Word: mental
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...being made to send a large delegation from Harvard to the fifth annual international convention of the World's Student Christian Federation at Nashville, Tenn., from February 28 to March 4. The object of these conventions, held once in four years, is to furnish information about the physical, mental and moral conditions and needs of all the races of the world, and to stimulate interest in all forms of missionary activity. This federation is made up of national student organizations such as the American and Canadian Student Young Men's Christian Associations, the British College Christian Union, the Australasian Student...
College spirit, said President Eliot, is the sentiment of gratitude, love, and respect for the institutions and acquaintances of the place where we, undergo very extraordinary mental changes; where we acquire a new set of powers, new faculties; these great changes being associated in our minds with the physical scenes, the natural or artificial beauties of our college. The college town is an inspiring remembrance, to be revisited with keen delight. College spirit is an inspiring motive which lasts through life, and is associated with two very common sentiments; the desire to be serviceable to one's country and kind...
...received a serious head injury was noticed by the surgeon from the side-lines before it was recognized by the players. This was due to the fact that a player might, apparently, automatically run through a considerable series of plays before his mates noticed that he was mentally irresponsible. The mental state of the players who had concussion was variable, some being highly excitable and hysterical, others merely confused, and in a few cases, knocked completely unconscious. In every case there was a certain loss of memory, both previous and subsequent to the injury. The loss of memory previous...
...Clark concluded the argument for the affirmative. My colleagues have shown, he said, that football demands extreme and excessive methods and fosters a spirit that calls for success at any price. We have already shown that it is responsible for physical harm and mental mediocrity. Finally it remains to prove that the immoderate desire to win demands success at the sacrifice of honor and fair play. There is a distinct tendency today towards unfair, and brutal playing, and this unfits football for a place among college sports. Unfair methods are profitable towards victory, and there is every incentive to their...
Football is detrimental to the physical welfare of those engaged in it; it fosters mental mediocrity; it lowers the ethical standards of all those concerned. Does...