College athletics . skill in felling trees, avery strenuous form of exercise. Indeed, our cricket clubs, golfclubs, polo clubs, yachting clubs, athletic associations, etc., arefilled with thousands of men and women bent on keeping theirbodies up to a high normal standard. Our statesmen, lawyers,bankers, brokers, teachers and people in all walks of life areawakening to the fact that training of the body pays because ofthe increased mental and physical energy, and the happiness thatalmost invariably goes with good health. Training not only has an intiuence on the body and the mindas part of that
College athletics . skill in felling trees, avery strenuous form of exercise. Indeed, our cricket clubs, golfclubs, polo clubs, yachting clubs, athletic associations, etc., arefilled with thousands of men and women bent on keeping theirbodies up to a high normal standard. Our statesmen, lawyers,bankers, brokers, teachers and people in all walks of life areawakening to the fact that training of the body pays because ofthe increased mental and physical energy, and the happiness thatalmost invariably goes with good health. Training not only has an intiuence on the body and the mindas part of that l)ody, but it has an influence on the soul. Only afew years ago. the ecclesiastical bodies of the country wereagainst athletics as a demoralizing influence. But a right-about-face has taken place and we find gymnasiums and athletic asso-ciations in connection with thousands of our churches, whilethe of the country and the settlements have madeathletics the basis of their hold on their members. This indi-. C. DVORAK. Chicago A. A. Winner of Pole Vault. Olympic Championships. Spalding*s Athletic Library. 17 catcs not only that athletics arc now ])eing followed morerationally, but that their effects as tending towards good moralsare thoroughly recognized. The most prominent ecclesiastic inthe world, the Pope of Rome, has set his seal of approval onathletics. Under his auspices, the Vatican Gardens and theBelvedere Court were used in October, 1905, for a monster setof athletic sports, for which the Pope himself presented manymedals, which he attended iii person and at which he presentedthe prizes. On this subject he says: Young people shouldlove sport. It does good both to their souls and to their makes us also feel young to see them run, jump and enjoythemselves. Everything pertaining to training tends to theelimination of dissipation in all its forms and gradually buildsup the moral nature. But training has its It must not be overdone. Toomuch compe
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