University of Iowa - Hawkeye Yearbook (Iowa City, IA)

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3obn Vanflect Crum The glory of young men is their strength. HE strength of young men is not alone that which well developed muscle contributes. A body erect, well poised, pulsating with vigor, alert in every movement, attracts attention and Wig 4. 4 4 wins merited praise. el But these conditions are attainable only when the physical powers are under the trol of a strong will—itself subject to a wart moral purpose. The true athlete must interweave moral and muscular fibre. His manhood becomes glorious when he seeks a place worthy his highest possibilities. Physical strength awakens wonder; intellectual strength excites admiration; stalwart character needs no word of praise, for it wins its way into all hearts. Worthy aspirants take such a character as their model. Such a model was JOHN VANFLEET CRUM. Manliness, esty, honor and conscientiousness were his inspiration in all that he undertook. His training for athletic contests was not, as is too often the case, severe for a time and followed by a period of self-indulgence. His strength was not built up for an occasion, but was the result of constant self-control, energized by self-respect. Self-mastery brought him success. He loved to win in contests, as who does not? To win honestly was his pride; the sharper the contest, the greater his satisfaction. After his most brilliant triumphs he turned to his studies with modesty not one whit abated. The praise bestowed upon him brought no elation of spirit that could be observed by his fellows. He believed in doing his best at all 2,5

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times, and claimed no merit for meeting- the expectation of his friends. What was their due was his pleasure. In nothing was his manliness more conspicuous than in his. bearing under the charge of professionalism preferred by his feated antagonists. Conscious of his integrity he patiently awaited his sure acquittal. He entered the field of amateur athletics under the conviction that success would follow virtuous living. His motto was an. adage of the Apostle Paul, Every one that striveth for the mastery must be temperate in all things. To this he added, And at all times. In a conversation with him soon after his only defeat, he revealed his nobility of character, as well as his adherence to his motto, when he said: I do not regret my defeat so much for itself, which I feel was clue to a condition of body induced by excessive demands. made upon me in unnecessary preliminary contests, as for the fear. that some may think that I carried my convictions regarding sonal habits to an extreme. My opponent did use stimulants. But my faith is still unshaken. The effect of John V. Crum ' s example has been salutary and will be lasting. May his mantle continue, as it has thus far done, to. fall upon worthy shoulders. Amateur athletics in the University will be pure so long as the. memory of their noble exponent endures. Esto perpetna. J. L. PICKARD. 26 L