The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-30
EFT tn, BRUTE!
Communicated

IN lne HTsl lhhut VI uc Saiie
tonian" there appears an article set
ting forth very emphatically Garlic
toms new stand on athletics, which
they choose to term ~ New Fra In
Athletics Mt Carleton"
This stand upon the part of the
faculty aud the student body Is to
be most heartily commended, but in
making this known to the public
they have not been clear and CON
else; there is much ambiguity, loav-
ing room for false Impressions on
those who have not been thoroughly
familiar with past conditions. This
article would indicate that the past
attitude OF the College has been one
of mere liberation rather than one
of solicitation and sanction.
In 1906 there was drawn up by the
faculty of Carleton very drastic
measures relative to and declaring
for 'pure athletics In regard to
this there was absolutely no com
promising, and they lived mp to 1t
in every particular; but in 1905 there
was arranged very heavy and pre-
tentious schedule of football games,
and in order to make creditable
showing they found it necessary
in fact imperitiye-to call upon and
solicit outside assistance, thereby
"letting down the bars"
The writer, along with other OF
his colleagues and close friends,
was, by the faculty Of the college,
the executive committee, the stu
dent body" and the alumni, earnest
ly solicited and urgently requested
to play, and being lovers and ardent
advocates Of this grand game, we
eagerly awaited ourselves of the OPP
pUrtunity and at once threw our Ell
tire energies into the developing and
perfecting OF the 1905 team. The
season of 1908 from many stand
points was u success; at least the
faculty was SO we'll pleased with the
outcome that ON December ~, 1908,
the entire team was banquetted, up
on which occasion there was much
spirit and enthusiasm manifested,
and the writer, despite his protests,
and after he had very emphatically
set forth many reasons why he
could not and would not he able to
take regular work in the various de-
partmeuts of the college, was
elected captain for the season of 1909.
In justice to my friend Carson
Wood and myself, ! wish to state
we are not usurpers and impostcrs;
we were only ringers in the sense
that we were not taking regular work
in the college, although we were en-
rolled. We play football because
we are 10th to give up this strenu-
Gus game and the spirit II inspires.
We love football because 'tis clc-
waiting, is a source Of pleasure and Il
mcaus of moral, mental and physi-
cal development.
Our motives were not morCcunry.
We received no remuneration, we
did not desire any, nor would We
have accepted 1t had it been offered.
We worked diligently and faithfully
that Carleton might have vict0ri-
Gus team, and to this end we sacri-
feed all our spare time, jeopardizcd
our business Occupations and cndan-
gercd our lives.
am not cOntcuding that Carleton
owes me or any of my friends any
thing. As for myself, ! was amply
compensated by the pleasure | de-
rived from the game and the vast
benefits accruing thcrefrom. But |
do most emphatically resent this at
titudc that they have of late as
sumed; That is of having purged
themselves Of those things which
they would have the public believe
they merely tolerated, but which, in
reality, they solicited and sane
toned.
This article furthermore states
that under the new regime they de.
sir" men of character, uprightness
and honesty, men who can hc relied
upon in the class room rs well as
upon the football field, which state
mcnt is direct inference that those
who played on the team and who
were not "hona hdc" students did
not possess any of the aforesaid
characteristics. ] have always
stood for "cleuu athletics" and the
principle of n "squarc deal" and in
many instances, while in charge of
the team in other towns and upon
other gridirons, have found il nee
essaryto beg-yea, even to beseech
and TO implore men who were "bUna
tlden students--to refrain from do
ing those things that would reflect
discredit upon their "Alma Mater"
This new stand is the only