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...Pratt Health Building," of Amherst College, is rapidly progressing towards completion, and by the opening of the next collegiate year that institution-the only male college in the United States that requires each and every student to take physical exercise-will throw open for use a gymnasium "second to none in this country." It will be furnished with all the latest weight and bar apparatus, besides an elevated running track, bowling alleys, tennis courts, handball court and bath room...
...dying out of the old classics in English literature in consequence of this indolence. In this connection the examination system of the present day comes up. "Among all the evils that follow in the train of a regular system of examinations," says the writer, "we know of none greater than a certain habit of indolence which it forms in the mind. It encourages a student-nay, even in the press of competition it almost forces him-to accept his judgments ready-made. He wants to know what others say of a writer, not what the writer himself says...
...certainly looks like taking the bull by the horns in earnest, and the committee have certainly taken a decided step. It is understood however that this was the unanimous decision of the convention in regard to athletics, held in New York during the holidays; the result will be that none of the college nines will be allowed to have professional trainers. This of course places our nine on a much better footing than it was on last year, but still we shall be at a disadvantage for a year or two to come or at least until the members...
...very honorable to fight more if possible. As regards choice of men for mensur, the name of a student duel, the regulations are as follows: when the secretary announces to the president that on such a day so many duels must be fought, the president calls for volunteers, if none step forward he drafts men for the duty, the secretaries of the opposing corps arrange the pairs for the mensur. The regulation requires that every duel shall continue fifteen minutes, unless terminated sooner by the exhaustion of one of the parties. However, if one of the combatants feels himself superior...
...take much trouble off the hands of the Athletic Association. But 'till we get one the Association must do a great deal of tiresome work in getting men to train. As far as we know, though there are several gentlemen in college who understand how to put the shot, none of them have as yet done anything in preparation for this year's events, nor do we know of anyone who has been practicing the pole jump. These events are not easy ones-they need steady application to succeed in them. No one can become a champion in pole jumping...