The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-04-22
"ATHLETICS IS
SAFETY VALVE
FOR COLLEGE,
President Jones Talks on Eos
lering Proper Spirit to
Chicago Alumni As
ISOLATION.
SITUATION IS SERIOUS
Stat Cannot Afford Needed
Expansion - University
Graduates Are
Only Hope.
b TrEHLNCE \INCENT.

Cui,,Go. April N.-"l would rather
Lave a nice safe job with q cr"w-har
rammiug dynamite down drill holes IN
? quarry. ihIn To be president OF 3 M
,.,-,,, dat had no athletic teams. sand
J. {. Junr-. president Of che University
of Ni,-,uri. in his address "Wednesday
nigh, al the Civ Club To thu 200 mem
L,r- Of tie Alumni Association "i The
University Of Ni~suri.
The pint generated among Students
and alumni because of intercollegiate
athletics lends a unity and solidarity 4"
university lie that must be KEEP. An
institution IF l%rarning without the safe
i,-,ahr of athletics would be- an unsafe
Ilacc in which 20 work a. president.
Young America must have a safely
yal,c. and athletics j. a splendid mrdi-
rm. IN, -pirii of human kinsilip. which
W. know IN our university lite and winch
the nation kncw in the war. must not b"
permitted 20 die down into commercial
scli-lur--.
"Nlndrm universities are inruibaior>
iur the leaders Of American business
and Industrial life. moi places tor inv
olou- betting parties which later sr;
space in scandal columns. ~ many stu
dcr;. are rlamoring for admission To the
universities that some method must be
found Tor -ciool financing outside oi the
rraular e,aie channels. and that means
that rhr alumni must endow chairs "i
learning. laboratories. d0rmai"TieS. or
,rcr, buildings in the honor at some
npc. a. >ogr own Ward Neff t"wner oi
The Corn Belt Farm DailiesI at Chicago
ha- done. The Ncf journalism building,
which he erected in honor of his ia!iier.
will stand for several generations 4 no
bile 9nrme If such ACTIVITY Is NOT
done. W. will be forced in the near III
turr 70 limi; the enrolment oi students
b, taking the few best from each high
srhnol graduating class. by accepting the
first 5000 students who apply for admis
s;sr. or by examination. Either Of thos'
mrtbod, j. bad. for it would tend Il
create an arietocracv of learning which
aid BE- A. bad for America a. an ans
.,crqcv Of wealth. ..
rom state taxes in the ordl
routes cannot come in guam
.irntly great 20 keep up VIII
Of those desiring university ed
The proverbial sardine woul'
some compared with a studen
crowded class rooms, since gu
,ent fhis wear i $500.
r building program for the mex
.ears calls for the expenditure q
1000: but even that Is not enough
micht raise the tuition. bu, tina
aid work a hardship on worthy br
wealth, students. The cost oi edit
dion j. becoming - great that II vi
,ankrupt the slales To keep pace :
Lhorld be done. so We are inviting the al
Iol our alumni associations.
Officers of the Missouri tnIversr
Alumni Association Of Chicago tor Il
ne>t wear are: President. III. ii. Moultor
yicc-prc~idcni, C.. Z. Kane; secrctar
treasured. Mrs. ". F. Dodd.
Other speakers were Judge Ed~a'
" Hunter. IL. l.. 80. professor ot Ia
ai Chicago University, and 1ardih
I,hrop. \. Il. % who is the Gener
consul of the Santa Fe Railway.
President Jones says Of the me"'il
At CHICAGO: Il was impressed at u
Gag, as | am impressed at all alum
gatherings with the prominent part
the worlds work that the alumni OF I
Uniycrsir, are taking. | do not belle
tina, the people of Missouri appreci'
the important tasks being performed
IN, various parts of our country by !
men and women who receive training
Nh. University Of Missouri. have n
or been So proud as ! am right no"
cause had an opportunity oil seei
concrete results Of The work she Is
inc fer Missouri and the nation.