Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-12-24


or base ball. or who has attained skill
In handling the boxing gloves Is no
longer made to feel that he must be
enrolled among the toughs of the
school, and have continually upon him
the watchful eye Of the faculty. But
on the other hand athletics have come
70 be recognized as a part. and a very
important part of the education Of ev-
cry man and woman.
1T is easy to see one who is en-
gagged In study, who Is bending over
book or a desk is in need Of some
kind Of physical exercise. But 1t may
be a mystery to some why those who
are engaged continually in the shops,
or In other manual labor should also
demand systematic training, such as
we would procure In gymnasium.
But the mystery is not hard to solve.
The labor in which we are engaged in
the shops or the stores or the offices
is wholly routine work. 1t does not
develop the whole man. For in many
cases but one set of muscles are
brought in to play day after day.
Therefore we can see that in a place
where we are nearly all engaged In
routine work there is more need
for the proper development Of
the body thin in the school or
the college itself. Then again we are
reminded that most of US are bound to
be dependent upon the strength Of our
bodies for our daily bread. They are
our only banks. We can't afford to
permit them to be broken into and
robbed of all their value.
II welcome the movement that has
lately been set on foot in this end of
our city by the club which we repre-
sent tonight. Since coming here al
most six months ago 1 have observed
that there is n woeful lack of any
thing in the way of clubs, reading
rooms, gymnasiums, that are devoted to
the interests of young men. I have
wondered sometimes where we could
fiud a single place that a young man
could pass away an evening. Men are
not supposed to make the grocery or
the drug store stopping place for the
whole evening. There are but four
places open to yonug men in the even
ing in this part of the city,-and those
are the fourl saloons. This ought not
to be. or
II think that the movement that you
have started Is an excellent one. /
understand that you have already
ruled out all connection with the drink
element. That no intoxicating liquors
are to be used about the new club
rooms; that no dealer in intoxicating
drinks can be a member Of the club
In this matter you have acted with
commendable wisdom, for the moment
!. you suffer your rules to be lax upon
this point, you come in league with
your worst enemy. l would like to see
place in this part of our city Of which
we might be proud; where men and
boys could congregate for games, anc
: reading, or physical exercise, or socia
} conversation. l would like to see such
a club put on solid business foun
dation, so that it could be well sup
! ported by the leading men of our city
| It is work that is needed, and ont
!; that is bound to win. / believe thai
: such an institution is absolutely neces
sary to the wellbeing Of the men o.
} our city, and l am glad to do anything
that can to help it along.
"Therefore the second side of th'
5 triangular man believe to be wei
developed physical organization, fol
7 the body is the temple of God. 1t IL
the house in which we live.
: "But there is one more thing withou
t which 1 cannot believe that true man
. hood can exist, and that is large
; measure of spiritual life. Wn'n Oul
: Savior was here he is said to have