THE HESPERIAN
Athletics.
"With the advent of the new year conies a
much needed revolution in University ath
letics. What strength we have lacked in
the past can be chiefly attributed to lack of
organization, and with the new regime we
must surely add to our past victories.
Why not broaden out in this matter of
athletics? There is in the United States
today a growing sentiment in behalf of
strong physical growth, and the colleges,
filled with young men must be the centres of
this development.
Keep in mind, however, the fact that
"physical development"' isn't necessarily
a synonym for "foot-ball.'" If it were there
would be little need for the new board.
Very few are "built" for foot-ball. Most
of us are lacking physically, and often too a
captain says he finds some mentally deficient.
What class of college men ought to be
interested in athletics; the great hLaiy fel
lows or the hollow chested chaps with sallow
faces and arms habitually bent in the shape
of a book rack! And in a half-filled class
room and an angry prof, the fellow who
sJwuld "get it" isn't there.
The simple reason that the average student
neglects physical culture Is about the only
plausible excuse there is for drill, and yet
there are a large number who take neither
drill nor any other out door exercise.
The tenuis season should bring out at
least ten times more enthusiasts than it
does. Cricket, too, Is a good thing help
talk it. We are glad our newsy contem
porary has changed its mind about too.
When we mentioned cricket a few weeks
ago there was something said jon know
about our getting up a game of "marbles"
or licwqet" This 5s exclusively for thofre
who Indulge In neither foot-hall nor drill.
From the January number of Godey's
jMiagazane, which was a 'woman's member,"
we clip the following:
"As a necessary accomplishment of
soman's Imtellecteal progress has come the
need of a more vigorous physique. The
delicate fragill and insipid maiden who filled
the requirements of good form even a few
years ago has been replaced by a vastly
higher type. Instead of the small waist,
the milky hue and lackadaisical manner, we
have the robust, sun-burned, vigorous, in
tellectual girl who is entering every avenue
of activity, self-reliant and well fitted to take
up life's duties and carry forward the devel
opment of the next generation; and 1 am in
clined to believe that it is the physical
progress as much as the intellectual that has
christened her the 'new.'"
law scnoor. locals.
The open session of the Maxwell Club has
been indefinitely postponed.
Some of the boys insinuate that Dean
Gardner's loss of sixteen dollars some time
ago was more likely the result of a "hold
out" than a "hold up."
Judge Fawcett commenced his lectures on
insurance last Thursday morning. The
course consists of five lectures
A. S. Martin has had two cases in the
justice courts of the city.
D. W. Livingstone argued a dog case be
fore Justice Leese one day last week. The
dog is dead.
G. M. Castor returned Tuesday after two
weeks' absence. He was interested in an
important law suit in at Bed Cloud.
W. L. Williams was elected to a place on
the Debating Association delegation. The
only remarkable feature is that it is the only
time he was ever known to be on the win
ning side.
Mr. Spahn, of Orange City, has returned
to complete his Junior work this year. He
was called home last year before the end of
the first semester.
In our report of the last Junior class
election a printer's error caused: it to appear
that Mr. Bailey was elected president in
stead of Mr. Ealey.