FDR Made the Crimson a Fighting Paper

WHEN the Crimson Executive Board got together in 1903, you can bet they observed strict decorum. President Franklin D. Roosevelt '04 (top row, third from left) made sure his boys didn't bring women along. He kept the dress standard high, too: black tie, celluloid collar, and gold Crimson medal were de rigeur.

A lot has changed since then. Women have been members of the staff and executive boards for nearly twenty years. Dress and decorum have loosened up a little. The Crimson medal has gone the way of the Great Auk.

But FDR was known as the President of a fighting newspaper. And that hasn't changed. The Crimson is still around, poking its nose into a lot of secrets that people want to know. And printing editorials, columns, and reviews that make them think. And photographs that make the news clearer. And covering Harvard sports more closely and colorfully than anyone else around.

IF you want to know what makes Harvard tick, try the Crimson News Board. From the first day, you'll be out and digging for the news. Or if you like Harvard sports, watch from a pressbox seat. If you want to take photographs, use our cameras, darkrooms, and film. If you want to review politics, films, plays, books, or the human condition, try the Editorial Board. And if you want to sell ads and handle a growing business, try our Business Board.

Come over next week if you want to poke around.

There's a lot to find out.