Show EDITORIAL COMMENT I ITHE THE THE POWER OF THE ROOTER k The professional coaches coach s who prepare prepare college and school fellows fellows fel- fel lows for athletic contests say t that at the success of their teams Depends a lot on the kind of sup dUP rt they get from the student Body Ody If the players get into a aRight Right tight place and find their supporters supporters sup- sup B porters on the bleachers dull and Indifferent their courage and anda a Determination determination EO go right down l But t if they hear their school school- Ie fe lows yelling veiling with all their lung lung r. r to put the spirit power it seems seem of of fight right into them They Wei feel that they must and shall win ti h y can not let lef the the che cherished Banner anner of f their beloved school chool I f trail in the d dust st st. So they take a tremendous brace and pull over victory out of defeat So well is thin this understood that hat cheering in these college contests contest is as well organized as any par part of of the play The cheer leaders I often n work harder than the players players play ers to keep the tired boys yelling and after it t is all over their voices have all completely disappeared These are facts of psychology worth attention from the community community community com com- as a whole There is is a a truth there that applies to life in such a place as Ephraim An athletic team would ou b bd beaten in iu five minutes if their f followers up on the he bleachers began began began be be- gan gan to hiss them Yet in many towns the knockers to one side and criticise whenever any kind of a community movement is started Then they ki kick k because because because be be- cause the home town do does s not go ahead faster If the people here in Ephraim gi give their hearty support support whenever whenever when when- ever any group of people try toto to todo todo do to anything for the home town if they applaud heartily and encourage encourage en en- coura courage e the steps taken in every possible yay way it has the same ef feet as is produced by cheering N. N on on ili an athletic tic team You can n kill killa I a town by knocking and you can i push it far ahead by y rooting I |