The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-31

modestiy that he was immediately fav- ored with election to the Nasty Pud- ding Club and also to the Institute of 1770.
 It is one of Prof. LowelPs intimate qualifications that he never lost race, He has preserved his cups and medals, and when he entertalns the students at hls home he exhibits the trophies and lives the contests over again In reminiscence
 Prof. Lowell on College Activities.
 Speaking of athletics at college Prof. Lowell recently expressed these convic- tlons: 3
 /"rhere are men who come here and devote themselves--eKcept so far as the Dean doesn't permit it--to athletics There are others who devote them- selves to social life. There are others who devote themselves almost exclu- slvely to study. Each of these things ought to be done. but any man. I be- lieve, is an idiot who does not do them all In other words, any man who devotes himself entirely to books and doesn't know men, and let's his body shrivel up, Is an ass. He misses great deal of college life.
 "You can never measure yourself up consistently, be it physically or ment- ally. except in putting yourself fin com
 
 whether you can do 1t and how well you can do 1t compared with somebody else.
 And mind yousthfs: If you object in : playing tennis, let us say, Is to play the largest number of games in a year. or your object in running is to run as many races in a year as possl- ble, don't run with somebody else it will impede you-just run. In the
 q here is knowledge. simply acquiring body else just stuff 1t away--and 1t will do you much good, just as much good, as it would to run around the race track with a pedometer in your pocket" E..
 Prof. Lowell does not betray much interest in inter- collegiate athltics. He does not attend the baseball or football games. but he Is always a spectator at track events. As member of the spectacular college sports. His discussions in favor of strict control of the spectacular college sports. His influence is against football except un- der prudent regulations. But his sue- cecssion to the presidency is not ex- pected to change the present athletic policy at Harvard.
 Nowadays. besides pedestrianism for exercise, Prof. Lowelrs physical recre- ation is watching. He has a summer home at Cotuit. Cape Cod where sev- eral of his relatives maintain seashore estates. He idles on board cat boat. He has accomplished steamanship by degrees. First, he bought a small craft which he learned to sail. Sus- cessive seasons found him possessing A larger yacht until now he has a | big cat boat with a crew of one. He | handles the boat while his employe does the heavy work.
 | A Years VaentiOn for Each of His | Employees.
 l Prof. Lowelrs attitude toward his l emnloyes give 8 an insight into his l character For seventeen years after he graduated from the Harvard law | school in 1880. Mir. Lowell was a mem 1 Der of a law firm which included his cousin. Judge Francis C. Lowell. of the | United States Circuit Court, and he became a director fin a number of mill corporations upon the death of his l father. While he dropped the com. | mercial interests as soon as he could his investment properties required tho maintainance of an ofiicee force.
 Eyehy office employe of Prof. Low el's enjoys the privilege of aabbati cal year in Europe. just as he himself