University Missourian., 1908-12-11
Colleee Athletics. He Asserts. Often Conducted
BY Paid Coaches. Without Educational
Aim, for Gamblers Sport.

ing with one another that are strangel!
out of keeping with the spirit mani
| Tested in all other relations. In fact
l sometimes fear that intercollegiate
athletics today constitute great men
ace to the development of true unlver
sitv ideals in America, and that edu
Gators will be forced to consider more
carefully than has yet been done no"
to use athletic sports for educational
purposes, whereas now they are in SO
many instances carried on for the en-
tertainment of gamblers and thell
method is dictated by paid coaches
without any educational aims. Fortu-
nateIy l can say that this University
has been a pioneer in its insistenee
upon clean. manly sport. and that it
has been successful in enlisting the in
terest of large numbers in the several
forms of athletic games; and the Um-
versity of Missouri will continue to
seek first the kingdom of true sports
manship and let victories be added
unto her. Thus conducted, athletics
will contribute to the sanity and health
of all other interests.
STATE UNIVERSITY AS
ARM OF GOVERNMENT
But the State University should be
more than the highest institution for
he scientific training of citizen teach
RS, lawyers, engineers, etc. 1t should
become to an increasing extent the sci
entific arm of the state government.
As the business of government becomes
more complex and its problems more
difficult to solve, there will arise many
cases in which careful scientific en-
pertinent and long continued investiga-
ton will be a necessary preliminary to
final legislative action, and the Univer-
sity with its laboratories and trained
should stand ready to an
swer the states call for scientific in
and expert advice. Hither
should the state government turn for
service in testing foods and drugs for
human use. as well as feed stuffs for
i've stock; in testing fertilizers. water
md milk supplies, mineral resources
md materials for construction or man.
fracture. diseases of live stock. plants
nd fr,p1t <1x.s..
IN questions of taxation, improvement
# reformatory and penal institutions.
md legislation regarding railways. in
nrance. banking. and the manifold
Oncerns of the people. There should be
established at the University bureaus
md offices of the state government
which have for their object scientific,
tatistical or philanthropic work, such
S the State Board of Agriculture,
tate Commission of Good Roads, State
'Oard of Health. State Board of Chari- |
les and Corrections, State Geological |
urvey. State Fish Commission. State |
historical Society, etc. where they can
AXE full advantage of all the equip
tent in labOra tories and libraries that
ave to be maintained here for
of scientific instruction and
search. All this would not only en-
BILE the state to make full use of the
luipment and officers of the Univer-
ty. but it would have important edu-
ltiOnal results that would benefit the
tate indirectly. The increasing num-
II of scientific men centered here
Ould help create that scientific atmOs-
iere and spirit which / have described
the essential characteristic of true
liversity. and by such a union the
ate would secure the maximum of
rvice at a minimum of cost. The CO.
eration between the College of Agri-
lture and the State Board of Agri-
lture, whose Offices are by law in the
rricultural Building. affords a good !.
ample of the benefits to both parties
Dm such intimate association. and
e results have been equally satisfac-
ry in every department in which the {
pertinent has been fairly tried.
)LLEGE OF ARTS is .
IDEALIZING FORCE "
Turning from a general statement of n
p functions of the University in state