Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Harvard Graduates' Magazine, 1920-1921, Vol. 29 A plan for inter-dormitory all-round athletic competition is a feature of the physical training program. During the year, teams are organized for each sport and points awarded to the winning dormitories. There is no limit to the number of teams from each dormitory that may enter the competition. During the fall season in 1919 each dormitory was represented by four crews. The winning fourth crew scored as many points toward the autumn inter-dormitory all-round athletic champion ship as the winning first crew. A permanent trophy in the nature of a bronze shield has been placed in the common room of each dormitory. An appropriate space is provided on each plaque for a complete record of the year's competition. Small movable plates are awarded to the dormitories winning the seasonal championships. This system of trophies was made possible through the generosity of Mr. Jesse I. Straus, '93. The competition for an appropriate design for the Fresh man trophy was won by Mr. Hugh Perrin, '21. The testimony of a great many members of the Freshman class and the opinion voiced generally by upper classmen who have watched the operation of the prescribed physical training program indicate a recog nition of the value of the results obtained. Some men experience for the first time the invigorating effects of regular habits of exercise and recreation. A great many become familiar with sports that can be indulged in until late in life. Over three fifths of the 1923 class elected participation in three or more types of activity. Tennis seemed to be the most popular sport. One hundred ninety-one different men took part in this activity. The other sports attracting over one hundred men were rowing, 174; squash and squash racquets, 134; track, 128 and swimming 108. Thirty-four men learned how to swim. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.