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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...athlete in the best sense of the word, he loved sport for sport's sake alone. In football, strong and alert, he was effective without being rough. As oarsman he was persistent, determined, powerful. Always to be trusted, his spirit never flagged, his courage never faltered. He was tried often and never found wanting. His character was as sturdy as his body...
...Trophy Room, what trophies should be kept, and what should be considered as trophies. A set of rules will soon be formulated to govern these matters. In the past, no system whatever has been followed. Captains of teams have, if they chose, sent photographs which have been hung up, often without any inscription whatever. Hence there is considerable confusion with regard to a number of photographs. The committee will, as rapidly as possible, make an inventory of all photographs and trophies now in the Trophy Room; for the location of others the committee asks the assistance of undergraduates...
...usually begins about July 9 There is, therefore, plenty of time for colleges which have been successful in their local races to re-form their crews and send them to Henley. Those university men who may not be rowing in a college crew entered at Henley can be and often are drafted into the crews of the Leander, London, Thames or Kingston Clubs...
...regard to physical training. "A large proportion of students not being sufficiently strong and active to play in the athletic teams find no inducement to improve their physical condition. Thus a very large class take no regular exercise and it is by no means uncommon to find men, often students of gret promise, who leave college as much weakened in body as they are strengthened in mind." The committee expresses itself as strongly impressed with the great importance of encouraging all students to devote a reasonable amount of time and energy to the development of their bodies and general health...
...find it difficult to cater to the demands of the college public. Taken as a whole, however, the present issue is eminently successful. There is one drawback. Take-offs on college professors form part of the Lampoon's ordinary stock in trade, are usually harmless, and often true to life. The take-off in the present number is not wholly of this description and might well be suppressed...