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...education in general, which guided them in the early history of the university, which have placed Cornell in the front rank of American colleges and which are still held by the guardians of her welfare. Though the far-sighted philanthropist lives only in memory, his co-worker has heard the experiment declared successful by the fair-minded and the result given a tacit endorsement even by those whose early attacks were most virulent...
...come as near to that as possible. They usually wore what, in the present parlance of the prize ring, would be termed "bard" gloves, often with the addition of brass knuckles. The wrestling was correspondingly rough, and, in regard to the running, we have often heard of the men who dropped dead at the end of their race. The Greeks used to run at an alarming speed. As far as we can tell from the records, they made their longest run, three miles, in about ten minutes, and they were accustomed to make a running jump, with dumb-bells...
...class work - and it was hoped that those members of the class who were so unfortunate as to loss their negatives by fire would come forward at once and furnish other sittings. A number have done so, but there are a few from whom the committee has not yet heard. We cannot urge these men too strongly to make appointments at the studio at once, for the time is fast passing in which the athletes and views must be taken. All who have made sittings and are satisfied with pictures thus far secured, will please make known the same...
Through the kindness of the professors in the Greek and Latin departments, opportunities have been offered for hearing the classics read. On questions of exercise and hygiene we have heard many good lectures and received good advice. Now why cannot this system of lecturing be carried out in other subjects? All of us would enjoy this kind of instruction in French, German, Natural History, Fine Arts and other such important subjects. As we are denied the advantages of study in the Harvard Observatory, under the able men who control it, we would especially appreciate evening lectures, by which we might...
...independent, self-reliant spirit which has grown up at Harvard, partly as a result of the liberal policy by which the government of the university has intrusted to the students the regulation of their own conduct, is less heard of than its rival, "Harvard indifference," but it exists for all that. When men are treated like men instead of like children they begin to feel and act like men. The two great students' organizations, the Harvard Dining Association and the Harvard Co-operative Society, are evidences that the Harvard undergraduate is pretty well able to take care of himself...