University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-25

published in the Colorado School Jour
nal. February. l?p?.l
ON" ri the clrvcrc>t Dialogues Of the
creek ~atri-t I.ucian j. an marnary
conversation between Amachar,i>. :,
barbarian and >"I"n. on the subject "r
athletics This Anacar>i- j. an intel
li.rmt "l"hc-trottrr whose aim in lii.'
j. To see the world and all it, ways.
Arrivin" at the city "f Athens and de
>irimg To h,. introduced To the character
i-tic institutions of that illu-lrinu-
state. Ia" pay- hi~ RESPECTS I" her most
distinguished citizen. So"n learns "i
hi purpose and takes him around t"
The gymnasium al Apollo. .Anachar>l~
iIa- never l,'f"rr come in contact WITH
Greek lille and - knows nothin" ahou;
athletics. lie j. NOW confronted with =,
strange sight. \ thr"n" "f y"rn" m'n
are engaged in running. wrestling. bon
in" and the like. one moment ilin"in"
each other in the dust or trvin" I"
hrlli~r each other int" in>cn-ihility. tn
next moment >lakim" hands and en-
lracimy. IL il the greatest friends. Ana-
char>i- can h"t understand. II i all
trrrk I" him. S"l"u tries tn explain
what all this l. f"r. He tells him "i
the "rra, international meets for which
the boys are training. the F!thian
pie game: the tremendous crowds. the
intense rnthll-iit-n Tor the contrntin"
athletes trained /" the finest point "t
4 strength and skill the thundcr- ni ap-
pIau-r which greet the vicror- IL they
! win the laurel ar the olive crown. The
more Solnn talk the less Anachar~I-
really cnmprch,nd-. He cannot enter
int" the spirit "i the thing. He re-
mains t" the last an unprecedented look
rr-on.
Now | should like f"r Il moment L"
follow L,Ician'~ head. rrvamp the spirit
"i Anachar>i- and brin" him Ia Colo
RADIO. would take him to one of our
college towns Just before Il hi" football
came. He would see everywhere III tn"
faces "f the pr"pl. Il sci. eager look: he
unHld feed iii The air. a> it were. the
.alraIiic currents that prccrdc Il storm.
>"mc' hin" extraordinary l. ,""in" I"
. al
pared I" tl- all other interests "f life
are a- nothing. II i. evidently. tn"
on" great thing. What can it l": All.
here's the r\p:amati"n. a. Il hi" poster
Ia -lir- on hi eye. "A battle Tomorrow
inr the Hoci>y Mountain championship,
.Iu-i what does thi- mean: He goes
up T." tIi. CAMPUS. Here hr finds
,ilalkcd aud pos, al "vrrywhrr" "a walk
and walls these words: Rally tonight
Come r.cr>l"nly. We must win, Tn"
tate "f "ur c"llr"r depends "n ,"m"r-
rows "amr.
AT the Rally.
H.. noes t. the rally to learn what il
i all about. Some students >rrin" hi
friendly interest. take him under their
wim". The hall j. crowded. \ fever ~
excitement burns rn every face. some
dcin"niacal p"--"-i"n leads Il wild ami
-;,ra"r cry. Then they sing: Civ"
'm the ~. the aN. he aN. right i'll the
neck. the meek. lhr heck" This sounds
Ike b,!~inr-- But why give "m th"
an" thinks Anarliar~i~. He l. soon
to learn. S"mr one makes IL -tirrin"
speech From this and the cheers al
applause At every point. IT appears that
those who ale present love their college
n.>t in proportion IL they hate the
enemy They are the only true -port~
men: they ar. gentlemen. The enemy
ar" mutt" "murkrr-. rvrrythin" that
i .nmtemptillr. T"m"rr"w'~ battle j.
conflict between the powers "f li"h'
and the r"w"r- al darkness. and th"
sons "f ii-ht m,l-t win,
.Iu>t then the champions al light ap
pear: the team comes marchim" in. Th"
crowd rises with u single impul-c and
loyalty. such affection i t"rrhin" I"
Auachar>i- lie remarks t" the stu
dents around him: How YOU love
these men lIav" y"u relatives. per f.