New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25
FEELING AT HARVARD.
PROFESSORS SUPPORT MOST OF I"H f"r'''
DENTS RECOMMEND TIONS.

PROFESSORS SUPPORT MoTl VI
DENTS RECOMMENDATIONS
Cambridge Mass. Feb. p ,Specia'''-I res'ie"'
1.,io,.s renort on athletics has made deep I'M
i'o' 49, ,bo s,rdep,s and faculty In gen
eral they favor the report at eas' ''"' pa,
,a,o, tho evcess and extravaganza OF athietcs
and .he need of reform g..
DR. Sargent. director Of the h'""7 "
nasp,n when seen by The Tribune corre9po"u, ~
was unwilling to make any pupHo ~ .
much however may be said. ~ i.''' -
ogo he realized the tendency when was u'N'''s
.h,o,,c, ~ false and exaggerated position. AZ
tia fine ne came out publicly protesuhs "sa"
tho threatened evils. but was rouhdi! ue"ou'.
by lovers Of the sport. He IS no" '"o' ous"' ..
sympathy with the movement 10 reuuce "7'
4 natural basis but while represeh'ihE . '0,''
vati,e element. he feels the value athletics nav
tos,, 90 co,,ec,. men throughout the country. and
would be one of the last o let 50 sood a cause l"
for want Of proper legislation.
Prof ,sor n s. Shaier. dean Of the Lawrence
Scientific School. has always been considereu al" III
terested supporter OF Harvard teams. 'o"Sel'''
his oDInion carries considerable weight. ~" ~
svmpathy" he said with the stand taken py I''S'-
don't Eliot. Judging from what know OF 1t from
1 ,au, u.,,, the president when he was com
png the report. ! have not seen the p''''''U '"'
ment" s,,,r i,tar.
COLLEGIATE contests and the restriction IMMUNE
varsity sports to biennial contcsts' ., o,n
we fully ! should Ike 10 see lreS"i''i - vi
,ests discarded They are nuisance "a ~ y
-, ,l-crs,fv teams why not 80 even 1urtneis ar" ur
,,io, the Greek plan Of the Olympild games ~
rCrc9llngiate contests once III four !e"S :" '
c'i TH<nssor F.. W. Tauss.g hesated beore vM,
rasyi,9 an opinion. and then sad; i niinn nv se
41. has NOT considered fully the Iatui hInoSS
~ thiatc. the inevitable hold they haVe Oh !Dr',o
y,0is YOU with good deal on JUST, c., ,ha
,,nur opircns of the reforms from .ne VIZ
49, yciI hay on your contests WIN al, " =.
nr the other hand must consiitT, ~ $,rynrsi.t
NOV are for the general good OF the uiN
onG act accordingly | favor very 81 ?, ','
holitior OF freshman contests; tltN 'tii 20 1 i,
H. ,ftenton OF the student "nen w 90, -,
tns in,nresscd ana to turn MS thoughts from ,le
easn: ,''p ,, of his college course. should even
he lad 10 prohibit freshpeh rom I''nnt..S ,In
Sarstv teams | do not. bJweVer' asite WIZ. ~
.aSiIan, when ne SUCCESS Intermittent cohttst
.in,- .,erv two wears in the saiae sport sun
70 consider Bile disgust at the interest te
reat mass of recent graduates TAX ~ ny I,,!
come OF these athletic aolteSt 49, ,cw If
r ronnr, viii tend to BRING about saher view q.
aep shall be quite satisfied have hopes
~ coon Vale will look at these things as we 40
- m, Nv a dlal arrangement inc tNo UNI
an ,,ins may efYect Il much needed reform .
ps"feseor lanes Barr Ames, chairman OF the
Cnoy,ittee on Athletic Sports said: u DO not
,int II right critcise the opinions OF my 'hle
hmply express the president personal
nn;mi"ns The Institution of reforms III athleucS
UUp.ae.ad in the Athletic Committee ana the over
saars cannot well take IL out OF our hahuS ~
con. Nv refusing reappoint the committee AZ tn,
II ~ the year. | suppose the boari VIII f'lu'St
- Consideration of the RECOMMENDATIONS put 4
gu, not prepared to say what our action VIII be.