New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-21
COLUMBlA'S RADICAL NOV +
NO HOPE FOR FOOTBALL.
Umuersita Council You'd Put Ban
on intercollegiate Contests.

on i7tIG7 COtGCSfQtC SofS'So'O'
ErouovgIur the abolition of football at Column
hfs University comes the announcement IiAS. 'i.o
university council has taken action "iiiN.
likely TO have in its effect the aoon'loH % 'A
,,-e-coi,eziate contests, far as Coiumoia Is
.o-a5 Tho announcement was made yes
-.rsav fn 2 statement given out py "lliia'h n
.-a-,en.sr secretary of the university COUNCIL
rrhe action was taken Tuesday when 'iie ooun''I
r.ns;6ared the petition of the students asking
that t,,e football association be perfni''eu ~
remain in existence until April 10
4-,stezd of granting the request OF the uhoe'
x,a.5uates the council has taken a step even
-. ,,s;csl than the action OF the committee
- ,,Yssr4 organizations. The council not only
arnnove. the action OF the committee IN ols-
,sndln- the football association, but recon-
,oe7xs :ba: President Butler prompt 'he gam
:. ,..;..,nhia and take further steps 10 destroy
he abuses IN other sports by restricting 'Ne'N
IN ssr As nessible to contests at Coiuhipls-
as .,4e prt53f of the council is taken Win ''
<.,f, spnsoyai OF President Butler, he WAL uil-
aonhtealy take such steps. II he follows Out '.i0
DENOMINATIONS to the letter. it viii mean 'iie
es.3.~sl ,bcIition OF all intercollegiate contests
,xre,,t rowing as other teams are not hh''S -
,,,fr,e 10 Columbia without getting a ietui1 Q" =,
ys,s cornell takes the stand that the eVli III
...,,A.;.s Iles fn the fact shat only corhpaTA-
,sxe,S small number ot students paLt4e'p'o "
.,s,-, ARD IN The ccnme-oialism that mas aIlSeN'
rvhe regulations pissed by the council ioho"S'
whereas. The university committee on studens
,,y-z r,izations has submitted to the courier
.esol4,Ion adopted by the committee on ISo IL
ss.. * 1905 recommending the aooltol1 49, y! ~,
present game of football at toiuliloia
whereas. Il appears to the council rom , e5e
.a.~ts reci,ed by the committee as inc SIo t
fsr its action and from the facts witch n I'll
500, brought TO the attention of the couliSh
through tie public press and otherwise That tne
manifold evils flowing from the game oi ~ aIt
ire too serious and too deep seatea 10 pe 80
With Iix any process of amendment OF Reforms"
ton Of the game; and .,;, +ba
yzytTeTeas In the opinion Of the council, tne
..~.~sss,7f Tne,hods of conducting intercollegiate
,reY,,Y,atitions in several branches OF atHieuoS
have resulted in general dernoraHzatlon % 60
Gent and public sentiment and IN the SUP "a
,nf the intellectual and moral Ideals Wnlcn II -
the junction of the university TO maintain, II s
Resolved, Oh That in the opinion OF lle . I'M
Sersity council the present game OF Iooloei'
shol,i6 be prohibited at Columbia CnVerslty,
snd the council recommends that the president
szl-e immediate action TO that END
seeoT,5NThat the president be advised to take
5ucn further steps as may seem 10 MIN proper
10 correct the conditions al Coininpla . VIII.
have nred1,ce{1 the Generalization of sentiment
above referred to and TO restore athletics 10 ther
proper place in the life of the university, VIII
the view ca of encouraging the widest posslpie
-sr+icination of the student body in athletic
enorfs instead Of leaving them, as at present, IN
the hands of small class OF lralIeu aen.ees ts
sh) of substituting, as far as possible. conapet-
sion in sports among the students at Colurnpla
sn the place Of intercollegiate cornpetltions, ana
az restricting the latter, with the exception or
rowing as far as possible, to home grounds OF
the Columbia teams; (c) OF eliminating the pro
fessionaI aspects Of athletic sports by reducing
70 : nnfnirnura the time devoted to training and
nv placing the sports and the training thereLor
under The immediate direction Of the university
znfborities: (d( of suppressng the commercial
ism attendant intercollegiate cornpetluohs III
certain sports by radical reduction OF expenses
and the elimination OF gate receipts
The petitiou Of the students vas practically
in IFS
cit is inexpedient that any actor be taken
yo,,yius TO the revocation OF modification of the
ection already taken by the Committee on Stu
dent Organizations in relation to the game of
football
Tho oe7v other reference TO the petition says
sha1 as no charge of delinquency misman-
Hgeuaent was made against any individual or
organization there was no reason to accord to
sny one an opportunity TO defend himself.
The action Of the council is likely to arouse
even stronger resentment among the studsnts
than did the previous action of the Committee
on Student Organizations. All day yesterday
there were mutterings Oh the campus because
INC council had delayed the announcement of
ATS action the student petition. It is be-
,ievee that the increased resentment of the
Etudelts at tie delay caused the council to make
-ssse announcement sooner than it otherwise
would have done. With the resolutions the fol-
lowing explanation was given out
committee student organizations. taken with
The approval of the president, with reference
20 the discontinuance of the game of football at
columbia University. the university council has
been moved by no considerations which reflect
3n any way on the student and alumni organiZa-
tons, which for five years past have striven
earnestly TO develop that game at Columbia
The motives and the spirit of the members Of
those organizations are beyond question. 1t is
upon them and such they that the university
relies TO Ike its present action the first step
in q new and progressive policy for the develop
3nent of athletics at Columbia.
The action with reference TO the game Of foot
fsiI not being an act of discipline but act OF
general university policy, the council sees nc
reason 20 question the wisdom Of the committee
ress and decision when in its opinion. the time
act had come.
The action taken aimed solely at a form
OF so-called sport which, after long and anxious
reflection. the university authorities had de
cided 10 be inilical to the best interests OF the
university. The council has faith in the value
10 both mind and body of athletic exercise wher
properly conducted II feels that it represents
The best sentiment of the university-thaf
of the students and alumni as well a.
that Of the teaching force In It's eff
forts TO correct abuses which have become
matter OF public concern. In advising the pro
Eibition OF the game of football the council Il
iaffuereed only 10 limited extent by the physi
cal in3uries which the game, now conducted
involves. es IL understands that the liability {.
vision OF the rules governing the game It ma
beer much mora strongly Influenced by funds