The sun., 1905-12-20
COLUMBIA STUDENTS TOLEAYE
THREATEN TO STRIKE BECAUSE
OF FOOTBALL QUESTION.
Open Opposition to Facultys Action In
Disbandlng Association -Orer to Name
Men VINO VIII Withdraw From the
UnIyerslty-Last Sad Rites Tonight

Men VINO VIII Withdraw From the
UnIyerslty--Last sad Rites Tonight
The trouble between faculty and students
at Columbia over the footb all question
kindled into open opposition yesterday,
when a committee OF undergraduates to!o
the university council that because OF the
opposition to football somo ut the students
were preparing to leave the uhverslty'
The members of this council, who are offi-
GERS Of instruction, were told that the names
OF these men who had thus far signihed
that they would withdraw could be had II
they wished. 1t is understood, too, that as
a result Of the unfavorable action OF the
University Council yesterday football
wake" will be held tonight and that persons
who have been prominent in the attack on
football will be burned in eftigy.
The university council in its meeting
Yesterday considered the football problem,
to the exclusion Of almost all other ousi-
ness. After the meeting it was announced
that no news Of the doings would be gwen
out until Friday. The members or the
council were ordered not to discuss the
meeting In any way and not even to IN
innate what the action had been. IL was
inferred from the very fact that announce
ment was delayed that the council had
decided definitely to wipe football from
the list of sports at Columbia. 1t was
considered certain that had the counci!
decided in favor of the game there would
have been haste made to choke the growing
discontent of the students by letting them
know that the faculty had paid heed to
their desires.
In addition announcement delayed until
Friday means that it will be published on
Saturday The Christmas holidays begin
on Saturday 80 that there will be no stu
dents around the college to make demon
stration unpleasant to the faculty when
the news Of the action Of the council Is
made public This plan was pursued last
year in the case of the hazing of kingdom
Gould, when the suspension of certain
sophomores was announced, after some
DELAY, lust as the vacation began. BY the
end of the vacation, it Is figured, the stu
dents will have lost lot of their zeal, and
the faculty will have a much weaker oppo-
sition to meet.
The students cannot reason out any other
theory for delaying the announcement Of
what was done in the meeting OF the Uni
yersity Council. Three students, Robert
w. Macbeth, chairman of the student board
of representatives, 10 hn r. Fisher captain,
and Gerald b. Curtis manager OF the FOOT
ball team, were invited to meet the Uni
yersity Council. This body is made up Of
the deans of the respective departments
and colleges and another delegate from
each one. The students simply were per-
mitted to read the resolutions drawn up
for them to present in support OF their
position and then had to withdraw After
their withdrawal the council discussed the
questions involved.
The resolutions presented by the students
were strong in tone and included some OF
the following:
That the students feel that It was unjust
that no hearing was given 10 the football
association before ordering that 1t he dis
banded
That it is generally believed that the faculty
desire to bring about the permanent abol-
ton of the game Of football. and has during
the past few weeks been unwilling TO deny
this fact
That the students Of Columbia University
feel that the abolition of football Is only the
preliminary step to tho disbandng OF other
athletic associations.
That the faculty has ignored the fact that
the abolition of a sport is Just as serious an
academic menace as the over development OF
the sport
desire for the greatest possible future for
Columbia as that which actuates the faculty,
feel that Columbia must suffer financially
through the abolition of football because OF
an appeal to prospective students consider
ably less wide than that of institutions still
retaining football as a great autumn sport;
That it is conceded by educators that
the question Of educational fitness being
adiudged equal, the institution of best ath-
ttlaNt
and that any desire of the faculty to expert
ment and thus discover whether this is true
could not fail to result in great injury to
Columbia
That the abolition of the game Of football
and the disbanding Of the Football Assoca-
ton by the faculty have been ordered with
an absolute disregard Of the right of the
students of the university to participate in
such amusements as are hcalthful and
proper;
That the faculty, by taking this action.
has done so without any regard for the fact
that college spirit is one Of the greatest fac
tors in maintaining the unity of the student
body, and in binding the graduates to the
university and securing their loyal support
financial and otherwise, in future years;
That the students feel that the abolition
OF any branch of athletic sports is destructive
of that college spirit which the faculty has
on so many occasions urged the students
to rear, nourish and maintain;
That already there has developed such
sentiment against the abolition of the game
that numerous students have signified their
intention OF Withdrawing from the university,
and, should the council care TO further in
vestgate this assertion. the committee stands
prepared to furnish the names of some who
have already so signiied their intention:
The abolition of football will do much TO
undermine that spirit of loyalty which has
heretofore bound the students to the faculy y
and which the former has so often urged the
students 10 foster, and that the unity of pur-
pose and harmonious action of the instructors
and students. which is so essential, would be
absolutely destroyed if the faculty decides
to carry out its intentions.
PRINCES YACHT TO HAUL BRICK.