Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-09
The GAME OF GOLF.
1t Is Really a Linguistic discipline
LearucG Oh CT ECGrs.

1t Is Really Linguistic Discipline
Learned OF CT Doors.
a celebrated InetaphysiCian once said
that the Hegelian philosophy consisted
''entirely OF sciealIi1 Technology
which no two people interpreted in the
same sense, hence its vaun Us a source
OF endless discussion" The more you
talked the further you were from a
conclusion, but you had grand train
ing in dielectcs." It is eminently
proper that the game of golf should
originate with the metaphysical race,
the Scotch, for it consists partly of
hard rubber ball. a number of peculiar
curved sticks and becoming negiigee
costume, but chiefly and primarily of
a vocabulary. 1t can be played, but
not properly played, without master
ing the vocabulary. 1t cannot be thor
|odghly enjoyed unless the name
golf is rightly pronounced, but, as no
one knows how to do that, and all think
they do, the pronunciation is a matter
of comparatively little consequence.
The proper use of the technical terms.
however, is a matter of vital impor-
lance.
The principal words in the new Ian
guage are: Driver, putter, cleek, loft
ing iron, niblic, mashie links, tees and
caddy. One who has thoroughly mas
tered these words and wears a costume
is 'golfer." To confuse their mean
ings, to speak, for instance, Of "holing
u caddy" or "lofting a links" or call
putting green" a "niblic" is as serious
breech of good form as it would be
to call fishing rod fish pole, as boys
did 25 years ago, before the tyranny
Of the technical term set in. To be
sure, you do walk about out of doors
and strike the ball with the clubs. but
the real essence Of the game lies in
" YEAR e the costume and using the
words A thorough mastery of them is
liberG- education.
Other subjects have their peculiar ter
minolory, bat in none of them is it so
extensive and of such educational value
IS in the game of golf. An eminent
authority defines an electrician as one
'No thoroughly comprehends the word
potential and the notions collateral
thereto.' If you 90 into the woods,
aGd live on canned food and crackers,
you must speak of the place where you
try to sleep. not as 'shanty," but as
"a camp The name at once elevates
the place into the region of sylvan po-
ctry and makes discomforts enjoyable.
1t really is n Shantv; call it So and the
result is co,Hn::cate,: discomfort; call It
Il camp. and the result is happiness.
nc right words are sti.! more vital in
goIf, because the vocabulary is more
extensive, Though perhaps not con-
Iai-,ing any word of the peculiar po-
t"ncv of the monosyllab,e. camp"
But take the entire technical vocabulary
of gClf, it is more productive of a large
amount of low-@rade JOY than G@r other
agency in the world. LCw-grade joy
is far better worth attaining than high
grade Joy or excitement. The great
value of the game of golf can be read
lily seen. ltprescnts all the advantages
of studying language. 1t is less diff
ticu,t than Latin or French, and is
learned outdoors. It is called a game,
but in reality it is a linguistic disci-
Dline undergone in the open air I'M
consciously, accompanied by moder-
ate pedestrian exercise and the wear
ing of very sensible Scotch uniform.--
Hartford (COnn.) COurant.