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...selfish desire to see a solid column of humanity crowd itself in a room not at all capable of receiving it. Sever 11, with the poor lights, limited space, and hard seats, is no place for such lectures as Judge Holmes and Dr. Brooks have given. If none but Cambridge people, for whom the lectures are not especially intended, were turned away, Sever might do very well. But as long as students of the university have either to stand, - if they can find room, - or to go away disappointed, Sever is signally deficient. The interests of the students...
...does not utilize his strength well. Faulkner rows with a bent back and does not keep his shoulders under control, letting them come round his ears and then slump back. He rows fairly smoothly but without enough power. Bowen rows very stiffly. His back seems especially stiff, and none of his motions are free enough...
...Harvard men who went to New York on Saturday in the hopes of seeing some game running were not disappointed, but none of their favorites obtained a place in any of the events. The games were held in the old Madison Square Garden on an eight lap track, not in the best of condition, making any longer straight dash than 70 yards impossible. Wendell Baker, who had entered in the 250 and 440 yards, was unable to run on account of a sprained ankle, thus disappointing his many friends; but Mr. Wells ran a tremendous race in the 250 yards...
...hardly necessary to say, perhaps, that none of these events, such as the horizontal or parallel bar performances, will be competitive, the aim is simply to give an exhibition of what is done in the gymnasium, and that only...
...another case of the blind leading the blind, if we venture to make any suggestions. Nevertheless, it may be well to call to mind a few well-known facts. The pursuit should be adapted to the capacity of the man. Trite as this statement may appear, perhaps there is none that is usually less regarded in the choice of a profession. All about us we see men striving to become what nature never meant they should be. Accountants, who might succeed if they stuck to that for which they are fitted, become starving "poets." Men of good sense, capable...