The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-03-07
GALLATIN TEAM IS
. GUEST OF ROTARY
III SCHOOL BASKETBALL
TEAM AND COACH ENTER
TANNED BY CLUB AT
NOON LUNCHEON.
Go To Livingston
Members of Club VIII Attend Dis
triet Convention to Be Held
Next Week.

The Gallatin high school basketball
team, with their coach, Professor
Morse, and Cheer Leader close Thor
son, with Clair Robinson, winner of
the district extemporaneous speak
ing contest, were guests of the Boze-
man Rotary Club at the MONDAY
meeting on Tuesday at the Kramer
Cafe. The boys gave some of their
team yells, printed copies Of which
were placed at the plate: of all RO-
tarians. The club members joined
with the team in giving some of the
yells.
Athletics and their benefit TO the
| student was the theme of the noon
day meeting. several members of the
club giving their opinions relative to
the value. The first speaker called
upon was VIM. A. Berthot, a member
of the county board of trustees, who
stated he believed a great deal Of
good was derived by the students
through the gymnasium at the En-
erson junior high school. Prof. A. ].
Cunninham, superintendent Of the
city high schools, told or the vafue
of athletics in the school. He stated
a certain amount of energy contained
within every student must find ex-
preston, and that through the GYM
nasium this outlet was furnished.
He stated the gymnasium developed
: a certain amount of initiative and
self-reliance for the student, bring
ing out a mind capacity that could
not be produced through any other
channel.
I OFT Romney, director Of athletics
I st the state college, told of the influ-
. ence in future life of the athletic
r training received by the student
Through this medium, he stated, was
o developed that ideal of service that
v produced good citizenship. He called
attention OF the Gallatin high schOO
basketball team to the Rotary Clut
members, informing them that thii
a club was but a team organized fol
the improvement Of business and civil
. affairs. He pictured the member:
5 of the Rotary Club workin for thu
best results, not of the individual, bu
for the whole community. Bette
4 citizenship, through service abov'
? self, he stated, was the same as bet
ter craftsmanship through bette
teamwork in athletics.
le The thrill of personal satisfaction
n that comes to a player on any a
Is Coach Romney stated, is fine, but tn
h best thrill orr satisfaction is in know
IS ing that each is a member of a tear
lg that accomplished the desired result:
j. regardless of the individual glory
e, True sportsmanship, he stated, wa
rs that which looked for the best 70
re the entire team rather than the lnd
ar Vidual players success. He called al
D. tention to the fine sportsmanshi
lg shown by the School Of Mines tear
ed when here last week in sending flow
ers to Hatfield, who was confined j
the hospital with a serious illness.
President Atkinson, of the Montan
A State College, stated the princip;
so dividend of the college is teaching
he training the student for the haI
er struggle to be met with after leavin
ut school and ~contending in all walks {
life. The athletic department, h
as stated, was a valuable adjunct to II
re college studies and the basketba
ng tournament each year was s veT
as useful and instructive part Of the e
al, tension work.
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