New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-24

Seminary spoke OF that gave me
some concern, and that was his some
what light reference to d gentleman
with whom I have very profound
| sympathy from personal experience.
That gentleman who engaged in an
election campaign In which 1 did not
| happen to be. but was there or there
about-that OF 1917 2, said, when I had
been elected would be elected by a
| majority but would 60 out with a
unanimous vote and came as near in
| his statement Of future political
truth as 1t was ever his good fortune
to give. Now that he has been retired
with similar general approval, stand
here todefend him We who are try
ing to inform the world with our
lungs and throats must stand together
and because we make an occasional
SLIP that Is no reason why our pro-
fession should turn against.
Matter Of Athletics.
But had another subject want
ed to speak on today, and that Is the
subject Of athletics. think that ami
versities engaged in athletics as well
as education have reason to congratu-
49, SAAASsNt Y 90 UIl improvement
that has been made with respect
to the. rules with reference to gsthe
eligibility and conduct Of athletics,
and their enforcement. In my day st
was possible for a man TO perfect
himself in athletics during the first
. four years. Then as plu-perfect
athlete to continue in the medical
school, the law school, and thus main y
tain an illustrious career on the ath-i
lectic field. That has been eliminat-
ed, and now in the struggles be-
tween the universities 1t is only the
undergrad yates, as 1t ought to be-;
who are. permitted to play. These
are limitations that prove to be en-
barrassing when you have got & first
class man outside the limit, We are
also to be congratulated that the
management Of the undergraduate
athletes In coming more and more
under the conservative influence OF
the members OF the faculty and the
alumni, who have the highest inter
ests OF the university at heart III
maintaining honor on the athletic
field and maintaining the ethical.
standard that ought to maintain In
such friendly contests.
Hits at Chattering.
7 do not think it is conductive to
,, good manners, or leads to admiration
for college athletics to have students
chattering between contests on the
field in imitation Of professionl base
ball players. do not think 1t is In
accord with the best standards OF
university life to hear called out BY
one of the contestants on the heid
to another Put his eye out or Get
his goat I never understood how it
helped 4 side to introduce that fea-
ture Of muckerisn1, and I do not
think It Is good sport to try to emf
barrass your opponent by any other
course than to play as hard and
| fairly on your side as you can.
| 81 Fits Scouting System.
Then there is another thing: Hav-
ing closed out the Law school and
the Theological school and the Med
ical school as the places. to search
| successfully for athletes, we now find
the defect in the other end: to wit,
In the efforts being made in spirit
/ Of competition to secure candidates
i from preparatory schools and else
| where that shall enable US or other
| universities. to have good material
from which to select our teams and
crews and other contestants This
/ system of scouting is becoming so
active. this scouting for candidates
among the freshmen, that trains con-
tanning men coming into New Haven
have meet met, with the result that
the freshman for time has enjoyed
i the idea, and entertained a. degree
OF himself that he never has felt at
terward until he has reached his ju-
Il Nor year.
suppose we cannot prevent the
4 wise provision that causes friends OF
Il the university to present the virtues
of the university to men whose biceps
are developed, whose wind is good,
and whose capacity for games has
been developed In the preparatory
school But I think we might intro
duce limitation to any of US using
such efforts The trouble about an
organization that is looking for good
material for the university, as 1t
would look for Thoroughbred stock
good heifers, prize cattle, with all tho
earnestness with which those inter