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sport every man and everyman in a sport" was the guiding themeof the men's intramural athleticprogram under the direction of CecilBeck. Beck has completed 25 years ofeffective service in this capacity. " Ifyou don't know how to playa certainactivity, sign up for it and learn," Becktold the men students and more than90 per cent of the men were involvedsome way in the program.The 40-event program challengedmany students who had not previouslyparticipated in athletics to participate.Sportsmanship and leadership weregiven strong emphasis in the program.Beck commented, "The entire programis dedicated to the ideal that one whoparticipates should be a betterChristian for having done so. Thosewho participate will be expected todisplay true sportsmanship at alltimes. "Club competition proved a greatstimulus to the program. Large crowdsof fans gathered to watch the clubgames, especially those that werecrucial in determining a club championship.In spite of very spirited play,Beck maintained high sportsmanshiplevels, disciplining both individualstudents and entire clubs as needarose. Enthusiasm at some of the clubgames equalled or surpassed that atintercollegiate events. To promoteparticipation, A, B, C, and even Dteams were fielded by clubs in somesports. To equalize competition asmuch as possible, both large club andsmall club leagues were implemented.During the fall semester, Theta Tauwon both the A and B team championshipsin small club softball whileMoh ican won the A-team big cI ubsoftball, TNT won the B-team competitionand Chi Sigs won the C-teamsoftball event. Kn ights won both the Aand B team championships in smallclub ragtag football while Sub T wonthe A-team big club football championshipand Ki'ppa Sigs won the BandC championships in ragtag football. Insmall-club volleyball, Theta Tau wonthe A-team championship, Knightswon the B-team, Theta Tau won the C­team, and Lambda Sigma won the D­team.! n large-club volleyball, TNT wonthe A-team championship while AlphaTau was winning the other threecategories.(continued on page 211)208