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o THE It ESP Ell I AN. ATHLETICS. WE DOANE THEM. Crktk, No., Feb. 14, Special to The Hesperian. Through mud and water the bnlllc was fought and won. Donne is entirely shut out while our tenm scores 18 points. The victory wns ours from the stnrt, but Donne never gave Up until time wns called nt the end of the lost hnlf. Very lit tle wrangling wns indulged in nnd ench tenm left the field in the best of humor. A full account ol the gnmc will nppcnr in next issue. slugging or other displny of snvngc chnrnctcristics. A play cr may be disqualified for merely tripping nn opponent. Like nil other gnmes, players sometimes disgrace the pro fession, but criticism should be aimed at that kind of players nnd not nt the gnmc itself. The above writer thinks thcrt should be more intellectual elevation in physical culture. Physical culture, we tnkc it, enn be attained only by physicnl exercise. Any other method would be like learning to swim without going near the water. Tf intellectual development can be combined with physicnl culture, nil well nnd good, but it should be made the secondary, not the primary object in nil nthlctic exercises. Surely foot-ball, of all games, oflcrs n, field not only for physicnl exercise nnd mere "brute force" but also n field for the most acute and systematic mind. Many of our athletes have lately turned their attention to skating. These moonlight nights offer excellent opportun itics for athletes to combine exercise with plcnsurc. It is to be regretted thnt n Inrgcr number of girls do not npprccintc the advantages of the gymnnsitun. The time spent In this kind of practice is time lent with compound interest. What docs it profit a person if he gnins a great in tellect nnd looses n strong body? The girls thnt attend to their physical culture along with their intellectual culture ore the girls that will be heard of after they lenvc their nlmn mater. Wc clip the following from the Progressive Health Jour nal'. "University extension is the latest phase of proposed progress in the line of cducntionnl work. It -will ben good innovation if it means more intellectual elevation and less brutality in the name of physicr.1 culture. It is amazing that the present performances in butting, pulling, and thwacking bear the names of well-known universities and colleges. The service of education has hitherto been invoked to raise men from the habits of barbarism. A correspondent of the New York Tribune says of one of the teams in a recent contest that "it deliberately set out to disable the players of the oilier," and charges their leader with "brutal practices." From the number of almost fatal casualties constantly occur ing wc believe that the whole business leads to brutality. In this line of university extension wc would suggest ns a diversion a bull fight. That the kicking power of the rising generation of American university students "may be satisfied, let there be for experiment six mules in the service. They might try their kicking powers on an educated university team to see the difference between educated and brute force. Let the presidents of the universities and colleges, the judici ary and clergy be present; let it, in every sense, be worthy of university extension. These suggestions arc modestly made in view of the great gravity of the subject." While the above article was no doubt written with a phil anthropic purpose, the writer was evidently laboring under a delusion. Docs he think that brute force can win in a con test with educated force? Would he condemn and abolish the great college game simply because a few teams(which un doubtedly arc the exceptions) use brute force? He thinks because accidents happen to players the whole thing lends to brutality. Docs he not know that among reputable teams the "brute force''' has been cntiiclv eliminated? During all the practice and match games of the three great colleges, Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, where foot-ball is played with a vengeance, if anywhere, scarcely a serious accident happened in the past season, Good foot ball play ers have learned long ago that the successful player needs to be quck rather than strong, swift rather than fierce. Hence rules have have been adopted which strictly prohibit all ALUMNI AND FORMER STUDENTS. Wc desire to say to the alumni and former students, that it is our aim to make this department of special interest to you. In order to do that, it will be necessary to have your hearty cooperation. We will be very glad to receive letters from you or any information in regard to any of your old classmates. It is not necessary for you to write a letter on some abstract subject, doubtless a short letter concerning the work you arc engaged in would be appreciated more by the readers ol those columns. A good plan is for you to write the same things about yourself that you would like to hear concerning others. Anything you may be able to do to make this department fulfil its object will be highly appreciated by the editor, who is often in great straits for copy. '89. EniTOk Ai.umni Department: Your note re questing a short communication recalled very vividly to my mind the constant struggle of college journalists for "copy." Time is almost ns precious to me this week as dollars, yet memory of past experiences while connected with The Hes perian, causes me to forget present duties and write this hasty letter. I hope your purpose will be served by it and a few, at least, may be interested by its contents. Theological institutions arc peculiar. Garrett Biblical institute, where I am in attendance, is no exception to the rule. There is a great difference between a state educa tional institution and a denominational theological school. The classical students arc different. The nature and manner of instruction differ widely. Initiation into a theological school is an experience rarely paralleled. At least that is my opinion. Gairett Biblical institute, according to its reputation, is one of the best that Methodism affords. It is located upon the same campus with Northwestern university but it is under a distinct corporate management. The two institutions, how ever, co-operate heartily. The institute urges students who lack a college training to prepare themselves at Northwest- cm. in turn iNortliwcstcrn urges such ol its students who enter the ministry to get their theological training at the institute. The campus lies along Lake Michigan. None of the buildings occupied by the students arc more than a stone's throw from the lake. The greater number of the students room in Heck hall. Their style of housekeeping, while suited to their needs, would be a source of never-failing interest to the co-eds. Between 175 and 200 students now attend the institute. Northwestern, with a four years pre paratory course, together with the colleges of law, medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, which are located in Chicago, boasts of over 1800 students. Evanston has a wide reputation at; a' seat of learning. Northwestern, in a great measure a s l"
