Word: mental
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...indifference of some colleges with regard to physical education might be borne were it not for the great prominence given to athletics. The desire of the average student for physical development should be stimulated; the zeal of the athlete discouraged. This can only be rationally accomplished by placing mental and physical efforts upon the same plane...
...crew. The undue prominence given to the few who engage in these sports has greatly deceived the public in regard to the athletic development of the many students engaged in gymnasium work. The great object in the physical development of students is to fit them for work in the mental world. The researches of scientists have shown that there is a reciprocal relation between body and mind...
...McPherson spoke of man's need of faith for the development of every side of his character; physical, mental and moral. As faith in the doctor's care is indispensable to the patient's easy recovery; as faith is the very soul of all intellectual and artistic powers, thus also, unless the whole universe is a mockery, man must feel that it inspires him with faith in the divine love which created all things...
...things may be said to result from mental or spiritual training. First the individual receives personal benefit and, furthermore, his progress is a power, spreading outward, overcoming obstacles and affecting the lives of others...
Obviously an atmosphere of mental and physical industry, and above all, of purity and refinement, is absolutely necessary, if the regeneration is to succeed...