| Show GOVERNOR CUTLER E TON Gov 00 Cutler Culler has heartily endorsed the action of Principal Raton ot of Iho hiGh I school In taking a stand against per permuting muting students who lire are Mt hot top with I their studies to take tak part In the tho nth ath athlone lone letlo sports ot of the school chool The follow tollow lag Ing has hns Ila BM between tho governor and Eaton con COli that matter oct 6 ilea lleo A Eaton PrInCIpal of u the thc High School Salt Jail Lalu City bay M Dear bee by the tho morn log paper that what the list of oC toot ball players for Cor the thu present school year was presented to you ou for your approval you look oft off the names of those who delinquent In their scholastic work with the statement that until unlit their hark back work was wn made up Ul th they y would not be permitted to play on th the Gam It If you ou are quoted correctly you ou are to be most earnestly corn com mended for the stand you are taking For to loo long II a time the ImpressIon has hall been allowed to 10 that ability is 18 given 1 a higher r value In our educational Institutions sCholar scholarship ship and lint the authorities of the I schools Me are willing to wink at failure In studies It if the Iho to l able to do clo good work on the tho athletic teams Out ot of this notion nollon no spatter how haw vouch much or how hOl little supported hy by the tho facts have hn 1 grown minty o of the a buses abuses of school athletics I nm am greatly pleased that the idea Is h being developed that thorough preparation In scholastic work shall he made madea u a for tor recognition In school athletics I wish to congratulate you Ion shat s n ou h nr tn o forward this on m un worthy movement pad It III this expresIon I stun Ion ot of I am suro O I Ishall Ishall shall he upheld by the patrons and lid supporters of our educational Institutions You lire arc nt at liberty to muke I any use of this letter you wish With kindest personal regards I ro re remain main yours very eT truly Signed JOIN JOHN C CUTI V I Governor PRINCIPAl REPLY oct 11 1906 1306 00 Cov John t Cutler Executive Sir Your kind letter lette r of oC the referring to tho statement made by the morning papers of that day dllY regArding my action on football matters was WUI much elated I thank you ou for fm your our words of approbation amid encouragement There Thero are unfortunately unfortunate too many schools In ht our Clur country countr where the tho spirit has Ima run wild with the result that the true aim and purpose ot of the tho school the of educated citizens and the developing or of nobler character are aro things entirely lot lit sight ot of or at best given but secondary consideration The natural desire of at boys bas this In athletic contests Is to win and this is some sometimes times meant mead to win nt at an any co cost t This tendency It would lin have vo the effect or of demoralizing the schools bt ae use interests Interest but tho uso or of athletics Is as vitalizing liS IS inn abuse is 19 d devitalizing The on only wrong Impression whIch was seas made malle by the papers lit at that tine was that my o of yen year I was something unexpected and unprecedented dented dentell Is III not the tho cue case The athletes thIs year ear governed hy by the thu same Ilme odes R liS as tho those o of last year and the year before Thorn Thore was not a boyon boy boyon on nay of the tho athletic tennis In fact there was not a boy In school who did not know bath last hilt ear eor and this year ear that the only condition upon which he could auld represent the high school In ht an athletic contest was to have Il a clean clenn school chool record of 16 15 hours work with no previous hanging over hIm The little excitement which the Pl pa papers pers tried to stir up about the thc matter was IK therefore unwarranted shore my action was In accordance with our res reg molar lilaI custom although I realized that no real harm was done by theIr rI Once more mol I beg beR to assure you of my ot of your our generous Very tidy yours Signed GEO A EATON fATON |
