Word: givens
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Coach Courtney has given up the idea of organizing a separate crew for law school men, and will now devote his attention to the 'varsity and freshman crews. He will keep nearly all of the present 55 freshman candidates in training until very late in the season, and will have at least five freshman crews when he goes down to the water...
Edmund Sears, 2nd, '99, has given up his position as coach of the Freshman baseball squad. G. W. Thompson '99, who was captain of his freshman team, will take his place on Monday next as permanent coach of the 1901 baseball team...
...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 is sometimes raised that a university should teach knowledge and not practice, yet Harvard has already departed from this in the presentation...
...every student should be made and exercises prescribed for the correction of any defects which may be found in the individual. In addition to the physical training a short course of lectures on the care of the body should be a required course for Freshmen. Credit should be given to men who have developed physically during their college course, for physical development is an indication of a development in self-reliance and other qualities of character...
...Grilk '98, president of the Union, will preside and introduce the four main speakers. The first of these will be the Rev. President W. DeW. Hyde of Bowdoin College, now conducting prayers at Appleton Chapel, who has introduced very successfully a compulsory course at Bowdoin for which credit is given. Dr. Henry P. Bowditch of the Harvard Medical School will be the next speaker, and Professor William James has consented to be the third. Dr. Sargent will speak last...