Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-12

work in which he or she expects to en-
gage speeds the coming of maturity. r.
We can push infancy out farther bv CON
tlnuinG longer the educational uerlod ~
life, we shall guarantee Il larger measure
Of success for the individual ana a moro
efficient citizenship. Though we cnnno,
have it universally Just now. bono tho
day Ia coming when students instead of
beginning their engineering. or medical
or other professional and vocational
studies at eighteen years Of aye will no,
uhuertake their special preparation for
Hte uht1l they hive laid broad and strong
Hnd ucep the foundation for the rearing
u proper supcrstructure The cultural
studies OF college life. its rocreations and
associations, Will lengthen infancy i'm such
way that maturity will also be extend
ed' ana length Of years and better service
VIII he the inevitable consequence. The
2rolongation If infancy Is n prcronuisito
TO the better civilization We would usher
IN. Educational infanticide is n wicked
rhine What sugury OF a glorious future II
IS that philosophical citizens are begin
nlnE to recognize these things az true
mat pIaN-Erounds are being established
everywhere in our great cities and that
our parks are being utilized so that the
poorest born child may he guaranteed all
the rights of childhood
oi'''r'fE SPIhIT AND ATHLETICS.
We may rejoice. for the same reasons.
that the colleges OF the country are en-
couraging manly sports Occasionally
there are found people living In college
towns who, having no sense Of humor
are utterly unable to enter into an APP
probation of the spirit which animates
young manhood and womanhood It
ought never TO he forgotten bv those In
authority and by the public in general
that the college student is n very human
individual It is the supor1ciallv obiec-
tive presenment Of the college student.
his sometimes spectacular dress hts
raucous yell his strenuous diversions, and
his occasional destructiveuess which make
him creature Of loathing to the woman
" man, public menace to the on1nis-
Cient editor, and thorn in the flesh Of
the petty officer Of the peace. These exu-
berant displays are only the outward SYM
bols OF an inward enthusiasm which pro-
phesies an aggressive man to whom some
day this old world will listen.
confess that it has always been y
mystery to me. and the mystery deepcns
with every added day, why II is that GER
tain sanctmonious individuals quicker ur
their sour faces, and if possible, look even
more acetose than common. whenever
,r, "ie s'e''eu WIN 'o''eRe yen
sr.oot ~ w. -, az '''c "o'u
dent II 10 ,he oxnrasst,, ~, o,a,'a. az"
no of boa,,hf,,, ,.a,,,h a,, 20 1,an,
LOYALTY. Every time q hos. veIls for h,s
college or UNIVERSITY he 10 dr,,,ior ,+s
colors about him little more securely
enst larger patriotism which In later
years will accentuate his love Of country
every time he gives cheer for the
Stars and Stripes" Let that fossil who
declaims against football he RELOCATED &c
the museum of the antiquities. Let
dumbness strike him who would use his
voice against the songs and shouts of
JOYOUS college men when they triumph in
oratorN or DEBATE Restrained he the arm
OF the tYrant VINO would rearh out hand
~ '"r"t'Ie CLASS Spirit hhhueo oe 'ne
eyes OF MN VINO VIII Sc" no,h'',s o'' evil
III NV "''''i ~ ''H'e'i' my W. NV III "'
age ""'l occurrences ana reearu LOT '"e
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IN Ei'9l n tNi.Ah NM
Let II never be lorgott"h IN consid-
ering the ohllgaNonS winch rest upon
the state university that I owes a
pe'u4'ar ueot Ior the ueNe'oPiheht OF
sFohS HnoTallty' America ~ Chris
lah hatloh' Ner''oNt ~ Chf'stiar
state. II is an American principle &c
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