6 TOES ORACI the very best accounts of school affairs, unless each student sees that anything of note which may not be known to the reporters is called to their attention. The gist of the whole matter lies in the two words, ac ive support. We emphasize these words now, because we wish to avoid the great difficulty frequently encountered by nearly every school paper—lack of material. We hope that we shall never find it necessary to speak in any subsequent issue of the ‘‘inac- tivity of the students.”” We donot think it will be necessary. ‘ Fore- warned is forearmed.”’ ATHLETICS. Among the various phases of our school life as seen in THE ORACLE, we should not forget that of ath- letics, playing, as it does, so im- portant a part in that life. Of course, school is intended pri- marily for the development of the mind, but in these days we are coming to realize more and more that the growth of the body should keep pace with that of the mind. And for such a purpose our Ath- letic Association exists. True it is, that in athletics only afew students can represent the school on the regular team. But, nevertheless, the first team excites younger or less skillful players to take up the game more seriously and to play it harder and more intelligently. In the past onr teams have cer- tainly brought honor to the name of the Plainfield High School. Last year our basket-ball team carried everything before it, losing but one game, and that one of a series of three. During the same school year an entirely green base-ball team completed a highly successful season, winning nine out of four- teen games. Even defeat has taught some lessons by which wemay well profit in the future. In all branches of athletics our prospects are extremely brigh t this year. In basket-ball three mem- bers of last year’s fine team are back at school, while a goodly- sized squad, containing several promising candidates, practices regularlyin the Hope Y.M.A. gym- nasium. The hockey management hopes to obtain an enclosed pond near the city for practice. Should its hopes be realized there is every reason to expect that Plainfield High School will be represented this year by a fast and capable team. To form the nucleus of an- other strong base-ball team, six of last year’s players remain, while there is an abundance of good ma- terial to fill the remaining places. Thus, as far as a careful observer san predict, our athletic year. bids fair to be most successful; and, doubtless, these pages will be illu- minated by the records of many important victories won by our teams. Judging the future by the past, the issue rests not with the candidates alone, nor with the teams, but also with the entire student body. On their self-sacri-
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