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Caption: Booklets - Facts for Freshmen (1914)
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50 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS temperate healthy life, and his thinking powers and his ibility to do mental work are likely to be stimulated by the regular exercise which he must take. It is true that few students ever do themselves damage from working too hard but a great many develop chronic indigestion and general physical worthlessness from sitting in stuffy rooms and taking no exercise. I should not go so far as to say that the athlete is usually a better student than the fellow who does not go in for such things, but he is usually a better allaround man than the other fellow, he has more stamina and endurance, and because of his symmetrical development he is likely to make a greater success in his profession. For this reason as well as for the pleasure and relaxation in it, «every student who can should go in for some athletic game. A good many societies, in addition to the Greek letter fraternities, in the University of Illinois will bid for the student's time and attendance. Many very N o t Bad to worthy people think these are wholly bad, Join Something and advise the young man entering college to steer clear of them all as he would dodge smallpox and the tax collector. All these organizations have their uses, however, and in the majority of cases they seem to me good. Most men would be helped by joining a literary or a debating society both on account of the personal associations which they would cultivate, and for the training it would give them in speaking and writing. Technical societies develop an interest in one's professional work, and social organizations bring individuals together in a systematic way. The benefits and evils of the Greek letter fraternities have been much discussed by those who know about them and by those who have simply heard. At the University they have on the whole been helpful. A man who has religious tendencies will find many excellent opportunities to exercise these. The University Young Y. M. C. A. Good Men's Christian Association is strong, and other college religious organizations re every year multiplying and are constantly on the lookout for help and leadership The local churches an eager for young fell v$ to take hold
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