Word: gymnastics
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...water, in which it has had so large a share. But, as far as the majority of students is concerned, we claim that it has, or ought to have, a powerful rival in the simple exercise which is the subject of this article. For the professional gymnast, the athlete who aspires to honor with the bat or the oar, the training of the gymnasium is wellnigh indispensable. But for the scholar, whose thoughts are turned in another direction, a different but no less manly and (to him) effective exercise is as well adapted. He comes to college for the sole...