Mr. Anagnos' article, which we publish to-day, has in it many elements of interest to us here, where all forms of athletics enter so largely into our daily life. There is scarcely a necessity for an argument in favor of athletics in a place where such sports are so deeply rooted. The forms, not the facts; the details, not the whole, are the subjects of controversy. Yet Mr. Anagnos has formulated a peculiarly fascinating and eloquent plea in favor of athletics, his arguments being based solely on the good results attained by the development of a sound body. The enjoyment derived from sports is to him wholly secondary. The claim is made, and will be acknowledged by all, that it is impossible for the architectural faculties to attain to their full power without a well-formed and well-developed body from which to derive the vitality and vigor requisite for their manifestations. One of the indispensable conditions of the welfare of a human being is that a just equilibrium shall be maintained between the development of his mental and physical organs. That man's life is wasted who develops one side of his nature at the expense of the other. Thus, in our own life, our athletics are indispensable for the advancement of our intellectual faculties. No man can attain mental supremacy at the expense of his physique.