The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-11-26
Some Of Those of Modern Times
i'm Big Colleges.
And Also @ Few Observations By .
Man Who Wants Collegiate
Reform.
THE ATHLETICS AND POETRY
From the New York Sun.

Mr.. Henry l.. Boltwooh. an EVANS
ton high school principal, has been
startling the western educators by a
fierce attack on college athletics. APP
parepsly he is an old fogy, who clings
to outworn notions OF the functions of
universities. He wars against modern
improvements. lie is blind to the sof-
tening effect of learning on undergrad
uats manners. He discharges his bile
upon 1.-THE rowdyism. vulgarity and
theft of college men" and Insults the
Olympiau oalm Of the intercollegiate
compositions:
"a ssllegs athletic contest 10 too Of
ten made the excuse for gambling.
drunkenness, theft. aod often robbery,
plundering restaurants. defraudiDa
railroads. Interfering with the rights
Of the travelling public, breaking up
theatss and nobbing lecturers.
II 10 useless to argue with bot box.
lntercollegiase athletics are justly
prised % one Of the noolest Of the
learned professions: and fne furies OF
yoathful and triumph are regarded
indulgently BY all philosophers. Mr..
Boitwood is prosaio. He lacks imsRi-
nation. If for no other reason than
their service TO literature, college ash-
lstios deserve all the ardor which 10
given 10 then. They are the nurse Of
American pcetrv. From them come
the graudest chants and highest heart
cd hymns Of she new century. Many
OF these masterpieces are known to our
readers.
The collection which we offer to
thom today comes from . new fount of
song, the Washburn university as To-
peka. Old Washburn struggles IN foot
hall array with OLD University of Kan
cas-, whose wild CRY of "Rook chalk,
jay Hawk u and so on is in all the au.
tirologies. This fall OLD Washburn OK
hibits q rich sheaf Of song. Admirable
~ SO much Of the work OF the athleI 10
school is il has seldom exceeded the
explosive euphony of these lines:
Hobble. Gabblei Rszzle Dazzlel lis.
Boom Ahl
Wsshhurn College, t peka
Foc tb~ll 'levenl Bias, hall ninei
Hot stuff Hot stuff Hit 'em evry
time
"Zis-Boom- All" is q reminiscence
or unconscious Plagiarism, the one q .w
in the diamond. Here is . sifect
stone:
OskyWsu Wau'
skinny Wan Wan!
Wasnhur Wan Waul
W.A.U-W A.Ui
The Ursbur ., the Arunts, the VGd-
dams thems Ives Lave never raised a
chorus ore original, simple, filling.
This 10 no scholastic atfeotation This
is primal savage strength. One more
OF thrse sharp an terrible poems live
battle odos, whose lines are steel and
fire.:
Hold 'emi Hnl 'eirl Hold 'em doSni
Tear 'em upl Fat 'em upl d0'sm mp
brown
wsshburu college, opekz to~r'
The So On line - the my-tr,ious
charm Of nv "a .o. Arhor'al anoee-
tor. howlin ,sptrre ION the branches
of the Reneslog,osl r q ami ",io" 30
dogs Of ,.sr on s.e FOUND. Af'er m
measutsbls a,- ia nghRht IA nj
it, Piud.5 40 me ironlo, tauut-
ing CRY 90 d.g, GEL b, the fo-m"n:
EeIsJ-i i'isl
Is ID usa- her mA-lna mai
trroo times.)
FINAL some hnlt young singer
wrius .pon the heavens the name Of
the Tnpsa Mi-hU hother:
Omy, - myi Whsi Whyi Whyi
Looki loo. in she SKY,
WA-HbU mi
The historians II poetry In the
Twent,,tn oeltury, the future W@rtons
and Onufshnpes eill do jsutioe 10 the
effect ot intercollegiate athletes upon
tina, u e,ry az elf,ot in itself sufficient
80 rsfn e. tne insolouoies of M. Bolt.
wood Aud al o,neI spoilspor's
MARRIED IN No. rROPOLIS.
GusJ nansin n 81 All Miss Mat
tisB. Iunrnluye q Tyler, XIV, eloped