Today we are tremendously interested in the athletic life
of our young people. Today athletics is an integral part of school
and college life. Athletic administrations are much criticized for
over emphasis, commercialism and deception in some high places. On
the other hand athletics is the halter that enables you to capture and
lead this young American mustang of athletic endeavor to a greater
usefulness during plastic years of growing and going places.

Thirty years and more ago athletics were not an Keeeneut
part of school and college life. They were not even a step-child.
School admimistrators would not recognize athletics as a part of
school life. The pool hall proprietor and the sporting gentry of the
town were the sponsors of the high school and college athletic teans.
Well do I remember our high school athletic endeavors. The saloon
keeper of the town was the manager and the bartender in this same
saloon was our coach. The so-called respectable merchants and pro-
fessional men of the town had no time to spend upon such aimless

activity.