New Britain herald., 1928-11-03

al civilization. such as self-control, self-reliance. perspective. persis- tence. ability to cooperate, courage, fortitude. and honor.
 He Understood Boys
 He understood as few men have. the American boy. His ruling pas. sion was to see him develop into . mans man. He realized long before most of us. and while many were still. carp1ng at them, that in the playSrounds and athletic fields of America lies the surest hope for conserving and perpetuating the vir- fifty of this virile race-increasingly surrounded and menaced by the se- ductve allurements of luxury and softness.
 He saw the athletic field as Q crucible where the youth of the land is tested and tempered under the intense heat of fierce competi- tion and physical conflict. A cruel. ble where the poisonous elements are driven off. and where other ele- ments are changed into the pure gold. and where entirely new values are fused into the boys character provided always that in the cruci- ble there is present in abundant quantity the purifying re-agent of sportsmanship.
 No man has done more for American sport than Walter Camp, but his greatest contribution to sport is to the standards of sports manship. No man has done more to build up the code which, if we pre- serve. will keep our sports clean and wholesome for all time and main- tain these sports as one of the pow erful sources of our nations strength and our national character.
 That is why this monument is here. That is why the schools and colleges of the country rejoice to- day in having shared the privilege of building this memorial.
 "Walter Camp dedicated his life to the Amercan boy. The boys of America today join in dedicatina this monument to his memory. in recognition of his service to them. He put romance. chivalry. and ideal- ism into their sports. Al long al boys shall gather to play their games on lot, on playground or ath- letic field. may that idealism en- dure in all its beauty. its vigor and its virility."
 Known to All Boys
 Mir. Thorne, representing the Yale Committee for the Memorial. said in part:
 What boy in this country, witf red blood in his veins. in the 'S0's and '90's and for many years O. this century. when he was still ac tive in the football affairs of Yale did not know of Walter Camp. fath' CT of American football, as we whs knew him and worked under hin and loved him liked to think O him? A great player himself, it wal an adviser and counsellor that we O the '9o's knew him. and what : wonderful one he was! Keenly in terested in young manhood. and ; great believer in football whe, properly played and coached. as ; haracter-builder. self-control. dis cipline. courage and quick thinking he gave unstintingly of his time ant energy in planning improvement and developments in the game, {, increase its appeal to the school Do. and undergraduate. and eliminat its less desirable features.
 Much as Walter Camp did fo Yale. if his fame and reputation rested upon that alone. we woul' not be here today. dedicating s worthy tribute to hts memory. 10 cated in this most appropriate spo the approach to Yale's fields o 1 sport, which his wise handling 0 our athletic funds in the earlie days in part made possible (of at 1 tainment.) We'll over a thousan sons of Yale have contributed to ward the monument. and this at tn I tune when the Endowment Drlve now of glorious memory. was in tn planning.
 His National Standing l What greater proof of Mi Camps national standing and tn respect and admiration in which hi name was held by our sister insti tutions and high schools in tn country. could be asked for tha the widespread desire on their pal to join with us in 8 memorial whic eventually found expression in tn appointment of a committee. head ed by Mir. F. K. Hall. of Dartm outl a co-worker of Mir. Camps for man years on the Intercollegiate Rule Committee, to share with us raising this monument to his men