Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-27
Advocates of College Athlet-
les Adopt Slogan That APP
peals to All Classes.
WOULD BE AID TO VARSITY
Winning a Letter Reward for
Efforts Same as Receiv-
ing Diploma
llly SOL METZGERl


The advocates OF sport for nlf' In
our educHtionll institutions have adop- 4
ted a slogan when appeals To all
classes II II the most unlyersally pop
ular At II ct ttssi propng9!ida ever
launched upon the Amor~nn pubic.
The war has cryStnlliEed n. Therefore
eve y educational or athletic man who
talks on sport during these strenuous
days iB aS given 20 "A laudatiuh nf this
idcHlistic form ct physical culture hs
ls the politician "a patriotic phrases
Like all idealisms sport Tor all' rs
far more easy 10 eulogizc thnn to ac-
complish
Unfortunately. sport for all has been
dealt with entirely too generally. Few
Of It's advocates have gotten down IL
fact There has been AN avoidance ut
the practical and complex problems
It's realization In our colleges would
have to surmount, vital points have
been carefully avoided for glittering
generalitles and high sounding phrns-
es,
Witness the Yale Harvard situation,
now that Princeton has come out In
favor OF intercollegiate athletics Here
we find worthy gentlemen devotirs
much time TO an arrangement OF inter-
collegiate sport ana but little to
plan of what they are striving Tor,
Tncy arc lcouoclrstic construc-
tive--in their public methods OF deal
ing with the situation Becausc Of this
they have been subjected to much cen
sure AT the hands of the press and we
find them IN n defensive position,
whereas, M advocates OF n new regime
In college athletics they should he on
the offensive,
II seems ms though both sides In
this present intercollegiate athletic
thngle--if they only knew it-arc
striving for much the same result.
Take the two extremes the pro-
fesslonnl and the academic agitator.
The former waats more and more ex-
perlenced candidates Tor his teams.
the latter wants every student play0
ing these games. II would seem they
are on common ground.
pacifist Professors.
Unfortunately there is another type
In educational work which is at odds
with tho views OF the two mentioned
above. | refer to those dried profess
sors who oppose all athletics. They
are paciflsts! They have no place In
the work or play or nation. Balanfod
minds were never more needed than
today. Consequently this type OF edn-
Gator may he dismissed in dealing
with any athletic problem.
Having seen wherein all balanced
educators and athletic officials are
striving, Tor much the same thing lot
us now examine thc-questlon Of sport
for all. Sport for all goes far beyond
the realm Of intercollegiate athletics,
far beyond the vision OF intra- mural
sport; and extends Itself thruout our
whole educational system, else II mfsh-
es it's mark It's realization Is n big
work The oollegc can IN no way solve
! Il alone
| But our colleges can do much 10
force n comprehensive plan OF sport
| for all and nation-wide scheme OF
| phy ysical cduCnti IN at the same time II
| they deal with facts, Just as our gov
ernmont long ago realized !, I'm 80 far
as II relates to our two service schooa
AT West Point and Annapolis, Let rs
! for the sake Of brevity, deal with the
problem only In 30 far as the college II
! concerned
| II our educators arc IN earnest IN
| their acclaim Of this sport for all pro-
pneanda because - the lplendid re-
suits IFS establishment would have
both upon man power OF the nation
ms well as upon the health Of the lndi-
vidrnl thcy need but require physi-
cal standard. along With the mental
as an enhancement requirement "a
tho college, Ana why should they not
! do thisy
Better College Mrn.
True. this might work hardship In
the beginning, but in the end II would
supply our colleges with balanced
Young mon each capable Of filling his
place IN tho days work OF the future
In a far more efficient manner than
has been the cnHs In the past And
such standard would force our en-
I tire preparatory school aystom. where
In the courses Nrs modelled 10 pre-
mare students for college TO establish
system Of physical education which
would begin with childhood,
This act hions would have tromen-
dous and far-reachiug results for good
Bor one thing IL would give our col
legoa personnel tit 10 play games
and pave n q way for sport foT all In
each educauonai Institution. Within
the college tho mental parallel could