Word: sicklied
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Sargent has been sick with the grippe for several days, but will take charge of his Gymnasium classes today again...
...unfortunate that little has been done at Harvard towards the establishment of an emergency hospital for the accommodation of students. How welcome such an institution would be, only those who have been through the experience of sickness in a college dormitory can fully appreciate. Under present conditions, when a man becomes sick and is confined to his room, it ordinarily takes him about twice as long to recover as it would under adequate treatment in a hospital. The difficulty of obtaining palatable food in a college room is practically insurmountable, and there are many other obstacles to a speedy recovery...
...getting rid of evil in the world: we must overcome the evil with good, that is to say, by the influence of strong men who are not afraid of being tempted because they can resist temptation. Pure, strong men then may have a great influence. They may really cure sick or feeble souls. The moral strength of the college does not depend on the extermination of evil here. That is not to be hoped for. It depends rather on the number of strong men who can face tempation and resist...
...seriously diminished. The scientific department seems to be the worst affected, many of the classes there mustering only about half their enrolled number. The dormitories of the academic department contain many cases of the distemper, but not to so great an extent as expected. The faculty are granting sick excuses almost without limit. It is thought that the epidemic is at its height in the university and that most of the sick students will resume recitations in two or three days...
Freshman Crew.Mr. Legate coached the first and second freshman crews yesterday afternoon. The men were given practice on the different parts of the stroke for half an hour, and finished by rowing a quick stroke for several minutes. Gillespie, who has been sick, resumed work and rowed number three on the first crew for a short time. The make-up of the first crew was: Stroke, Goodrich; 7, Perkins; 6, Riggs; 5, Ames; 4, Aldrich; 3, Butler; 2, Woodward; bow, Rice...