Every Freshman is compelled to take some form of athletic exercise, but there is no compulsion to force him into any one of the host of non-academic, non-athletic pursuits which the University offers. Writers, tragic, comic, and journalistic, executives and managers, musicians and singers, actors, flyers, linguists, and riders of all sorts of hobby-horses can find a niche in the life of the college outside of the lecture room and athletic field.

The first call is made for managers. On Monday candidates for Freshman Football Manager are to report at the Harvard Athletic Association at 11 o'clock. A seven weeks competition closes the week of the Yale Freshman game with the appointment of a manager, two assistants, and dormitory team managers. No previous experience is necessary, and the work throughout the competition is made as interesting as possible, the more tedious tasks being accomplished by paid employees.

Other managerial competitions are open to the class of 1933 in soccer and cross country. The announcement of the competitions in these minor sports will be made within the next few days. They are briefer and less arduous than the football contest.

The Harvard Glee Club will conduct its first trials for entrance on September 30 and October 1 and 2. The other musical activities, the Instrumental Clubs, the Pierian Sodality, and the University Band, will announce their competitions shortly.

Freshman journalists must wait until after the midyear examinations to have their first opportunity to compete for the CRIMSON. An earlier start is considered inadvisable, as an acquaintance with the University and a good scholastic foundation are considered essential for the successful CRIMSON candidate.

Religious and social-service activities center in the Phillips Brooks House. Opportunity is given the Freshman to do philanthropic work of various kinds, teaching foreigners, conducting boys clubs, and other volunteer work. A number of religious organizations also have headquarters in the Brooks House, inviting the attention of the first-year men.

The Liberal Club invites men interested in current movements in polities, international relations, and the seven arts. Speakers address the Club on a variety of topics. Other groups enable the Freshman to extend his academic interests into social fields. The Cercle Francais, and the Circolo Italiano give the linguists a chance to congregate, while the Classical Club, the philosophical Club, and the Mathematical Club offer opportunities for the exchange of ideas on these subjects.