The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-26
The ATHLETIC TUTOR
HAS BECOME POPULAR.
The College Undergraduates
Teach Boys How to Play
in Summer.

The broad shoulders and muscular
look of a young man in the Grand Cen
trial station the other morning sug-
gested a college undergraduate. The
theory was confirmed when he swung
himself into one of the cars with a
freedom and assurance that showed his
confidence in the belief that the world
was his oyster and that he was only
waiting to get out Of college before
he opened it. "Well, landed Job
for the summer" he said to young
man he found in one of the seats, also
bound for New Haven, 1T was just
what | wanted, too. I'm going to be
an athletic tutor 1t beats waiting on
hotel tables or clerking it in a hotel or
drug store all to pieces" Then the
young man told his friend all he knew
of what his duties were to be. He
was going to Southampton on July /
and was to stay there until the middle
of September. He was going to have
charge of 10 boys. He was not to
trouble himself at all with their intel
lectual development. He was going
to put them through the sports that
children usually take UP without in
struction,
For passing the summer in this
agreeable fashion he was to receive q
good salary and he would be thrown
into contact with refined people. He
esteemed himself fortunate in finding
the job-which is one of those most ca
gerly sought just now by undergrad
Illates who are compelled to work dur
ing the summer months. The athletic
tutor came into existence only rev
years ago. He is a luxury. Some per-
sons say that he is an unnecessary one
and merely an excuse to spend money
However that may be, the athletic tu-
tor is yearly growing more popular
1--WE have a constant call for these
men" the manager Of a teachers
agency told sun reporter, "and 1t Is
not SO easy to fill the demand as you
might suppose.
1.-THE athletic tutor must be an attn
lete and know how to play baseball
tennis and golf, sail boat and swim
and how 10 teach the small boys undei
| his charge to do the same things H'
must also have the tact necessary Z
manage the sons of wealthy parents
One reason for the existence of tn
athletic tutor is the responsibility tina
i he assumes. The parents have TN
feeling that their sons are off IN TN
4 fields or on the water, doing just tn
sort of things they came to the coun
try for, but at the same time unde
the eye of a person who can look afte
them The salary Is usually larg
enough to enable a man to save severa
hundred dollars before the colleg
term opens again. 1t is usually easi
est to get these posts for men in east
ern colleges.
"It does not always happen that
tutor is engaged by one family, unles
il Is a very large one. More frequent
Iv several families in which there ar
children unite and pay for the service
Of tutor. Then he looks after a
the boys. One young man that W
sent to Lenox last week is going
have charge Of 20 youngsters and WI
he with them until the first of octc
her. His case is typical Of what
mans work in such case is. He WI
board somewhere and every mornin
A RIG from one of the houses VIII ca
for him. Then he and his charge
assemble for q baseball game, a wall
ing trip, golf or whatever appeals
them. Sometimes he has no more
!. do than play tennis with some OF the
or sit and watch them play.
whatever he may do, his day enc
| in the afternoon late and he has h
evenings always free. He is usual
t received by the families on the san
social footing that guest would D
and with the customary scarcity
men in summer places, he is pref
l sure to have a very good time If he
l at all attractive. 80 the places are
: demand There are parents who
i able to afford the luxury, but do n
! believe In the new kind Of tutor The
i was one to be engaged for several lar
(; lies IN a Massachusetts town this sur
!, NOR and a New Yorker who owns
= cottage there was asked by the orga
izer to enroll his chifacen In the elias
He declined. when things have g
to such a pass he said, that Amer
= can boys have to have a tutor to tea
= them 10 play and have fun Of the XII
thew have been having for years, it
7, tina TO draw the line. If my DO
7, have not inherited enough sense to e
II low themselves without being taug
y how. 1t would be waste of money
e teach them New York Sun