The San Francisco call., 1910-04-28

decline into consumption and into in
cipient tuberculosis.
Outdoor exercise or even idoor gym
nasium work, we'll directed and regu-
lar, viii do wonders for the growing
students. The idea of championship"
is an unfortunate one because it leads
TO excesses in training. There is a
too rapid building and destruction of
tissues and the general health of the
enthusiast is apt to suffer. The train
ing must be regular, constant and ex-
pertly directed"
HARRIS BACKS UP STUDENTS
After years spent in the Observable
of bodies of troops. Colonel Harris of
the army is convinced that physical
training is an invaluable assistant to
the mind. In my experience with the
army troops 1 find that the physical
training required of recruits stimu-
lates their mental grasp and has an
undOubted tendency to develop their
mental faculties. My attention has
been confined to army conditions and
I speak from an observation of them
solely. L do not question for a moment
the virtue of well directed physical
culture" said he.
DR.. John Gallwey, whose professional
practice has acquainted him intimately
with conditions in the city. ardently
supports the advocated changes in the
high schol routine.V Il think that the
medical fraternity is agreed that the
physical training of the young men
and women today is not given enough
attention. I am heartily in accord
with the suggestions made and believe
it will beneht the students materially.
At present there is great danger that
the undirected boy will overdo his
/ track work.
Left alone the children are too
prone to emulate. They overdo the
/ athletic idea. This should be con-
/ trolled by an experienced instructor
They should have outdoor work and
we should give them the facilities.
/ Certainly health is too valuable to be
/ neglected."
NEED PLACE TO PRACTICE
Principal Walter n Bush of the Poly
! technic high school attributes the sue
cess OF the school tennis team to the
very fact that the students have q first
! class tennis court on which to practice
! While there are splendid courts at the
parks the fact that adjacent to the
! school is offered the facilities for-eon-
stant practice has, in his opinion stim-
/ Ulated the efforts and interest of the
players identified with the sport. This
same opinion is shared with Principal
Bush by the captains of the high school
/ teams. Captain Roy Cohn of Lowell
high school feels that little can be ac-
complished in building up the teams
until something material is done foI
! them. We need the physical director
/ the gymnasium and the facilities to
/ overcome the lead of the country ath-
! letes," said he IF the board of edu-
cation and the supervisors will give us
! the assistance we can redeem ourselves
! OF course. there are plans which con-
! template future improvements in new
school buildings, but those plans will
not do the track teams in school now
any good. We want immediate action
on a small scale. The credit system for
/ athletics certainly costs nothing If we
get that we will have more volunteers
/ for track and field work. The mass
/ meeting will be the thing to get the
| expression of the students"
Captain NJ. Adiar of the Polytechnic
high school team and Captain Bert
! Tooker echo the statement of Cohn.
1 They all insist that the stadium is too
far away for training purposes A
uniform system Of school credits for
gymnasium work will do more, they
agree, than anything else to arouse the
tagging Interest of the stduents in
/ athletics.