in part, has been tried and found wanting, both because men are unwilling...
...some time ago, and recommended the step to the Committee. The many causes for abolition have been reviewed at some length in these columns. Lack of interest among the undergraduates and the players, the character of the game itself, the poor facilities at the Hemenway Gymnasium, and the continued unsuccess of the University teams were the leading reasons. The last will undoubtedly be considered by many as the most potent. Although perhaps there would have been no abolition if Harvard had continually won the intercollegiate championship, the failure to win was due to the lack of support which...
...with basketball, because it has been shown to be one of the best forms of indoor exercise, and is recommended by many experts for the general development of the body. But apparently the attractions of the game do not excite the ambitions of many Harvard undergraduates, and the uniform unsuccess of the team has not tended to increase its popularity. As long as the feeling exists that the number of intercollegiate athletic contests should be reduced, and even if there were no such feeling, it would be well to consider the abolition of intercollegiate matches in branches of sport which...