New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-30

STUDENTS ABLE TO CORRECT ABUSES.
INrEPFERENcE BY PROFESSORS NOT DRsIaED-
VIEWS OF UNDERGRADUATES.

INTERFERENCE By PROFESSORS NOT DEsi'ED-
VIEWS OF UNDERGRADUATES.
Delegates representing the undergraduates OF
eleven colleges met yesterday afternoon in Hamilton
Hall Columbia College I'm response to an invitation from
the different athletic clubs OF columbia to discuss tho
recent action Of cOmmitt Of college professors IN To-
gard 70 intercollegiate athletic contests The colleges
were represented follows: Harvard, Burr 81 and
Sc ton, 81; Brown, Dixie IS; Princeton. HeIsh' 81
and Ktmbau 81 Lafayette Bird, 80, Porter 3d. ana
Corwin 49, Williams Hewitt 49, College Of the city or
New-York Mayer. "a, Holmes, 'S4. and Smith, 81;
Yale Camp athletic instructors University OF PennSyl-
yauia Bodlne 81 and Sargent, 81; stevens Institute
Hoboken Klethsch 81, Gacly 81 ST. Johns College,
O'Nallcv "a, Enght. 80; Columbia, Wainwright ST.
Woodwork. 81 Law Schoo.. nd CrowelL -. j. Ne
Wainwright OF Columbia. president OF the Mtercoesate
Athletic Association. was elected chairman anu = l."
Gately. OF stevens Institute, was made secretary.
The resolutions adopted by the committee repre-
septlng the college faculties voted upon after more
or less discussion on the first resolution when pro-
viIed that ir rucor in athletics must be apontedby
the college faculties and announced as such In the cata
ogues the vote by colleges was ten against 1t ana one IN
favor of IT, The second resolution requiring that no pro-
fcs,iona athlete or ball-payer should be en-
poyed either for instruction for practice for any IN
ercolegiate contest provoked much discussion but no
vote was taken upon IT, Sexton OF Harvard said mat
there was great difference Of opinion among his fellow"
students on The subject Personally he objection
81
He believed fl having the best instruction obtanabe In
physical culture as well in other branches OF college
work He would consider 1t an insult To himself II any
one told him that he lowered by receiving instrc
ton from professional boxer runner or oaIsinan
Yale representative could objection to profc'-
siona trainers lie believed that each college should be
left to choose its own in the matter Columbia It
was said was opposed to professional instruction IN
nth etic because the proficiency could be attained
with the aid graduates students who should act a
trainers. The expense OF professional training "asa
great objection TO its uye. This question OF expense
would narrow intercollegiate contests down to few
colleges whose students could afford large expenditure
The opinion OF PrnCeton's representative was that
greater proc ncy could be reached by having proes-
sional training and hence Il should be employed.
Lafayette thought that the best training should be OBJ
tanned from whatever source 1t came.
Jasper T. Goodwin, IN Columbia alumnus who has
trained the .ollege boat crews for several years.
sp,se in .df OF the committee which drew mp the
resolution of which he member. Columbia no
said was unalterab opposed TO the employment Ot pro-
fesslonal trainers of any kind and at all times Tor under
graduates The committee did not wish TO force any
particular policy upon the undergraduates inc COM
mt,oe had hoped 10 arouse the students 10 a W ,.
of the subject and glad that the question SaS E
before the undergraduate HheIe into inter
COLLEGIATE contests from the enp Il % he question
He thought that the meeting sh0hlu norts
nn tbe Nth ground of the future good or athiec spols
IN colleges and not on the OASIS OF -, 80 ~, Ia
~ fbefp iudi
No mast I'm fen years boating and general ateuSs IN VIC
li PlS'' id Ii nom their weight. Already these
contests becoming TOO @ ,brr syercises
training in boxing, fencing running and olh't
,nigbt Ie good for the individual but II was DAu .oi IA
tercollcgite contests me sole ooCS 81 man Mn Il
enal trainer 10 have bis crew or cu1 OF nan bine
,vos question OF his bread and butter lie c9ieu ,h,S
or the good the men 50 long a. ne coui i,d not
win and the professional uahcI, t make men
have much of character be was willing w h" Nc men
win. hy fouls. Mr. Goodwin favored uahlhS ~ hn",J
Tho MrH tbiE attention To the subject such men he
Thought would not descend To taxing inc t'3, under
ages which professionals, " the! are oo'HNO"''
ON The ihn resolution that no cCcge athlete y'
should engage IN contests except WIN ,h ,egc,
wotI Nerstl, except the College 81 tue ~! ,i,"x
york The fourth resolution pr1IumS 0 s NH inter,
cu,uitter of college professors 10 stptff 70 On
C,,ta contest. aud approve AL rules Tor sl51 tha
tests was voted against Unanimously l MT i'm inter-
~ ~ r,solnti IN thar no student should take par tsr
oe ian. pn II, 81 for more than foaf years as r
M any CLUB team or crew, SIX coeS's W. ~ SS toi-
.. 1 ny f,y.r.,nlv Harvard, Lafayette the O.A NSt
! ; Ii' Nv ,>,i University OF Pennsylvania aWu 20
| Jobn.' college opposed ire resolution an inter
fi,tc contests must take place upon '. H. vote
grounds or upon those oI some o,n'r ~Can see
- i,uuumoa-y adverse. Columbia repotl'n ,",e,i
wa 49," =, If The next resolution forbade ih''
lcsiac boat 10 be Tor more than tv' lni, and
Vnrd. Princeton, Yale. university oil rvnn, ,rre.scd no
Columbia voted against Il, and tue oteIS ~ LII rc.o-
Cu,,nn The vote was unanimous against IN, 49,, rs,ia
lition that the stdeuts OF colleges IA M I IN see IN
tous were I'm force should not De aloN' III, ,re not
| contests with students OF colleges WheI' 'N'' w."
| In force. 49,. ,...,., q, fo,,tpl.
Rss,jrsd Tint il l. the sense Of ms mStuns ,rogs
recent action of the committee ap1h'o o ntinus 70
college faculties in drl"lns up s'lt IA iTmcIncdicnt
R,soirsd That abuses exist , III ,n6rnts them
| athletics which cannot DecoFle,'eu u! '' '''''
| seives in their various conventions i,,. aoll,ges
p,soirsI That the students of the IatiS0s,
ought 10 have full control Of the details W non 10 ia
,erfcrc only negatively, that 10 TO Pi''sH' "''
| college duties