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...argued that the system of athletics generally pursued makes those who practice it essentially prize-fighters, champion oarsmen, "wasting their time and devoting all their thoughts to some feat of athletic prowess." In rebuttal of this statement, Mr. Blaikie instances President Eliot and Professor Agassiz of Harvard and Dr. McCosh and Mr. Gladstone. "Yet the former two did excellent work in their university boat. Princeton's famous president, if our information is correct, rowed in the Dublin university crew, and the British prime minister can now, at seventy-three, probably cut down more trees in a day than any merchant...
...prove that excellence in college athletics does not imply neglect of mental training, William Blaikie in the November Harper's cites, among others, Presidents Eliot and McCosh, who rowed in the University crews of their respective colleges...
...announcement, just out, of the second part of the "Philosophical Series" by Pres. McCosh will interest students of Philosophy. The notice reads as follows:-No. V.-"Locke, with a notice of Berkeley." It is shown that Locke held by a body of truth, and that he has often been misunderstood; but that he has not by his experience theory iaid a sure foundation of knowledge. No. VI.-"David Hume as expounded by Huxley." It is unnecessary to examine Hume's skepticism, but it is best to do so in the defense of it by Huxley. No. VII.-"A Criticism...
...symposium of Princeton professors, almost unanimous support of Latin and Greek courses in the college was manifested. Dr. McCosh stated that while in London he was present at a discussion of the most eminent scholars in science and literature, the most brilliant literary company with which he ever came into contact, and the unanimous conclusion was that ordinarily the student first in Greek could, if he so chose, take first in any other department, whether of science or literature. Prof. Packard, referring to Charles Francis Adams, Jr., and Lord Coleridge, said : "I am willing to place the judge against...
...James McCosh of Princeton will deliver two lectures on "The Evangelistic Work Devolving upon Ministers of Religion" before the Yale divinity students...