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vote. Any alumnus may get the floor on a
two-thirds vote of the association.
Article II, containing the clauses relat-
ing to the eligibility for competition, then
came up After much wrangling the
amendment was agreed to in this form:
Ii a student has represented a college in any
intercollegiate track meeting in which more than
three colleges universities participate and has
won point in any event, he shall not be
eligible TO represent any other college hereafter
in intercollegiate meeting until he shall have re-
sided two calendar years at the college or eni-
versity he represents and has passed annual
examination on two full years work.
The provision discriminating against
schoolboys who have won prizes before
entering college was also modified. The
amendments as finally agreed to allow
schoolboys to compete and win prizes In
these events as we'll as in special games
open to schools held under the auspices
of athletic clubs. This was another con-
cession to Harvard, who. with Princeton,
has fought the schoolboys' battles.
The most serious dispute of the meeting
occurred over the rule which gives to the
faculty committee of four the power of a
supreme court. trg.rI
A vote by roll call resulted in favor of
giving increased power to the faculty COM
mittee. lf
But few changes were made in the by
laws. as recommended by 1.-THE advisory
committee. The proposal to insert re-
lay race in the list of events at a cham
pionship meeting was rejected in eXecu-
tive session and approved by the meeting.
Some changes were made IN the order of
events. -st r.f
The election of officers was then in Or
der. 1t was evident that a slate had been
prepared. as each of the following nomi-
nees was elected by unanimous ballot:
President ReiTh nnrlaIdEOu
Honorary Vice Presidents. J. C. Boland,
Syracuse University, and p. B. Reilly.
Fordham College; Secretary, J. B. Van
Wick, New York University: Treasurer
W. R. Quinn, Columbia executive COM
mittee, T. r. Fisher. jr.. Yale; F. r.
Nourse. Harvard R. II. RIPLEY. jr., Cor
nell, and C. L. McKeehan, of Pennsylvania
The executive committee held a short ses-
sion and appointed W. B. Curtis referee Of
the annual championship meet, and oliver
Shiras. manager.
After adjournment the delegates inter-
ested in the new association which will
govern interscholastic bicycle races he'd a
meeting. II. X. Bird was elected temper
airy chairman. The committee appointed
TO draw up constitution and bylaws
presented its report. II was decided to
name the new organization the Intercol-
legiate Bicycle Racing Association. The
recommendation OF the committee to hold
the annual championship meeting on the
first Saturday in June was not accepted.
The time and place of the meeting will be
left to the executive committee.
l.. NJ. Hall, OF Columbia, was elected
President. The other offices will be dis
tributed as follows: Secretary, New York
University; Treasurer, Cornell; executive
committee, University of Pennsylvania
Yale, Princeton, and Harvard.
The Georgetown delegates enquired
whether men who trained on tracks under
the ban of the L. A. W. would be prevented
from competing in the intercollegiate meet
by reason Of any alliance between the as
ISOLATION and the L. A W. The sentiment
of all the delegates present was in favor
of continuing the independent course
adopted by the /. A. A. A. The Georgetown
men were informed that their cycle racers
could train on whatever track they wished
without danger of being barred from the
college championships.