Phillips County herald., 1922-11-30
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Athlstics in schools hAxe passed
Through three stagss: l.-The time,
i~hen schooa authufities openly oppos-
led ali forms Of organised sports
a:s-A stage of toleratidn u the part
Of the school men without any II;
tempt 70 exercise control over the
games or cooperate with the stt:s
dents In regard to them. !. The
final rage Is one Of cooperation, the
chool, the teachers aud ths students
work tosether On the problems con
3dected with athletics.
+ Scientific study Of child develop
ment has shown that games have q
very important place in the educa-
tion Of the youth. Those of us who
answer to the name OF teacner have
long recognized that there are mum.
Der Of benefits derived from athletics
that are vastly more important than
those embodied in the term "exer-
cise." although the physical benefits
are what shall name first in the
review Of the favorable point
| Feudalism OF old furnished plenty
of hero worship. II we analyze the
situation we will find that the heroes
Of feudal times were such because
Of their physical prowess. moral
strength. mental ability and ie.ie
ious zeal.
Athletic sports Of today have taken
the place Of knight-hood. The whole
world secretly worships great a..
lete. The teudal virtues. alertness.
shrewdness, skill. fair. play and in
dividuality, resourcefulness, good fel-
lowship and honor are still the char
acteristics Of our best school athletes.
Under the direction OF. clean moral
men our athletic orkanisatlons are
gradually emersing fppm the mire Of
wrlngers'." paid players. biased by
standers and other questionable
phases
In considering the effect Of athletics
the muscle training comes arst. Yet
umscls trsiains is often brain train
Ing. Motor control IL developed 70
such hish stage In modern athletics
that the skill Il retained throAsAoul
HE aid eaahses ihsn 20 mept aAsuS
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oDso body tnp1ied: Z w>ll 1ppu16Dl1
uhind. We know lkoe - - ooly;. .
half truth yst sll thtle6 esosldnsd
the healthy bedy y more ilksiy U
produce healthy mind. -
Probably the greatese eject Of
high school sports are to b. noticed
IN the mental and moral srowth Of
the participants. Or. Hall says that
"Piay at best u only . schoDl Of
ethics giving courage and conAdenee
tending 70 simplify life and habitS
giving energy. decision and prpmpt-
meas to the viii aud bringing out In
divIdrality."
tn Sc virtues necessary to q sue
tessfui player such ~ constant self
reliance. self coatrol ami . cool TEN
per under oil sorts of different cir
/ cumstapces arc likely to becoae hab-
Itusi. Those virtues are some cf
mans greatest assets.
Professor Palmer has aptly said
that when q foot ball player pdts on
his uniform be strips OF his isolated
personality and stands forth -
trusted champion ~ an InstitutIon.
Loyalty 10 probably the strongest
safest and most elective motive with
which TO deal with the adolescent
youth.
There are many phases OF the prob
lcm ~ yet unsoived but by constant
vigilance and supreme fatth y The
| good will Of Our youns men We shall
overcome the dlnlculties. &,
Locally ws have tried out the prop
osition u Friday games and sound
the practice unwlse. Some OF ~
patrons we're Of the opinion that >
game on Friday would BE- attended by
u larger number Of people. but II that
Is the case. which 10 very doubteul.
tho resulting good 10 not equal to tho
inconvenience. We are cndeavorlng
10 persuade other schools 20 schedule
football games on Saturday only for
the coming year.
Ralph Robb.
County Clerk Rex Evans tore him