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Title: The Palm of Alpha Tau Omega
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Alpha Tau Omega
Subjects: Greek letter societies
Publisher: (Champaign, Ill., etc.)
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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he railroad. Thefollowing year there were more snowtrains as more and more city people be-gan to take up skiing for sport. In thewinter of 1937, more than 70,000 peopleused the snow trains, while those whoreached the trails by private car wereprobably far in excess of that number.The sport has experienced a boom! The minimum cost for equipment—skiis, bindings, boots and poles—isabout $25. Many new trails have been cut by theC.C.C.s on mountains throughout thesnow belts, making it easier for everyoneto enjoy invigorating, healthful sport.The trend toward skiing for pleasuretaught people that the sport was notonly for the daring young men who hadgrown up on skiis, but that anyone couldpick it up with a minimum of instruc-tion. 1936 OLYMPICS IN GERMANY In the 1935 Olmpic tryouts at LakePlacid I placed third in the combinedevent and was again selected by theOlympic committee to represent theUnited States at the Winter OlympicGames to be held in Germany in Febru- THE SKIS THE LIMIT 381
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EDDIE BLOOD, twice a member of the Olympic team, making a ski jump at Lake Placid, New York. ary 1936. Garmisch-Partenkirchen, twincities in the Bavarian Alps, were selectedfor the fourth Winter Olympic Games. During the training period there w^asvery little snow, but on the night beforeand on the day of the opening ceremonysnow fell steadily leaving the groundcovered with a nice blanket which lastedduring the Games. The opening ceremony was, in itself,impressive. Approximately 1,000 com-petitors representing 28 nations marchedinto the ski stadium and were arrangedin lines facing it. There stood Chancel-lor Hitler and 50,000 spectators. At asignal the flag bearers of each countrymarched forward and formed in a semi-circle before the Fuhrer who officiallyopened the Games. The Olympic flagwas raised and the Olympic fire whichburned during the Games was started. Let me add here, that every memberof the American team received the mosthospitable treatment while at Garmischand we made many

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