Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-23
AGAINST WRONG-D0lNG.
SALT LAKE CITY,
December %, 1906.

December %, 1895.
To the Editor:
Institutions OF learning, embracing
were never 80 numerous as they arc al
the present time, and perhapa were
never 30 well equipped with oil the
appliances necessary for impariing
knowledge In the arts anu scIeno.s OF
the world. Such are the advantages
possessed by the youth OF the
present generation. and happy
will those stude nts be who are
Gvailing Themselves Of these educs-
tional advantages for the purpose Of
being more useful members OF society.
Kuo Wedge is power, anu vhete must
possessed and wisely used, such indi-
viduas are n boon to humanity.
educational Institutions being leglti-
mate and beneficial to manzind, 1t Is
we'll sometimes TO turn cur attention
for little while to the wrongful ten
dency OF those adiuucts. thereto that
are referred to at the head OF this ar.
ticle, viz: college yeils anu football
games, which nre some of the off,
sho Of practices at those Institutions.
Students who Indulge In the yell on
certain occasions, perhaps little dean
OF the tff cts produced on the mind OF
those why hear their unearthly shouts.
Such senselesa disturbances could
certainly not be construed as one OF
the latest lessono taught them by the
learned Professors OF the institution.
To imagine such a thing for a moment
would be a serious reflection on the
judgment and taste OF such professors.
Just imagine few hundred students
(more or less) emerging from
some college anu incidt ntilly meet.
ing with like number OF pupiis from
similar institution; tuist OF JOY
| springs up In their youtn'u heuiti
and the "yell" bursts forth from their
| jubilant lips. creating an explosion OF
wind sufficient to slarlle whole com
| munity and causing all the little boys
IN the street to mimic them. In mercy
| to the professors Of all such places OF
learning, will not indulge the
thought that such a habit constitutes
part OF their instruction 10 the pupil ,
but rather that the students them
selves have been taught 1t by some Of
the aborigines OF America, yet unre-
| uCtuith ilVltA Nhpt buNhkG bkAVs
The football games is frRught with
even mere serious immediate const-
quences than the yells, bee au &c II par.
lakes both OF rowdyism and OF danger
to lie and limb. An expert IN tina,
game 10 a fit subject to take lessons IL
prize fighting, bscsuse he has acquired
habit OF handling humsnity-as Il
he were devoid OF all feeling. In iacl
he becomea a fit tool for rotten egg
demonstrations In election campsigne
also Tor a leader In Halloween distuI b
anoes. Further, two young men IN
this city lost their lives by injuries re-
ceived from the game; and tw,
were seriously manned from thl
game recently played between The
pupils OF the Lat,er.day Saints' CO..
lege anu those OF the Brigham Yours
Academy. Such bstbarous anu sens,
lees habits originated In the uni.
versitles OF Oxford anu Rughy
England, many OF whose students ar,
the sons Of lords and noblsmen, ant
by indulging in such tom ioDleries
they become defiant and law breakiug
While IL is q duty and privilege o
all Latter.day SAINTS to learn from al
good books, think we should avolt
following au example that Is not goot
"By their fruits ye shAll know them,
Ia n safe rule to be guided by. Tut
ing these few remarks may prov,
profitable to both teachers ana pupil,
connected with the Institutions o
Zion, and that such habits may be In
culcate and formed, that will staml
them as meu aad women of God
whose examples will be worthy Of al
people to follow, is my sincere desire.
GEORGE GODDARD.