Word: resting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Yale at 34. Yale soon increased to 36 and began to draw up at once, till at the three-quarters the three crews were about even. Here Yale drew gradually ahead and at the mile was rowing even with Cornell, Harvard being about a quarter length behind. For the rest of the course Yale kept up a long, powerful 33 till near the finish, when it was increased...
...country. The records made in the U. of P. games one week before did not show overtraining, and there was no suggestion of it from any one. The team did no hard work between May 8 and 15, no work whatever except a little jogging Tuesday and Wednesday, complete rest being allowed all other days...
This table gives the number of slight illnesses, mostly remedial by rest, an even temperature, a regulated diet and good nursing, as over 1100; injuries requiring surgical treatment, 78, and miscellaneous-non-contagious diseases-535. November, January, February and March were the months showing the largest sick lists, and the average number of students in these months was respectively 45.7, 51.3, 46.5, 80.8. Of contagious cases there were during the year 108 only...
From the first the only drawback to entering the crew was a lack of funds, but the graduates have started the subscriptions very liberally by giving one fourth of the necessary amount, while it is hoped that the rest may be raised by the undergraduates. No canvassing will be done, but a blue-book has been placed in Leavitt's and all who can are asked to subscribe something, in order that the money may be raised before College closes...
...announcement that the Department of Philosophy will recommend that the Faculty consider individual petitions next year to have Philosophy I counted a whole course, as usual, for Seniors, will set at rest the supposition that any arbitrary discrimination was to be made against the Senior Class. Such a recommendation practically assures Seniors of permission to take the course as heretofore if they have been counting on taking it, or if they have other sufficient reasons to warrant the granting of such permission. The new restriction is simply intended to bar out any men who would enroll in the course...