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Under the old system dinner was served at noon, even on the days when games were played in the afternoon. At night there was a light tea, consisting of cold meats, toast and some kind of preserve. Dr. Conant at once changed the heavy meal of the day from noon to the evening and for the tea substituted a good, substantial lunch. Formerly the diet of the players was made up largely of meat. No vegetables were allowed and few starches, as these were supposed to be bad for the athlete's wind. The meats were then cooked very rare...
...baths also there has been an important change which is of comparatively recent introduction. Four years ago hot baths were usually taken and little cold water was used. Princeton was the first to appreciate the advantage of cold baths, and the r eleven of 1889 showed a toughness which is largely attributable to this innovation. Now little warm water is used and a quick, cold shower is followed by a sharp...
...past few days of cold weather bring to mind the need of a place for skating during the winter. The ponds about Cambridge are free from snow during only a small part of the cold season, and even then they are so inaccessible that comparatively few men can afford to spend the time necessary to go to them. If on the other hand, a place were provided near by, and the lce kept in condition for skating the greater part of the winter, it is probable that as many students would engage in this form of exercise as take part...
...perhaps the most important of which are those to Holyoke House. All the bath-rooms have been removed, so that there is now space for bedrooms for those studies next the fire escape. Entirely new plumbing has been put in with new closets and shower baths of hot and cold water on each floor. The heating arrangements have been remodelled, new boilers put in and the entries and halls provided with radiators...
...gymnasium four new faucets for hot and cold water have been put in the shower room; and plans for entirely new bathing accommodations have been submitted to the Overseers...