Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-18
PLEA FOR ATHLETICS
Made by President Drinker at
Lehigh Club Dinner.
TO BE MADE COMPULSORY
System Planned for Benefit Of Gen
eral Student Body.
OTHER GUESTS AT BANQUET
List Included DR.. Harvey w. Wiley,
DR.. Joseph A. Holmes and Rep
resentative Ainey.
TO BE MADE COMPULSORY
OTHER GUESTS AT BANQUET

l. The system Of compulsory athletic ex-
ercise, as means of insuring sound
minds by creating sound bodies, and as
an essential requirement for graduation.
to be made part of the course at Lehigh
University. was the theme Of the address
delivered by DR.. Henry s. Drinker, a
graduate Of the class Of II, and the
president Of the institution. at the an
nual banquet of the Southern Lehigh
Club, held in the Shoreham Hotel, last
night.
From the standpoint of the faculty"
said DR.. Drinker, this move is supported
because it must promote the well-betng
and health Of the student, particularly
of that student who will not take such
exercise without the incentive of scho-
lastic marking for its accomplishment.
From the standpoint of the student body.
it is enthusiastically supported because it
is certain to forward success in athletic
contests
Among others present as guests of the
evening were Dr. William c.. Thayer,
professor of English language and htera-
ture at Lehigh University; DR.. Harvey
W. Wiley, chief of the bureau Of chem
-
the bureau of mines, and Representative
William d. B. Ainey, class of ~, OF the
fourteenth congressional district OF Pen
nsylvania. Ralph P. Barnard. SO, was
the toastmaster. entertainment was pro
vided by James White, jr., and George
A. Bentley. the latter presented as the
wrath of a past president OF Leh1gh
and lampooning alumni and faculty pres
ent in a song that made clever hit.
DR.. Drinkers Address.
Dr. Drinker in his address said in part:
1T will be remembered that this club
took an active interest in the general
discussion of athletics throughout our
alumni and student bodies two years
ago. The outcome Of this discussion
has been most helpful, and the matter
has received careful attention by the
trustees and faculty. Lehfgh has al
ways borne the reputation OF place
for honest educational work. and Is
maintaining 1t. In safeguarding and
training young men. the care of their
bodies is as essential and important a
duty as the training OF their minds
With us, as you alumni well know, the
difficulty has not been to make our stu
dents work, the difi1culty has been to
make them rest sleep and play sufh-
GENTLY to insure sound minds and
sound bodies for work.
I'VE do not wish to procure or to train
to see that our programs Of work are so
ordered that every student in college shall
not only have the time and opportunity,
but shall be compelled to systematically
ercise away from the drawing rooms and
laboratories and study rooms. and to this
end our roster work, which formerly ran
to 8 and pm, has been revised so that
this year for the first time. practically
all classroom work ceases at pm, and
this result has been reached by careful
arrangement and organization without In
any way lowering our requirements or
standards Of educational work.
Compulsory Athletics.
"And to the end that this time may
be availed Of to the best advantage,
tho student body has petitioned and
the faculty have agreed to institute
a system Of compulsory athletic exer-
else or students in all classes, in add
ton to the gymnasium work here
tofore and still required from, the
freshman class, making it obligatory
on every student to take q certain
reasonable amount Of open-air exercise
the record Of fulfllment Of this require
ment during the four years to be as
essential to the obtaining Of diploma
as any study requirement
Under these new rules such physical
exercise will include gymnasium work,
fencing. wrestling, basket ball. hand ball,
bowling and all forms Of outdoor sports,
such as tennis. base ball, foot ball. Ia
crosse. track and other field sports,
cross-country runs, walks taken solely
for the sake Of exercise, skating coasting,
golf. boating and swimming; these ath-
letic duties to be subject to the honor
system similarly to all other require
ments."
Additions to Teaching STAFF.
DR.. Drinker further called attention to
the advancement that had been made in
the size and grade of the teaching stan
during the last few years.
1T Is the policy OF Lehigh not to strive
to increase Its student body, but to re-
main an institution with a student body
of about CO.," he said; "to strive contin-
ually to strengthen the teaching staff and
facilities and to base and maintain it's
reputation on the character of it's product
rather than on the size Of its attendance
roll.
with a student body this year of 600
and q teaching force Of sixty-seven the
university shows an average of one
teacher to nine students, condition that
educators will recognize as exceptionally
favorable, especially where, as in this
case. the large majority of this force
are mature. experienced men, "
The officers Of the club are: President,
L. B. ellis. '93: vice president, T. C. j.
Baily, jr.. 30: secretary-treasurer, Albert
Draper. on. The committee which ar
ranged the dinner consisted of L. N. Gil
lis. 80; j. A. Watson, "a; R. p. Barnard,
80; T. c. ]. Baily. jr., 80; H. C. Eddy.
81; William Bowie. 90; G. H. Chasmar,
97: b. NJ. Kent. 'O4: Albert Draper, 'O7 |;
Elwood Johnson. jr.. on and H. J. jack
son. 'O8.
Those at the Banquet.
Those at the dinner were T. c. ]. Bal
ley, jr.. 80; Ralph Barnard. 80; Clarence
Barnard. 9S Fairfax Bayard, '96: Will
liam Bowie. '93: e. c. Brown, 80; G. H
chasmer. 81; Albert Draper, 'O7; H. c.
Eddy. 80; j. H. Galhher, '07; 8. j. Gass.
'96: L. N. ellis. 'a3; s. l.. Inckinger.
90: D. +. Hewitt, 'O2: II. ]. Jackson, OS:
Elwood Johnson. 'OS: B. M. Kent, 'O4: H
D. McCaskey, '93: w. A. Mcfarland. 8S;
]. G. Mathers, '0s; G. A. Nixon. rs: c. J.
O'Neill. '9s: Henry Orth. 90: w. p. Rich
ards, 'SS: j. c. Stoddard. 90: II. H
Thompson. 90: j. r. Vivian, 'O5: ]. A.
Watson. "a; F. A. Weihe. SO; Charles
Wheatley, 'O6; Herbert Wright, 80; T.
r. Senior jr., OF.
Woman Knights.