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Title: Princeton sketches : the story of Nassau Hall
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Wallace, George R
Subjects: Princeton University
Publisher: New York : G. P. Putnam's sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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one sees how thesesame men toil for literary and curriculum hon-ors when they leave the athletic field; no men-tion is made of their twelve hundred colles-emates who are quietly earning their degree byfour years honest work. Indeed there is a vastamount of intellectual life outside of the regu-lar courses. The two Halls are filled with eao-erdebaters and orators. Shakespeare clubs, andall manner of literary circles meet during thewinter, and spend long hours in settling thegreat problems of literary controversy. Threeperiodicals are supported by the college andentirely conducted by undergraduates. At the same time this is not what we careto talk about. Hours spent over Greek rootsdont arouse much enthusiasm, but let that lastgame be mentioned. We see the whole thing—Just where the men stood on the bases, Justhow the ball was pitched, Just how that famoushit saved the game! Have not we, who havecheered to victory or supported in defeat manya plucky team, a right to laud the athletic
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UNDER THE PRINCETON ELMS. 165 glories of our Alma Mater ? Athletics ! Theyare the hope of our Republic. They developthe courao^e and vio;or and fortitude which havemade the Ano;lo-Saxou master of the world.The man who watches the contest catches itsspirit, and goes away with a larger heart and afirmer will. Ever may the sons of Nassau Hallcultivate the generous and manly vigor of thetrue foot-ball spirit. In the fall there is a daily pilgrimage to theVarsity grounds to see the practice. Here aretrained those foot-ball teams whose weights as-sume such enormous proportions in the collegepress. We have known a half-back to go upfrom one hundred and forty to one hundred andfift3^-five pounds by the simple expedient of hav-ing his weight printed in The Crimson after aHarvard game. Here are developed those rush-ers who rush so hard that some of our friendscan account for their prowess only on the hy-pothesis that they are drawing large salaries.The college lines-up along the ropes; everypla

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