Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-07-11

are often burned out by too competition before
they grow up and reach their natural Development
The truth adage "a sound mind in sound body,
questioned In order for the mental and moral
constitutions develop normally the human physical makeup
looked after Physical exercise to keep the
body trim; mental growth is dependent naturally
functioning body
In the spngtme of fe the young thing by very surplus
energy will find its in play 1t will walk jump
cry and other almost countless find outlet
for it's overlooking spirits Its growth teaches to reach
after those natural pasme which will contribute to the expa
sion of it's organic structure.
days The child gets its first realistic
glimpse social life from the viewpoint of the boy girl There
introduced competitive phase of it's existence
mentally physically In the class the goal is
average that will status better than else
will effort excel it's competitor where
mere brain is concerned.
On the school ground various games engage the chds at
teno The Oldest nhabtant recall the days of his ball
games his prisoners base his dog and fox chase his marbes
perhaps quot game he have had his wrestling
tits and and then likely boxing bout really honestto
goodness 1t than probable all school children
matter of what and time have INDUCED in all the sportve
activity within their reach.
Along with the advance the directions
athletic progress There has always been the
petive schooboy SPORTS but has been
years that college students recall system which
Guided ntramura game aone and by the return to this
regime strongly advocated by the student publication of
prominent Maryland colleges The students used to assemble
the choose Sides and fight them
selves 1t only the larger institutions that intercollegiate
schedules arranged.
Iner-schoastc contests comparatively date
and schedules arranged between teams of public school athletes
still the latter apg the colleges along many
lines principally because of the many college graduates taking
positions principals OF high schools.
the years have developed extracurrcuar activities in
the Schools the competitive element has proporonatey
This confined physical contests Schools colleges and
verse competing along intellectual There
collegiate debates oratorca defamation contests
competition and others But these the supposed
have special and adequate training.
always with the athlete the objec
ton which Mr. Edgren makes schooboy competition
him to the statements at the head of this column And his ideas
coincide very closely with who think athletics
phasized and that nerschoastc should be abolished
The situation reveals itself in the public schools follows
About weeks before of the annual meets preparation be-
gins the different contests In that time the pupil supposed
be fit for all the field and track and he
tton with other schools Of his county afterwards of his
state The strenuous broad and high Jumps the track distances
the base ball throws and shot puts-a require preliminary
training which the contestant and of which he
less the for And be impossible
for better training to be Observed because of lack of time and
because certain amount of criticism which certain be d.
reced against the schools if pupils campus
the patrons think they should be at their books.
then Mr. Edgen right in his evident opinion many
schooboy athletes burnt before reaching college,
possibly better system in vogue the only remedy would be
do entirely with nterschoastic
Of organized games and reduce the sports supervised
play.
Mr. Edgren thinks that by allowing
naturally without subectng him to the strain of competition he
will be better shape when he reaches the college
He have struck the right de and it would be we'll for
school authorities to note carefully his statements.