Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-07-28

aries and were allowed a year for ma
turing their own qualifications before
being called to their respective chairs.
Most OF them are now pursuing special
studies at universities, or are travelling
on tours Of observation In the rich Old
World. This faculty elect IL composed
OF persons already well educated.
Many Of them have already proved
their fitness for the work for which
they now seek fresh preparation. Such
fact emphasizes the modern urgency
FOR higher educational standards. The
teacher must ever be learner. The
same Impulse reaches downward to the
preparatory schools. The conditions or
admission to the best colleges are not
growing easier. And for those who
seek n real education the regular course
leads to real "commencementi; he
cause the bachelors degree marks the
first step. the lowest round on the lad
der Of that higher learning which Is to
be the Joyous pursuit and passion Of
lifetime. Postgraduate studies are also
growing In fashion, because every pro.
fessi0n, like that Of the instructor. de.
mands a superior equipment. with
broader and deeper grounding. In all
departments Of skilled labor-ln art
and artisan work. In business manage.
ment and the conduct Of human affairs
along every llne-there Ii the same de.
mand for higher standards. as II civil.
ixation were trying to throw on the
curse Of bad work. As the late James
r. Fields once remarked: "There Is ev.
erywhere a demand for what Is first
class. Nobody wants q pretty good
egg"
That the remarkable growth Of out
door sports In the last twenty years Ia
the salvation Of those who are unfor-
tunate enough to be handicapped by
wealth and fettered by leisure IL ap-
parent to even the most casual OBJ
server. A man does not need to be an
athlete or tennis player or wheel.
man to note the marked effect Of these
outdoor pastimes upon those whom
ordinary physical employments. Mel.
Their does one need vivid imagination
to picture the condition Of these classes
II they were denied participation In
outdoor sports. Twenty years ago."
says Casper Whitney, In the Indepen.
dent. 1.-THE popular set at the various
clubs consisted Of those young men
who sat In the windows with their feet
on the ratings and glasses by their
sides. Now the glasses have been ban.
ished and the young men Of influence
are active In yachting. hunting. polo,
football. base. ball. rowing. golf. and
no FORTH" This marked change for the
better Ii not confined to the club
world, however. 1t extends through
out the whole United States. ana the
result Ia seen In the glorious physical
development Of the young men and
women whom We meet everywhere
The wonderful physical hardlhOod OF
our soldiers, many OF whom came from
offices and stores. which excited so
much comment during the war with
Spain, Ia attributed by Mr.. Whitney to
the growth among Us OF those outdoor
sports which. strange as 1t may seem.
have been fostered by the wealthy and
fashionable classes. 1t is Mr.. Whit.
ney's belief that the rise of outdoor
sports Ia not craze that will present
~ subside and "leave us cooped up In
doors again with our fiannels and our
grOg and doctors prescriptions" We
are outdoors to stay. Our Anglo. Saxon
instincts draw us toward this stimula.
ting, muscle-building play. The ap-
parent subsidence Of interest In Ger.
tain outdoor sports IL really the indica-
ton OF more rational enjoyment of
1t. One might get the impression from
looking about the streets that bicycling
had declined. II you 60 into the coun.
try, however. you will find that this
Is not the case. The bicycllsts have
found that riding wheel 10 the city
10 nerve.racking, hazardous aud un-
satisfactory. and now they ride In the
country. One of the good things that
golf has done. says Mr.. Whitney, has
been to provide outdoor amusement for
people OF middle age. Previous to the
advent of golf there was no outdoor
game for them that could be properly
characterized as sport The craze fea.
ture has now gone out OF golf and II
has settled down as "systemixed con.
stitutional." Along with growth OF
sports among us there has also been a
growth of the true sportsman feeling
|, sport for sports sake, and not merely
to win over competitor. The grow
81 Ing tendency OF Americans ito play
, the game for the sake Of the game" Ia
the most hopeful sign In the tield OF
outdoor sports In this country.