The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-12-10
STUDENTS ATHLETIC SPORTS.
The Op'nions Of tho Columbia Faculty OPP
posed to Chancellor Crosby's.


posed to Chancellor CrOsby's.
current newspaper paragraph informs
the public that number OF students. belong
ing to some unspeciled college are now laid
up at their homes suffering from physical in
Iuries sustained in their athletic exercises.
President Barnard of Columbia College upon
being asked il tho damaged students were on
tho lists OF that institution replied ON hatically
in the negative.
Il do not know Of any student being serious
ly hurt" he said. in any collegiate sport or
exercise since one had his leg broken in a game
Of football, u number of years ago. That was
before the days Of intercollegiate matches in
rowing. football. and base ball. do not think
that the athletic exercises IF the students In
tortere 1T all with their intellectual labors but
rather believe that they are Of very decided
stock Of health and Increasing their powers Of
mental qrnlirali9n And A. for their suffering
heard OF nothing Of the sort.
do not at all agree with what Chancellor
crosby said upon this subject in an address or
lecture; the Other evening, 1t is a matter upon
which ann hardly inclined to believe him COM
pe,ent to speak, for he. lacks eXperience SO
inr rs am awarH, The University Of New York
has done nothin4; in the way OF athletic sports
AMI instead of speaking from experience as
we are qualified t. do. he merely advances his
hypothesis, huSci upon m imagined condition
II facts Wa have not found that fondnrss
for ATHLETIC exercises tended to render stu
influenced them, when exercising their right
Of selecting! subjects Of study. to choose easy
branches or 10 diminish their application on
the contrary. we have had to restrain some of
our athletes from undertaking moro intense
application 10 wider range of study than We
d""lned ad vsablr. and some Of our brightr,,
graduates have been men who Distinguished
themselves IN athletic sports.
Just nj present we have no gymnasium in
tho college because our old one has been tenn
plrarily torn away. but have made arrange
mcntS Tor the students in an excellent gymna-
SUM near hy. and we also maintain for thom n
boat club house on tho Harlem River and
grounds Tor their running base ball AMI foot
ball contests. ! wish that | could persuade
every student in the college to b.come n row
ing man, | aIn sure it would do Thorn all good"
Prof Van Amringo said; "A student who
VIII ever amount 10 anything as n student will
not bs hindor,d by u reasonable devotion to
athletic sports, but. on the contrary, will be
helped. He will not only he rendered. stronger
and healthier by his exercise but ho will he
trained instinctiyely in qualities Of prompts
tuic OF dcci sion, impartiality Of judgment and
readiness 81 action that will not only help him
rs n student but DO invaluable to Him in AFTER
HE. students who, nre mentally duh do not
gravitatc to the athletic sports or II they do
arc rejected there, some time ago there WAS a
young man, u momber Of the boat club who
could not seemingly keen up in his studies
The Captain OF the club said to him You hayo
got to keep M in your studies or got out OF ths
club; we cannot afford to have anybody In here
who drops behind"