Word: healthfulness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...student is prevented from study by continued ill health ... he may be excused for want of preparation. . . [This applies to cases where a student is not able to study although he may not be so ill as to be obliged to keep his room...
...would be useful to the average college student. Whether the idea is a novelty or not, I do not know; but I believe that such a course would prove an eminently useful and desirable one to any student in college. There is a widespread ignorance of the laws of health among college students, and it is merely by accidental learning that such ignorance is in some cases exchanged for a partial information. But a course in sanitary science, and simple rules of medicine and surgery would be of great value. Such a course need go no deeper than what would...
...relaxation of the mind is absolutely necessary to make a successful student. The question is, whether it is better to obtain this required rest by playing tennis or ball, or by playing cards and billiards, and going to the theatre. It is surely better to be storing up health and energy for future use, than to adopt the latter course, which, though generally considered harmless, cannot claim decided advantages...
...Allen, '86, has returned to college from the South, where he has been stopping several months for his health...
President Seelye has regained his health and is again performing the duties of his office...