LE SPORT

It is, of course, too early in the season to make any sort of a final statement in regard to the result upon undergraduate participation in athletics of the D. A. C.'s retrenchment policy of cutting down the number of organized sports. We have, however, already seen the effects in two sports, namely freshman cross country and swimming. In both sports the turnout for practice which is being held as usual has been nearly normal. Perhaps this is due to the fact that a recreational activity is required of all freshmen and that with an eye to future varsity competition these men turn naturally to their accustomed element. Perhaps they will tire of the strenuous grind and because of the fact that the incentive of the usual meets is missing, they will turn to other less exacting activities. It is our feeling that without the spice of competition, the monotonous grind of training is a pretty flat diet. We shall be interested to see whether the varsity fencers and boxers continue in the recreational departments of their sports or merely give up their branch of athletics entirely.