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...first the subject was looked upon as a problem, but there stood ready in several of our largest universities those who proposed to crack the nut. In Philadelphia the leading clubs took the matter in hand and did much to encourage the proposition. At last, about three years ago, the Intercollegiate Cricket Association was organized, and the initial meeting, which was held in New York, was attended by representatives from Harvard, Trinity of Hartford, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia. A series of intercollegiate matches were arranged, and the next two seasons saw the teams at work. Last season, however...
...Carter has raised $100,000 for Williams College since he became its president, two years ago...
...Sargent's article in the current number of the North American Review again suggests the advisability of organizing "development" classes such as existed two years ago. We feel unable to add to the arguments in favor of such classes presented by Dr. Sargent in his article, but will merely call attention to the fact that most of the men who were benefitted by the classes in existence at that time have since left college, so that a large amount of new material is at hand which has not as yet received any special physical training. Everyone knows the popularity...
...have no training higher than that of brutes may be expected to make brutes of themselves when they drink. The time has been - and that not ages ago - when he was considered the best fellow who could get the fullest. But in a community devoted to education and refinement, such sottishness cannot be of long duration. In no community will a man who looses respect for himself so speedily lose all respect from his fellows and fall so completely from caste. He may continue to be recognized by the men with whom he associates day by day, but unless...
...called attention to the fact that the pressure brought against athletics from outside was not by the scholarly men, but by the athletic men, who realize that they had spent too much time in athletics while in college. He himself had anticipated the present general discussion three years ago. The athletic committee of the faculty assume to control the whole athletic interests of the college. Moreover, the faculty have recognized athletics as an important factor in a college training. The faculty committee were selected on account of special interest in the subject on the part of each one of them...