The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-24

There - money IN play. Thero arc
more Jobs open for play masters and
person, trained 70 teach others 70 play
than there are for persons who teach
almost anything else.
Harvard's summer school OF physical
education proves tho point, and II fur
thor proc. IS needed It can no secured
at Springfield. Mass. or any other Y. N.
c A colleges whore physical education
Is recognized department 81 teaching.
Tho demand in America for coaches
and trainers OF athletes exceeds tho
supply. and tho salaries offered for the
trained coaches are larger on tho aver
age than those offered for heads "f
high or secondary schools.
Harvard ha, been tho leader In the
department OF physical education since
1887, when tho college was established
with a special summer course THIS
year tho course has heea tho most sue
cesstul Of tha summer, and 284 students
registered.
Football Of course, was the favorte
speciality, due TO tho recent successful
years Of the Harvard system, but tho
majority OF those who attended took the
general course Of instruction. Including
all lines OF athletics Among the 2S4
students in the summer course a great
proportion were physical directors.
coaches and trainers already employed
in other schools, who registered this
year In order 20 get the Harvard Idea
nrmly Embedded.
Tho eAStsBt way 30 teach . boy 70
work II to teach him 30 play properly,
and II II harder 30 play right than IL
10 to work perfectly.
Any fellow who attended the Harvard
summer school this yoar ought TO ia
we'll posted both in theory and IN prac-
tice, for tho course included some Of tho
greatest experts IN tho world in each
linz. Prof William H. Corr. OF Ear-
ward. Is one ~ those geers always In
high and his associate director was
Daniel Kelly.
Aiding those were the best OF Har-
Yards athletic stars. and tho lecture
course included r. G.. y. Rudd. tho cap
tain ~ the Oxford track team: Coach
bingham. OF Harvard: Landon. Yale's
great high Jumper: Ed. Gourd!n. the
worlds champion broad Jumper: Nc
Grath, the famous starter and author!-
ty on track.
IN baseball stury McInns. Steve
O~cS.!ll. R!!l Sweeney. Joe sewell and
other major league stars lectured. while
''Bozie' Rci'rr tho old Princeton hero.
led In IN. football instruction.
Football. VALE the leader as An ind!
vidual study. was but little ahead %,
track. Baseball. As a speciality, ranked
third. perhaps because almost avery
Goa on knows. or thinks he knows. thai
subject thoroughly without post-gradu-
ate instruction.
Never olnim 30 know IL all.
mathematician once figured that There
wore 1858 possible plays In baseball
and the nex, dsv one cAme mp which
he never had counted
Tn. value Il This sunrnr school and
Kindred ones In the United States -
tremendous. Tho war was IN" h'S'
thing "a reveal 70 us clearly tho n-"G
Of competent Rthlotlc directors. or"
month after the Y. the X OF G. and
tho 70 :ernment called for men Rnd
women TO act az athletic directors N
f,pld and camp. tho supply os compet"n'"
was exhausted. N!nc-tenths Of tho mon
ard women VINO went ms aih!eto dlr"'-
tors wore inexperienced and naturally
r-eo, many proved lnH"Inpe'nn..
Not only did the army reveal 'hr ec'r
city 81 competent nih,r''. directors. hH'
4 showed us 'h,' 'hn great minority 90
N. boys who wHr" IN -" nrr5' T",''
Ind learned 70 p'ny. 90 course" -"
gr~a, majority II them had r'aN"i
games hui they dill ~ really I''.'
how - play: rho; Ind learned W." :
rronN- direction. and tn" h,; ching 'ha'
We have Discovered Is 'NHt url!r"''"i
rlav. urron'r"',eA play. i -" on" ih'nE