VII. Records

Scrapbooks and reports of previous years are available at the office of the Department of Physical Education. In the scrapbooks may be found clippings of stories about the House athletic program from the Harvard Crimson, the Harvard A. A. Nowa and from Boston newspapers.

VIII. Participation

Although the number of participants in House sports this year is ninety less than last year, the number of teams rose to 120--thirteen more than in 1935-1936 and twenty-six more than in 1934-1935. Lowell House had 18 teams; Adams, Eliot and Kirkland 17 each: Dunster, Levevertt and Winthrop 14 each; and Dudley Hall 9. There were 29 teams in squash; 13 crews; 8 teams in football, touch football, swimming, basketball, indoor baseball, baseball and tennis; 7 in gold, 5 in spring track, cross country, and winter track.

Fifty-one per cent of those eligible for House competition took part in House sports. By Houses the percentages are as follows: Kirkland, 58 per cent; Adams, 56 per cent; Lowell, 52 per cent; Dunster, Eliot and Winthrop each 20 per cent; Dudley Hall 47 per cent; and Leverett 46 per cent.

The combination of a smaller number of participants and a greater number of teams indicates more regular competition by those who took part in House sports. In order to provide adequate opportunities for competition for a greater number of individuals, it will be necessary to have more teams and more sports.

Mr. Samborski concludes with a table illustrating figures of intramural participation sport, individual, and House during the past six years