The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-30
AFTER TUE regents AGAIN.
[. of W. Students Do Not Want
Credit for Gymnastic Work.
RESOLUTIONS BY THE ASSEMBLY
IL Is Claimed the Action of the Board
Cheapens the Diplomas of the In
stitution-A Rap at PLY steal In
structor Wander yecr. tho Is said
tn Have Put Himself i'm a Position
OF Antagonism to the students.

The students % the University OF WASH
ington asserted yesterday in general a.
sembiy. by an almost unanimous vote,
THAI they do not desire credit toward
graduation for gymuasIic exercises and
military drill.
When the regents last Friday made
gymnasium work compulsory for ali fe-
male students except juniors and seniors.
and military drill compulsory for all male
students except juniors and seniors, they
attached to such exercises two hours
credit per term. or six hours per year, FOR
the purpose Of making the work more toll
cradle TO the students. Since this gym
nastic and military credit viii materially
reduce the number OF hours Of scholastic
credit necessary for graduation. IL is
claimed that the diplomas Of the insEtu-
ton viii be cheapened.
The following resolutions were adopted
by the student assembly yesterday:
Whereas. The students attending the
University of WASHINGTON came here re-
lying upon the statements made in the
catalogue OF lSl-sN, and in accordance
with its instructions and demands have
made their elections Of studies. selected
boarding places and entered into engage
ments Of various kinds. and
Whereas, The enforcement Of the rules
and regulations touching military science
and gymnasium work passed by the board
of regents September II VIII seriously in
terfere with such arrangements. already
made, and are prone TO create In the
minds OF the students a distrust of the
good faith of the board Of regents. which
IL would be an injury TO the university
TO establish or foster: and
Whereas. The students of this uni
versity desire that the diploma of the
university shall mean as much in scholas-
tic training as that of any other first
class institution. and are bitterly opposed
to anything that may make IL possible
for any detraetor to say that we gradu-
ated from an institution that gave schol-
astic credit for football or any other And
of physical training and
Whereas. While We are in every way
willing 10 comply with the demands of
the catalogue in military training. We feel
that Ii is a grave injustice 10 make il
necessary for some OF US TO take three
or four years of such training; and
Whereas, The small number of stu
dents enrolled in the department Of physi-
cal culture this year is due TO TWO causes,
viz: First. that the training there Of
fered Is i'll adapted to the physical needs
Of the women students; and. second. that
the instructor in that department has
unfortunately put himself in a position
Of antagonism TO the interests OF the stu
dents: and
credit or any bonus whatsoever for our
military or eymnastic training; there
fore, be Il
Resolved That we most respectfully
petition the board of regents to return
to the conditions as outlined in this year,
catalogue. and be ii further
keSoiNed. IDdt 4 committee OF our
number be appointed by the president Of
the assembly 10 present this action to
the board Of regents and plead with them
for a favorable consideration.
THE above resolutions were passed by
the student assembly September % 1897.
''HENRY l.. REESE. President.
ANNA +. HAYS, Secretary
The discussion of the resolutions was
limited to the third clause. several speak
ing earnestly against the lowering OF the
standard of scholarship al the university.
In answer to the statement that last
year credit was given for this same work
the supporters of the resolutions answer
that TO Offset such credit twenty hours
were added 10 the minimum necessary for
graduation, and that very few would ever
make up this additional amount in drill
and gymnasium work. twentyfour hours
being the maximum that could be earned
thus.
A committee was appointed to present
the resolutions to the board.
AT yesterdays meeting Of the student
assembly a tax OF Is cents was levied
upon each student for athletic purposes
For the first time since the organizat ton
of tho assembly a young lady took part
in the discussion. Miss Jessie 3. Allen
OF Ravenna, spoke against the tax, and
did so in an easier and more logical way
than that of some Of the young men.