Word: maters
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...considered a sport, and it was played for fun in a slapdash unprofessional manner by young men who enjoyed the exercise. This race of dilettantes is now extinct, and has given place to a more conscientious generation which realizes the true function of football in any well-conducted alma mater. For alma mater flourishes by victory on the gridiron, and droops after defeat. No alma mater can withstand prolonged unsuccess at football. The reverberations of humiliation in the Stadium or the Bowl are far-reaching. Attendance in classes on Egyptology, Cryptology and the Italian drama drops off. Scholarship standards quiver...
...graduate is one who is proud of his alma mater. An alumnus is one who is ashamed of her when she begins to lose football games. An alumnus writes more checks than a graduate, and is in every way the sterner...
...alma mater can withstand prolonged unsuccess at football...
Considering the criticism of commercialization of college sport Dr. Kennedy points out in his book that large gate receipts in themselves do not constitute commercialization. He regards them as an evidence of the graduate's interest in and loyalty to his alma mater, and considers the funds justified if they are used by the college with scrupulous care for the development of all sports the college deems of value...
...their faculties, by insisting that new appointments, and promotions as well shall depend primarily upon ability to impart knowledge and interest to young people. This and not stiffer entrance requirements, is the way to increase the number of graduates who will throughout their lives do credit to their Alma Mater...