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A system of compulsory athletics, even to the extent of some military drill, a grim suggestion of the University's policy of military training in the first World War, will start immediately after spring vacation for all undergraduates, according to an official announcement yesterday from Director of Athletics William J. Bingham '16.

Under the new program, all undergraduates except present Seniors and those who are physically unfit will be required to take one hour of supervised physical training a day four times per week.

Hourly classes, which will include calisthenics, marching drills, and informal games, will probably be held at hourly intervals at Soldiers Field from 11 o'clock in the morning until 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Although plans are not complete as yet, this training may include climbing walls and jumping ditches under the direction of military officers.

Members of Varsity squads will not be required to report for this class, but the coaches of all sports will conduct setting up exercises before and after practice sessions. This will occur mostly in sports such as baseball and tennis rather than in the more vigorous sports such as lacrosse and football.

The new compulsory system, which will apply during the summer as well as during the regular fall and spring terms, is designed primarily to emphasize toughness and conditioning rather than the pleasure angle of sports.

According to Bingham, the new program is directed towards preparing Harvard students in so far as is possible for the military or war duties to which they may later be called. It has been adopted in the feeling of the Faculty and the University authorities that the College has a distinct obligation to help condition all students who are liable for the military service."

Endurance Important

"Qualities of endurance, the ability to 'take it' are all important for those who may be expected to take their places in combat forces in the field," added Bingham. "Every development that can as- sist them in their preparation will be of benefit to them, and this will be the purpose of our program.

The new system does not mean a curtailment of intramural or intercollegiate sports. It will rather increase student participation in athletics. The inter-House program, therefore, will go on as usual. The only change will probably be a short period of calisthenics before each contest for members of both squads.

Students without participation tickets will be able to get them at the H. A. A. at reduced rates for the rest of the present college year. During the summer, however, an entirely new type of ticket will be required