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on physical training as much as on any other part of the 

 curriculum. 



Left to himself, many a student becomes absorbed in his 

 study, and neglects his body. Others may run to the oppo- 

 site extreme. All should be under proper direction and con- 

 trol. There are so many cold and stormy days in this climate 

 that the gymnasium is a necessity for educational institutions. 

 It is a fine thing that athletic sports of all kinds are now 

 much in vogue. They may be overdone, but time will right 

 this. It is to be hoped that good health will never again 

 be out of fashion for young women as well as for young 

 men. 



The student who "hasn't time" to play tennis, or ball, or 

 something of the sort, is likely to lose the time at the other 

 end of his life. The student or other indoor man who can- 

 not take his hour a day for recreation is often extremely 

 short-sighted. One-tenth of his time thus employed may 

 double the length of his life, and make it very much more 

 enjoyable. 



The student who cannot take time to stop study for exer- 

 cise is about as wise as the woodsman who has not time to 

 stop and sharpen his ax. He persists in trying to learn his 

 lesson with a dull brain. If he can be induced to sharpen his 

 brain by exercise, he will find how much time he can save by 

 " wasting" a little in play. 



Aside from the above considerations, the human body is 

 worthy of study for its own sake. Viewed simply as a mech- 

 anism, it is wonderful. Each organ is so well adapted to its 

 work, and all the organs work so harmoniously through their 

 connection and control by the nervous system, that we never 

 cease to admire. We admire a doll, or other toy, so ingen- 

 iously constructed that it can move its eyes, or walk a short 

 time after being wound up. We admire a mechanism that 



