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...while we are upon this subject, is it not rather strange that this custom is not more general among us? In all the German and French universities this usage has received the sanction of long observance. In many of our own instructions of learning it has become a matter of daily occurrence, notably at the medical schools of New York. Such manifestations of respect can hardly be otherwise than gratifying to the instructor who is honored by them...
...Sargent will give six lectures this winter at Union Hall, Boston. The subject will be "The Theories and Principle of Physical Training." The first lecture will be given on next Monday...
...fairness, blame a man for doing the best he knows how. The result of several games, however, notably the game with Williams, leads us to believe that more constant practice in this important branch of foot ball would result in larger scores for Harvard representatives. We trust the subject of goal kicking will receive more careful attention at the hands of the management of the foot ball team...
...hackneyed as the subject of regular physical exercise must have become to upper classmen, it is yet of so great importance that we cannot refrain from calling the attention of the freshmen to the great importance of systematic and continued physical exercise. At a college where physical exercise is voluntary, it is too frequently the case that the students will neglect such exercise, or only those give it their attention who need it least. At this season of the year it is natural that the gymnasium should be deserted and that those who are accustomed to give the proper attention...
...really cannot help it." It is a curious fact, and one which cannot fail to be observed, that the faste of the Freshmen are nearly always diametrically opposed to the desires of officiating chaperon. Thus one constantly hears fought out, with an energy worthy of a higher subject, such questions as the relative merits of coffee-pots, or the varied advantages of Keiller's as opposed to Cairn's marmalade; in such crises as these it is amusing to watch the face of the obsequious shop-walker, as he tries his utmost to conciliate the contending parties by agreeing first...