The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-26
WANTS COLLEGES TO
REFORM ALL SPORTS
Dean Mcclellan Of Penn. Says
Training Tables and Houses
Must Go.
ALL RACES IN TERN TIME
Poughkeepsie Regatta Caters
TO Professional Instinct,
lie Declares.
ALL RACES IN TERN TIME

A. intercollegiate boat races WITHIN term
lime are some OF the changes which the
war will force upon the college world. In
,hs opinion of Dean William Mcclellan,
oNairnan OF the University or Pennsyl-
vania Athletic Council. who Is PennFyl-
vpnla's delegate to the National Collie
slata Athletic Aesociati on. which meets
IN New York on Friday.
or particular interest is Dean McClel-
,n's declaration that a "oity univer-
s,v" such az Pennsylvania owes IL to
ts students to supply them with SUI
Accent recreation ground even II to do so
n has TO obtain the needed space IN the
country where II could supply the sort
o. facilities. obtainable only in first
class country club. In discussing the
situation before leaving for New York
Or. Mcclellan arnplified his ideas rs fol-
lows:
The war has taught tho college
world many athletic lessons. 1t has also
given us some hard problems to solve.
In tho early days OF our war prep
a-stion too many fine fellows weTo re-
tested because of physical defects which
could have been prevented. The draft
merely aecentuated this condition. 1t
was evident enough that the American
college had developed the brains of its
Then came the big environments. and
with them the opportunity to show what
r1en Of vision could do to utilize athlet-
ics tn the development OF Americas
fighting machine.
Fun for All students.
Mass athletics came overnight. II
was shown that whole camp could be
organized so that every man could have
his fun and make his athletics q direct
contribution TO his soldierv development
No mar was neglected. There were no
bleacherites because every man was a
participant
These former Ftuients hre now COIN
ms hack 20 complete their education,
but ;hev Will not tolerate the lack OF
vision with which pa many of our col
leges endelVor to crowd all their stu
dents into one little field for their recre-
ation. They viii still want intercolle~
gate competition, bit they will also de-
nand that the student spectators shall
Nkpwisa be athletes. l think that some
Of the changes they will demand may
be included in the following:
"C) Every student to choose some
form Of outdoor athletics in whish he
can compete with his fellows e, that all
may grow physically and morally.
w Ample iHFliltltS 10 ne pfOVlueu
by the colleges - that each may play
his chosen game. This means a suffl-
cient number OF fields so that several
football teams may play ut one time II
necessary, with additional space for
baseball, soccer, track, tennis. rowing.
golf. Sc.
"t3) Every varsity team in some way
10 be picked from many teams which
may still be allowed to play throughout
The season. We must do away with
the system which dScsrds at the very
beginning OF the playing season all but
the picked few who can survive. Train
ing and competition must be continued
FOR the entire squad.
"GD Training houses and training
tables must go. They are the olearest
evidence of professional spirit. In
proportion as they are emphasized the
college athlete becomes less pf the stu
dent To say that he requires special
food better food than his fellow student
sets because he Is an athlete leads to an
ahsur1ity. To take him out of his daily
lfa az n student, house him separately,
force him to go to bed every night ut n
deaDite hour. develops in him no quail
ties OF self-dlscirline whatever. II he
won't do this as an individual ont OF his
loyalty 10 his university and a sense OF
honor he would better fail.
should Duy More Fields.