New-York tribune., 1912-01-28
SCHOOL ATHLETIC NEWS
Sports a Leading Factor at
Broome Street School.
ERASMUS PLANS 0LYMPIA0
Disqualification of Young Athlete
May Follow Barnard
Games.


self and credit to the centre OF his
city" said DR.. Albert X. Aldineer, as
sstant supervisor OF physical training Of
the Public Schools Athletic League. as he
looked with pride at the work being ac-
complished in the school for recslcitrant
boys, which bs" headquarters in No $50
Broome street. IN public School 30 The
field for work is wide The boys who are
in this school are sent here as the last re-
sort, because the teachers Of the other
schools have found II impossible to put up
with them any longer for various reasons.
Truancy Is one of the chief reasons for the
presence of many, but there are also many
whose intellects are not equal to others. ana
a few who are perverse because they think
IL smart to be so.
THE spirit OF indIvidualism is strong In
most OF them, so strong in few that that
H. the reason OF their presence. II is
matter OF great difficulty for them 10 under
stand Just why they should recognize
routine with no special privileges. A fire.
uuent question which has been put 10 the
teachers in charge is: Well. why can't
do this or that? Am no better than Jones
or Smith? as the case may be- II is only
after A strenuous siege of discipline that
the boys are brought to understand that
the rules laid down for one apply 10 all
and that all must bow 20 the authorities OF
the school After while the Inhibition
pals less and less on them and tho actuat-
ing impulses in all are held I'm restraint
although occasionally a particularly strong
willed boy will hold out longer than usual.
Such a case came up only the other day.
| when a little fellow Polish lad rebelled
| so strongly that II required the strength or
| two OF the teachers 10 stop him from
harning a boy who crossed him during -
simple game OF indoor baseball
The athletic work Of the school fs under
the direction of Mr.. Muivihill, who takes
great pride IN the efficiency OF the boys
under him. Indoor baseball, basketbsil,
passing races and bombardment are fhs
| fayorIto games of the East Side youth,
and a high standard OF proficiency IN ths
| games has heen acquired. The aim OF
the teachers is 10 make the place ss at
tractive as possible 10 the boys, and ths
noon hour is A free period for play
| Here the boys are TO be seen az they
really are and II Is matter or INTEREST
to watch the respect for authority which
has been instilled into them working for
| the mastery over the wild spirit that ~
| theirs In a game of indoor baseball ths
other afternoon there came close de-
cision that meant a run and victory Tor
| the side at bat Both sides claimed tho
decision, and in a moment the boys were
embroiled in a wild dispute. While the
hubbub was az its height the whistle OF
the umpire was blown, the man declared
out nv Mr.. MuIvinill, and the boys quieten
down and went ahead with their game III
peace and harmony.
! c,lass athIetics howeyer-chinning, rum
ming and iumping-are not so well received
~, tho vouths who 20 about those labors
in a hsphazard manner until brought up
With a ."sharp turn" as Dr. Aldinger put
II The marching in the gymnasium ana
running I'm place are all gone into. and
once shown that authority must be re-
spected the boys show an esprit de. corps
| that Is admirable. ~ ,.1--
/ The shower bath is a source Of never
ending delight. and every week each class
| &c allowed the freedom Of the bath for half
an hour. The hot water and little oppor-
| tunitles for a ''rough mouse are "e'o'
overlooked by the lads
Miss olivia Jones. the principal. 10 the
Guiding spirit of the school, and the stu
dents of the dingy old building swear bv
her AffsbIe in manner, her steady, digni-
ned commands are law TO those wayward
| children without word or comment In
| speaking OF the standard OF mentality or
| the children Miss Jones said that once
| the children realized that they were tners
for work and not play they compared
| fayorably with any in the city.
The Olympic interscholastic track ana
field games and pentathlon OF Erasmus
Hall High School. which will be conducted
! I'm the armory OF the 14th Regiment on sat-
urday night, give every promise OF being
one OF the greatest meets ever conductea
by any high school in the East. In addi'
ton to the regular order OF events closed
TO the school, there Is programme equahy
extensive which is open to boys of any
high or preparatory school in the country,
and there will also be relay race at A'p
metres for the elementary school boys OF
BROOKLYN Despite the fact that the mid
wear examinations and the Public SCHOOLS
Athletic League championships have taken
I'D the time of many of the athletes, Lewis,
manager of the track team, and Mr..
Knowlson faculty adviser OF athletics In
general at Erasmus. report that the en-
tries have been coming in at rate which
insures plenty of spirited action. Many
lads who ran i'm the championships on FRI
day night have entered the winners 70
keep the good work up and the losers to
get revenge for their beating. More than
four hundred entries have been received
from the student body for the closed
events.
The idea of the Pentathon originated
with Mr.. Bachelor. instructor OF physical
training, and Harvey Cohn, who takes an
active part in training the boys. The dia-
mond studded medal for first places and
the jeweled prizes for the remaining
places of honor have already attracted the
entry of many capable all round athletes.
Mr. Knowlson is sparing neither time
nor energy in the effort to bring Erasmus
Hall out of the slump into which she has
fallen In the last two years and place her
on the footing she once held In the local
scholastic world. The material is in the
school and Mr. Knowlson is out 10 de-
velop It.
Clouds have loomed up over the horizon
of the Barnard School games. which arc
to be held on Saturday afternoon I'm the
armory OF the 22d Regiment. The Public
Schools Athletic League failed 10 sanction
the meeting, and those boys from the pub
lie schools who enter brave disqualinca-
ton.
Busting times are in store for the
scholastic athletes during the next month.
On February 10 Polytechnic Preparatory
School will conduct its annual indoor meet
In the armory of the 9th, Regiment.
Brooklyn. and on the 18th Morris High