The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, January 16, 1915, Page 7, Image 7
Uigent A~ppeal Midi to aRTo
struction of 'Dvii:
(By Profoeor F
Aas,, andtl eaerdayl Whatt a
feeling-of 4ismay.come,over,the
true lover of dear old. S C..Col
lege wh'en he walks over-the ath
letie ground- to fihd'nothing-but
a 'wide-'open' fi4ld.& N fence; n,
grawddstand,, no atythig.' How
must'It btrfketa stranger, visiting
the state, to find 'itS'great unV
versity has,no enclosure; nofield,
no- Rtadiur, where the' various
athletic -open-air lovers may' prae
tice in' privalcy,and~where -events
may be held during the session
withbnut'the opporttnity to guard
against the freeddm of the gap
ing throng.' Is the' development
of the physical 'man -of so small
consequence, that in this dty.and
generation,' we say to the world:
"Behold:our laboratories and lec
ture rooms to cultivate the mind,
for these do we provide, and do
the best we can for the body, but
make no 'special effort to provide
faoilities: therm-for"? 'Are we to
show-young high-school boys into
our halls of learning and let them
meet-our-grave and- learned pro
fessors, and; sorth*m'oarcate
logue with uitsscarri eu}um odh#d
and efficient courses, awia v4Th
that alone saays 'Boyf; here:isitlie
place for youstol come ndf devel~
op into' a .prfbet, n an"' And
when the father says, "dt
where isn the :fhkd- upo wic,h
you young men go out into:)th
open aisrand:engafge-i*jbodjdd
veloping, health-giving, nndam
spiring.ewetcise.afd.-sport'of vas
rious kind. Where is theip aw.
where :your.: young: ?Tfnr practioe
and indulge in manly contesta
and learn t' bbcone,-inspired tA
reach that physical; perfection
which adds'so muclito"efficiencey
and so vastly much to thwten$oy
ment ofillie:' 'M_V tL we-absweri
"We have'nonri'Are .e dead .
or indifferent to the well'iestab,
lished .fact that:great,people: are
sprung:frornimen.and womenwho
are weli balanced- physically and
mentally. If you could choose your
line of descent, would you spring
from a stoop-shou!dered, spindle
legged, weak-eyed student who
spent his,time, night and day fol
lowing the ratification of a Greek
root. or hunting the date of the
building of one of the pyramids,.
or from; a. straight, broad-shoul
dered, brigh1aeyed; kmighterIovi
ingp. well-balatedi.happy young
man who was less deeply- learned
but well dleveloped and with high
asirations for himself and* his?
You may not.think t.here is- so
much at stake in the athletic
field,. but there is a. great deal.
You cannot make perfect men
by.- performatory. exercises in. a
gymnasium. where thn work is
NCE A OF ATETICS
yal Ga oliianas toAij is. Recoe.
Fiel Equipment.
r Hortbn!Qldek)
don+e -with thle same' spirit thlat
then or trede out the grahri
The idaiaweth as the. body
rrmate, terit&ate the: athletic - ex>
ereise, thsre:must'be:the,inspira .
tionnoethesoutfori success: that
rn-keetheeye sparkleor etse far;
re'thaimilf the-goods:gonet
A dithe," contes, .Isr there: non
\orthytrairing:hereV An hon
orable ambition -to- excel. is: irn
planted inrevery man. An:.in
gpifation-:to put:forthnhis- best ef:
forts and stosubmiotto all depri
wations at whatever- saerifi'eer to
bHitself:ii: wanted;i and . that' in
spiration becomes athabitthat he
b*rries.out Into his life work. A
.6nging is -born inhis.heartito do'
notonly for his own gl6ry, but
for the glory ofhis:college, and
hls,friends. He longs to let'those
who put:faith in. him. feel that
faith is not misplaced. He must
do his best to sustain. the' pride
in him of' others, and: he does.
What a lessondoes he learn here,
and what an inspiration to last
for life!.
And sholl1h1'fAi,ri h learns
t-bear: lanosb'le: deffat with'
f6rtttUdle--. Herbow srwith :emile
tmchis= fi-fendtyr foe and.. cheers
hir irr: his; own. defeat. Ahd
thlh hierii.taught unother" 1isson
fmrrldife that-witiWhelp Im ow to'
tteeulifs weary pathL with- a
eldanramk hopefut+h'art::.
And thevaho ate not chosen
f4r the contest, they' have les
sns 'taught-therrr; evernof-great
Orr va1uei Theyr bldt: out all
persal feeling of- disap
pointmentw and? sacrifice,. every
effort. foe- the benefit of; the
wholep.for they colleetat' they
ldve.: They learn : to-put. their
trust and confitlenee:inr- another;
to serve. ands push S that
other:on to vidtbry,. thbugh,- no
glory; comes toi th"emu They
learn a ldssor of'; citizenship that
is hard to learn. They
learn to serve where they can
not lead, and be always loyal
to the the general cause.
No teaching or lecturing can
bring home to a group of young
men the benefit resulting from
a clean life near so wvell' as the
evidence before their 'eyes of a
team undergoing training.
When they see the healthy,
straight, springy-stepped; bright
eyed'men of the team, they long
to become like them. When
they see' the' approving gaize of
loving-girls'- follow these clean
and'mianly boys, they envy them;
Then many leave their idle ways
arnd emulate them.
In"-the formhrg of good ' eittu
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