The Green Man: The Complete Series by Harold M. Sherman

Author:Harold M. Sherman [Sherman, Harold M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-10-24T00:00:00+00:00

IF AMERICA has one love to whom it is always true, it is sport. It makes no difference whether that sport is tiddlywinks, ping pong, bridge or post office, America loves sport, In fact, our educational system is based upon it. We give little thought to the curriculum of any school or college to which we are considering sending our children. Our first question is, “What kind of a football team does it have?” If the answer is “Not so hot!” we usually pass up the institution and send our children somewhere else. The offspring must have something to cheer about and how can they get excited over Greek or Latin or Ancient History if they don’t have a football star in their class?

The University of Chicago should have known better. President Hutchins made the mistake of believing that young people went to college to be educated. He and his institution had paid dearly for this mistake on the athletic side of the ledger. But, this afternoon, they were about to redeem themselves. The intellect as well as the brawn was to be handsomely served! A football game and a man from another planet on the same program! Here was an event unequaled in all sporting history and, moreover, what pleased President Hutchins most was the fact that the crowd was coming to see the man rather than the athletic contest!

“Perhaps, some hundreds of years from now, we can assemble a crowd like this to hear a debate on some important subject of national or international interest,” he said, hopefully. “Of course, I shan’t live to see it—but it’s nice to contemplate!”

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