Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

money goes to the college contingent on the
clusion of athletic sports.
1t seems strange that any one in this day and
age could take such view of athletic sports. If
the donor of this handsome sum of money had the
game of football, played in few colleges, in
her mind at the time she made the terms of the
beuuest, one easily understand her position
for some teams make the game absolutely danger
GUS and it should be abolished altogether if broken
limbs and loss of life continue to result from the
play. However, the rougher tactics are no longer
permitted by many clubs.
But to exclude good, healthful athletic games
from any school would be out of all question and
no important institution of learning could anord
to accept even so large sum of money on such
terms.
Fresh air and exercise have developed our boys
and girls into the finest and healthiest OF men and
women and great deal of this may be attributed
to the fact that all forms of Strengthening,
muscle-building athletic sports are encouraged IN
our schools many of them containing magnificent
gymnasiums, fitted with every modern device Tor
healthy diversion
Historic Sports Along the Rivers of the MtdCon-
tinent
The recent steamboat trip of the nations chief
executive Theodore Roosevelt, down the Misslss-
ippi river in the interest of Deep Waterways,
was one of the most remarkable Journeys ever un-
dertaken by President of the United States.
With the exception of a trip OF Andrew johnson
to Alton after the civil war, 1t was the nrst
time president of the United States has ever
travelled up or down the MISSISSIPPI river. IL was
the first time the Presidents flag has ever been
unfurled on inland waters. These facts are I'M
portant, not because they are unique, but because
they are evidence of an awakened national inter-
est in tile DroadeSt ana greatest VI Ahei ican
rivers.
The fleet of gaily decorated steamboats, accom-
panying the Mississippi" having on board Presi-
dent Roosevelt, formed an inspiring and memor
able spectacle as the boats foated majest1cay past
the river towns, while the great reception throngs
along the banks and the chief incidents OF the &C.
casion combined to make a lasting page OF history
for the valley of the Mississippi.
Old river men were happy and reminiscent too
for 1t brought to mind the good old times when
the magniicence of the boats plying the waters OF
the Mississippi caused them to be styled floating
palaces" and when to the rich and great the
youth and beauty of the mid-contlnent' steamboat
ing was the popular and fashionable diversion and
mode of travel.
That these things may again come to pass In
the not far distant future is evidenced by the
fact that the past summer has witnessed great
revival of steamboatng on the MISSISSIPPI ana
its continents many hundreds OF pleasure
seekers having spent their vacation and summer
outing in this delightful manner than for many
years.
# seems strange to one who took the trip this
wear for the first time that there ever could have
been time when the prospect OF a trip on the
Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee rivers, away from
the dust and unrest of the city, wouid not nave
been hailed with great delight For aside from the
social features offered-music, dancing congen1al
company and the romance of gliding gently on
"moonlit dancing waters" there is much to inter
est and instruct, for history was maze mere along
the banks of these great rivers
The beautiful palisades of the Mississippi form
An ever-changing panorama of beauty, but the
pulse uuickenS a little when boat changes lts
course at Cairo and starts up the ONO river, ior
this is the very route Commodore Foote TOOK with
his gunboats in '62, when he went to aid General
Grant in taking Fort Henry, by which western
Tennessee was wrested from the Confederacy. Inc
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