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...useful, why a similar course can not be established by the German department. There are fully as many men doubtless who would profit by such a course in German as there are who profit by the one in French. There is no course now taught which can take its place, and there seems to be every reason why such a course should be begun, and why, when begun, it should succeed...
Guild, '86, is now on the freshman crew in place of Barnes, who has been obliged to cease rowing on account of an injury to his ankle by a fall...
...candidate for the university crew must possess at the outset a large and vigorous frame, must be especially strong in the back, loins and legs, and have great powers of endurance. These qualifications, we say, must be possessed at the outset, or a man cannot hope for a place in a college or class crew, and outside these crews very little rowing is done by individual students. The improvement in the art or rowing has shut out the majority from participation in this sport. If they own boats, well and good; they can row when they like, and as long...
Under the present circumstances he considers the college the suitable place to lay the physical foundation for a man's life, to further this end he advocates compulsory attendance at gymnasium exercises of a graded character, suited to the needs of each individual student. He deprecates the custom in some places of keeping the student for ever at the same exercises, as he needs change and advancement in physical as well as in mental study. In conclusion, although he recognizes the value of such sports as foot-ball, rowing and base-ball, he considers a well conducted gymnasium as best...
...Yale News of January 18 contains an account of the formation of the Inter-collegiate Rowing Association, which took place December 28, just three weeks before...