Northwestern University - Syllabus Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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ATHLETICS

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si CAMPUS VIEWS

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orthWestern,Year' Book 0. i a Prof. Gillesby During the spring of IQO6, the Trustees completed arrangements with Prof. Gillesby, whereby he was to act as head of the newly-created department of physical culture, for a period of three years. Before he accepted their offer, he spoke the key-note of the situation: You need not expect that I can bring out teams of championship class in less than three years, they must be developed, largely, from the men already at Northwestern. His method has always been to develop what he finds at hand, rather than to attract stars to him. At New Orleans, where he built up a championship Y. M. C. A. baseball team, at Ravens- wood Y. M. C. A., where he developed a Western A. A. U. championship basket ball teamg and at Evanston Y. M. C. A., where he developed a Western A. A. U. basket ball team and a N. A. U. championship track team, Prof. Gillesby has proved himself to be a genius, as great in his particular Helds of athletics as are the Wizard ofthe Midway and the father of the ' 'Hurry-up ' ' championship teams at Michigan in theirs. For the smile that won't come olf' ' he has Yost beat at his own game. History always repeats itself-when Prof. Gillesby happens to be the one who is making the history-so here,s to three years from last spring! VV PoL1o U55 16