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...statistics which are published in another column showing the recent growth of the larger of the American colleges are rather interesting as showing the growth of the learning in different parts of the country. As is only natural the most rapid growth, that is, the greatest in proportion to that of previous years is found in the colleges of that part of the country where the need for higher education is beginning to be realized. The proportunate strides which are being made by such institutions as the University of Wisconsin and the University of California are gratifying as signs...
...Monthly, vol. 24, p. 730. - (1) Life is faster; Saturday Review, vol. 58, p. 465. - (2) Wear and tear on nervous system is excessive. - (3) Incentives to mental work much greater now than formerly. - (b) City masses need healthful recreation. - (1) Concentration of population into large cities has been rapid; Popular Science Monthly, vol. 24, pp. 730 and table. - (c) Increasing knowledge demands the exercise of greater brain power; Ibid. p. 731. - (d) This increase in athletics in the U. S. is merely a part of a general development all over the world...
During the past two weeks the work of the 'varsity crew has been very much increased, and is now just as much as the men can stand. As a result, the crew has made rapid improvement, especially during the latter part of last week. As yet however, they have made no effort to develop speed. They have been trying rather to lay a substantial ground work upon which to build the stroke, hoping by so doing to be in better condition, when they begin to work for speed. Especial attention has been paid to the correction of individual faults...
...Should the plans submitted by the Rapid Transit Commission of Boston be carried into execution...
...asked each if it was ready, then gave the word to go. All four caught the water at nearly the same time. Ninety-five and Ninety-two were slightly slower than the other two, whose boats jumped forward almost at the same instant. Ninety-three immediately struck a very rapid stroke, as did the freshmen. Ninety-four and Ninety-two rowed more slowly, but the sophomore's stroke was long and powerful, sending them at once a few yards to the front. They then dropped the stroke to 35 a minute but the juniors kept theirs...