The Washington times., 1903-09-12
COLUMBIAN TO FOSTER
ATHLETIC PASTIMES
Faculty Tenders Its Sup
port to Athletic Associa-
tion-First Football Prac-
tice This Afternoon.
E. R. Alexander, Cornell,
1901, Appointed Head
Coach of the EIeven-Ne-
gotiations for New Park.

This year athletics will be practically
part of the course at Columbian Uni
versity. For the first time since the es-
tablishment OF the institution the presi-
dent and the faculty have evinced an
active interest in football, baseball
rowing and other college sports. and will
tender the athletic association all the
support in their power toward making
this new branch of the course success.
Heretofore if a man was absent from
a lecture or class room the excuse
that he could not attend because he
played with the football team against
some other eleven was scoffed at by both
teachers and faculty and he was censur-
ed for his failure to attend to his
duty" This year, however, all will be
different. If any athletic sports keep a
student away from his class he will be
given an opportunity to make up the
lesson which he missed and all viii run
along smoothly.
First Practice Today.
Today the candidates for the football
teams viii be given their first practice
of the season at the old Y. NJ. c. A.
Park, at 4:30. Manager Laughlin re-
ports forty-three candidates for the
eleven and is confident of developing
some first-class material F. Patrick
MachIer was yesterday afternoon ap-
pointed acting captain by Mr.. Laughlin,
and will continue TO serve in that ca
pacity until the team is organized. when
a captain will be elected by the players.
New suits we're bought for the players
this week with part of the money left
over from the smoker given last year
for the benefit of the eleven Another
entertainment will be given soon after
the opening of school, on October l, the
proceeds of which will go toward the
maintenance of the team.
Board of Directors.
A board of directors has been appoint
ed consisting OF representatives OF the
faculty, student body, and graduates
Those from the faculty are DR.. J. Nc
Bride Sterrett. president; Charming
Rudd. secretary. and Dr.. J. Kerfoot
Shute. Those from the graduates are
DR.. w. F. R. Phillips, vice president;
Chapin Brown, treasurer. and Theodore
Clark. and those from the student body
G. W. Kelley. E. r. Alexander. and
Christopher T. Clark. Mr.. Clark viii
probably not attend school this year
and another person VIII be elected to
fill his position.
E. r. Alexander. Cornell, 1901. fas
been appointed head coach OF the foot
ball squad. with Phil TindaIl. Colum-
bian, and Kelly, Gass. and Houstan,
formerly Of Princeton. Lehigh, and
Dickinson. respectively, as his assist
ants.
May Get New Park.
President Needham will shortly be-
gin negotiations for the purchase of the
ground lying directly south of the old
Van Ness estate. which, if he is sue
cessful. Will be converted into an ath-
letic park For the present, however
the Y. NJ. c. A. Park will be the scene
OF the struggles of the Columbian ath-
letes.
There is no reason why Columbia
should not take a high rank among the
other colleges and universities In the
South, as 1t has a large student body
a comparatively large portion OF which
has attended other large colleges, where
they had the benefit of the best ath-
Iatic training in the country. Last year
the number OF students enrolled at Co
lumbian was approximately 1 1,4O0-twice
as large as that of any educational In
stitution In or about Washington. With
the proper management. which it prom
e. ises TO get. Columbian should take the