Word: gymnasium
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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CRICKET practice will be held daily at 11 o'clock in the Gymnasium cage. All men wishing to try for the eleven and new men especially are urged to come...
...Tuesday's CRIMSON, and which suggested that Harvard adopt some compulsory or elective system of physical training, the methods in use at some other universities and colleges are given below. It will be seen that it is no new departure for which Dr. Sargent asks. These institutions require gymnasium exercise throughout the college course and give credit for the work done...
Brown University requires each student to exercise four hours a week in the gymnasium. For class drill the freshmen use Indian clubs, the sophomores dumb-bells, the juniors single-sticks, and the seniors fencing foils. During the sophomore and junior years boxing and wrestling may be substituted. In addition there are class-divisions for exercise with chest weights, bars, etc. Each student is regularly marked and credited in his gymnasium work, faithfulness and punctuality being the tests...
...Vanderbilt University attendance upon the gymnasium is required. Credit is given for systematic work in physical training, three hours of exercise being equivalent to one hour's work of recitation. It is understood, however, that this hour allowed to physical culture shall be counted in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the hours already required for a degree...
...University of Illinois several courses are offered or required. Gymnasium and Field Practice is required in winter term twice a week as a part of military science and is given one-fourth credit. Other courses have credit given for the work done in them...