Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-21
Salt Lake Athlete Has Been En-
gagged by the L. D. S. Uni
yersity.
AS MEN S PHYSICAL DIRECTOR.
viii Return from California to Take
Charge of Gymnasium and
Field Sports,

Willard Bean, the well-known ath-
lete from Utah is about to return to
this state, in order to take charge of
the athletic practise and games at the
l.atter-day Saints university Of this
city.
Mr. Bean has been engaged as phy-
steal director for men, He Will also
have direct charge of the track team,
and oversight OF all athletic games,
practises, and contests,
The iormer Titan athlete has been In
California tor some time past Where'
at Arcata, he has been conducting
school OF physical culture. He VIII DE
here as soon as he can close up hls
business affairs in that city, and is eN-
pected to be al the university before
many days.
The matter Of Mr.. Beans engage
ment has been pending for some time
before the faculty, who, In committee
of the whole, considered the ADVISABLE
ity OF recommending TO the board OF
trustees that the position of physician
director be offered to him There were
, numerous other applicants Tor the
place including the director of large
| physical culture establishment IN TINS
| city. The question was raised con-
| corning Mr.. Bean. whether the fact
| that Ne had engaged in public boxing
| exhibitions and contests In the past
| should debar him from beng offered a
| place on the faculty as physical train
| er for men and after n prolonged dis
cussion 1t was decided that nothing In
Mr.. Beans past record constituted any
real bar to his employment by the uni
versity.
Mr. Bean has been distinguished In
the past as much by his clean record
as a gentleman in all his private work
and public exhibitions as an exponent
of the manly art of self-defense, as by
! his devotion to the cause OF physical
training. lie occupies unique position
| among athletic sportsmen, because of
his firm stand in religious matters. He
is not only a trained boxer but first
class preacher, he is fond of religious
meetings and is addicted to missionary
labor. He Is, in fact, an exponent of
the strenuous life In mat
ters of religion as in any
thing else, and Is a good type of that
muscular Christianity" which many
people extol. 1t is understood, however
that Mr.. Bean discontinues all exhibit
tions and kinds Of training that are
not approved by the trustees of the
| ulllNtfNllNs ulbll AdhlIN NHiN l'slhi'b ~
the teaching force of the institution.
Willard Bean Is well known In Utaf
and has hosts of friends in this par
of the country He was born In tn
year 1869 in Richhcld Utah, and ha
spent the greater portion of his life II
this state. He spent two years In tn
SEWER Stake academy and over tw'
years on a mission to the Southern
states In lS94-5, he attended the h. Y
academy, where he became known q
an athlete. He graduated from III
/. Eclectic School OF Physical Culture Il
/ San Francisco, and afterwards becam
an Instructor there. Though he ha
! always had strong liking for athleti
training in all its lines, he has Away
consistently lived up 90 them. Hi
work In the l.. ID. S. Z. VIII comprls
military calisthenos and tactics, ar
paratus work, vaultlng, ladder, dunn
bells, clubs, tumbling and outdoo
games.
The gymnasium OF the l., ID. s. un
versity has recently been equippe
with chest weight machines ladder
parallel bars and other accessories fc
- physical culture and the new dlrectt
. will be In his element In training III
$ sturdy hosts OF students at the L. ID.