Word: tend
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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President W DeW. Hyde of Bowdoin College, the first speaker, spoke more particularly of the plans at Bowdion where gymnasium exercise is required of all students from November to March. The college has worked on the theory that excellence in physique and in scholarship tend to coincide, and has attempted to provide every student with a sound body. Onethirteenth credit, which corresponds to a one hour a week course, is given for the gymnasium work done. There can be no inherent objection to the requirement of physical exercise from every student. Requirements must be met in life. The objection...
...raised enough money to keep the room open for a good part of the year and have arranged to have a Harvard man in attendance every evening. The Church Army which occupies the room above has paid part of the money and has offered to have a janitor to tend to cleaning and such work. The rooms consist of a long hall furnished with tables and chairs for reading, a lavatory, and a separate room for smoking, where talking is allowed. The great need now is for magazines, newspapers and books, and students who have any to give...
...chief argument in favor of the change has been that it will broaden the influence of the University, and will tend to unite the departments; the argument on the other side has been that the graduates of the schools either owe allegiance to other colleges or have not had the advantages of college training...
...that such an association, by influencing the undergraduates, and in turn being influenced by the undergraduates, would tend to create a unity of opinion and action which at present is lacking...
Graduates have long deplored the lack of a permanent policy in Harvard athletics, but have failed to realize that this was largely due to the lack of a permanent policy upon their own part. The proposed association will tend to remedy this. Its permanent secretary will be ready at all times to furnish to members accurate information and to receive suggestions and information from them. The executive committee will be in position to take advantage of such suggestions and information. It will be in touch with graduates and undergraduates, coaches and players, and its familiarity with past experience and present...