The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-08

There are mistakes OF omission, but
they are as a rule bona fide mistakes
of judgment and not the results Of per-
sonal unfriendliness or chicane"
The problem OF retaining the old
democratic spirit at Yale appeals to
President-elect Hadley as decidedly
grave. He says: To-day there are
differences between rich and poor which
no one can wholly despise, even though
he may respect the poor man more than
his rich companion. Each complication
of social life inside and outside of the
college creates a reason for legitimate
expenditure of money. which prevents
the poor man from feeling an absolute
equality with the rich. The problem OF
lessening college expenses is one of vital
Importance for the future American
college life, and is perhaps the most
serious difficulty with which the mem
bers of the Yale faculty have to con-
tend"
STRONGLY FAVORS ATHLETICS.
Himself keen lover of every kind Of
college athletics, and a participator in
the sports bicycling, golf, tennis, hunt
ing and fishing, President Hadley has
sympathy for all branches of college
athletics. His views on the general
subject are as follows:
The development of college athletics
has been of great service in counter
acting some of the dangerous tenden-
cies of the day. Open to criticism as
athletics may be for their unnecessary
expense, for the betting which goes on
in Connection With them, and for the dis
torted views which they encourage as
to the relative Importance Of different
things in life, they yet have a place in
education which is of overwhelming
Importance.
THE physical training which they in
volve, good as 1t may be, is but a small
part of the benefit achieved. The moral
training is greater. Where scores Of
men are working hard for athletic
honor and hundreds more are infected
by their spirit the moral force of such
an emulation is not to be despised
Critics may object, and do object, that
athletic prowess is unduly exalted and
that it involves distortion of facts to
rate the best football player or best
oarsman higher than the best scholar
or best debater. But the critic is not
wholly right in this. There is a dispo-
sition in the college world to recognize
IN the highest degree anything which
rebounds to the credit of the college,
Let student write something which
brings honor to his college, whether in
science or literature, and there is no
limit to the recognition he receives
from his fellows. Let a football player
strive to win glory for himself instead
OF for his college, and his fellows have
no use for him.
MORAL USES OF ATHLETICS.
Athletics, if properly managed,
nave still another moral advantage in
training the students to honor nom
commercial standard of success. IN
these days, when the almighty dollar
counts for so much, this training is of
tlrst-rate importance. OF course ath-
letlcs may be so managed as to be
worse than useless in this respect. The
least taint of professionalism, however
snsht, destroys the whole good: the
growth OF betting endangers it, Yale
mas, by constant effort, kept clear OF
professionalism, and much of her sue
cess In athletics has been due to this
lact. Betting is harder to deal with,
ana constitutes real evil, but not one
Tor which athletics is so directly re-
sponslble as many people assume"
Every Yale president previous to
Hadley has directed the university by
combining the functions of an executive
mead, college pastor and an instruc-
TOR. one of these functions will be
omitted by Yale's new president He
VIII have no share in the pastoral work
OF the college, and 1t is expected that a
new college pastor will be appointed at
the opening of the next school wear.
President Hadley will still retain most
or his work in economies, and will sur
round himself with an able corps Of
executive assistants, thus relieving him
or the routine duties of the presidency.
HADLEY'S FORCEFUL CHARAC-
TER.
Professor Hadley has been caI,a1
"the most nervous man on earth " His
appearance invariably gives the i'm
preston of great embarrassment hut
II is entirely misleadingA As a matter
OF fact, President Hadley is not in ,he
least disturbed, even when he appears
hlgh nervous tension continually. but
in his entire public career on the Mat
form he has never given evidence of
lack of mental poise or of genuine
embarrassment. His originality i'm
handling the dry-as-dust problems of
economics and in presenting them
lucidly to his classes is one of the prime
factors in determining the rare ability
which led his friends of the faculty
undergraduates and alumni to make
such stubborn and successful fight
IN his behalf with the corporation dur
ing the sharp election contest through
which Yale has Just passed
Professor Hadley went through the
public schools of New Haven, the Hop
kins Grammar school and Yale without
once holding any other position in his
class than the head No and of e+orio.,