The Washington herald., 1922-01-01
YOUNG STUDENT
URGES LOYALTY
TOONE'S SCHOOL
Declares Such Loyalty
Will Lead Student
To Success.
By JOHN DENsoN.

Did you ever notice at a football,
baseball or basketball game the
fellow that wears the school colors
from the top of his head to the tip
OF his shoes and yells like an In
dian. You perhaps have pointed out
this fellow as one who has undying
school spirit. Well. I'll tell you a
few things about this fellow.
Some of you have perhaps fol-
lowed this fellow into his room
where the colors of his school are
waving from every corner. But
when the call went out for volun-
teers to build a set of bleachers for
a crowd that was expected to at
| tend a coming game. Did you ever
see this fellow working with tools
for his school? Perhaps you have
and perhaps you haven't.
Maybe you've seen this fellow
called into the deans office about a
hazing; the other fellows admit
| they were in II, as a hazing party
is nothing terrible in a college
mans eyes: II is merely an affair
that the fellows have a lot of fun
and are willing to confess, but
funny that sort of fellow never
seems to want to admit that he was
in Il too.
once heard of boy that cheered
the loudest at every game, but was
| a main factor in keeping boys away
from his school, always advising
them to go to other schools rather
than come to the school he cheered
for so.
This same fellow was continually
talking to the other boys about the
Instructors and officers of the school,
therefore prejudicing them against
| the people who worked for their
benefit.
The fellow that cheers on the
sidelines and helps in the school
rooms and is willing to assist in an
emergency, and talks for, rather
than against his instructors and
helpers is the fellow with the true,
undyfng school spirit.
A friend OF mine once told me
that he knew of fellow that
shirked when asked to help mark
OF the gridiron and help decorate
the held. This fellow used the ex-
cuse that he was to participate in
bhC WHY SnOulQ ne
tire himself out. The coach hap
pened to hear of this and this fell
low never saw the game nor did he
get his varsity letter. He left the
school soon after because he found
out that such school as that was
no place for a fellow with school
pep that came only on the gridiron.
OF course the fellow that fights
the field nf hoffln n hia
is a hero and should be proclaimed
one. But IL this fellow fights for
his school only on the gridiron then
his school spirit goes for naught.
Another test for the school spirit
of fellow is II he happens to be
a member of the football squad and
Is asked to train by the coach and
captain. and he not only breaks
training but when he does break 1t
he sneaks on as II no one would de-
tect him. But the fellow who goes
and tells the captain or coach that
he cannot keep from breaking
training he deserves credit for that
is true school spirit.
A man told me of a story once
that fellow going to a school and
was the mainstay-. of the eleven
when under the influence of some
fellows sold the signals to them
hich they gave in turn to the
great rivals Of the team on which
this fellow played.
On the day Of the game this fell
low went to the coach and told him
and the coach said don't tell an
other soul but play ball; then this
yellow went out on the field and
played wonderful game.
Three cheers for those fellows
that light for their schools on or Off
the athletic field. or on or of the
campus That is real, honest-to-
goodness school pep.