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...Sargent said that the idea prevalent that the strongest men come from the country is an erroneous one, as, although certain bones and muscles of those accustomed to manual labor are larger and stronger, yet the development of the heart and lungs does not correspond, and therefore the excess of energy in one direction is offset by the loss in another. Neither do the best physiques come from the city, but, in general, from the large towns, where the advantages of pure air, out-door freedom and the absence of severe manual labor are combined. In this connection he remarked...
...Winsor, has just appeared. The official corporation records published with it extend from September 26 to December 22, 1882. From these we learn that the class fund of the class of 1828, amounting to nearly $3000, has passed into the possession of the college to found a scholarship under certain restrictions; that the corporation has no purpose of erecting a fence around Jarvis field; that a committee from the corporation to act with the faculty committee on all matters of college athletics has been appointed, consisting of Messrs. Adams and Agassiz; that further subscriptions have been received by the treasurer...
...Harvard College the right to run a stable is the important question before the committee on health in Boston. The college authorities desire to erect a stable for disabled horses in connection with the Veterinary School, but certain persons object to this extension of college duties...
...Cornell Era argues excitedly over the recent introduction of the honor system at that college. "It has been known for some time," it cries, "that certain professors were very anxious to introduce into the university a system of honors resembling closely that in vogue at Harvard. In the first place it is an attempt to transplant into Cornell soil a plant which has flourished passably well among the cultured shades of Harvard. Perhaps it might be more exact to say that it is an attempt to ingraft upon the Cornell stock an offshoot of the Harvard system...
...their position when active and at rest, with reference to each other and to the general make-up of the system. He pointed out the necessity of using the greatest care not to overtask the muscles in the beginning of gymnasium work and the evil effects of developing a certain set at the expense of the others. The audience was composed exclusively of freshmen, and was somewhat larger than at the previous lectures...