South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-29
AUGUST % 1917.
NOT PHYSICAL" BUT "BRUTE7.

NOT PHYSICAL BUT BRUTE.
Legitimate athletic the right sore readins."
are set by Ellis Indiana superintendent Of
public instruction as two vital courses be pursued
ia the schools the state the coming year. result
90 the war say yes" To- both but super
ntendent makes reasonably plain what boy the
reading" there is something hazy about
he interprets be Legitimate athletics. Take
in newspaper would be relief to
be able to secure the services of someone high
school. or even some colleges who imagine
thing else being Of public interest and who appear
know something else besides a smackering Of sport
supt Ellis refers the physical superiority of the
Germans brute" superiority yes necessarily
physical superiority" and when was it, would like
know, that
Along four hundred and thiry-fve mile
front, and because of physical superiority of
the German youth trained in gymnasium for
the past twenty-five years. many young sol
diers in the ranks of the allies went down be-
fore the Germans
The superintendent of public instruction must still
be reading old newspapers of two and three years
ago: about when the Germans blowing through
Belgium. their way Paris for that Christmas
dinner which Kluc& going to eat there This
German physical superiority" which superntend-
ent of public instruction is obsessed with, is very
much like that German efficiency German 'kultur''
ETC. with which many Americans have been obsessed
The reality o all. consist mainly
centrated brute force.
The allies are not hghtng with brute superior
ity OF the Germans perhaps; they haven't it in them
but they lighting wit brain superiority. and
after ALL the training Of the brain, to think
ut. and determine to do. a important factor
in the schools than Legitimate athletics" We
wouldn't instant dsposing latter
but hope the right Of reading" viii be least
sufficiently pushed something besides athletics
will able o make impression.
We are in need of kaiserian athletics in our
schools than we are euconiums to the kaiser i'm
school books athletics infinitely superior 10
those taught i'm the German gymnasiums or we want
all We something that to sustain
the brain rather than merely the up building of a
runish. bungesome bulk capable of accomplishment
through brute We starting this
year. 10y jug fun TO rebuild America after the
German formula
The only example that Germany to America is a
horrible example. The superintendent adds:
because a boy can do a sum in mathe-
nnatcs or menlorize Greek or Latin he is not
necessarily able TO whip German
perhaps not but why speak of Greek or Latin in
particular Why not mention german" among the
dead languages"c Does superintendent to
20 ON pumping german the heads of the pupils.
by force. now permitted Iy state laws through
panderng the German vote2 Does the german
language help boy any in his ability TO whip Ger
man are training school boys this
year to whip Germans. We going do that for
them. We gons To have is done before he arrives
az the field of action we want him 10 do is 20
undertake work recoustructiou-and pay the
Liberty bonds
The quicker our educators get out of their heads
that Germany any criterion United
by. quicker thoy Will set lire with the
American spirit that the only that
fer America is by. but so through
"kultur' that has become and which needs
more American spirit rather our needing
IT,
The only German trait that America needs TO emu
individual nation is stick veness ant
need emulate by sticking it, more closely
by America