New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-06
CALLS FOOTBALL BRUTAL
No Better than PugiIism, Says
Or. David S. Jordan.
aGsME LIKE RENO FIGHT
President Joyner and Commits
sioner Brown Also Speak at
Education Meeting.

r,~scrl July 5--Denouncing college foot
..ussz combination OF pure brutality and
-r;lis-n that appealed to the love of IN.
.,-sjs. David Starr Jordan. president O.
leland Stamford Junior University. led &
=. discussion that followed the repor-
.5e to-day by the committee on mora
.5rca+jcr IN public schools 10 the Natsonal
,,rncil OF Education OF the National Eou.
| linn Association in convention here fIs
sided:
Same dsy the college presidents and
,-hooi heads Of this country will perfaps
~ called cowardly and brutal because they
s,s not put stop 10 the dangers Of foot
hsu s. sport that destroys the best there
* IN American youth.
The game he continued. aroused the
..-,e love Of the sordid that focused the
.--.-es1 CT the country in "a ring away out
!, ss- Nevada where q black man and a
rhs,e rnzH were pounding each other yes
/ terdsy.
NO intelligence is required in the game
| ~ football he asserted: ''blacksraiths and
boTer-,skers can play the game a. well
IS men Of finer inteilects; in fact. they
s-e considered the best raw material for
/ the game.
President Jordan favored the substitution
n me kc-A1t u rsNkGF-
Many Department Meetings
A. most OF the eighteen department meet
.-rs uf the convention to-day there was a.
les.r one advocate Of the Introduction OF
industrial training and agriculture in the
.scsudary schools During the day there
SIS much speculation upon the candidates
FOR president TO be nominated and voted
IN Thursday. Mrs. Ella F7asg Young. SD
u~-.nssndenr OF Schools of Chicago, is the
oul- candidate with organized support. al
though there Is talk of the New York
-s1bers advocating the election OF Miss
Grace s--schan. who led The fight IN New
Yurk City for equal salaries for women
-s.rhe-s Elmer Ellsworth Brown, United
States Commissioner Of Education. ~ss
also mentioned as q possible candidate.
~ The second meeting Of the general
sessions Of the association tonight Presi-
dsut James Y. Joyne- delivered his annual
address He favored the development OF
Industrial and moral education. the peace
and public health movements and the re-
GRANT o. The tendency toward oJiostty.
ssytng. n part:
One logical demand of democracy is 4
sysTen o. education that shall provide
equality OF educational opportunity for all
Our OF This logical demand has grown the
demand for Industrial or vocational educa-
1iol-
Il has its dangers In making our schools
minister 70 the new needs Of men we must
10. fail 70 make them continue 10 minister
70 The eternal the common. the universal
nee6s q men arising from their common
nature i would be fatal b.Inder 10 per
nil II our system Of American e6uca ton
the establishment and maintenance Of sep
sraTe SvSTeUs Of vocational or trade
schools Such q separation would prove q
disintegrating force For the elevation OF
ihe industrial masses 70 their proper social
and civic rls-e in q democracy you must
SID into the industries men trained not
Gir 70 sktlful work but educated also TO
1hink, n dream 70 fee. 10 love. TO read. 10
If You cannot measure the greatest
worth Of e man IN our democracy by q
money mad worlds tape line Of dollars and
cents.
Way Too Easy for Pupils.
n regard 10 the otiose tendency, Presi-
ient JOINER said that Il was noticeable in
semenIarT. secondary and college educa- /
tor and threatened. If unchecked, 70 end
Il q education Of gush and dissipation I
lie suggested that fault too common was
thar Of making the way too easy for the !
pupil and added:
: tendency TO etiosity is noticeable and /
alarming II college and university educ6-
15n L is attributable in part perhaps 10 /
FTeTi0us training, but more to the influence !
le-ics ana ''sof1-' elective courses, which /
0tzsT temptations 70 ease and iGleness that /
are ws.lElgh Irresistible TO young men OF
informed character and Un1xed habits {
In discussing moral education President |
Joyner SAID that as character always de-
'eTmlned ne Use TO which knowledge and
training were put its development was OF
prime Importance in education Moral in
sJruction. he said, should be given In all
q nflrIu 49, J
Training It should be based. believe. OF
NE fundamental teachings Of the Book Of
BOOKS, and the open Bible. for moral and
ao' sectsTlaa instruction, should have its
pace IL every public school,
brief outline Of the course that VIII
se pursued by the United States Bureau
" hcucaron n its efforts to promote edsl-
~0on during the coming year, and a trib-
ne 70 tie achievements Of the late Dr.
VILLAIN T0rrey Harris, formerly in charge
'i-ai work, We're the principal features
Al address by DR. Elmer Z. Brown the
resent Commissioner OF Educate
Commissioner Harris Praised.
Il was an eItraordinary legacy that was
- 70 the Bureau Of Education by Com
'SS4ster William TOrrey Harris DR..
-e"n said The present administration
Iai Office has no finer nor higher re-
40isi5lli-v than thai Of maintaining al its
81 ,le spirit and that tradition which
9oaSitgte that legacy
Speaking o. The functions Of his bureau
z Brown continued.
..-ae Improvement OF school attend ,
- = must 20 hand in hand with the abare- :
-. o. child labor and numerous other
49, tdt-IgS Tor the general welfare OF
os-~@Vcu Il is the business OF q central
,s1s,i e call repeated attention TO three :
\. t.ols-'lps. and 10 help those who are
Ts,. aorE n nelghboring fields TO work to- q
~ Tor their common ends I
n, ntec &c press home such fnfOr-1a- :
So Rt4l leaG 70 the Improvement OF
sss. .S 1I-l1lIgs II q country which is !
s,.T'r-le sfa-Ss5eg year for the con- !
s-SsS-lon equipment and repair OF its !
set-ss for school purposes, such infor- c
grI~0L Is would lead 10 the saving Of
E,rl per cent On this expenditure I
u -, cs1se an aggregate annual saving
Pt3 and the saving of the health G
,b-,..lliAs which can be accomplished }
- more hyCienic construction is ar
T. staraoly greater concern 4
% thousand wavs the IMPROVEMENT OF T
so through education is now under
se.. = an agency which, through the
s. -ofce o. clear Information can bring
avs into nd he