Show It 1 t is i's beyond question that athletics are a necessity in school life it is also beyond question that class work under present conditions does not give the student training in the art of declama declama- tion With both athletics and declamation declamation declamation declama declama- tion competition is associated as almost essential The athlete may train himself himself himself him him- self in high jumping for instance purely for the sake of gaining a strong nimble body but in ninety-nine ninety cases out of one hundred he will train more carefully if he knows that at some time he will be put to a test No orator ever spoke s so well as when asserting his against opposition In fact some resistance is is s necessary to bring out the best efforts of a man in nearly every line of work But to overcome resistance we need strength th or else lse resistance is apt to overcome us lS Strength is gained only in practice and so practice is what we wish |