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It is a far better thing for our colleges to have the average student interested in some form of athletics than to have them all gather in a mass to see other people do their athletics for them.
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gutenberg.orgIt is a far better thing for our colleges to have the average student interested in some form of athletics than to have them all gather in a mass to see other people do their athletics for them.
Roosevelt believes it is better for students to engage in athletics than to merely watch others.
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