Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20

Some faceiious college president
once wrote little hook entitled.
should Students STUDY Therein
tho assertion was made that the ath-
lcte generally regarded the pursuit OF
learning as an Unnecessary element of
his college course. ] have just been
supplied with some information on
tho stevens foot ball team that is
surprising. not to say interesti1s.
fir" OF the regular foot ball eleven arr
members of the honor fraternity. Tau
Beta Pi. and all nine of the seniors on
the squad are active In other student
affairs. douglas Goodaie. captain of
the team. one of the best backs in the
country. has a high scholastic aver
age. aud. besides. is president OF the
senior class and president OF the
student council.
Other Athletes Stand High.
AdamS a guard. is class treasurer
and WAS elected TO the scholastic
honor society. Bruno. who played
quarterback. after having served
three years at tackle. also is captain
or the lacrosse outfit. as well as a
member of Tau Beta ri. Egger. an
end. is captain OF the basket ball
team. Ferrarri. in addition to playing
center. is captain OF base ball, men,
Der of the board of control and also
one of the high honor students. How
ard, who pisye at guard, is president
of Tau Beta Pi. secretary of the
board of control and chairman OF the
honor board. which body governs the
honor system used in connection with
the examinations.
Johnson. the regular center for four
seasons. besides playing base ball. Is
a member of the board of control
StrachHn. another lineman, also Is
busy as the manager of the lacrosse
team and a leading student. Ben3a-
min. the Iightest halfback in the east
Just 100 pounds letter man OF
two seasons. makes the fifth foot ball
man to be honored as a member of the
Tau Beta Pi 1t is Of interest to note
that Bloss. the star quarterback and
captain of the 1919 team, and Deg
huee. halfback in 1919. also were
members of the Stevens ''literati."
We have thus the inference that at
Stevens. in some way. foot ball is SO
conducted that brains as well as
Drawn. are developed. There is no
reason why the game should not be
SO coached and generally conducted
as to effect some such situation in all
institutions. President Hibben of
Princeton once said that in his ex-
perience the men who did not take
the trouble to stand well in their
classes. or were congenitaily stupid.
athletic outfit. Certainly, most Of the
great college athletes of the past
decade. ranging from Gordon Brown
and Jim Hogan to Hobey Baker and
Don Lourie. were men who enlisted
the pride and earned the esteem Of
their teachers.
Army and Navy.
My friend, Walter St. Denis of the
New York Globe. does not agree with
theories recently expressed in this
column that the United States Mill
tary Academy foot ball authorities
may at some future time have cause
to regret any policy which may be
carried relating to the systematic
admission to the institution of men
who have gained foot ball reputa-
tions in colleges and universities.
Well. arguing a matter of this sort
can do no good. Time will tell which
is right. AS something to watch
closely. however. let il be pointed out
that the Navy does not subscribe to
this policy in theory or i'm practice.
Where will these points of differen-
tiation eventually lead? Ask Penn
sylvania; she had her dose of foot
ball material ready-to-wear.
Copyright, 1927