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...presence of a professional in this sense, however, on the college grounds, if a man of good character might be productive of less harm than intercourse with technical amateurs of lower character. But this did not affect the faculty's position. Their objection was to the introduction of professional methods and spirit into college sports. The two should be totally divorced. It seems for this reason that the faculty objected to employing for temporary periods any professional trainer. If such a trainer, however, had renounced the pursuit of his profession he would no longer be considered a professional within...
...Yale College Bicycle Club will hold a race meeting in June, and will enter the League of American Whelmen, in order that the records be accepted as valid. The New Haven clubs have promised to assist at the meeting. Hendee, the champion, will enter the races and try to lower the records in every distance up to ten miles...
...college education of the children of his wealthy neighbor. One of the motives that had led the people to establish schools for higher education is the conviction that by so doing primary instruction is better secured. The higher education gave the tone and determined the character of the lower. The elementary schools in Germany were the best in the world, for the reason that they were the open doors to the real and burgher schools and the gymnasia. Primary schools in England have been a by-word because the chasm between the great endowed schools, colleges, and universities...
...address. Dr. Vetter passed four years in Russia. He was first engaged as tutor to a young Russian nobleman but was afterwards connected with the Imperial University of Moscow and the Lyceum of Nicholas. He spoke in substance as follows. The children of the lower orders in Russia grow up in about the same manner as the children of other nations of Europe. They are taught to reverence all sacred things and to take off their hats to churches and to the monks and priests whom they meet in the streets. The children of the upper classes have somewhat more...
...what influences are sometimes brought to bear on college students we print the following telegraphic item: "Prof. Edward Hitchcock, Jr., of Amherst College, has been appointed by the trustees of Cornell University professor of physical culture and hygiene. It is probable that compulsory gymnastics will be required of the lower classes. It is stated that the engagement of Prof. P. McClellan, of New York City, who was appointed to the chair a year ago, has been broken because within a week after his appointment he accepted a challenge to a prize-fight for the light-weight championship of America...