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...most frequently in our months; and he is first in the performance of his duty whose arms, legs and tongue are wagging with the greatest activity. For brains we have substituted foot-work, and the wear and tear of college life comes not on our intellects but on our rubber heels...
There are innumerable rewards in Boston for the pilgrim in search of historic tid-bits. Those who live in a place for long are apt to settle into indifference to the curiosities that others come many miles to see. Laziness is a feeble excuse, for there is always the "rubber neck wagon". Although the megaphone would announce a few things that do not need to be pointed out: "on our right we see the habitat of the Harvard Lampoon"--yet it would say much more that the college man has not heard outside of History 32: Bunker Hill Monument...
Since those days of the forties many changes have occurred. Swine no longer root up the mud in the Washington streets, and the mud has become shallow enough to make possible the use of trousers instead of rubber boots and knee breeches. The "City of Magnificent Intentions" has at last changed into the "City of Magnificent Distances", and at present is sedate and orderly enough...
...Hans Nendorf, formerly rubber for the Freshman football squad, and now special trainer for football, track and cross-country, will be available to all men who wish to correct some slight physical defect or hardship. Track and cross-country men needing instruction are expected to come at 4 o'clock on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons and the football men at 4.30 o'clock on the same days. Other students interested in such classes should apply before the Christmas recess to Mr. Neudorf, Mr. Fradd or to Mr. Geer's office, 6 Wadsworth House...
After finishing the four-summer course in the Physical Education section of the University summer school. Mr. Neudorf was for a time Physical Director in the Clinton public schools. He was then called to the University, and for two years was rubber for the University and Freshman football and track squads, and coach of the gym squads...