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...Acharnians," by Aristo-phanes, will take place in the Academy of Music, at Philadelphia, on the evening of Friday, May 14, and the afternoon of Saturday, May 15. The play bids fair to rival our own representation of "Oedipus." Tickets may be obtained of C. W. Campbell, 1119 Chest nut St., Philadelphia...
...Wellesley College would be an instinctive lesson to those who oppose liberal education for women on the ground of its evil effects upon the health of the students. The principal place of in door exercise is of course the gymnasium, a large and convenient hall, well furnished with dumbbells, chest-weights, horizontal and parallel bars, flying rings, rowing machines and other apparatus. Regular exercise is required of all the students, who are arranged in groups according to strength and individual needs. Outdoor sports are very popular. On the shore of Lake Wabau the visitor can see the boats used...
...twig or hair pin through it and let that keep the tongue from falling back. Take off all the clothes to the waist, then place the body on its back and begin a circular motion with the arms on lines parallel to the body, thus expanding and contracting the chest. Do this at the rate of about 16 to the minute. Life is sometimes restored after as much as two hours work. A longer time would probably be useless...
...boast is vain. We have all heard time and time again of the slight mental strength gained, by passively taking our facts and ideas through the handy medium of a lecture. As far as real drill goes, listening to lectures affects our minds about as watching other men pull chest weights affects our bodies. As the office of the director of the gymnasium is to show us the apparatus which is for our own use, so the duty of our professors is to stimulate and guide the work which we must do for our selves, to show us our apparatus...
...good freshman nine. The men are thoroughly imbued with a spirit of work and are regular in their attendance at exercise. On Thursdays and Saturday's the men play hand ball in the cage in squads of four, and bat the sand bags. On the other week days the chest weights and dumb bells are used. On Wednesdays all the candidates take a long walk. Every day a fast quarter mile is taken on the track in the gymnasium...