The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12
ACCUSED OF SULK|XG,
Colds Said to Lock Askance at
the Athletic Depart.
ment.
Bee use the basketball Team Did
Nut Get Big "C's" They
Feel Hurt.

BERKELEY, CAL, March 1.-THE
versity, instituted by the Occldent, has
taken decided turn and now the co-eds
are charged with sulking when they do
not get what they want.
1t is asserted that they have refused to
support athletics because the basket. ball
co-eds were not awarded big "C's" along
with tie football men as EN- blems of ath
letic distinction.
Following is an epitome of an article
which appeared in the students weekly
to-day in answer TO a communicate n
under the name OF Diogenes, which has
had a rasping effect on some of the young
women:
Instead of defending themselves with a
womanly candor and frankness that would
have well become a cause so deserving thew
have been inclined to sulk and to ''g / even"
in manner rather suited to little girls in sun
bonnets and pinafores than to dlgnified col
legfans. We will not Instance the present
affair q case in point. Possibly before this
matter drops some coed will arse and make
dign1hed and womanly refutatlon OF d ogenes'
assertions. We wish she would, although We
can scarcely hope that she will
We viii refer TO another case: About year
ago the coed basket-b ball players failed to get
big "C'' EN- blems, TO which, we are thoroughly
convinced, they were justly eutitled. Ii is
true that no request was made on the part OF
the co-eds for the big f'Cs,'' but they were
neyerth eess entitled to them, and in being
refused them the co-e ds were unfairly treated.
Since that time very few OF the co-eds have
done anything 10 hep the athletic association
of the un verslty. We do not like TO believe
that the former fact is the cause, the latter the
effect. It's unpleasant TO think that our sister
collegians would resort to this means of petty
revenge-that they would tacitly thus aid
Stanford to bring about our ath etic ov- rthrow
merely to satisfy feminine spite. Yet if
ports are to be credited some such motive is
actuatlng the woman students in their refusal
to support college athletics.
We regret very much to see the co-eds act
thus. We sre sorry to see them cast discredt
upon just cause, and cause which, if
pleaded with earnes tness and candor, could
not but be successful. II the co-eds felt that
their baskei-b III players were entitled 10 the
emblems why did they not, womanlike, make
a frank request for which they would not be
lacking champions? And if they feel ag-
grieVed at the comments OF Dtogenes why do
they not answer openly and becomingly? The
men students are not prejudiced against the
women; they are proud OF them, as they
faults. When the co-eds stand firmly and
with dignity for what OF right is theirs they
win always have stanch supporters 10 plead
their cause.
Charter Day Exercises.
BERKELEY, CAL, March u.-Presi-
dent Martin Kellogg OF the State Univer-
sty announced To-Day that the following
speakers ndu Deeu CuOSeu W ucllNeT du-
dresses on Charter day, which falls on
March %:
For the faculty DR.. Joseph lie Conte; for the
alumni, Hon. William L. Davis, president of
the association; for the students, J. o. Eiston,
chairman OF the student body.
The exercises will be held in Harmon
gymnasium, as has been customary
hitherto. Music viii be furnished by the
University Glee Club and stringed or
cheStra.
Prize for a Critique.
BERKELEY. CAL, March 11.-Professor
L. ID. Syle of the department OF English at
the State University has offered prize OF
$50 for the best critiaue of The Chaplain's
Revenge" which is TO be produced by stu
dents of the English department on Char
ter day. The criticism must consist of
between 1900 and 1000 words, and must
touch on plot, incident characterizations,
social background, tendency and relation.
The contest Is open to all students except
ing those participating IL the play.
Berkeley Olympic Baseball.
BERKELEY, CAL, March 1.-THE
University of California baseball team
will meet the Olympic Club nine at Cen
tral Park next Saturday afternoon.