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...long as a man is a bona fide student, it is no objection to his eligibility to play on his college team that he has played on a professional team for money. It would be needless to point out how easily the admission of such a principle would afford a cover for corruption of the worst sort. The experience of sportsmen the world over is that the only safe rule is that which precludes the possibility of a man's engaging in athletics for pecuniary profit and still retaining his amateur standing, even though it may work hard in some...
...upon his ideas. The Civil War prostrated all educational plans completely and from 1860-1870 the Southern States were more lacking in schooling than any other people in the world within the last fifty years. When the war finally ended colleges and academies immediately sprung up, but nobody could afford to send their sons to these institutions; therefore a system of public schools became absolutely necessary and was accepted with eagerness. For teachers, their most eminent men, beginning with General Lee, stepped forward, while even the women did their full share. Partly by aid given them from the North...
...greater effort is being made than ever before to arouse general interest in the subject and only recently a committee has been appointed by the New York alumni to encourage the practice of "wholly unpremeditated as well as extemporaneous debate and general parliamentary procedure." Obviously Harvard can not afford to rest on her laurels if she proposes to keep them. Not only must those in charge of debating interests here do their best to stir up interest in debate and to stimulate competition for places on Harvard's staff of intercollegiate speakers, but every member of the University should give...
...unavailing efforts of the doctors to afford him relief called his attention to the fraud and ignorance which disgraced the medical profession of his time...
...vocal music to be conducted by Mr. Frese is one of great interest to many members of the University. At present the field of vocal music is taken only by the Appleton Chapel choir and the University and Freshman Glee Clubs. Aside from the chorus training which these afford, there have been no opportunities for obtaining instruction in singing except by private arrangement. Though the classes which are to be formed will not take the place of private lessons, they will be of great use to all who feel the need of practice in reading music and in the elements...