Word: ago
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Dunbar's article on President Eliot's Administration from 1869 to 1894 is reprinted, and the story is brought up to the present by Professor Taussig, who outlines some of the more striking developments of the last fifteen years. The evolution from the simple Harvard College of 40 years ago, with its loosely connected professional schools of primitive character, into the University of the present seems almost incredible. One would be glad to find, however, in addition to the exposition of facts, something of prophecy for the future. What is to be the result, for instance, of the merging...
...were devoting too much time and thought to athletics to the detriment of their college work, decided that no man should represent the University in more than two of the three periods of athletics in any one year. They were unwilling, as was stated by Professor White two years ago, "to countenance the continuous devotion to athletics and the amount of absenteeism involved in membership on some University athletic team during the whole University year." As a result of the regulation, a football player who takes one dive on the swimming team is unable to play baseball...
...completely changed by a visit to the present building. Aside from the lager defects in ventilation and room, there are many smaller ones which are just as objectionable. Apparently the mats are seldom if ever cleaned, for they are usually covered with dust. The shower baths have long ago outgrown their usefulness, and are absolutely inadequate when there are any number of men wishing to use them. In the bottoms of many of the lockers the dust of ages has accumulated. Many of the machines for pulling weights are out of order, there are not enough mats to go around...
...minor sports made an advance over last year in an effort toward self-support, the total deficit being $300 less. On the other hand, subscriptions for six Freshman sports were very much poorer than for the same sports a year ago. The great decrease in the expenses of the Freshman crew may be attributed to a more equitable apportionment of the total New London expense, of which the Freshmen had been paying more than their share...
...nearly $20,000 in the receipts from University football is the result of the Yale game having been played in Cambridge, where the seating capacity is greater than at New Haven. The expenses are approximately $4,000 less than last year and over $9,000 less than two years ago, when the high-water mark of extravagance was reached. The reform has come in training table bills, supplies, trainers' and coaches' salaries, and travelling expense...