The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-24
CITY NEWS
HIGH SCHOOL EDITOR
ATTACKS THE BOARD
Questions Action of inspectors
In Abolishing Basketball
Games

The World, the official organ of the
central high school, published bv tbe
stuoehts, came out yesterday mornino
Win roar of wrath centered on the
scnool board for eliminating basket
pan from the roll of high school atb-
ietlGS. one of the articles was written
oy Henry HOrwitZ editor of athletics
and it is probable that he will he sns'
pended when the paper reaches the
authorities. The article as it appear
ed III the paper says in part:
The athletic column in the World this
%;r,laer winter VIII not be a very interesting one
sboifsb sinSe the school board has seen fit to
pashetbaH, and when the wra6eIe paS
over II was too late to do ANYTHING
t4GWards organizing hockey team Az
tnough the sentiment of the school is
str0ns against the decision of the board
IiothlnS can be done towards sr1Dportinr
Inese u teams under the high school name
II M0uiu seem probable that since the
poaro dld see fit to abolish these time
honored sports that they would at least
siHe the athletic association reasons for
tahihS Such action, but no communica-
llon on the subject has been sent to them
SO we are utterly in the dark as to their
oiered by the students, but they are all
Wlthodt foundation. as nothing more than
a notice OF their action has been sent to
the athletic association. From what we
know it seems that the board took action
without fair knowledge of the state Of
aIialrS IN regard to these sports in our
We have strong reason to believe that
they found great fault with the manner i'm
T,nti, %nieh , our basketball games We're con-
quoted last year. But since a personal in
terview with the members of the hoard
revealed that not one of them had seen a
game of basketball played at our school
the question arises, how did they know
that the games were not conducted as
they should be? Did they assume that
because other schools did not have proper
conduct at their games that it necessarily
Iollowed that we didn't? or did they take
some outsiders word for it? and if so,
whose word did they take?
=, And again. would they kindly tell what
they consider the proper conduct at games.
anu II IL is possible for high school stu
dents to conduct themselves in the So
called proper manner?
The school board by their actions have
minated very serious charge against
the students, namely, that they have sunk
to such a low degree of elf-respect that
they can not and will not conduct them
selves property when assembled This
charge may seem strong but it Is true
ana does not reflect much credit upon our
home training.
Go home and tell your parents that You
nave new guardian, one who knows bet
ter than they how to bring YOU uD one
VINO proclaimS to all that you are guilty
or indecent conduct when observing your
SchoolS lndulglng in a gentle game. one
VINO would govern and criticiSe your ac-
tions outside of school without even OBJ
serving them, namely, the school board
Inc sentiment expressed in this column
IS not personal one, but is the sentiment
OF the school. and since this paper is "Of,
by and for the students of this school, it
certainly is proper that the sentiments of
the school be expressed in it. As long as
the present staff has control of this paper
| they viii see to it that it contains the
sentiment of the school and not Of any
particular faction or body.