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There is something really amusing in the grim vigor with which all the publications of that great college, which cannot for the life of it support an illustrated paper of its own, slash at the productions of more ambitious colleges. We have all given up hoping that Yale will ever evolve out of its conservatism sufficient enterprise to put a rival in the field for the Lampoon or The Tiger. It has evidently given up all hope, itself, since the News recovered from those weekly gasps after the (to Yale) Unattainable, which appeared in its supplement last year...
...their existence and their triumphs and eclat serve a valuable purpose in keeping alive the interest in physical condition without which the 'well-rounded man' will, under any system of education, be an impossibility. They have done much to create and foster the admiration for health and vigor without which college men, in our time, cannot exert much influence in the world, no matter how great their culture may be. The days are gone by when mere learning made an idol of the possessor. Culture in our time needs to have a man in good 'condition' behind it to command...
...looking over the preparations for the various crews, one is struck by the fact that unwonted energy is being expended to get the crews into good and effective form. The freshmen are working with a vigor and enthusiasm which has not been shown for years. In about a week they will be placed under the care of an efficient and experienced coach. This, coupled with the fact that they are unusually heavy, muscular men, will make them dangerous competitors in the race...
...University Magazine (Philadelphia) also wants an Inter-collegiate Press Association. It says : "Rest assured, the association will be in full vigor ten years from now, whether you help or not; the only question is as to who shall have the honor of being its earliest supporters...
...which sets forth very fully the arguments for and against the desired extension, and leaves little to be added. We can only say that we do not believe that there is a man in college who would not welcome a few days' rest, and return to work with renewed vigor by reason of it. This being so, we have strong hopes that the faculty will grant the petition, and gain the sincere thanks...