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...interest taken in athletics by the students of this famous English preparartory school almost equals the enthusiasm of the English universities in such matters. The Thames river, which is at Eton, a calm, quiet stream, of sufficient breadth to allow a race in which several boats may enter, is within two minutes walk of the school buildings. Every pleasant afternoon in spring the crews may be seen rowing on the river, as also a host of clumsy inexperienced oarsmen, paddling about for mere pleasure. First and most important of all the various crews is the Eton crew itself, which presents...
...students are from the middle classes, and many do not possess the means of pursuing a collegiate course. Here, again, the stern government displays unusual munificence and liberality. Scholarships, amounting to 100,000 roubels annually, are awarded to deserving students. Whenever a young member of the nobility does enter the university, it is generally for personal gratification only, and on account of a desire for knowledge ; it is not to get a degree. So we have in this university a large body of thinking young men, untrammeled by family ties of "blue blood," who must necessarily exercise a powerful influence...
...home-stretch. The great trouble with it is the sand, which comes from underneath and moxes with the cinders, making the track brittle. Some of the best performances have been done on this course. With one exception, all of the championship games were held there, and most of t enter-collegiate...
Many of our students before entering college, have been accustomed to take a large amount of exercise in rowing. That is to say, they have been wont to go upon the water in some ordinary Whitehall or lapstreak boat for an afternoon's pull, which gave them not only splendid exercise, but also a great amount of pleasure. When these men enter college, some, of course, obtain seats in their class boats, but the great majority are obliged to forego their favorite sport until the summer vacation, merely from the lack of opportunity for exercise afforded by our present boating...
Princeton will enter at least one man for every event in the inter-collegiate athletic games...