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...exercises are long continued. They are expected to give the men suppleness; and without strict training to prepare them to get into racing condition as soon as the track opens in the spring. The sharp corners of the running track in the gymnasium do not allow very fast work, but every day the spinters cover three or four laps at a good rate of speed. The distance men run further and slower; quite fast enough, however, for some of the newer candidates. Lately the track on Holmes field has been covered with a smooth coating...
...fifty dollar medal, offered by a member of '87 for a Harvard record of 6 minutes 50 seconds to be made in the spring, is an inducement to steady work. Saturday mornings, special work has been taken, and some fast miles have been walked. The pole vaulting has been remarkably good this year. A large number of men are candidates for this event...
...undulations and irregularities on the surface of such a large field. This means a considerable expense. The second and by far more serious objection is that as the soil of Holmes Field is more or less clay-ey, such a large bulk of water will not only disappear very fast, but will also be swelled considerably by the drainage of the surrounding land; for Holmes Field is on a much lower level than the gymnasium ground or North Avenue or Jarvis Street. Hence, there will be a large sheet of water there, which will not only prevent...
...learning or added opportunity for study does not testify to the vitality and growth of the college. The past year is not wanting in such additions. New and enlarged courses have been added to the curriculum of the law and medical schools; the new divinity hall and library is fast approaching completion; the courses in the college proper have been enlarged and increased to a very large extent, money has been given and preliminary steps taken for a swimming bath at the gymnasium and last but not least, the college exchequer has been increased by several notable gifts of large...
...fair and large-minded man lies between these two. The man who follows that is a creature of hope and remembrance. He does not think that the best way is to be blind to the past and future. He is a conservative and a progressive man. He holds fast to all the good of the past while reaching forward into future. Progress is safe only when thus made; and this, I take it, is the characteristic of a Yale student...