Word: undergo
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...sometimes happens, the effect is indescribable-it is really unique. But, in all seriousness, men ought to be more careful how they break the rules in this respect, for any such violation results in a great deal of annoyance to their neighbors. Because a man is courteous enough to undergo such an affliction without complaint is no reason for continually tormenting him. We write this, then, in the hope that it may put an end to all such disturbances in future by simply calling attention to them...
...some other sport which, though excellent as a means of obtaining fresh air, yet fails to furnish that training for the muscles of the whole body which is absolutely required if a man wishes to find himself thoroughly fitted for the strains which his system is sure to undergo in later life. Let every member of the freshman class present himself to Dr. Sargent for examination, and, if he faithfully observes the directions for exercise given him, he will leave college with a reserve of muscular strength which in after life will be as valuable to him as the mental...
...them will be liable to be called on to fill a vacancy on the university nine at any time. The work, however, will not be as strict as that of the university nine and so men may be induced to play in it who would not be willing to undergo a more thorough course of training...
...luxury can be enjoyed only by the few. At Harvard, Yale, Columbia and Cornell less than five per cent. of the students row regularly; and in smaller colleges we find that, unless a regatta is anticipated, the boat-house is hardly opened at all. It benefits only those who undergo the three months' training, and is of personal interest only to those whose physique insures them a place in the next year's crew. And when we look over the ground today we find that the only men who are enjoying the advantages of boating...
...also be too generous - when they take time to think - not to see the justice of Dr. Crosby's remarks as to the hard and painful dilemma in which their poorer class-fellows are placed by the present system. They have either to contribute what they cannot spare or undergo the reproach and stigma of meanness. One word in conclusion. Many - if not most - of the best and noblest men of old England, during the past sixty or seventy years, were good at the oar, at foot-ball, at cricket; but they did not allow those games to encroach...