Show I An Interesting Db Debate te On 00 School Athletics Last Wednesday at of the Lincoln school the English department of fie flie Eighth Grade Indulged In a n debate de de- debate bate the question being Resolved That athletics promote t the e best in interests interests In of a high school t f The affirmative side of ot the quest ques ques- j t was presented by Joseph Gran Oran Granthem them Marlon Marion Fuelling and Eleano I Nelson and the negative by Ruth Banks Danks Maude Ridge and Richard Verran I Doth Both sides were very capably discussed and created much Interest interest interest Inter inter- est and enthusiasm The judges were Bartley Dartley McDonough McDonough McDonough Mc Mc- Donough Wayne Corrigan and Miss M. M Lavin who after careful consideration of all phases of the debate reached a decision in f favor vor of the tho affirmative the affirmative the vote being Two for the affirmative and one for forthe forthe forthe the negative The following Is a gist of the arguments advanced by both sides TIlE THE AFFIRMATIVE TIVE If it were not for athletics boys 1 would quit school They Ther study in order to play in athletics They I make the boys clean clean to his opponents clean in his body and i iclean clean in thoughts They produce I loyalty to the school and those who 1 are loyal in ln this are faithful in their lessons lemons It advertises the school and shows how the school is progressing They raise money for the school I by this and they can have enjoyment enjoyment enjoyment enjoy enjoy- ment from their money and help to I keep a good spirit for the school They also keep them out of debt and when the school is out of debt the students feel as though they c can cn n do things better When debt la owed they have to raise money by means of plays or something so why not athletics We hear a lot of people who contend contend contend con con- tend that a school is only for study but I 1 would like like to to ask my appon- appon ants what school would be like if we did not have a few competitive games gamM You know the old saying all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy Now I contend that since children must play they must have games that are supervised To Todo Todo Todo do this we must have trained athe athe- letes All tAll children cannot take part partIn In those these se they are not built for them therefore why not train those who are and let the others others others oth oth- ers take part in the enthusiasm of the games What kind of of a world would we have If It we had only a world of In Intense intense intense in- in tense students and people who cared cared cared car car- ed for nothing but books The Literary Literary Literary Lit Lit- Digest of February printed an article stating that that the exceptionally exceptionally exceptionally mentally strong are not the most useful citizens They become a sort of book worm who care nothIng nothing nothing noth noth- ing for tor the human problems of the day While athletes are are the red blooded sort who help the civic Interests interests interests in In- along Besides athletics raise money that is often put to very good use And when people at attend attend attend at- at tend this sort of amusement they I feel they get their moneys money's worth Did you ever see or hear of anyone coming from tram a good basket ball game bud and feeling he had been cheated cheat cheat- ed We ve e know some sort of unfairness often creeps into athletics but in the most cases it Is usually kept on a avery avery avery very fair basis Athletics produce the most loyalty loyalty loyalty loy loy- alty amongst the pupils of any form of student activities and I 1 would like to ask my opponents if it be not worth something to send a achild achild achild child into the walks of life who has the spirit of loyalty within them If the nations nation's are going to exist as they are and tolerate wars etc then thon the spirit of loyalty must be kept to the highest pitch in the children who are to be the future citizens of the he country and we contEnd contend contend con con- tend that athletics are ate the greatest factor in uniting the pupils of a school and producing the most loyal loyal loyal loy loy- al spirit amongst the pupils Do you mean to tell me that the pupil who sits at his desk and plods is as fully equipped to fight the battles battles battles bat bat- of life cs IlS the boy who enters a game and has to think quickly and clearly while in the stress of the t o-t J game Therefore I think I have proven that athletics athletic's promotes more Interest Interest interest Inter Inter- est for the following reasons reasons- 1st They 1st-They They pron promote ote a good school spirit I 2nd 2nd They produce loyalty 3rd They 3rd-They They advertise the school They Ther They raise mone money for the school They The They keep keep the school out of debt Boys Boys would 1 quit school only for athletics They They study In order to play In athletics It It is good gOd for the tha body It It makes slakes them clean lean in thought t and aud ima In the da days wh when m ancient Rome Home was was- in her prime her men were getling getting get get- ting ling their education they were sent to school chool to work and not pia play They ey had the ha most skillful teacher for every art In science they took If H these thebe me teen ii and women had had bad some athletic game to take taICe up a n lot lotOf lotof lotof of their time we would not have artists artists ar ar- ar- ar scientists and man many continual on Oll Page Two 4 I. I Interesting Debate on School Athletics Continued From Pace Page One other things today These These people would work for tor hours to get their lessons properly prepared If it they had had basketball football and many other sports flow would they have bave made well of their school You find that men and women studying law do not take lake up athletics athletics athle athle- tics because they gay ay They do not have time for such foolishness Our greatest doctors and dentists have hare to pay all their time and attention attention attention at at- to their studies because any little mistake In any way may cost somebody's life If these doctors and dentists had had hal the ambition to carry carryon on their work In high school and college and maybe while there taken up some somo athletics It would have taken away all Interest but as asIt asIt asIt It was they kept away from them and nl made well of their work All communities have public schools to satisfy the tho citizens desire desire de de- de- de sire for for- knowledge not to teach them to play ball The public schools of the Un led States are one ono of the largest Items of expense to the tho government They spend on tho average of twenty six dollars a achild achild achild child In one year To think of the large sum of money spent on education education education tion do you think It should be spent on athletics no it should not be because because be be- cause calIse 1 I If 1 If If the school has ha a lot of advantages ad vantages s 's for athletics the boy will shirk his lessons 2 Ile He He will take athletics to gut got guta gota at ata a credit Instead of ot taking mathematics mathematics mathematics mathe mathe- matics or some language 3 When 3 When there ther Is some basket bull game the boys on the team will stay Itay out fur for a day daT to rest therefore he lie misses a day of good gool work Athletics has taken such a stand In the schools that a Salt Lake teacher teacher tea team cher said she didn't dare fall full an athlete or she he would lose her Job Joh The students made such a fuss Cuss If anything was wall against their athletics Therefore It makes the athlete think well I dont don't have to work to Ret get through high school I can get through with my athletics You may go alo along lIr the streets and hear bear the he boys boy say Oh school li Is rank this year all Im I'm going to school thool for tor Is s athletics Now if they had not been beon eon In the school there would have been jeen some more Important thing to look ook forward to I A scholar Is II a person of ot letters not to learn to run run jump lump and catch a. a ball a school is la a place to reprove j and nd warn If It athletics U is In the school chool how can the student be warned warn warn- ed d against harmful and aDd dangerous things thing Therefore honorable l. l lades edges I 1 have proven that athletics do not pro promote promote mote mole the best interest of ot the high school by br the following I 1 Our I-Our Our greatest men went to school for work and not for play 2 Communities 2 s have public schools to aid the citizen to satisfy his bis desire delre for knowledge I S The a-The The largest Item of expense to the government in schools it should hould not Dot b be wasted waited on athletics 4 4 4 Teachers era have to give athletes I passing grades whether they doI do do- de deserve serve It or not I 6 Athletics 6 is III all boys bos want to go goI goto to school for tor I Everybody 6 6 pays pas for tor the coa f f but few tew get the benefit of It it 7 A 7 A scholar is II a person of ot le tel ten A school Is II a place of ot reprove and warning Athletics means strength and rigor vigor rig vig Ie- Ie or but It runs rUDe down a persons person health |