The morning call., 1893-05-01
BERKELEY.
A Vigorous Attack on Semi Profess
sionaI Athletics.

SEMI PROFESSIONAL ATHLETICS. - In
an article on 1.-The organization Of college
athletics" contributed to the Berkeleyan
by Professor Bacon, the student body is
scored for its iaxiy in allowing itself to be
represented by semi profession als-the pro-
fessOr having reference 10 the makeup of
their baseball nine.
Better" says the professor, defeated
gentlemen than victorious blackguards."
OF course the strong language conveys
a general principle. and not a direct in
situation. The article lays down three
canons for university athletics: % There
should be no regular faculty con-
troll of athletics; faculty interference
should be reduced to the minimum. d
The student body control should he real
and effective, and such system of suffrage
in control that will allow the working Of the
student opinion directly. (9 Interest of
alumni should be secured by some close con-
necti0n with the management OF athletics
but by an advisory. not active, board. THIS
gives to the undergraduate the benefit of
past experience.
The SOPHoMORES EXPLAIN.-Although
the freshmen at Berk eley succeeded in
burning their coffin at the Bourbon burial
last Friday night, the s0phOmores feel that
they won decided victory. They claim
that the procession would never have
reached the college campus had it not been
for the interference OF the juniors who as
sisted the freshmen when they had no right
to do so.
The action of the juniors in cutting the
freshmen Loose AS Occasioned considerable
talk at the unlyer ity, and their action is
not only denounced by the seniors and
sophomores, but also by the freshmen
themselves, who declare that they are not
responsible fer this action, and to make
amends as far as possible have agreed 10
return all the handouts that they secured
a. the burial. -
BOURBON AFTERMATH.-Mrs. ROsamOnd
Kerr. WHO was Frustrated by the explosion
of bomb at her feet during the Bourbon
ceremonies, is recovering from the shock
and will be able in few days to be re-
moved from Mrs. Charles Gilman's home,
where she Is now, 10 Her home in Alameda.
Since the celebration IL. Is learned that one
of the Bourbon orators, John Wittenmeyer,
had his leg badly cut by tin foil driven in it
from the explosion of a bomb on the
speakers staud. The pieces OF tin foil
were found quite deeply imb dded in the leg.
a NEW UNIVERSITY Term Three
year men" is a title which lately developed
tendencies IN The university have created.
The minimum amount OF work required for
degree IS fifteen hours week per term,
or total of 100 hours. Some students find
1t possible TO do this amount OF work apd, in
fact, much more, in three years instead of
four, and each class shows an increasing
num0er doing so, Kitchener in 81 Part
ridge in 80. and this year Leon Sulomons,
Arthur Lachman and s. J. Holmes, who
entered with the class of '94, Will take their
degrees with '93
The BLUE PENCIL CoMING.-The sea-
son OF tho examinations, hlch begin this
week, Is taken advantage OF by the faculty
to send cut lis members to examine the high
schools, with view to their accreditiZa-
ton. Consequently, every part of the State
during the next thee weeks will be RANT
fed by the professor and his blue pencil.