The sun., 1910-05-02
PRIEST. LOWELL ON FOOTBALL
SAYS FHAT GLADIAFORTAL
CONTESTS CANNOT LAST.

infercollo1lAlo MlNalfg Mu8f Ne ~ ADofta
IN Whieh q large Part % tho Under
graduaas modlaa Take PaFt-NeW
View ~ HaFvard's Elsetivs ayutsm.
CAMBRIDoR. Mass. May An abstra0,
Of the annual report Of President Lowell
Of Harvard UnivSruity wa given 70 ths
newspapers tonight. Dr. Lowell devOtea
considerable spaCs 70 considaraaiOa Of thS
elective aygtsm and sounds q warning ~
70 football He insists that the belief
among college gtudents ell over tho ooum-
Try that athletio proves 10 superior 70
intellectual Attainmenas n not SinceTe.
He finds. hOwgVsr. that undergraduates
Often submit willingly 70 drudgery that
viii pFOpaFS them e. great professional
ball players. though rsooihng from study
that will it them for intsllectnal work.
This shows a diaprOpOrtion betwesn
immediate ambition and relative perma-
nOnt values. even a. they stand in the
mind OF tho undergraduates himself. ,
says DR.. Lowell. '0f course the dis
proportion IL dus in large part n q con-
trasS in the amount Of applause won by
tho two forms Of activity in college. for
few men at any age are 10 self-contained
a. 10 he impervious 10 apparent estimates
Of success on the part OF the general pub
hc But there 10 another cause for the
distortion Of values Undergraduates are
TO believe that athletic sports ore a good
measure Of red blood while high rank in
studies Indicates .only industrious plod-
ding They often rats the two occupations
much as savages do hunting and hus-
bandTy. That athletics develop essen
tial moral Qualities is undoubtedly true.
but that ~ no SUFFICIENT reason why intel
lectual things should be undervalued.'
President Lowell reports that the new
rules regarding the choice Of electives
will be in force next fall These are de-
signed with the object Of requiring every
student 10 make a choice that will secure
a systematic education. based on the
principle Of knowing a little Of everything
and something well; second. TO make the
student plan bis college curriculum serk-
ously and a. a whole.
1T il an attempt 10 construct a posi-
tive system Of education upon definite
principles. and a system that is well fitted
20 the traditions Of Harvard College be-
cause it leaves the initiative with the
student himself Ihe essence Of the sys-
tenn n that Il holds up before a student a
positive standard Of education and the
setting up Of that standard alone is Of
inestimAble value. So long a. be IL told
that any sixteen courses are. in the Opin-
ION Of the college authorities, equivalent
10 any Others. Il il natural that he should
often be careless in their choice and that
he should seek tho path Of least re-
sistance
The report expresses the opinion that
Il would be an advantage TO admit younger
boys 20 college. and DR.. Lowell thinks
{ hat by the establishment Of freshman
dormitories with proper supervision and
fFiendly advice the natural objections OF
parents 10 allowing their sons 20 embark
IN ths freedom oi college life until de-
oidedly matured would be overcome.
II h announced that Efforts are being made
10 raise the money Necessary % build a
series Of dOrmitOries for the freshmen.
Pps's.tent Lowell discOurses upon the
dangers la graduate scholarships when
discussing the difficulty in securing
teaching men Of high ability.
IL may be doubted Whistler the grad
tiats schools in American universities
are conducted upon the Wisest principles.'
he says. They pride Themselves upon
the number Of their students, and in
order 20 attract them they compete with
one another all over the country by
Offering many scholarships. Il Is univers
ally believed that generous aid given too
freely in the theological seminaries low
cred the calibre Of the ministry in the last
century, and there - grave danger that
a similar policy Ia cur graduate schools
may have the same disastrous eject upon
college professors
The danger Of giving scholarships too
freely is insidiOus " h urged every
where on the ground that IL necessary
In order 10 attract 20 the university the
best men, and it does attract men who
are good scholars, bat IL attracts mainly
the doCile and studiOus youth who has
not the vigor and aggrezsiveness 20
attack the world without AID and IL prone
Ia foliOw the path ot least resistance
II We want 10 recruit the most foruible
Of our youth for the future members OF
Ws must not make the path
NNfN NatHN - NAAN 0ANNHA
A. 10 football Dr. Lowell speaks Of the
efforts being made 20 reduce the risks
Of the game
The heads Of the leading colleges are
in1feeling, the necessity Of
this " the game is 20 endure. The ulti-
mate ohiect 10 be kept in mind in every
kind of intercollegiate contest Is that
Il ought tc bs ths elimination Of a gen
eTal sport pursued by large bodies OF
undergraduates. ~ this is not 90 n
instead Of being the best Of many Ath-
leies selected from among their fellows
and brought 20 greater perfection the
members OF tho team are engaged in a
sport which no one else plays for fun
and the teams become trained hands OF
gladiatOrs. maintained solely for public
agninst similar lands from other
colleges. This cannot be q permanent
institution. IL IN essential therefore
in the interest Of the sport no laas than
for other reAsons that the object Above
-et forth should not bs left out OF siTht
President Lowell calls for A IsrVer
library and new chemical laboratorv
The present buildings are far from bei5g
suitable IN size 60 carry on the worE