John Burroughs Middle School - Burr Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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A T H L E T I C S By BILL MCMAHON Among the Greeks, who led the world in physical training, as they did in sculpture, archi- tecture, and literature, the athlete was one who contended in games for a prize. Plato, Aristotle, and other ancient writers considered athletics a necessary part of an education. The Greek gymnasium was taught by four instructors. Physicians were in attendance to adapt the physical exercises to the endurance of the pupil. There were exercises in running, tumbling, dancing, leaping, climbing ropes. springing from the knees, jumping on slippery ob jects, wrestling, and throwing the discus. Row- ing, swimming, riding, and driving were forms of outdoor exercises. During the middle ages young squires were given a training in running, jumping, throwing weights, wrestling, hurling the lance. and the use of the sword. Of modern nations, Germany has been the most systematic in physical training. Turners' societies were general, not only in Germany, but in all parts of the world where the Germans have colonized. The British games lack the system and the formality to be found among the Ger- mans as well as other countries. Wrestliiig has now come into its own, and every country in the world has some form of wrestling such as the Japanese jiu-jitsu, the back hold system, and in some parts of England the catch-as-catch-can style is used. Of late the United States universities, colleges. high schools. and academies have established gymnasia for physical training. In any country in the world there is one quali- fication for a good athlete-Play the game fairly and squarely, but if it is lost be a good loser. OLYMPIC GAMES By BEN SHEPPARD The Olympic Games! Wliat nation, what people even among those most appressed has not heard of the Olympic Games? Their fame has spread the world over since the first game of the modern Olympiad at Athens in 1896. From that time on the frail weak child Olympianism has been struggling to new heights, to greater glory, and has ultimately reached success. Hailed as the greatest event in modern Japanese history the Nipponese are already feverishly preparing for the Olympic Games of l940 which are to be held in Tokio. Already the world is expecting the greatest Olympic Games ever held, already the city of Tokio is beginning to enlarge its Metii Shrine Stadium. Already the officials are planning a bigger and better Olympic Village. The people of Japan are ready to welcome the world in l94O. Q5-...Y :L-.rf 3 5 ua-5 .S y S S o if f rgi. . ' 5' U,LlxEQit'5' ' x A-Tf is ,E .6 1 ' it ll A li 3 ' l 2' It ifr., A -.Lg i f ,qup f W ' tj. i ..

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WILIJIAM MAY GARLAND It is through his interests and cooperation as a member of the International Olympic Committee for Japan that we were able to ob- tain this eloquent foreword from Count Soyes- hima. F O R E W O R D By COUNT MICHIMASA SOYESHIMA .7lJL'IllIJC1' of ill-c International Olympic Committee for Jnipazz I consider it a great honor to have been asked to write a few lines as Foreword. N early half -a-century ago, when I was at the University of Cambridge, the then Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Searle, delivered an address on The Comity of Nations. If I remember rightly, he told us that the word comity,' is derived from the Latin word comitas, which, he told us, means Haffability, courtesy, friendliness, hu- manity, meekness, politenessf' What a delightful string of virtues l exclaimed the eminent divine of that great seat of learning. Then he expounded his doctrine vincecl, will ultimately accomplish what of international friendship and went so far as to regret the existence of the word foreigner. What the learned Vice- Chancellor exclaimed then is still ring- ing in my ears and has always helped me in my relations with men of other coun- tries. The forty-seven nations forming the International Olympic Committee have selected Tokio for staging the XIIth Olympiad in 1940-the year which cor- responds tothe 2600th anniversary of the founding of the Japanese Empire. In my opinion nothing contributes so much to international friendship as the Interna- tional Olympic Games, which, I feel con- statesmanship has so far unfortunately failed to do. The 1940 Olympic Games will, I am sure, help to bind together in closer bonds of amity East and West, thus contributing to the welfare of man- kind. I trust and hope that America, which has been so friendly and helpful to Japan during the last 80 years, will assist her to make the XIIth Olympiad a great suc- cess, as great a success as the Xth Olympic Games held in this wonderful city of Los Angeles.