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There undoubtedly is a strong minority among the students ready to support the decision of the Athletic committee as to foot ball. The position of the committee and of this university is substantially as follows: Foot ball, per so is the best game we have for physical development, and perhaps the best in its man making influences. Foot ball, as it has come to be played, first by Yale, then in self defence by Princeton and other colleges, and to a slight extent even by Harvard, is needlessly dangerous, is brutal and demoralizing. Harvard students, must not be allowed...
...useful and the most interesting work that the members of the society could do. It was felt that the work should not be of the same nature as that done in the natural history courses, but should rather be supplementary to it. If the members feel sufficiently interested to follow out the suggestions made, there is every reason to believe that the natural history will become one of the most useful and interesting societies in college...
...peers. Why should not students be given a like right? Amherst has taken a long step in the right direction, and although such a plan might not be practicable in a college so large as ours, there seems to be no good reason why all smaller colleges should not follow her example. Even here some modification of this might prove very successful...
...without being obliged to miss a part of their college duties? The faculty at Yale have taken this step, and have decided to release the students from the requirements of college for that day. Let it be hoped that our own authorities may see fit to follow so good an example...
...many students fail to make use of their opportunities, though it is true, the number of non-exercising men is growing less each vear. Every member of eighty-eight, however, ought to make it a point to present himself before the director of the gymnasium for examination, and follow out to the letter the directions for development which will be provided...