Word: athleticism
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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You state further that, "Apparently the attractions of the game do not excite the ambitions of many Harvard undergraduates." Let us see what is done to make the sport attractive. Fencing is a sport which requires a professional fencing master, and the lessons and equipment cost each member of the...
We cannot find fault with fencing as a sport as we can with basketball, because it has been shown to be one of the best forms of indoor exercise, and is recommended by many experts for the general development of the body. But apparently the attractions of the game do...
Robert Grant '73 then read a poem contrasting athletic glory in undergraduate life with scholarly glory in after-life. He began by satirizing the undergraduate's attitude in regard to athletics and scholarship, and closed by citing the tremendous power which the trained mind has in the world.
In order that a gymnasium should be of the greatest service to a University, it should be so situated, constructed, and equipped as to fill the same place in the physical life of the student that the library, laboratory, class room, and museum fill in his mental life. The trend...
The remainder of the report, which concerns itself with the general athletic situation, is given in full: