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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...number of successful men who have not had a college education. Such views seem to us to be radically and foolishly wrong. Now and then a collegian may make himself ridiculous by aspiring to some high position for which he is quite unfitted, but such a case does not often occur, as the writer of the article seems to think. A college training essentially cultivates common sense. We venture to say that it is to the educated class of men, men who have had a college training that the country must look if she wishes a more intelligent and honest...
Continuing the argument, the writer says "The results of this utter neglect of any sound system of physical education stand out in almost every city home in America. Not one boy in five is well built, or, unless he is fat, measures within an inch, often three inches, as much about the chest or thigh or upper arm, or weighs within ten pounds as much, as a well-proportioned, vigorous, properly developed boy of his age should...
...knows too well that this tell-tale jacket only becomes a good figure. Yet the difference in girth between the developed arm which graces a jersey and the undeveloped one which does not, in a girl of the same height and age, is seldom more than two inches, and often, even, than one, while the well-set chest outgirths the indifferent one by seldom over three inches. Among girls, running is a lost art. Yet it is doubtful if an exercise was ever devised which does more to beget grace and ease of movement...
...Princeton team was low and hard, but the light weight of the men sometimes prevented the immediate stopping of the rushers. Lamar, Baker and Kimball made some good runs for Princeton, Lamar especially showing himself a fine dodger. Harvard failed to fall on the ball well, and often lost it by a slipping under of a Princeton man. Kendall, Bonsal and Gilman did good work for Harvard in the rusher line, but the half-backs were easily rattled and fumbled badly. The Harvard rushers, though they threw their man hard when they once got hold of him, tackled too high...
...their assistance was very valuable. Wearied with their labors in fighting the flames, they were accustomed to leave behind them their engine which was generally sent out to Cambridge soon afterwards by the authorities in Boston. The favorite beverage at tires was rum and molasses, called blackstrap, which is often referred to in the college papers of that...