Identifier: universityofpenn01nitz (find matches)
Title: University of Pennsylvania: its history, traditions, buildings and memorials: also a brief guide to Philadelphia
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Nitzsche, George Erasmus, 1874- (from old catalog) ed
Subjects: University of Pennsylvania
Publisher: Philadelphia, International printing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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g house, the costof living at the Lhiiversity dormitories is usually somewhat less.The general mingling of the students incident to dormitory lifeand fostered by the Houston Club and the Ciymnasium hasgreatly strengthened the fellowship of the students, so thatPennsylvania may claim to be one of the most democratic aswell as one of the most cosmopolitan of universities. In ath-letics, also, the regulations adopted by the l)ei)artment of Physi-cal Education have brought about . the desired fraternal con-ditions, i he students who show exceptional ability, and whomake Varsity teams, are no longer the only ones who use the 29 Gymnasium, the athletic fields and boat-houses, but all studentsare now obliged to take some form of physical exercise. Eachstudent, upon matriculating, is examined by the Director ofPhysical Education, who is also Professor of Physical Educa-tion, and who prescribes the amount and character of exercisenecessary to keep the student in health while at the University,
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:%&2iJ^*^ TO THE DORMITORY TERRACE. a monthly record being kept of his development. This methodnot only gives many men, whose ability might otherwise neverhave been discovered, opportunities to make athletic teams; but,what is more important, the men leave the University betterequipped physically. 30 Every sport popular among American college students is sup-ported by the students of the University. During the spring andthe early weeks of summer, most of the out-of-door sports arein vogue, such as baseball, track athletics, cricket, temiis. lacrosse,golf and rowing. bootball is the ))rincipal attraction duringautunni. although cross-country running, gunning and some oithe spring spt)rts and games receive attention, .\mong the indoorsports and games i)oi)ular among the students during the winterseasons, are basket-ball, wrestling, fencing, sparring, swimming.water i)t)lo and gynmastics. The lu>me contests are usually held

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