Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 259, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1917 — ADD MARBLES TO CURRICULUM [ARTICLE]

ADD MARBLES TO CURRICULUM

"Popular Springtime Paatime for Boys to Be Taken on by University of California. “Fen dubs, there;” - “Knuckle down, now Prexy!” “Say, Prof, how many taws win you swap for my moss agate?” These are the spestyxg terms ,n the vernacular which soon may be heard on the campus of the University of California, according to the San Francisco Bulletin. The spectacle of a group of bearded dignified educators squatting down on their...“hunkers,”_ while one of their number commands their attention by the exhibition of his skill, may be a common- one. The new course in applied science to be included In the curriculum embraces the ancient problem of the Irresistible force and the Immovable body. It has to do with the tendency of one spherical objecttolmpart motion by coming in violent contact with another spherical object previously in a state of Inertia, when the first object is given a certain velocity and momentum. ~ This is done by an Intricate method of expulsion, in which the sphere, placed in juxtaposition of the first and second joint of the thumb, is propelled through space by a dexterous fillip of the member, which previously had been held in a condition of suppressed energy by means of interlocking two or more digits. In other words, the game of marbles is to be part of the university course. The ancient and honorable pastime, by which the vernal season of the calendar is heralded by the small boy, has been included in the scheme of, exercise In the gymnasium, according to the announcement of ,F. L. Kleeberger, physical director. _. Not only the undergraduates, but the instructors and professors of the university intend to take a course. Degrees possibly will be awarded the most skillful. It is held that the activity necessary to play marbles will be beneficial to a high measure.