Show I I GRIST fk dealt GRIND J t tt t f. f gy y f ROOM ATHLETICS Now that America has turned Into of oZ hero worshipers the fans have havo time to think ol ot nobody but those handsome young sprouts who burst forth In some p spectacle and startle the sp spectators with a flock of daring tl dt Athletics give too oo little a atten- atten ten ten- to those silent suffering long-suffering those eternal seekers after arter hc health hath proper weight and a sylph sylph- li form The he lards those fellows who are areSO SO per cent lard and 50 60 per cent 1 l and bone boneS form a large part of ol of tI over-eating over nation They're b brave bave ve guys the fat men man and they've 0 credit coming It remained 1 Jack James sports writer and songster of the Los Angele Angeles Express press t to be first to give them their song Interesting bit gs Jack pt tf ruiE HE ATHLETE oa deck his manly many brow browAnd browAnd brow brow- And fAnd little hair hair hair- H needs n no Pro to tell him how howAnd howAnd And why and when and where H learns the game his first time out out i J Nor Jor or ever better gets gets gets- Wile Ville lle strength permits he simply r t. t sits And sweats and sweats and sweats IAn sweats sweats and sweats and sweats 1 j. j and sweats sweats and sweats and sweats it r o special skin the sport port requires requItes extreme extreme- Q O costuming i DU t someone to bank up the fires And keep a a. head of ot steam neglected long-neglected embonpoint lI Departs without regret gret U He Ie f fain ln would quit but uit-but but he must sit And sweat and sweat and s sweat eat I It t Al Ad i d Sw Sweat t and sweat and sweat and sweat And nd sweat and sweat and sweat Jt rooting sections section's rousing che cheers rs Encourage to perform I I Instead he writhes before the Jeers lOf Of fiend in ta human form Who o locks the door loor and th then n turns i ij on Ii The he steam In scalding r Jets He JI Ie groans groans submits groans submits and nd meekly d sits sweats and sweats and sad I sweats And nd s sweats ats and sweats and sweats W and sweats sweat sweats sweat and and s sweats e ts and sweats J The Big Ten conference next fall ll will restrict football to two hours This seems to Indicate indicate In- In a silly desire to promote education in some universities An n encouraging move probably most forward looking of ot any cJ it starting from an official school lOdy in Utah is embodied in th the tM resolutions and report of a commIt commIt- t tl tej appointed by the State School ds association at itt t- t tits its annual Convention held Friday and Saturday Satur Satur- lay day at the Hotel Hote Utah to look Into athletic activities in the Utah J schools rhe he committee consisting of Dr H It K Merrill of ot Logan P. P H. H Nee- Nee 1 of f Coalville T. T F. F erf of 1 son State Stat Superintendent C. C N. N J-e J Jensen sen James E. E Moss of Salt Lake end and A. A Tyson of Brigham delved d dp p Into the athletic situation and f nd that smaller schools were ab absolutely ab- ab lacking in physical training end and that those schools which did st of coaches confined their merely to men already In- In t sted in athletics and not to the great mass of ot students who need It fhe move to Include All students Under und un- un d derl der i the athletic departments of ot the Is a. a good o one EVry youngster u s and In fact c every person eson young or old J le need o of 01 yell well directed athletic If It coaches ar are arB made to direct tl their lr r attention t toward the weaklings weakling oi eNl th the tho uninterested t re r then the schools a S chance of ot fostering a a. clean spirit cf and an earnest desire for hen lIl lib While th the report of ot th the committee shows chows an l' l earnest desire for the betterment better better- meet ment m nt of ot Physical education It also shows bows a a. to meddle with competition a a. spirit that attUs al- al tf rs seems to crop up when teachers p ll'S and educational organizations get t together That's bad There's Theres e th i meddling done now If the pedagogues would do more fostering less lees fixing and fooling tooling with sports sport tro would be bo a better bette spirit In athI ath- ath I Uc wing folio Is the report of ot the com com- a S e 1 re omm nd that hereafter ath- ath letle coaches be bo lc 7 a 1 iu 11 1 director tort tor of physical education that th the they be Members of the regular staff anI and that the thea- meet melt the certification re requirements rt re- of the tate tate- board of ot flAn tion Ve r recommend that t the work In ili- ili Yal Physical development n be measured s by tile the results result of progress in theory thOry nm the director In n al be rated largely upon the progress reached hed hed b by all nil students who Mho ho come COI under antler lii his core care V W Ve t recommend that Clue hie organization lion tion send to the the- 8 tl High fish School hool All Ath- J Uc r communication rec- rec that t de the eligibility nil ro rp- 1 to the of participant participant- In fn b reduced to 20 Instead of 22 23 jear as us It H now non exists that this tIli relic reduction tion b he be mode made h by th the beginning of the school oo year 28 1837 that boards of education edu edu- cation ceilon have In lb mind a still ner lo-ner eligibility eligi age at such time timo after 1328 1027 as nUt rN se seem m to ta Justify 0 IVo We recommend that the git giving ghin Ing of awards In all b brunches branches of high school activity be min minimized td and ana stand stand- 1 1 e 1 V recommend that thai a II specified time lime 1 IIi he designated for practice In athletics other extra curricula activities This time time- should be be- Immediately after titter the this cas class work week of the tile lay day an sod and l unless l loran oran foran Imperative Imperative- reason the time should not exceed one and aDl one half hours 1 I We We rf recommend that the dent of schools school II In the local present pre pre- sent to the board beanS of education t at a regularly appointed ot ll meeting of the l baO board boardo r o Q Complete schedule of football and antI lat bat kt games game to be played by bv the high under hh hU his charge with other school prior to the opening of the tilE seaM sea sea- M on n activity In each tf sport and thAt the local board bearl of education formally pass pall r upon lipon n the games flames to be played between II schools h 01 s. s I TAn LApi a II body bod of elective officers officer re- re n to the people popl p of ot our respective l we f feel 1 that the control of or ath- ath ns as 8 vi ell II a as l all other of WiC tete schools should be lie under our dirce- dirce tl n. n AVe We e favor the organization or of a It I him high hool athletic n HOC In tion of members of ot the tate board members of the state ool b hoard ard rd and d additional members to be selected from front th the high school hool principals and teachers o of oU education In the state |