Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-03
HARPER WOULD
ENDOW ATHLETICS
.,d,r, Of University of Chicago
Is Working on Such a
Scheme.
70 PURIFY COLLEGE SPORT
o.o,n Contains Suggestions OF
D. o.w 70 Free Students Contests from
presence Of Sporting Types

,,., Itorpsr Of the University OF
PTe"uV nas NOT forgotten the plan Of TWO
cn. vs AGO to endow college ath'eucs s !"
y. biennial report soon TO De 'ss'su '''
says: u,nhasize n plan which,
80 now. has not yet been fully
AnnSISsered-namely the endowment -
eohs4u' s,,,letics. At present the audiences
e9', ,ss most popular college contests are
~ ,yclcal college audiences but spo, =
no. .rdlences. Many students are ae-
Ns Nom attendance by high admission
leH' "a IN their stead come men, whou'
res aS NJ \ better term, ! may domi-
iot '' me sporting type which lowers
sssy the tone OF intereohes'a'0 '"e'F
ingS no A system OF endowmenh IVY, we
Dssorplish two thlngs-trst, ny lIee
couu secure the presence VI * elt
snli,la Snd second, by rostrcunB Wy az
oouiYn froli the outside 70 lrieHus W.
tenuuiNiioge dulv invited, ana eAcluue VIZ
Jsments that are unNeslrdp'o
.epo long step forward a., o,hio,ios
tahV enttCr environment Tor hlnleu'S
Ga Inducp saner methods. MahaBelbl
Mout' dom the pressure Tor larger ut''
arger pate receipts, ooula auopt ip bsln,,
er and broader polcy tnah eNP'u'''N'
nov Gic% 1s expects the new system e
snddenlv. EndOwmants may not be
wv. to ee ,ure and complications may
.gse n thy are obtained. Dy some Sol-
1ss and not by others yet am Gun
Sdent that, n the plan were su,ohtt,{ IP,,tn
senied friends could be found TO Sla WIN
tehhsSpll ni'lons Furthermore in the case
~ ssConiests between two institutions, ~
oao M which athletics were endowed anu
a., IA other not, definite sum could pe
assIgn,d by the endowed IN lieu OF me
sbare IN the gate receipts Whlch 10 given
Under tho present system.
iTf me system OF endowment he merl-
.,rious II Is reasonable to believe that a
unmber OF colleges might take concerted
action 10 secure IT, -Four or SIX suVn
s,rone Institutions could lind ample held
for competition within their own llSnlipyGl-
enilepe athletics At present the audiences
oy,..T6e nv mind the scheme offers an OPP
oort,,nity fOr real advance In the manage
went al college athletics, a step ~ tho
direction OF democracy and purify
me idea Of endowment OF college avn
ietcs Mas been actively working IN the
minds of the athletic authorities OF seY-
eroi western institutions, espec ally
among those connected with the UnlVer-
INV Of Chicago II has been duly consid =
cred by committees, ana Tor nearly year
bog betn IN The hands OF the trustees.
Discussing this scheme, the Chicago
Tribune says
The chief difficulty is that Of making
tbe movement as near universal as TO
nromIse some degree Of success In being
carried out. II one institution were to
receive an endowment large enough 20
SUNNY its needs, II could not expect
other Institutions which are not endow-
cd 10 conform to It's methods without
receiving remuneration which would at
leagt approximate the amount IT would
receive Ii admission fees were demanded.
c A. Woodwork, director OF athletics
of 81. Louis university some time ago
proposed a plan that several leading COLI
ieges should try to raise an endowment
iund which should be apportioned among
them according to their needs.
This plan, , bile rather Utopian IN ma
unrlfiur