Plentywood herald., 1930-06-19
published by special arrangement with The
Chicago Tribune Syndicate)
IN TWO PARTS-PART TWO

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THREE days later Marcia sat at the
end of the beautifully appointed
Ainslee table. Near the other end
was her husband on the left of Mrs
Ainslee and Immediately opposite the
guest of honor, Hawley. Marcia had
swiftly appraised Hawley, business
man, sheer and simple, interested IN
his alma mater, as so many OF the
alumni were, not because 1t was an
institution framed to bring ont the
best in a student, but because 1t had
been the cradle of his young man
hood 1t meant to him carefree days,
the memory of larks, and careless
sentimental episodes. He liked TO come
back and be looked up to by the cur
rent youth as a man who had sue
ceeded
He was apparently interested in
Gordon, and also interested in Aida
Conklin, who sat at his right. Conklin,
Marcia reflected. would have his
innings after dinner Gordon wore a
second hand suit he had got for
eighteen dollars; not SO bad. Lois
Parcher was staying with the children.
Marcia felt as if she had not care
in the world.
Her pleasure lasted until the salad
course. and then it changed to anXl-
ETY.. For Gordon was of with HaWley
on a subject he rarely discussed but
which he felt keenly--the disadvan-
tages to a university of intercollegiate
athletics. This unpopular point Of
view his students forgave him because
they liked him SO tremendously. Mar
cia shared his belief, but not fanatical-
ly Her heart misgave her as she saw
HawleyS expression.
Athletics are certainly overdone in
our universities. she heard her hus-
band saying. The students who need
them don't get them, they sit on the
side lines and cheer at the football
games. The athletic specialists are
overtrained, have false ideas Of what
the values are in university education
and are pretty well let down when
they go out into the world And this
evil is emphasized by intercollegiate
athletics"
There was more of it, which HaWley
combatted. OF course he would, Mar
cia thought He was like any success
full business man who was college
graduate, proud of the publicity good
football team brought his own uni
versity, perfectly aware that many
students were attracted to a university
because of its prominence in inter-
collegiate athletics. He would have
the same point of view as the students
themselves or as the average trustee.
Oh, if only Walter would only wake
up, realize. She saw malicious CLEAN
in Aida Conklin's eyes.
Hawley was man of the world. He
the conversation as If they
had been discussing a subject on which
he had no particular convictions, and
thereafter he devoted himself to Aida
Conklin AS the women moved into
the living room, Marcia saw Hawley
changing his seat to one beside Conk-
lin. When the men left the dining
room, Hawley joined her and she did
her best to interest him, but she felt
as if the evening had been blighted.
On the way home she began some
bright talk, but Gordon interrupted
her.
I'm afraid I shouldn't have said
what I did to Hawley, but the matter
was on my nerves today RaWden's
mother came to see me-you remember,
he is the best runner we have. His
heart is overstrained, and he has to
leave the university sacrificed on the
altar of athletics. And Byers has to
go to Saranac to fight off tuberculosis
just because he hasn't had enough ex-
ercise and fresh air. All the same, l
shouldn't have been SO tactless with
HaWley"
well" said Marcia carefully, "of
course he'd not share your point of
view. But that has nothing to do with
his choice of man to edit his text
books"
Hasn't it, though" said Gordon,
He'll think that one in
structor could do it about as we'll as
another, and suppose he is right
Conklin is just as adequate as I am"