The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-19
DIR. KILGO ON FOOTBALL-THE
NOVEMBER ARCHIVE.

TlOD Oh IOOl-bhItS WIN ttAN AOAAOF'1A =
result:
"What do you think of the article in
Fridays News and Observer critics.
ing your position on football?"
IL think my critic should have given
his name. | never criticise man IN
the public prints without giving my
name with my criticism. You have
doubtless noted that quite a number
OF critics have recently turned their
attention to Trinity. | regard these
criticisms as the surcst signs OF lrin-
itv's great growth. Its power is being
felt The very demand upon its fac
ulty to deliver addresses shows how
anxious the people are to know its
opinions. No, 1 regard these criti-
cisms as freaks of jealousy
what is your real position on loot
ball?"
"As a game of recreation for college
students l have no objection to it. |
can see how occasionally game, I'M
der certain limitations might be
played between two neighboring col
leges. 1t is a rough game any way
you play it, but each man must con-
suit his taste in matters OF that kind.
| have uncompromising objections to
the modern football contests | do
not object to them on the grounds of
bodily danger, though there is ground
for objection there. Consider the
college teams before the public at this
season. They go hundreds of miles
and play long lists of engagements,
often in cities far away from the
homes of both teams. Trinity Col
lege, while / am at it's head, will not
be on the road with football team.
These games tend to disorganize inter
collegiate sympathies. They engen-
der feelings of rivalry and strife
among students of the various col
leges They cause an unnecessary
| expenditure OF money. The amount
expended this season on the football
games in American colleges would
doubtless endow Southern college.
These games take time from the stud
les If there is already time to spare
the standard might be put up to cover
it. They put the wrong ideas OF col
lege life and work before the people,
and beget with the masses the idea
that colleges are places for frolic
They have enthroned the football play
err as the hero of college life. He is
the student who gets most newspaper
notoriety. These games crafty the
| wrong tastes of the people. These are
some of my reasons for Directing to
the football idea as it now exists"
What do you think is the sentiment
Of the Methodist Church in North Car
DINA on this question:
1.-THE great majority are with me.
The Conference some time ago made
very positive utterances against foot
ball"
What effect will your position have
on the attendance at Trinity College 2"
"Well sir, | am concerned about be-
| ing right-not about gathering mem
| bers. My critic intimates that / have
| opposed Trinity College to public opin-
| ion. 1t is the aim of Trinity College to
make public opinion, not to follow it.
| AS Christian college it seeks to put
| into our history the motives and ideas
| of Christ, and from this it will not
| turn. The fortunes of the college are
the fortunes of faith in Christ and the
right, rather than in its football re-
cord. | had rather shut the institu-
ton up than have it put into the world
false ideas OF life. If it has to get stu
| dents by football playing, then it will
/ Iiot SCD tlI11iis ~ WI lIob lIlflhI XII ttI
yertising bureau out of my students.
| They are not sent to me for that pur-
| pose. The sentiment that would not
let Corbett and Fitzsimmons fight in
| Texas will be felt everywhere some
day. Trinity College will stand by its
convictions, and it has them on all sub
| jects of vital Importance"
The November Archive has just APP
/ a.. ~ Il Il
| Opium Eating" by S. w. Sparger;
"Three Authors and their Sisters" by
Miss F. w. Carr; "Wardsworth and
Nature" by F. S. Aldridge; Points
Relating to Indian Territory" by j. S.
| Maytubby; and James Joseph Sylves-
| ter" Anon.
The issue shows continual improve
ment over the former number. The
| articles are worth anyone's reading,
| and with one exception they are writ
| ten by students. The editors announce
| that there will be many articles of lit
erary and historic interest in the mag
azine for the coming year. 1t is in
| tended to make it a repository for
original articles on State history.
the State.
The departments OF economies and
history have just made arrangements
to publish an annual. They have many
| papers representing research by Trim
ity men that have been awaiting an
| opportunity of publication for some
time. The first number will be for the
year 1896.
Miss Laura Deane, of Providence, r.
l.. is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. II. Mer-
rift.
Professor Pegram has just returned
from his old home at Chalk Level. Har-
nett county, where he officiated at the
marriage of his sister, Miss Chloe II.
Pegram, TO Rev. /. w. Ayent, of the
| North Carolina Conference
The two literary societies have
passed resolutions Of thanks to Mr..
b. n. Duke for his generous gift of
funds 10 improve the campus. The
resolutions have been handsomely en-
crossed and presented to Mr. Duke.