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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
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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tact; andthe natural result was, not only to lessen theenthusiasm of alumni, but also to perpetuate atendency to outbreaks, the reports of whichinjured the reputation of the college. Theresponsibility for this injudicious course seemsto have rested in some degree with the Trustees.They interfered to an unprecedented extentwith the details of administration, and werenaturally less competent to deal with difficultquestions than the President and Faculty, whowere on the ground, and were thoroughly ac-quainted with all the aspects of every casewhich arose. The temptation to such outbreaks was greaterthen than it is now. There was very littleathletic work of any kind, and efforts in thatdirection were regarded with scant favor by aFaculty which had not learned the value ofthese exercises in teaching self-control and en-couraging a manly spirit. As a result, theirrepressible vitality of healthy young menfound outlet in many a cunningly devised anddaringly executed plot. A quaint entry upon
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ANTE BELLUM. yj the minutes of the Faculty, in the closing yearsof Dr. Witherspoons administration, shows theattitude of that body toward athletics, andrecords the first appearance of base-ball atPrinceton. Faculty met Nov. 26, 1787.—It appearing that a playat present much practiced by the small boys among thestudents and by the grammar scholars with balls andsticks, in the back campus of the college, is in itself lowand unbecoming gentlemen and students ; and inasmuchas it is attended with great danger to the health by suddenand alternate heats and colds ; as it tends by accidentsalmost unavoidable in that play to disfiguring and maim-ing those who are engaged in it, for whose health andsafety as well as improvement in study as far as dependson our exertion, we are accountable to their parents andliable to be severely blamed by them ; and inasmuch asthere are many amusements both more honorable andmore useful in which they are indulged,—Therefore theFaculty think it incumbent on

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