Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-02

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"A tion Of competent specialists in
vvsdsr Inc tutoring OF capable coaches
I. me aim OF DR.. Kenneth @. Mathc.
an. the new president Of Drexel In.
stitute who for seventeen years was
a. chief executive at Georgia Tech.
DR.. Matheson has very definite
s,sr for the physical development OF
ne students at his institution for he
considers athletics of vital Importance
An athlete himself In his under
s,sduate days, DR.. Matheson has al.
Ssys been O big booster for sports.
HAthl,tics develop initiative and re.
sourcefu,ness and courage. My creed
n systematic exercise, and we intend
"a encourage and develop athletics In
iii It's branches here at Drexel.
II have had big men Of industry
tsll me that our Georgia Tech gradu.
stes have shown the initiative and re.
eourcefulness in business which they
displayed on the athletic field, and 1t is
because Of this that I say athletics are
q vital Importance to education
"rYxNAsT1c exercise IL comps'.
u cory for our girl studenss and
sVery male student phRsically IT q a
Sensber Of the Il. o. T. g.. rhich is
snder tie direction of three United
STATES oommissioned officers.
viii Attract Athletes
AWE INTEND to put athletics here
w at Drexel on higher plane, and
~ are soins to draw athletes TO our
rollere. We plan TO do this BY making
Al, courses attractive, and thereby
building up our enrolment.
"Oown at Georgia Tech We found
that a cooperative engineering course
Vas most successful. In brief, the plan
"a this: Students select partners and
one attends classes for certain period,
while the other obtains practical ex.
perience in shop in Philadelphia! or
come nearby city: They study together,
the worker exchanging his practical
knowledge for the theoretical. and at
tie end Of the period they alternate,
TIE worker coming to school md the
student going to work.
"This IL Just one attractive feature
We will have at Drexel. Students in
large numbers are sure to be drawn,
and with them will come the athletes.
Harry O'Brien, whom you know
q shorty. Of football fame at Swarth-
n.ore, is our athletic director and foot.
ball coach. TutoRs who specialize IN
other branches VIZ be hired to assist
hin. and 1t willSnot be long before
Drexel athletics will be on high plane.
I'VE now have about 100 day stu
dents and 21O evening scholars. The
evening school students. Of course. are
not eligible for athletics, but We intend
to increase the day enrolment, and I
expect to see the number OF day stu.
dents soon mount to 1000.
NIVHILE soc intend TO draw usA.
W ietrs to Drerel. they piN not
oe tarored il the classroom. The
eligibility rules ~iu be rigid'y en-
forced"
Praises Heisman
nR. MATHESON was at Georgia
- Tech during the coaching regime Of
John W. Heisman, the present Univer.
dty Of Pennsylvania mentor.
has a great athletic reputation" the
educator continued, but there was a
time when we were the laughing stock
q the South in sports. 1t was John
". HeiSm6n, the Pennsylvania coach,
who lifted uS to our present high stand
ard.
''Heisman Was my foorball coach Mt
Tech for eleven years. We went after
him when he was turning out winning
had been successful at Clemson. He
came with us and put Georgia Tech on
the athletic map.
'Heisman is great coach. hut Of
course he has to have material and co.
operation from every one connected
with the college. So does every sue.
sessful coach.
DO not sc0nt to gice the ,mprcs-
4aon thot zoe are aiming only OF
Ginning teams here at Dreee!.
could Ike to sec Drelel have rin-
ming teams, but the athletic director
GiR be sucoesstul " he develops the
physique Of our students even u Ns
tsiI to win IN competition
THE Drexel football team started out
i winning games this season and beat
the New York Aggies, 90, following
ep this victory with u triumph over the
City College of New York. 1870. How.
syer. the first reverse was suffered at
Huntingdon, when Juniata squelched
O,Brien's athletes. 400.
The former SwsrthmOre star has
iabored under the handicap of green
squad and has had to spend most Of
bis time on fundamentals. Only one let.
yer player remains from last year. He
Is Merrill Buchanan. the left tackle.
Connell, Mackin and MacQuarrie,
three veterans from 1921, came out fol
the team at the start Of the season,
but had 70 retire. Parental objection
vas the cause Of Con,,ell dropping out
and Mackin and MacQuarrie withdrew
on account Of illness.