New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25
DIR. ELIOTS REPORT
VIEWS OF THE QUAKERS
-,,,xr, THEY HAVE a DETER wAf-A
WITH GEORGE WHARTON PEPPER.


80, he'd until wednesday evening yet 20. nod
~. s,,r I'm for nearly three weeks anu nov
nd -, a,scussIon by the various Hs"ioo'' "
ha committee The spirit OF inc 'uv ~ +, his no
Tho, evidently prompted Preside"t r - ,ha con,
,r,that Of restricting athe''os =, .t.a,;cs
"a, ornion among the leading sp'i'' ,',. -,
=, Pennsylvania that the report " e,,. rbev
a. 49, ,hn present condition of aNa"9' nv
.' hat the rules adopted by 'ne .ha
l,,o,it,ee will entirely cover the case 49,, ,hon
,,roson, bnt that should they Prov orho ru.os
~ stringent rules will be adopted '''
aGopted as fo.i0"'
paI No student shall he aii , snv pnbiic attn
tEc NM. either Individually or as d ir ling the
any team. who either D, oi1iT for money in any
unlye.S'y uton whether Tor 49,, - fees or
money prize or r'al bo snail have taught or en-,
aunS ~ any athletic exercise or s', .;,,a have re-
Of iiyeliEo3d or mart in any athletic sport or CON
, Tor any pecuniary gam or ,a nSrepton that
rlrccs " received from the college of
or from any permanent adha Uenber the amount
%hichb IN the expenses necessarily ahetic con-
IN representing this 0rs gan axpcnses
tests e Nsection j. No one shall He IN any
represen, the confess Individually or as me a,o
pH1 tam unless he is ana hItnuS member of the
oui The eo aSnE Eg full years work os,ec, of
sc student who is c ar9p sha be e6arr
his s'i i mart in intercollegiate contests UNI.
the era Of the NE nf fStu nGaq tie rSjon his class
Sec g. No student OF the unVersn sd MIf IN the
aons Who has ever played in an ntereoeS mn
contest upon of any other ro' o{ pennsv
na team until he has resided one year
at the university and pa ,SerE the "''0"'
''2 P,a iii No student shall represent me an,
Nsrs s, f Individually member of IN, the
team for more than four years IN .IeJ ;n Rue
foIr wears the year of probation mentohsu 81,
TT shall be excluded a.so any year LOST 10 S'uu'"
by ineSS No student shall be permitted 70 par
,,inae IN any athletic contest until ne shali ny
procured certificate OF pnySica nonformy W
me rules hereafter to be adopted by the fa0"
CqnierTrce 10 student shall permitted 70 play on
more than athletic team IN sn ~ 40 tom
unless G be 9Sa1s Eomm3S 50
Pule VI-The election of captains OF uh'te i ne
teams s' conference Committee and the Board oil
nirectors Of tn, Athletic Association , .oa,,
s hTe at the besnning Of his season submit 70 the
deans Of the several departments 90 81 nrantce Sc.
Sor his candidates together with list OF sncn Go
djdates and he shall notify the Deans LII" schriule
time of changes and notifications III sd'u sun
Rule vIII-The above rules go into e'F'' a.
Simon ~ Pa,ten. chairman Fac Gysr OS secre.
once Committed: George Wharton feEc.ic Asso- |
fary: H. Laussat Geyelin, president ~ ~. "
ciation: Clifford Pemberton' IT, secr7''
In regard to President Eliots r"or' ~ ,' ,.ao
~ Patten. chairman Of the FT'u,' -.
Committee, said tina; he cons"e'Su '
nroposed too radical for presnt use ana 'na' lie
failed 10 see the call for 'eStrc"oh III ie
aro.s and yearly intercollegiate contests Ut H.
G Wood. Of the Advisors Committee sa'u'
do not svmyathi,e with the view that large rye
crowds int.rios I nnayt,sinabe niercoegate
Athletes wo,.d PRACTICALLY die for want OF a;
re real doa afs BY Is the the
ments Of me colleges. and these departments are
f zoo I'd sauarey if possible but at any rate 70
win VIM me adoption of stringent rules smi,ar to
" Z, be not found possible curb the excess the
tine may come when the adoption OF sucn rules
when the time comes It is better TO uproot athletics
Coach George Woodruff was inclined think that
but two things needed be touched in college ath-
etcs-the injury to the player and the interference
with study. He thought that in the latter case
the hours should be arranged with more regard to
the athlete, and that then the athlete would STAND
higher In his studies than the ordinary student.
Arthur Knpe captain Of the football team, OBJ
iected to two points in the report-tha playing OF
intercollegiate games every other and the pro-
hibition of freshman contests. In regard to the
latter he said: 1T IS hard TO get the freshmen In
terested and If ruled out it is not probable that
they will get into athletics az ALL
George Wharton Pepper expressed his views az
follows:
The president of Harvard University has the
sympathy of all true friends Of American c., college
many evils which at present exist In tnat qeparI
ment of the college world Whle al u, VII ha-a NOT
a substantial unanmity of opinion among me 40,
In advocating what has become known as "the
undergraduate rule President Eliot seeks to reopen
question which would seem to have been hndly
settled at least for the present. by the events
legate Football Association. The rule as advocated
by President Eliot doubtless represents an ATTEMPT
work through participation in athletics one OF
this aspect is that. under existing conditions. the
suggested punishment does not n the admitte!
and constantly Increasing number of students who.
from pecuniary considerations, find It Impossible to
course as well a course In a professional school
They. therefore; abandon the former for the sake
or four years In the professional school shan give
them to l. extent h of eyev 81 normal
san youth to lead This great st Sa cs on
results in deprvlng them Of SO many of The most
characteT,stic experiences Of the college student
PENNSYLVANIA in some sense anticipated President
Eliot in regard to the rule limiting the right OF a
student to play upon more university teams than
one in a single college year. President Eliot makes
ration viii he removed by the faculty II the stand
ing OF the student Is so high that there Is n reason
The proposal TO forbid freshman contests (Which
Il is assumed would include a prohibition against
the playing Of freshmen upon university teams) |
is extension OF the rule enforced at Harvard and
AZ PENNSYLVANIA in regard TO the professional !
schools and graduate courses. The reason for the
rule as adopted is that the less stringent character
of the examination for matrcuaton in those !
schools makes 1t easy TO place upon the University |
books the names of skilled athletes who NOT |
bona nde students The reason for the rule does !
exist in the OF the college department. ana
I; Is doubtful whether It will meet with approba- |
ton especially in view of the strange results which
1t would produce when taken in connection with |
President Eiot's other suggestion that ntercol- |
legate contests should take place only In every |
other year Since the student would be debarred |
from playing Ia freshman year. he would have but |
three years On view of the undergraduate rule in |
which 10 play which. intercollegiate contests !
would take place only in every second year, would |
give TO the members of class only one season |
OF each form of athletic contest during the college |
course. while the members OF the succeeding class