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Although in the main points we agree entirely with the conclusions reached by Dr. Sargent, and do not question in the least the important part the gymnasium must play in a properly regulated course of physical education, still we feel that too little importance is ascribed to the legitimate field-sports, such as foot-ball and base-ball. Both of these games supply a practice that can never be gained by any system of work in the gymnasium. And, besides, open air life is most beneficial. Although it is undoubtedly true that the spirit of rivalry does enter...
...college, and even before, criticism has been rife in regard to Harvard's so-called revolution in athletics. Rumors of all kinds have from time to time been put in circulation, and the coolness with which the imaginative writer has relegated Harvard to an inferior position in the field of sport, has a certain freshness which deserves better material. Without inquiry into the motives or desires of the faculty, the writers have described it as an unwarranted war upon "professionalism," a fatal blow to college athletics, and several other equally emphatic statements, which go to show that...
...enter, as has been predicted by the foretellers, is a question which, however satisfactorily settled to the minds of the wiseacres, can only be settled after a fair and lengthy trial of the new system. Sufficient to say that Harvard does not intend to withdraw her teams from the field, and hopes to present a satisfactory showing wherever gentlemanly prowess is called into competition. - [Spirit of the Times...
...number of Yale graduates looking for a position on the New York Tribune, and the implied criticism of their work in such a position, would probably apply as well to graduates of other colleges and to other prominent papers, and is somewhat astonishing when we consider the comparatively new field of college journalism, with the advantages it gives to undergraduates. Dr. Talmage's approval of this branch of college study has probably been heard by most students and is, in fact, an old story. But, as Dr. Talmage is himself editor of a prominent New York weekly, one naturally inquires...
...there. How many young and old men find athletic exercise the only safeguard against dyspepsia or insomnia? It is time this tirade against college athletics ceased. American students, despite all that has been said to the contrary, need rather encouragement than discouragement in respect to rational athletic training. - [Turf, Field and Farm...