The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-20
GRANGE OF FEELING AT YALE.

* Second Ballot Sussains Athletic Cap
taina ON Undergrsduats Rule.
:The fight at Yale over the undergradu-
ase rule in athletics has been Quoted tenn
rs,rarily. at least, by action that Is prac-
tsrally . compromise between the parties
ls,iding TO the two sides of the question.
Fer the present. however, the graduates
lave the worst Of it. as the Yale students
lave voted to sustain the action
CT the athletic captains, thus over
Turning their decision an previous ballot.
On February /, At mass meeting by q
vote OF 502 to 40, the students decided not
e, approve the action of the captains and
presidents of the athletic associations in
Sheir agreement 10 restrict membership
$, undergraduates. The captains had
.alked Of resigning in case their
course was not approved, but wisely
concluded not to do So and instead set to
cork by a personal canvass to secure a
shange in the popular opinion. As a re-
! llt OF their labors they secured another
allot OF the university students. which
Sesulted in favor OF sustaining the cap
Hains. The questions voted on we're:
: Frst-shail the acts and agreement OF the
.sthetic captains and managers he ratified and
.Mand until January I. 1894?
s: second-shall q committee, omposed OF the
captains and managers of the four athletic
organizations, ex osficio. and four members OF
the graduate departments to be elected by the
several departments upon nomination 20 the
chairman Of the Yale Nsics. two from the Law
school and each from the Medical aud
: Theological schools, be empowered TO draft con-
,stitu,ions for the four athletic organizations
:and propose tho same TO the university for rati-
ncation before January l. 1894?
lei
dents turned out well. the total vote polled
, being l.lsl. The first question was car
ricd by a vote Of 6S4 TO 49, the second by
esi 20 30. The vote in the law school,
where the chief opposition to the under
graduate rule has been. was on the first
question: For, Is; against. lH. In the
other graduate departments, IL for and il5
against; III the undergraduate depart
meuis, 6i3 for and PSI against, The vote
IN the graduate departments on the second
question was lai for. $50 against: in the
undergraduate departments 1ol for, %
against.
From reports it would seem that Prince.
ton and Wesleyan, who are members of
the football association, are strongly In
favor of the adoption of the undergradu-
ate rule. Harvard, however. holds out
are other methods of wiping out profess
sionaiism from college athletics than by
depriving the graduates of the right of
taking part. The idea of Harvard. along
with the law students at Yale and the en-
tire University OF Pennsylvania is that
the remedy may lie had by making four
wears the limit OF mem hership in athletic
teams. ard by establishing faculty IN
N IN "a ord. Of a f.fa
whose amateur standing Is questioned
The University of Pennsy lvania men are
very much aggrleyed over the action taken
at the annual football meeting in which
graduate players were shut out. At re-
cent mass meeting OF the university stu
dents the stand Was taken that the foot
ball trouble could only be settled by
legislation and finally determined by the
faculties, associations and graduates
of the colleges concerned. Ii was pro-
posed that Pennsylvania appoint joint
committee. and tina, i; enderyor 20 get
similar committees from Yale. Princeton
and Wesleyan TO confer with it. In &C
corasnee with the action Of the mass
meeting the board of directors of the ssh-
lesic association Of the university has
made a report 10 the chairman of the
meeting, of which the following Is por-
ton:
No student .hali represent, either Individually
or - a member of . university team. has col
leee or university, u2t.i alter ak months CON
seeutive attendance upon lectures aud ssciia'
tioas including fal. examination In course,
al been certified ~ shs faculty authority As
0oiRg ia good standing.
~ .tudeat shah represent. either incIviaG-
A.l., W Is = member VI . university tsSas Iis