The San Francisco call., 1910-05-05

Plans for Physical Training Set
Forth in Ringing ResO=
lutiOnS
Amateur athletic league and student
bodies
Well scattere dthrough the audience
were girls from the various high school
basket ball teams, intent on securing
more inviting conditions for a thorough
and better development of their field
Of athletic endeavor. Representing the
student population Of the city, Milton
Marks, president Of the student body
Of Lowell high school, made a sincere
plea for greater recognition of con-
ditions. from those in a position to
remedy them. Without directing crit
icism against the work Of the city Of
fcials. il was clearly shown. by com
psrfson with the situation in other
cities, that the local physical training
Of. school children amounts to nothing
at all
Permanent Committee
! Resolutions expressing the sentiment
: OF the evening We're presented by
Chairman Hickey and Milton Marks and
the campaign for reform crystallized
itself into the establishment of a per-
manen1 committee composed Of the
representatives Of the high schools and
others to be named by Chairman
Hickey. On this committee will be ap-
pointed q delegate selected by the prin-
cipal Of each high school. probably a
member OF the faculty Of the school, so
that supervision may be maintained
over the work Of the committee by the
school department at all times An ef-
fort will be made to have the board of
education adopt the suggested system
Of school credits for student athletics
and to allow one present member of
each high school faculty take in hand
the physical training of the students of
his respective school Principal Joseph
O'Counor Of the Mission high school,
owing 10 illness. was unable to be in
attendance, but expressed his hearty
approval of the movement in commu-
nication TO the meeting addressed to
Chairman Hickey.
Lesson of Defeat
Insisting that the nation looks to the
rising generation in such great cfviliza-
tion centers as San Francisco, to pre-
serve its constitutions and perpetuate
its past achievements the several
speakers pointed the lesson in the de-
feat at Stanford and urged an imme-
diate change in the Prevailing condi-
tions. Those to address the meeting
were A J. Cloud. head of the English
department of the Lowell high school,
and president OF the Amateur athletic
league; President Thomas R. Banner
man Of the board of education, Physi-
cal Director Frank Boek Of the Oakland
high school. Principal Cecil W. Mark of
the Crocher grammar school, Milton
Marks OF the Lowell high school, James
Furgeson of the board Of education
and Chairman Joseph Hickey, secretary
Of the Fairgrounds commission.
The gathering was called to order by
Chairman Hickey, who briefly reviewed
Of the city and advanced the suggested
reforms which have been made since
the campaign for changes had been
launched by the school athletes. He
pledged his support as secretary of the
commission and outlined a plan by
which the asked for relief might be
gained. The first speaker to be pre-
sented was President Cloud of the A
A J.. In part he said:
KEEP UP THE WORK
Now that we have the ball rolling
for reform in the administration of
school athletics and physical training
we must not let il stop. This is a mat
ter OF vital Importance to the COM
munlty and one which every parent in
the city is, or should be, deeply inter
ested- Let US now keep forging ahead
until we have captured a few meets
from the teams outside of our city and
show that the genuine San Francisco
spirit is in the movement The proper
physical training Of the school student
does more, perhaps, to build up the
character Of the individual than any
thing else received in school DAYS.
Nobody appreciates this more than
the instructors themselves who come
IN daily contact with the mass of
youngsters in our public institutions Of
vancing in athletic ideals and todav
have cleaner athletic spirit than at
any time before. Here we have made
slow and painful progress in the fos-
tering Of physical training and our boys
have suffered for want Of proper and
adequate facilities.
NO FACILITIES
The local enthusiasts are confronted
with mean problems in athletic train
ing, and not tire least of these is the
size of his purse. The only big field is
located too far away, and have seen
the football teams kicking a ball ont
at the park grounds when the fog was
so thick the course of the ball couId
not be determined until it hit the
ground II takes an hour out of the
time the boys have to get to fire
ground from most of the schools and
this discourages most of them. In At
tempting to find an outlet for their
physical energy they are forced To 90
10 the extreme limits of the city for
room. We have in hand a wonderfu1
opportunity to do good and it should
not be neglected We need adeouata
training under the right kind of pro-
fessional instructors
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