St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-13

When the pride of ealth and IL
spurious culture tries to Zee itself from
this duty, and to substitute unproduc-
tive fol productive woih. as Il means OF
health, II is vcly apt +" run foul of the
old fact that there i, ho way of dodglne
the devil The -ilriI of caste. bound
not to work for Il living, but desirous
of enjoying those phl steal blessings at
tachcd only t" honest Labor. finds the
task not 50 easy us il seems. There is
no more competent proof of this than
the universal tendency of athletic sports
to defeat their o>tensihIe purpose, and
lead directly to mental and moral
deterioration, terminating i'll actual
vice. As carried on in our colleges,
they defeat THEN purpose of strengthen
ing the body hN the extremes 10 which
they are pushed. under he stimulus oi
the spirit of selfish competition and
emulation they inevitably hcgct. Al
most all these college athletes become
hopelesSly broken down in body, mind
and morals. The competition in sec-
ondS of time. ounces of wei ght and
inches of distance. is So sharp that
every power is strained to the utmost .
and the weakest spot gives way. 80
much time and thought is given Ia
these sports that none i left for profit
able study. The a>>uciltiom with
sporting men" and professional ath-
lrtes of low character. leads to Il fatal
lowering of the moral standard. The
sharp competition nullitic> all the pre-
tended benefits of the sport, not only
for the champions. 10y rrippling them.
but for the rest. 10y leaving them 80 far
behind in the contest that they lose all
interest and fall ont of the game. la
fact, only those of naturally powerful
and wcll-developrd physique have any
chance II these sports. us they are
usually conducted. Instead of strength
cniug the weak, they really weaken the
strong. who had acquired strength in
useful labor. 1t l. Il noteworthy fact 9.
that the victols in these games ale
usually Young men from the industrial
CLASSES. thus showing that useful work
can develop more strength than all the
''tr.Iming for Il special purpose that
can be had. This is illustrated 10y the
triumph of the Massachusetts A1ricul-
tulal crew in the college boat lace ot
tW" Years ago. and quite H. much lay
The trump of Cornell University at the
recent Saratoga regatta. j. y. O>trom.
stroke and captain of the Victorious
Cornell crew. i> Il carpenter 10y trade.
and has supported himself at the uni
Ncr>itN 10y working at the bench. help
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