Word: usefulness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...following rule has been posted in the gymnasium at Exeter in the handball court: "No student shall play longer than twenty minutes at one time, if others are waiting to use the court...
...executive committee of the N. A. A. A. have adopted the following rule in regard to tug-of-war competitions: "Anchor man shall not use any device for holding the rope, but a belt may be used to protect the body. No knot or tie of any kind shall be made in the rope, nor shall the rope be passed more than once around the anchor's body...
...crew as a whole, have no control over themselves and in consequence drop forward at full reach and slump at the finish. They break their arms too soon and fail to get the idea, that the stretcher is of any use in rowing. The bad condition of the crew is due to the lack of candidates and the lack of proper coaching, for they have no regular coach...
...nine has not as yet been able to get the cage for regular practice. The batteries alone are allowed its use; but in about three weeks the nine will begin practice in earnest. At present a light system of training is undergone, the work consisting in the use of the weights, dumb-bell exercises, vaulting, and a short run on the track...
...Library in Gore Hall is open Sundays during term time from 1 till sunset for the use of members of the University only...