New-York tribune., 1901-04-21
PRESIDENT Low on ATHLETICS.
An BELIEVES THEY SHOULD BE CoN-
QUOTED ON PURELY Busl-
NESS BASIS

., view of the constant discussion of the value or
,bletics In college life and OF the suoservience OF
IN. mental TO the physical in education II may De
interesting 10 notice what Seth Low, president OF
columbia University. has TO say on their Value-
rhs recent athletic troubles al Columbia have peen
s ,ex, for an official statement, IN which he says:
From the university point of view, Justifica ton
of athletic sports among the students is 10 pe dou
IN their educational value ana bnses Iss Is But so Is
every good thing under the sun Inc aa.s .. ,nI ,I
hs enorf as to minimize the abuses and TO get
out OF the sports the utmost bsnent Many pete. aqe
suent viii exceed the benefit but this view seems
10 me, is not permitted to the eahea.of, sn en
in athletics is natural and so Whoiesoie an IL
ierest with young of college age that the wise
educator think is bound to use tns a hs esre
precisely as he their desire to learn. l nope
% see the @ day ts wsa sae Il W Of If life TO have had to do
with athletics Columbia Those who nave ,olS colS
Know ir something about bookkeeping and something @
about business principles which otnerstss ,sen na,
IN athletic contests should have developed self
control and Pose that that have have been mt only
as fellow students should have learned 10 aeeept e
ONT Of ii all too there ought to come for al, the
students higher standard of physicai exc. ty
ng nower no less than brilliant parts is necessary
sor success in hfe's hard struggle
O, the financial aspect of athletics and their
management the president has this TO say:
Athletic sports, under present coIdltioisr
,ha conduct of a business of very consldefapie
magnitude ] doubt great deal whether the UNI, I'M
yerstes at large will permanently consent 10 tas
maintenance Of a system which depends TOT us
eontinuance large gate receipts, ana Wnic -, ~
sN its essential aspects business anaef 'ahs,5 @
Conducted under the wing OF the university an.
inclined TO think that the unfversitsS WI f,t pu
,heir athletic interests the same oHlciai ioohs
ss The pyrnr,a siun. but yet none OF thein Snii
erord Ia do this is il certain tnat puplc
ontn,on would sustain II. In the mean Wnie 80
ing as the existing system is retained by ths UNI
yarsties AT large believe that an ofhcer Win me
nowers and duties just assigned at Columbia 10 ne
controller of sports likely to be desira oe oii
cia II unreasonable to throw sufh duties t q,
nrofessors whose time be much betier spent III
other ways and It is equally unreasonable TO eaps
the good name of the university 10 the care oi
volunteer attention, however generously thas may
be given from time TO time by dinerent sisnuaees
from the university As for the students, thev ar
only as incapable as their fathers We're. az me ne
same age TO perform such functions-fo more IA
other words the athletic business attacnea & 20 ,,
university demands kind of experience thah SUI
dents ordinarily have not had, and a quaIts 90 ei
Judgment which they too young 70 nave G5 GS-
yeloned Now and then there are sthdents tapaDi'e '
of dscharging such duties Wen uut ttie Ia Ia
yersitv's good name is involved all the uHe, anu
not only now and then. A system IS thersi9.e s Or
necessary which will protect the eoou ha'ie oi III"
university continuously.