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There is, to my mind, not one good reason for tolerating these contests away from the college; and if there were, it would be far outweighed by the pecuniary consideration just advanced, the distraction from the main end of college life, the encouragement given to the gambling spirit so strong in the American breast, and the hostile feelings engendered and perpetuated between colleges whose only rivalry should be in the domain of the intellect. I am firmly persuaded that the intercollegiate sports are as much chargeable with the survival of the traditional animosity between Yale and Harvard, for example...
...door, the exit from the north door. The same ticket will be good for the Hemmen way Gymnasium after 6 o'clock p.m., and there will be no admission without tickets. There will be dancing in the Gymnasium from 8 to 11 p.m. The entrance will be at the main entrance of the building, the exit at the side door facing the common...
...grass, about which we have heard so much. The grass seems to grow very luxuriantly in this especial place, lying in great masses all over the surface of the river. But notwithstanding everything said about it, it really doesn't stop a boat very much, the main inconvenience being the difficulty one has in rowing his oar. About three-eighths of a mile from the start, on the west side of the river, there is a large, prominent boulder, stretching out from the shore, which is familiarly known as "Rock." The crews are always timed from the start...
...base-ball cage, which will be ninety-seven by twenty-eight feet. The cage will be lighted from above and from the sides. The space on either side of the cage for about twelve feet will be devoted to a shaft for transmitting the light to the main exercise hall and to the cage. This is regarded as one of the distinctive features of the lighting arrangements, for while other gymnasiums are lighted by the side windows only, the new gymnasium will have both the side light and the light from the roof...
...wide. Here will be all the apparatus for exercise, and no pains will be spared to make the appointments of the room as complete as possible. This floor is lighted from the side windows, and also by a shaft from the roof. About ten or twelve feet above the main exercise hall, is suspended the running track, which arrangement will obviate the necessity of having the track in the main hall and will thus allow so much more space for apparatus. On a level with the running track will be the visitors gallery...