New-York tribune., 1905-12-20
COLUMBIA MEN FEARFUL.
Belieye Counci! Has Di@eg0rdec
Their Plea for Football.

RE Columbia University council took action yes
terdas atterno5i. which It is believed sounded thf
death note OF football at the institution on morn
ingside Heights After the meeting OF the eou'l'l
~, official announcement made bat 1t was sac
th... COMMITTEES had been appointed to draw up 6
statement setting forth its position L was learned
that this statement is not likely 10 be ready before
Thursday Friday.
The fact that the announcement has been post
noned Is taken by the students as an indication
that the action was mfavorsble 10 them The Iact
that announcements which have been untaVoraoe
10 the students have several times before been post
ioned tiII the day Immediately preceding a Yaca-
tion TO confirm this When the 1aculty & t9ok
action sUSpending four sophonores Iof hazns
linEdon Gould the announcement was not made
uutl the day before the Christmas holidays
Although the ruling unpopular with the IN
,lerrradnates. their feelings had chance TO cooi
before they. assembled again. The action of the
committee on student organizations, which aboi-
ished the football association. was announced Just
before the Thanksgiving holidays II Is beheNeu
shat the faculty fear that the present student feel
irS might lead TO something rash II the announce
rnent vss made at once ana may postpone 1t until
J-rday when the Christmas holidays begin
The members OF the council are Nicholas NP7-
ray Butler. J. Howard Van Amringe, George W
J<irchwey 8 ". Lambert. Il. H. Rusty. Charles
I Sever T. W Burgess Edwerd j. Perrr. Harry
rharston Peck Francis NJ Burdick. Edward b
Wilson Henry smith Munroe. George P. Carpenter
James T Kemp ard James H Roh!nso1- Inc
council vas in session fhree hours
R Fisher captain Of this years football team
taa W A Putnam represented the football asso-
cation while the students were represented hy
= ". Macbeth. president Of the senior class Ma
ieh vfent the meeting armed with sci OF Teso-
sutians drawn up hy q committee representing the
underrraduates ana setting forth the students SIDE
Of the question. These resolutions characterized
the action OF the committee in aboshing the foot
hall association as absolute disregard OF the
rights OF the students and set forth in strong
frNF-c n
The resolutions said
Resolved. That rhe students of Columbia Uni
versty feei that the abolition Of football IS only
lotic associations The faculty has ignored the fact
that the abolition of sport is Just as serious an
academic nuisance as the oveTdeVelopment OF the
Resolved. That The students Of Columbia believe
That Columbia will suffer educational lnstl-
lot3cn as Of the abolition of football more
ana rfoTn1ed II is conceded By educators that the
question Of educational fitness being adludged
VS. me g'. 81 pqp155oi p9I?5eni and thus discover
his is true fsl TO result in great injury TO
Columbia
one interesting fact developed by the resolutions
is that there were several students at Columbia
who would leave the university unless the faculty
granted permission 10 play football One resolution
stated:
That already there has developed such sentiment
against the abolition OF the game that numerous
ing from the university, and. should the council
further investigate this assertion. the COM
1nittee stands prepared to furnish the names of at
least six men who have already so sgnifed their
intention.
The students slso-meet the objection that COM
mercialism is running the sport by the statement
that
The objections TO the 'conmercialisIn'' of any
sport could be overcome more easily than by aD0-
lton if the faculty would meet the students IN a
calm and deliberate discussion Of any defects that
may exist in the present custom of charging ad-
mission TO college sports and on that basis max
5ng such changes might be found necessary,
Similarly to the plan adopted by the Western Con- !
ference Intercollegiate Association.
The resolutions conclude as follows:
The abolition Of football viii do much to under
3nine that spirit OF loyalty which mas heretofore
hound the students to the faculty. and which the
former has 50 often urged the students foster,
and that the unity OF purpose and harmonious |
action of She instructors and students which Is |
essential would be absolutely destroyed if the
faculty decides TO carry out its intention.
The students we're busy yesterday arranging q |
demonstration expressing their disapproyal of the |
action OF the council, In case it was unfavorable
70 them, The form of the meeting was TO be |
football wake