Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-02-13

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sition was handed in by one of our
subscribers who felt that it had To-
cal application. We offer it for what
it is worth:
Should the skillful shooting Of the
merry bones, the rolling Of the six
faced worries become part Of the
higher curricula Of the country's
great educational centers? There
have been different opinions expressed
on the Subject. Following is dis
sertation on this momentous question
by Ralf f. Spangler, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert w. Spangler, Of Salt Lake
City, which appeared recently in The
Daily Maroon, of the University of
Chicago. where the younger Spangler
is now student. He writes:
Our favorite contributor reports
that a movement is on foot among a
group of enthusiastic undergrads to
establish a course in crapshooting at
the University of Chicago. He sub
mits the following account, including
speech, which he took down short
handed, as you might say, from the
lips of a prominent man-about-campus
who was so modest as to wish his
name withheld:
"Craps," he stated, "is one of the
most ancient and honorable pastimes.
1t originated among the Africans and
has thus since the beginning been a
gentleman's game. No one need lower
himself to play craps"
In response to a storm Of protest,
the speaker explained that he referred
to mental lowering, and not physical
He resumed:
Craps is fundamentally a demo-
cratic game, and as such is worthy of
support from the University Of Chica-
go, which is notorious for it's Jeffer-
sonian tendencies. The game Of craps
was the mainstay, both at home and
abroad Of Americas fighting army.
At the roll Of dice, or the rallying
cry of Come, you 'leven,' the ex-
service men will gather again to the
support Of the game.
81 appeal to the students to join
and support the Society for the Pro-
mitigation of Crapshooting, which is
to be organized today. AS soon as the
organization is effected committee
will be elected to call upon members
of the faculty who have not recently
lost at the game. Our tentative pro-
gram is to start popular demand
for course in craps in the physical
culture department, preferably under
the able tutorage Of the athletic in
structor.
"There are number of reasons
why this movement should find favor
in the eyes of the faculty. The game
gives an impetus to the study of other
departments. For example, all the ele-
ments OF economies are graphically
portrayed to the crapshooter-risk,
speculation, supply and demand, and
particularly the law Of diminishing
returns. The game teaches philos-
ophy as we'll as does the learned pro-
fessor of this subject, with the added
value of practical experience. Every
player knows the necessity of study
ing the terrain for hillocks and valleys
hence the study of photography will
receive an impetus as secondary
course.
"Invaluable instruction will be re-
ceived in modern Americana English as
she it spoke, adding much to the color
and effectiveness of the players die
tion.
"The originators of the idea will
not selfshly limit the pleasure of the
game to their own sex. Members will
instruct their best girls in the art,
and we expect to soon hear from the
woman's dormitory the steady drone
of the dice and the enticing feminine
plea, Baby needs new pair of shoes,
co-o-me, yo' seven
AS a social pastime, may predict
that crapshooting will in time take
the place, in large degree of dancing.
In the near future / confidently ex-
pect to see large bathrooms filed with
coed students, gathered in CHEEKY COM
araderie around number of crap
games, oblivious to the strains of the
jazz orchestra"
Method of organization of the So
ciety and its meeting will, for the
time being be kept secret among the
charter members. An active, but sur
repitious campaign has been started
for new members, known as "custo.
mers.' Instead of using the customary
handshake of fellowship, members OF
the society will greet each other by
rafting their bones.