The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-12-30
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EDUCATORS Ed j 4 !. | 0 ll'.s |
ON. 0 FOOTBALL f % li;.l
PLAN ADVOCATED TO
re ..... IMPROVE CONDITIONS
Commission, Appointed to See What
! Can Be Done to Establish Pure
! Amateurism and Cause Modifica.
tion Of the Rules on Football.

| Grand Forks, Dec. 3o.--Ihe meeting
of the North Dakota Educators was
Iconcluded here last evening after most
successful session. A majority of the
teachers left last night and the rest this
morning.
| The department. of higher education
of the state educational association prac-
tically resolved itself into a court of
Inquiry into the football question and
the proceedings were among the live
liest of the entire sessions of the peda-
gogues. The matter came up on an OPP
portunity offered for discussion of the
very fine address of DR.. Knowlton. of
Fargo college. delivered before the same
department on Thursday. This present
| all important question was not finally
solved when the meeting necessarily
finally came to an adjournment at
late hour. An important step was
taken, however, in the organization Of
| a commission on athletics. with the
| object of securing some improved con-
ditions so far as football is concerned
I in North Dakota, at any rate. The COM
mission was fortified by the following
resolution offered by DR.. Knowlton. Of
Fargo college, and unanimously adopt
ed: ... -.
Resolved, That we hereby declare
our belief that the best interests of ed
ucation in general and physical educa-
| ton in particular, demand an immediate
and far-reaching reform in the present
game of football. ~. ..... III. 4.
This commission will consist of two
representatives each from the state uni
versity and the agricultural college. one
representative each from the Mayvilie
normal school, Valley City normal
school, Wesley college and Fargo col
lege and three representatives to be-
named by the president of the high
school department of the State Educa-
tional association. s5 e ~
| The make up of the commission was
the occasion for very interesting dis
cussien which entertained the meeting
for an hour or more. President Car
hart objected to the university and agri-
cultural college being given a larger
representation on the board than the
other institutions of learning but his
merry fight was somewhat one-sided
lone, and he finally withdrew his oppo-
sition, and with a condition that the
two heavyweight institutions should not
include their physical directors in their
L
the commission a strictly non-partisanI
one sef ~ ~ 5s
| Many and varying views were ex-
pressed by different speakers on the
status Of football during the meeting.
years attendance be made requisite
Of membership on the football team
Of an Institution. but President Carhart
objected that this would exclude most
of the senior year pupils Of the normal
colleges.
The new officers not heretofore pub
| lished are: VI #s.s: 4
General association
President--P. s.. Berg.
First Vice President--A. M. Simp-
SON s.E s
Second Vice President-Agnes Ber-
Tington. i
TreasurerDr Geo. S. Thomas. @
Secretary Prof. "A. p. Hollis.
Secondary Education s
President-N. G. Mcdonald, Lidger-
wood. 81.
Vice President Richard A. Hayward,
Langdon.
Secretary George K. Foster.
Elementary Education
President w. n. Holgate,. Met Gamma.
Vice President --Euia j. Miller, Far
60.
SecretaryS. M. Rockne, Petersburg
County Superintendents-
President--W. T.. Stockwell, Bismarck
Vice President Mrs. Matte M. Davis.
Fargo.
Executive Committeeman -P. ID. Nor
ton.
Teachers Reading Circle Beard
Supts. Barnes and Peterson.
Committee on Revision Blanks
Snpts. DISCARD, Black and McD Donald.