Word: sessions
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...first session of the International Athletic Congress occurred at the Sorbonne, Paris, last Saturday afternoon. Baron de Courcel, who presided, outlined the purposes of the congress and stated that he hoped the delegates would endeavor to establish international athletic championships. Nearly three thousand persons were present, among them being Professor Sloane of Princeton...
...eighth session of the Summer School in Physical Training will open June 28. Although the course is primarily intended for instructors andto supplement courses given during the school year, it is also open to others seeking their personal improvement either by exercise or in learning to look after their physical welfare...
...this session special attention will be given in the study of Anthropometry to practice in plotting from Dr. Sargent's new charts which were on exhibition at the World's Fair. Opportunities will also be afforded for learning some of the most recent tests in experimental Physiology and Psychology. In the gymnasium work a special feature will be made of marching calisthenics, and exercises adapted to the use of public schools...
...connection with the University Extension Summer Meeting to be held at Philadelphia in July, a Summer Session of Economics will be held. The corps of lecturers includes a number of noted economists, among whom are President Andrews of Brown, Professors Hadley of Yale, Seligman of Columbia, Clark of Amherst, and Patten of the University of Pennsylvania. The lectures are intended primarily for students and teachers of economics, rather than for those desiring an elementary knowledge of the subject...
...special feature of the session will be the attention given to the Labor Question and allied subjects in each of the Departments. In the Department of Economics the relation of Economics to Social Progress will be discussed by leading economists from different universities. In the Departments of Ethics and History of Religion various phases of the Labor Problem in the past and present will be considered by a large corps of able lecturers...