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...Woodworth Argues Two Points...
...withdrawal of the University Glee Club from this year's intercollegiate contest was confirmed and explained last night in a statement to the CRIMSON by G. W. Woodworth '24, acting conductor of the Glee Club for the year 1925-1926. Mr. Woodworth wished to make it particularly clear that much of the material which has appeared in the daily press, commenting on this action of the Harvard authorities, conveys a wrong impression as to the nature of the negotiations and the reasons for the decision...
...Raising the standards of music sung in college glee clubs was the avowed purpose in founding the Intercollegiate Musical Corporation, with the Harvard Glee Club as a charter member," said Mr. Woodworth. "The objection raised by Harvard this year was that the prize song, chosen by the Corporation to be sung by each contesting club, is musically of a very inferior quality. Such a choice defeats the purpose of the contest...
...This difficulty over the prize song is not a new one," Mr. Woodworth continued. "In 1921 Harvard protested the prize song on the ground of its musical inferiority. At that time there were only eight clubs competing and Harvard's withdrawal would have seriously prejudiced the success of the concert. Because of this Harvard agreed to compete, with the understanding that the prize song in the future have the approval of every contesting club. This understanding with reference to unanimous consent was incorporated in the rules and regulations of the Corporation...
Manager Kennard Woodworth '26 opened the meeting, After warning the men of the regulations and explaining the precautions to be taken in equipment and the like, he introduced Coach Dempsey, who for the past two seasons has turned out undefeated Freshman teams...