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...first open handicap cross country foot-race ever held in America will take place under the auspices of the Spartan Harriers, on Saturday, Nov. 19, at Mt. Vernon, New York. It is probable that some members of Yale's Mott Haven team will compete for the prizes...
...other and back again; and the third 12, 20, or 24 times over, for the various reports are not clear as to which it was. Taking the longest distance, this would only be 14.562 English feet, or just over two and three-quarter miles; and yet when the Spartan Ladas dropped down dead on completing this course, apparently it was not considered a matter of great surprise, for it was evidently thought a wonderful performance for an athlete to be able to run so far. Now our runners would make light of such a distance and races for twenty miles...
...return to the Spartan-like simplicity of early rowing days sounds well in theory, but if put into practice I fear it would be disastrous to future success on our part. In order to meet our rivals on an equal footing, we must be denied none of the advantages which they have. Were it impossible to meet them on equal terms, it would be better not to meet them...
...modern American, fond of books and teaching, and study it may be, but also fond of such of the social and oesthetic pleasures of his time as he can afford. The proof is that there is, we believe, no case on record of a wealthy professor living with the Spartan simplicity which college trustees try to persuade themselves that all professors love...
...have been a miserable one. "As to the 'result,' had our freshmen met defeat, we can form no conception. No class now in college ever knew of such a deplorable state of affairs. Yale is the wrong place for the unsuccessful man, and defeat is not popular. Like the Spartan mother, we say, 'return with your shield or on it.' " Yes, Yale is the wrong place for the unsuccessful man. This was proved by the fact that "the smallest man in college" was picked out to bear the blame of her recent defeat at New London and was obliged...