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Oklahoma's fast men back to the defensive baskot after Oklahoma had
gained possession of the ball. Oklahoma plays a threeelane rush
with oa hurricane finishe At tho half, Oklahoma was leading us 18 to

16, and Schmitty had been wmable physically to drive his body to the

appointed place in time to stop tho Oklahoman rushe During the
intormission betwoen halves I placed my hand on Schnitty's shoulder
and said, "Schnitty, you just can't do it, can you?" Sylvoster
said, "No, sir, Doe, it seems like I can't make it there fast
cnoughe" I said, "Bless you, my boy, you've got nerve cnough to
admit that although you have tricd you just couldn't make the assign=
mente Schnitty, I am going to take you out and I'm going to put

Don Ebling in your placee" Thon I said, "Don Ebling, can you do it?"
and he said, "I think I can". I said, "You think you can = you've
got to do it, We are behind now because Schmitty couldn't do it, and
you have got to do ite" The second half of the game started, and
what do you think I saw and heard? Sylvester Schmidt sat on the
Kansas bench screaming and shouting, "Come on Ebling, come on Ebling$"
Sylvester Schmidt taught me something. He taught me to cheer for the
man who takes my place. I say that in a great game of competitive
athletics leaders are born in emergencies, and Sylvester Schmidt was
not only a great leader but he was a loyal follower in an unusual
situations If boys train, the fundamentals of citizenship burst out
in unexpected moments that exalt this game far beyond the imagination
of people who some times do not know the inside of many tense
situations.

If we can train physical education teachers, as I'm sure we can, who
through their toaching strive to develop mon and womon strong in body,
mind and spirit, who know their subjoct thoroughly ond in addition
are intellectual and spiritual citizens of the main areas of human
knowledge, who thomsclves thrill to the privilege of facing life's
work and conflicts and can develop such on attitude in their students,
then I'm sure the teacher of physical education will have a large and
dignified place in any school system, and perform a service in that
system scocond to none in valuce