The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-30

resentatives of Many Colleges Presen
Interesting Papers Read Yesterday
Election of Officers This Morning.
The third annual meeting of the So
ciety of College Gymnasium Directors
opened yesterday afternoon at o'clocl
in the directors room of the YAH
| gymnasium. The society held a meet
ing last night and will meet this morn
ing for the election of officers, the cleo
| ton of new members and for the trans
action of other business.
Fifteen of the twenty-five members
are attending the convention. They
| are DR.. w. j. Anderson and DR.. Jay
w. Seaver of Yale university; DR.. Dud
ley A. Sargent of Harvard, Prof. Polstei
of Bates college, Dr. Edward H. Hitch
cock and DR.. Paul C. Phillips of Am
herst college, Prof. Velte of Trinity
college, Dr. Banning of Colgate college
Prof George Goldie of Princeton, DR.
Cooper w. Miller of University of Penn
sylvania, Prof. Cam of the University
of the city of New York, DR.. j. A. Bah
bitt of Haverford college, and DR.. Cum
mings of SWartmore college.
The present officers of the society are:
President Dudley A. Sargent, M. D.,
Harvard university; vice presirent, Will
liam G. Anderson, NJ D., Yale univer-
sity; secretary and treasurer, Watson
i. Savage, M D.. Columbia university;
admission committee, Jay w. Seaver,
M. D., Yale university, j. A. Babbitt, M.
D., Haverford college.
Committee on strength tests and in
spection of struments-Dudley A.
Sargent, NJ D., chairman, Harvard !;
Jay w. Seaver, M. D., Yale; Watson L..
Savage, NJ. D., Columbia
Committee on nomenclature-Wi William
G. Anderson, M. D., chairman, Yale;
Dudley A. Sargent, M. D., Harvard;
Prof. George Goldie, Princeton.
President Sargent called the meeting
to order and gave the presidents an
nual address. The action that could be
taken to increase the dignity and i'm
portance of the physical work on the
estimation of college authorities was
spoken of by President Sargent whose
address was a very interesting one.
Following his address there was an
open discussion on the topic: "What is
the best means of preventing students
from entering athletic contests when in
crippled condition?' Several opin-
ions were given by the different mem
bers, but no action was taken on the
subject,
DR.. Anderson spoke on the above
subject in part as follows: Gentle
men, it behooves us to enlist intelligent
men as teachers of gymnastics; we
must have college graduates who re-
spect physical training, and these col
lege representatives ought to be ath-
letes. In the future we can have as
associates men of intelligence and good
The athletic problem will
not be solved under the existing condi-
lions, This phase Of it will never be
solved so long as the gymnasium di-
rector, who is an educated physician,
is set aside, and the professional train
ar Is put in his place So long as the
athlete respects the advice of the train
or and refuses to listen to the physician
the riddle will still be with the Sphinx.
A conference between the captain of
the team, the physician and the train
ar will certainly be productive of more
good than will the present state of af-
fairs.
1--WE at Yale are fortunate in having
at the head Of the department of ply
steal education, which includes the ath-
etic section. a man who has been an
athlete, has had a wide and varied ex-
lerience both as an active operator |
md observer; is a loyal friend of gym
lasties, and is member of the faculty.
refer 20 Prof. Eugene l.. Richards.
Prof Richards understands the condi-
ion of things relative TO the examipa-
ion of men before taking part in ath-
etics and he is endeavoring to meet |
hem, To this end steps have been |
aiken toward engaging a Yale gradu |
tie, a famous athlete and a conservative |
nan who will have placed in his hand |
,oWer to act In just such matters as |
his /. e.. the enforced examination of |
thletes during training and before |
ames. Prof. Richards has held, for
ears, that such a step should be talk
n and now there is prospect of this
oming to pass.
In conclusion the following deduc-
ions may be made as the best means
f preventing students from entering
thletic contests while in crippled
ondition:
"1-There should be careful physical
nd medical examinations made of the
len while in training and before con-
asts.
"2-There should be cooperation be-
ween the trainers and the physicians
! charge of the gymnasums or if the
thletes object to these physicians
lme reliable doctor who is familiar
18th the requirements of athletics
lould be selected. A doctor who has
ad not experience on the track should
OF be chosen.
''S-Aside from the captain of the
,am there should be some member of
lie faculty who will represent both the
and the athletic interests.
4-Strong efforts should be made to
, dignity physical education and all
lat it includes that men of intellect |
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