The Washington times., 1902-10-26
GOSSIP OF CURRENT EVENTS IN EDUCATIONAL CIRCLES
Students at Georgetown Uni
versity DESTROYS Of Arrane-
ing a Football Game With
the University Of Virginia.
Columbian Law School
Men Have a Class Fight.
Officers Of High School
Cadet Companies Named.

The students at Georsetown are in
dulging in no small amount Of talk as to
the probability of satisfactorily patching
mn the old differences with the lads at
the University Of Virginia and securing
q game with the football aggregation
of that institution. And It is rumored
that the Virginia boys are specializing
upon the same topic. 1t is plainly evi-
dent to all that game is greatly de-
sired by the student body OF both col
leges, but the executive committees are
| both unwilling to take the initiative In
arranging for q resumption Of the games
that were 90 unfortunately broken on
last year.
The local college men are highly de-
sirous Of opening friendly relations
! again with the University Of Virginia
boys. They apparently see no reason
why the differences could not be ad-'
! iuyted satisfactorily to both parties.
! This talk Of the probability Of restoring
the annual contests between these prin-
cipal colleges OF the South has been
going the rounds for two or three weeks
and has been gaining ground steadily.
while NO official move has been made
nv either institution SO far as can be
learned. the discussion OF the resump-
tion has now become the paramount
tonic In the students quarters Of both
schools
Onlv Needs q Leader.
As matters stand, 1t seems to be
merely a question of which school Will
break down the barrier and make over
| lures to the other The executive COM
mittees of both colleges cannot but
recognize the fact that the entire student
! body is wildly anxious for the re-estao-
(; lishment Of amicable relations. with the
attendant big annual match to decide
the college supremacy in football In the
South.
University Of Virginia has its affairs
Of this sort in the hands OF an execu-
tive committee Of seven members. Inree
members of this body are in favor OF
approa ching Georgetown on the subject
Of resuming the football schedule. The
remaining four are opposed to taking
the Initiative in the matter. Conse-
oueptly nothing has been heard from
Virginia.
At Georgetown the opposition of the
executive committee to taking the first
step toward reaching an agreement is
equally weak, a bare majority ruling
Meanwhile the students of botn
schools continue to talk over the mat
ter. and grumble at the fact that one
college or the other will not step out
and break the ice. It is generally known
at Georgetown that the students there
will go halfway, or even a little further
in patching up the strained relations.
And the same feeling seems TO prevail
at Virginia The boys are firmly con-
WINGED that il someone would merely
take the lead in the matter. both col
leRes would rush at the chance OF get
ting a game this year. 1t is by no means
an assured fact that the schools will
not get their heads together with some
tangible results. After all, 1t is the at
titude of the student body that must
finally prevail. And his attitude at both
It will not be very long now before the
students see q resumption Of the great
est game of the college year in the
South.
Decided Championship Of South.
It is a general cause for regret that
TIE games between these two important
schools were broken OF Just when they
were. The Georgetown Virginia game
was generally regarded as the great
game Of the season here in Washington.
1t virtually decided the supremacy of
college football in the South. 1t was
Just about what the Yale-Harvard games
have come to be in the North. Matters
had progressed. 80 well that a great
crowd was assured whenever the two
schools were scheduled to play. The
students believe that II the games are
resumed ct once no harm will come of
the brief severance OF relations between
tn schools.