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...people vied with each other in extolling their worth and importance. But in the troublous times that followed the triumpus of the battle-field they fell into disrepute, at least with the governments of Germany. Not only were the promises recalled which had been proclaimed in an hour of need, but the gymnasia throughout the country, with the exception of those of Wurtemburg, were closed in 1819. Jahn and his disciples, the Turners, were denounced as liberals and enemies to the State. The former was thrown into prison and kept there until...
...crews if some care could be taken of the machines. In previous years the machines have been under the care of a man whose business it was to keep them in order. At present they are very much out of order, and , moreover, without care. If this need could be attended to, the crews would doubtless be willing to pay for it, as rowing on some of the machines is at times almost useless...
...Chemical and Physical Laboratories have been very busy during the past year, both in teaching science and in advancing scientific knowledge. The Observatory is now sufficiently endowed to make its future secure as a permanent establishment for astronomical research. The one need of the observatory is a fire-proof building to contain the valuable records of unpublished observations and records...
...nothing new need be said. Stagg and Dann are without doubt the best college battery in the country. The Princeton trainer when seen at the foot-ball game and asked about base-ball prospects, replied: "We have a cage now and will put out as good a nine as possible, but we will never be able to best Yale as long as Stagg and Dann are in college." Harvard's principal anxiety seems to be that she hasn't a pitcher to equal Stagg. Spencer at first and McConkey at second base gained a reputation for their excellent work last...
There is great need of a pair of scales in the Yale gymnasium. The University owns but one pair of scales, and that is in use by the 'Varsity crew...