Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-04-12
DIR. CAREY AND HIS FACULTY.

DIR. CAREY AND HIS FACULTY.
Dr. Carey principal of St. Johns College is having troubles
of his own His faculty is leaving about fast as the Visitors
and Governors upon designations The subordnates say
they can not abide Gareys highhanded arbitrary meth
DDS Dr. Gary says the basis of their unrest the fact that ne
will not allow athletics dominate the college; which statement
would imply who have severed their relations with
Johns desire development of sports to the disadvantage
of other departments
Dr. Carey is military practically his whole life has
been spent in the army Naturally he has absorbed the pnc
pies of pracced in military life The outstanding
feature training taught him how to command and to obey
superiors to command, subordinates, to obey
When he took of the college, those who were not
informed expected him to emphasize the military side OF the
college, and possibly develop into institution second only to
West Point in soderly efficiency.
Many of the alumni graed that instead of making St.
Johns such institution he proceeded to discount the military
and to declare intended enlarge and perfect
cultural courses making institution prominent the best in
the State from the standpoint of arts and sciences
Again. Dr. Carey noted athlete of the very best
football men ever out at West Point It thought
therefore, would be bound in the athletic success OF the
college land do everything could regain of the prestige
along that which Johns later to have lost
But once he appeared headed in the right direction
He himself the task of making participation in athletics
dependent upon status Soon became evident that little
irregularities had crep into the management of college sports
and the conduct that department not clean from
amateur consideration might be- Students whose attend
ance college evidently athletes and nothing else
began drop back their studies and to suffer the penalty OF
dsbarment from field sports St. Johns could not win
that way and their football season failure
The base ball is again has the presidential
hammer fallen and the prospects for success have gone gm
meang Evidently Dr. Carey does not intend that athletics shall
dominate the school,
However we are wondering whether Dr. Garey's methods
in Sitla
whether they the training he has received which requires
implicit obedience and questions asked whether not his ideas
carry FAST whether not best to smack
of the revolutionary in the slightest degree.
Dr. Gary opinion right when he enhances the cu
tura side of St. Johns right when he determines clean
up athletics right when he makes Class status predom
consideration But tact qualification in
walk of life Tact does not count for much in military circles
esewerethe word goes forth and must be obeyed
every obeys tho the soldier taught the civilian
his independence and is in position to assert better than
soldier u.s. wonder if that not the trouble with Carey
and his faculty.
We doubt not that evils exist in the department of athletics
college, wholesale uprootng Of the will also de-
stroy wheat and possibly it would be better to de-
sroy the tree limb by limb than to fell at stroke from the
trunk
years clean call forth commentator from
publications. If of late she has in the minds of de-
Perforated still there those who have the nter of the old
school much at heart that defend methods and If
Gary should agree his province and his duty to make
change perhaps little less expeditions procedure would
suit in little less chafng of his colleagues.
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
Tea oil scandal has of made presidential
timber slippery these days. The influence of that deal wide
spread and far reaching dispose of White House possibilities
fast as they prepared.
McAdoo still ring, but clear of the smch the
vesgaton upon him. Coolidge leads in the Republican
but fractional opposition making the going rough for him. I'm
dewood good but has wet procves which against