The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-04
i. OF W. ATHLETICS.
NO PROSPECT or Az ALLIANCE
WITH THE :. a. G.
Credit system for Athletic Work mt
the University No Longer In
yogu~-seed of Compulsory At
tendance-Wonne Club 80 Reor-
gzDsxe Next Neek-outlook for
Football.

There VIII he no alliance between TIE
Z 81 ". and the s. A G. Prof. Wander
Veer viii Try 10 promote that harmony
between the two organizations which
Should exist between All athletic asso-
cations and nothing more than that. he
himself viii simply do class work IN each
Institution. and do II faithfully lie xii
endeaT0T 70 replace the s A G. where
e was two years age, and develop al
the afhletic material possible. These are
the professors oVyn statements.
His department will not be 50 large
this year in the T.. % ". OF account Of
the withdrawal OF the credit system for
gymnasfic work. During the last two
years. when the work was compulsory
ara credit was given for 81. his classes
were gerry large. a large number OF
students. who otherwise would never have
entered the gymnasium. were thus
brought under his notice and gave him
lire on their abilities In these two
years a flrst-class athletic team Of IN
dergrsduates was developed from an AK
gregntloa Of raw material. The statistics
OF this period are interesting. In the
school year '95-'s9 the number OF those
taking regular class and athletic work
was SO. Those working for credit were
1919. The daily attendance averaged 5s15.
There were fifty-six women and fifty
five and half men. The gain for the
men was 1913 inches. an average IF
twenty-five and a half inches. Ia eS-'G
there WIS decrease I'm the department.
The whole nuTp Der taking work was 6. ~.
Daily attendance forty-six and one-third.
Those working for credit sixty-six and
two-thlrds. Number OF men twenty
eight: Of women. fiffy-seven and one
third. Thus while the men decreased al
most one-half In numbers, the number
Of women increased one. Those work
Ing fer credit had fallen almost one-haIf
The development Of the men equaled 2E
trcfes an average Of fourteen and i've
seyenths- inches The reason for this re-
erection IN the department was that the
freshmen and sOphomorcs were compelled
u drill and work was allowed in only one
OF these two departments, physical cul-
tgre and military science at the same
time. Then. again. credit was given for
drill being given also for gymnasium
work.
The present outlook is not so promis-
ing as II might be. Prof. Wander veer has
no chance of ''slzing up all the men
now. He is restricted to those few en-
thusiastic spirits who join for the sake
OF the sport. The women are remain
Ing more faithfully then the men. but
then they DO not drill. No credit Is Of
fered for the work. Many who are forced
college, can not enter the department
unless 1t can be substituted for some
study and help toward graduation Drill
Is sun compulsory. and no credits are
given for II. either. IL cuts OFF n large
rnmber from the gymnasium. In order
10 get the hest results and have some
thing 10 work on In the way of statistics
II should be made compulsory for every
student not physically disabled, 10 take
hN arrFa .
culture and hygiene. In Amherst college
the Tour classes are compelled 10 do so
and the result IL that Amherst turns out
the strongest body Of students both men
tally and physically. of any college In
this country. All Of the big Eastern col
leges are devoilng special attention TO
work in this department The anthro-
Iometric tables for measurement. which
Rave been used for the last twenty-five
years. were originated BY Or. Hitch
Geek Of Amherst.
The Women's Athletic Club will meet
and reorganizc next week Very few of
The OLD basket bali team are back. but
Miss Ward. the ex-captain. SAYS that If
they do put up a team II VIII be a very
strong one. She doubts whether they viii
have one, however.
Capt. Lindsay says Il is hard to tell
what sort OF football team the uni
Hersity viii have this year There are
many big msn In the freshman class. and
II they viii get out and practice there
VIII be a team as good as last year Prac-
tiee begins September !. with work
IN the gymnasium for about two weeks.
Then they Will get down 10 regular work.
Tho team viii probably take a trip
through Eastern Washington. Ellens-
burg promises &c have a strong team
and Pullman declares II will have the
champion team on the other side Of the
mountains. Capt Lindsay would like
to play both OF these Larson Blanck
VIII try for position on the team. but
viii not play against the Y. NJ G 4. He
viii probably be one Of the half backs.
ana Lindsay Will be the other
Military drlll VIII begin as soon as the
majority Of the students have registered
The Students Assembly held meet
tng yesterday. bat adjourned one week
without doing anything. There are oyer
fifty new students.