Boswell was of the opinion that bad weather had an evil effect on the body; an opinion which called forth from Dr. Johnson the remark that "this is all imagination which physicians encourage." Were these gentlemen with us today, they might add to their conversation, the Doctor pointing out triumphantly how little the Twentieth Century worries over the weather, either in its work or play;--at least this can be said of college undergraduates.
During the past winter, which ended its erratic course with the thermometer among the seventies, we had a championship hockey team playing every day on artificial ice, and a tennis squad playing indoors during rain and thaw. The crew men, as well as the baseball a had anticipated the outdoor season by practising under cover. With the calling out of football candidates for spring training, one can say with truth that sport lovers defy the seasons. Although Dr. Johnson had in mind the serious side of life when speaking of inclement weather, he would rejoice to add further comment were he to meet two undergraduates seeking recreation on a damp February day, one bound for the hockey-rink, the other for the tennis court.
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