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Show UTOThe Worth of AthleticsDR. JOSEPH MERRILLATHLETICS is the best form of student activity. As an educational factor in the making of real, live men, it has no equal. Among its fruits are the most precious of earthly possessions-¦ health, strength, vigor, skill, alertness, courage, self-control, social efficiency. It develops more of the qualities of the perfect man than any other single mode of expression. The "square deal" is the first principle of any contest. Obedience, self-sacrifice and co-operative effort are elements of 'social efficiency that become "second nature" to genuine athletes.Were the educational value of athletics rightly appreciated, every able bodied student would be a candidate for membership in some athletic squad, and professors would most cordially welcome this condition.iiiiiiiiiDr. Joseph MerrillFinance and the 1911-12 Athletic Year* "**H| T^MIOM the financial viewpoint, although athletics for the year¦H 1911-12 have not been so profitable as in some previous "¦¦¦¦¦ years, they have, nevertheless, been successful. The 1911baseball season turned a profit into the Council treasury due to the large attendance at the Waseda University of Japan-University of Utah game. The 1911 track team, however, was forced to pay out a guarantee without even an opportunity to collect gate receipts. The dual meet with the B. Y. U., the only University track meet scheduled in Salt Lake during the season, had to be called off at the last minute on account of very bad weather.The Athletic Council at the beginning of this school year dreamed of an overflowing treasury from the income from football. But, as Dr. Merrill puts it, "the team proved entirely too good for the schedule." The overwhelming score against the Colorado Aggies killed heavy attendance at the other "lesser" games. 'The immense crowd at the championship struggle with the University of Colorado, however, placed finances in a fairly stable condition.The Council was really disappointed at not having to pay up a deficit on basket ball. With many praises, it accepted a few hundred dollars profit, chiefly due to the packed stands at the B. Y. U. game.The Athletic Council has for some months been busily engaged arranging interesting and money-making schedules for next year.Manager L. F. Paddison144 |
