Word: sana
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...proposes to drive upper class men under the Freshman yoke of compulsion. But the old ideal of "mens sana in corpore sano" is one which a certain proportion of students will always overlook. Time is limited; the man for whom exercise is now particular pleasure does not always find it easy break into the afternoon for a game of tennis or squash or a row on the river; often, too, it is difficult to find partners or facilities. The temptation of the easiest way is to let exercise slip, or to put up with the old-man's expedient...
...needs of an army officer; these are given the cadet. The rest of his time is devoted to learning the duties of his profession, horsemanship, marksmanship, drills of the different branches of the service, athletics, and all the other attributes of an efficient, well-trained soldier. Mens sana in corpore sano--a sound mind in a sound body--is West Point's aim. Its whole curriculum is directed toward the accomplishment of that...