University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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thletic events today Are the fruit of a Greek ideal Sound mind, sound body is now a cliche, But its truth cannot be disputed. Participants in spectator sports, The agile young giants in M jackets, Undergo the utmost in physical training. As individuals they are idolized; As a team they are analyzed. In victory, they receive noisy adulation. In defeat, they are engulfed by criticism From a motley, narmless mob called Public. Always there is pressure and toil. Yet they seem to reveal in this existence, Bodies lithe and hard, Minds alert, yet relaxed by diversion From schoolwork which awaits, inescapable. Men and women who enjoy exercise per se Crowd the Intramural Building. Relief from scholastic strain is found In bouncing on trampolines, wrestling, Tossing basketballs, splashing in a pool. As mental culture is furthered by study, Bodily culture is developed in athletics, Producing healthy, integrated individuals. d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d

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thirty miles from the ordered bluster of industry. Closer still to the cool, majestic forests And the dusty fields of the farm-cut Middle West, The University stands serene and sovereign. Here moccasin-trod footpath and rutted pioneer roads, Leading from the waters of the inland seas, converged. Now man speeds on smoother roads brain-born marvels Rushing headlong down the superhighways to success. Still he stumbles, needing a guidepost to point the way. Like a helpful goddess, the University in this guide, Pointing out the paths of progress to the perceptive, And pushing the ambitious a little farther on their way. This is the arbored haven of culture and technology; The roads of past, present and future, tangled together; The lamp lighting the way to wisdom; The Goddess of the Inland Seas. J d d d d d d d an 17