College of Wooster - Index Yearbook (Wooster, OH)

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Dreamer Four years ago, if anyone had hinted to some of Wooster's three hundred forty-eight freshmen that they could play golf right on the campus before they graduated, he would have been rnet with a horse laugh. But now, largely because of the vision of one man, such a thing is being done every sunny day, for Wooster boasts a splendid new nine-hole golf course on which rnem- bers of gym classes, the varsity golf team, and any other golfophiles may swing to their hearts' content. The man whom the students have to thank for the dream-come-true is L. C. Boles, known to all as the Gornoof-trans- lated into good English, Grand Old Man of Ohio Football. An excellent golfer him- self, he is going to attempt to pass on his knowledge to aspiring Bobby Jonses by giving them personal instruction. Boles, who for the last twenty-five years has guided the destinies of Wooster's war- riors on the gridiron, this year felt that the time had come to ring down the curtain on a career that will stand for a long time as r one of the greatest in the history of small college football. His final act was to turn over the reins to Johnny Swigart, who has been back-field coach and who is worthy to follow after the Gomoof. To people on the outside, Boles was merely a good coach of the Wooster Scots, to the students and alumni he has been much more than that. Seated on the Wooster bench behind his ever-present chrysanthemum, he symbolized the ideal leader for the youth of today. Known throughout the country for his firm stand for fair play in college athletics, Boles, with his clean speech and clean living, has gained a firm place in football's hall of fame. Dur- ing his twenty-five years at Wooster he amassed an enviable record of wins, at the same time built up splendid relationships with rival schools, and taught a good many green youngsters to play winning football. A man of high honor, integrity, and truth, he is living a Christian life, and anyone who knows L. C. Boles can say, He is a gentleman.