The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-21
ATHLETICS.
Rule, to Purify sport Among Columbia
NnINeraiiy StmdenIs.

Nniversiiy Students.
: Acting upon President Lows suggestions.
: Prof. j. +. Kemp. Prot. +. II. Hutton and DR..
Watson l.. Savage o, tho gymnasium depart.
mcnt. composing III" Faculty Athletic Com.
mittce. have drafted regulations COMPELLING
! tho manager ~ eachtenm to file with the com-
mittee certified answsr to the following uues.
lions, which apply TO every athlete In tho unit.
y"r"ity:
: What Is your fril name. city address. AMI home
address,
What school In tho university 10 you ltteni'
What Is your class aud registration humber
Are you . special student. q graduate student or a
regular student and aro you . candidate fnr a UNI
,ersitydsxrcer
Ira graduate. from what institrtion, anil date OF
grslultion1
| II you entered the university on q certificate what
is the date Of your departure from . former irstl.
tution'
Have you attended regularly this y ar the courses
In which you ar" registered and have you passed.
the examinations where such were glveu'
Are YOU conditioned In any Of your courses,
Are you attending only In courses where no Ell.
AminAtion l. CIV en- TO special su ient,p
Have you previously represented THIS or anv other
college or university IN intercollegiate athletic,' II
80. give date. and ptrticul irs.
Have you been a member cf any non collegiats
team rsD. give psrtlcllar. an dates
af,Onis ~ amateur ''"'" ''' university con-
Ar. you familiar with thu reluiremcnt. prc.crib-a
by the rules W this commit . REGARDING athletes,
and have yon str city complied Nith them
The definition of an amateur referred 10 il
binding and absolute. II r"ahs:
No student shall be allowed to represent the
university In any public a'hl'tC cont It either iulr
yiduAlly or ~ a member Of any team, Who either l..
fore or since entering Il" unISrrsiy shall have OF.
whether for STAKE. or a money prle, Or a share
ot entrance fee, or admission money. or who
ls,ic ever, SEES. or sport as a means Of Iiveii
hood. or who shall at any tiln1 have hat pad IN
his behalf for taking part M any athlete sport or
contest, any pernn airy gain or ctGo.nmrn, what
ever. with the single exception that he may bGye re.
permanent amateur organization Of which b" was
at the time A member. the amount by which the ~.
penses necessarily incurred by HIM in representing
his orslnihati II in athletic contests "Hre"det his
rliniry expense The disIualircauon worked by
this rule shall be held e. include those students
who receive any en- 'lument. By Iea'nn or their
connection with tho % called summer Teams or
Mines" OF with such athletic clubs rs shall not be
deemed - be purely amateur aSsociatlons. THIS
rule shall be 80 construed "a q d~isqualify any
student who receives from a graduate or an under.
or from any one else, any peCuniary gain or cluoll
nent or position OF proht, by reason ~ the stu
donts participation in university athletics.
The eligibility rules are comprehensive, and
will make professionalism at Columbia imros-
sible. They are. perhaps. mora stringent than
IN any other American, institution, with tho
are appended;
Section Rule The student must 10 an ANA.
teur according TO the definition referred g. under
Article IL OF the registration blank OF this com.
mittee.
Rule 2-It a candidate for a degree. he mus, at.
tend regularly all the exercises Of his class, and pass
the 70 Iuired examinations.
Rule s-It special student, he must take courses
amounting to not less than fifteen hours per week.
and must regularly attend their exercises. He mus,
have been IN the university at east one aca l'luIC
year mu.t nave ConiIiet'a me courses - which he
tons when such we're glyen. In the absence u re-
CURED examinations he must die with tho SECRETARY
from the officer IN charge Of his course that he has
'a,isfastorily fulnlled it1 requirement.
Auditors are not eligible to athletic teams.
satisfactory standing in his class. If he fails to do
50 in any Of his registered OF required cour'e', on
complaint Of he professor in charsc of the work to
the Faculty Commit Q on Athletics, he viii he
then ensne' on a second complaint Of the professor
he will be with irs~n FROM all squads in training.
Students having cond tons from the previous year
are not ell gibls FOR any athletic teams. A student
who docs not. maintain q satisfactory Standing in
enc ccnooi @f the nm!,sr.ity cannot. oy entering
Rule lie must pass each, year a physical eI.
animation satisfactory. to the director Of tAe gymns.
the committee It's prescribe +, g~istration blank.
kuls e-Students from other colleges or untver
intercollegiate contest shall not he eligible to repre-.
sem. Columbia University untl they hay. been in
shall represent Columbia in intercollegiate athletics
for a longer period than four years; or than four
years diminished Dy tns NUN DER OF year, curing
which he has represented any other college or
university,
The foregoing, with the exception Of No. &. apply
TO managers audsassistAnt mAnaRersSf teams.
0sec. IL-Rule f-Schrdul-s for. all games and all
arrangements and obligations In respect 10 coaches
must receive the approval OF the committee before
being
Rule "A similar approval 10 required in the case
Of every ind lyidual intending to represent Columbia
University In any single contest.
sec. lin, athletic association or class. ~ the
university shall enter u team or an individual In any
public contest 40 long as there IL any out-tauding
indehtedn SO against the Association or athletic in
terest thus represented.
These rules have been approved by President
Low and the student body. and will have i'm
mediate effect,