Show A proper discrimination of place of athletics inthe in the college order by PRESIDENT EMERITUS C F TIMING western reserve university in tho the undergraduate and graduate mind the year has helped toward a proper discrimination of the place of athletics in the college colleg order in tt the a past the double aim of the higher education as aa a sound round mind in it a sound bod body y has received an emphasis too strong upon tho the part of ille the sound body in the yet earlier period perhaps tho the sound mind was over valued in relation to the worth of the bodily condition administrative officers and ana college faculties are becoming convinced that athletics may bo be not an asset but a menace their dominance not only hurts hurte the influence of the scholarly spirit but that dominance also gives to that part of tho the public which is unthinking a false impression of the work and the worth of tho the college that dominance too makes tho tha thoughtful thought fal grieve A better proportion of physical and intellectual values is coming to prevail the stadium is really getting a larger place by the side of the chapel cli apel the extravagant compensation given in the past to football coaches is becoming less extravagant the whole athletic system is assuming its proper relation in the academic order |