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Show COLLEGIATE LEADERS SERIOUS O o O O O O O O O o DELEGATES GIVE THEIR VIEWS : t- By WAITER CAMP, , Special Correspondent of The stand- ra-Ezainincr, 1 (Copyright. l'J2':. by The Standard-Examiner. ) sxji.w YORK, Do SO 1 n of r 11 great Impressions, perhaps the greatest impression, which the writer received at the recent convention In I this city of the National Collegiate Ithletlo association was tho serious 'demeanor of all the delegates. They .were a- men who believe they were custodians of a sacred trust. The Idea that they were representatives merely of a system of play or diversion did not enter Into their minds, apparently. They accepted their guardianship of intercollegiate sport as a duty Involving Involv-ing serious responsibilities. At least Ithls was the Impression the writer taught . And he feels certain that h Is now Ketting down a correct interpretation inter-pretation of the prevailing spirit of this meeting I No close student of tho trends of youth and the various manifestations of our nutlonnl growth lias any idea ether than that our modern Intercollegiate Intercol-legiate sport system has attained significance sig-nificance beyond the realm of athletics. It Is not only playing a valuable part In our social system, but Is accepted as going hand In hand with our pro-icisscs pro-icisscs of general education. HEAVY SUBJECTS. The character of tho men who par-, ticlpated In tho recent convention 1 should give assurance to all who have 'teen wondering whether Intercolle giate athletics are being carried too far. Each of tho nine districts was represented by a professor of standing, stand-ing, while technical subjocts were handled bv roaches and physical directors di-rectors of stature such as St. John of ohio State; Heylan of Columbia Brred Luehrlng of Minnesota. Keycroft of Princeton and other men whose names are synonymous with clean and selen-1 selen-1 porl and Idealistic tendencies'. No one could have attended the sessions of this recent convention and not carried car-ried away an Increased respect fr amateur sport and the part it is playing play-ing m the upbuilding of tho nation. tn this connection it is Interesting to not. that John Helatnan hua passed from the ranks of men who are Interested Inter-ested men , in teaching In one epoit. to tax the larger field of athletic directorship di-rectorship Helsman is one of ths unlgii" Ugurc.-J in Intercollegiate sport. 1 man of engaging pi rsonality and a fine Influence. His duty will in the future reralo to athletic organization .md the co-operation of faculty and athletes In the conduct of sport. No decision as to Helsman's successor as head coach at Pennsylvania has ie-n made. MAKES CAREER. Helsman is one of those men who stepped from Uu playing ranks Into eoachtng with the definite Intention of making a career lu sport. Another iort Of man. who has a place equally u definite and Squally "s valuable as tbe coach or athletic director Is the man who, having graduated from colli col-li i-.- and entered upon a business ca-ceer ca-ceer yet retains his practical Interest In the sports of his youth? Laal week .is 1 was entering the university uni-versity club 1 ran squarely Into jua' . T such a man General Charles H, Shcr-rlll. Shcr-rlll. American member of tho International Interna-tional Olympic committee. Just back from an European tour. Never did a man look better or moro typical- of the story of American athletes. It seems unkind to speak of the many years that have passed since 1 saw ' harlle Bherrlll a thin, almost frall-Icoking frall-Icoking slip of a boy. who, as an undergraduate un-dergraduate at Yale was consistently winning tho sprints for his team. Anil now, trim of figure, and full of the same fire and dash, he is carrying on for the welfare of American youth in the further great strides it is making In sports. No one could get a better picture than lie gives of what American athletics ath-letics are now doing for the youth of European nations, for the Influence of our participation and tho quality of men that we havo turned out arc spreading a broad wavo of competl-llvo competl-llvo athletics throughout the continent. conti-nent. No one has done more for International In-ternational sport than Charlie Sher-rill, Sher-rill, for it was through his acquaintance acquaint-ance and friendship with Jackson that the Yale-Ha rva rd -Oxf o rd -Cambridge meets were inaugurated, the first step towarda this International rivalry. |