Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-01-01
WILL EXERT INFLUENCE FOR THE
UNIVERSITY.
LIVELY MEETING HELD
Prominent Capital City Alumni Gather
to Discuss Timely Subjects-WiIl
Hold a nInner and Take Decided
Stand on Athletics-M. S. Oudgeon
on Athletic Board.

Inc Madison alumni OF me univer-
sity are determined to exert a positive
influence over university affairs, ath-
leUc and otherwise. inns was made
apparent at a meeting Oh leading grad
yates, held in the FEDERAL courtroom
yesterday afternoon. The athletic sit
uation was discussed, representative
was elected on the athletic board, d
committee was appointed to formulate
an expression or views regarding atn-
leticS, and this expression will be dis
cussed fully and acted upon at dinner
to be held by the association in the near
future. The most important result OF
the gathering OF yesterday was the
realization oil the TACT that the Madison
alumni ought to be alive to the inter
ests Of the university and should take
an active part as an organization OF
force and powerful influence IL was
represented at the meeting mat .Ae
alumni ASSOCIATION Of Chicago and OF
ouner places are surprised that the
Madison graduates, VINO must be in
close touch by proximity with the in
stitutiOn, were seemingly uninteresteu
N university! matters, and the appar-
ent determination to correct TINS undo
sirable situation was CRAFTY ing 10
those present.
Col. George w. I'D, presluent OF
the aSSOclauOn winch mas existed and
done nothing else for years, presI,ed,
and l.. vi. hanks acted as secretary.
A set Oh resolutions dealing VII. the
athletic situation was offered, by re-
quest, by Grant Thomas. The resolu-
uons praised inter-class and inter,
institutional athletic contests, de
nounced professionalism and CONNER
cialism in athletics, but suspended
Judgment as to the truth or taISity OF
recent charges against the University
of Wisconsin. Inc resolutions were
vigorously opposed by some mem~~rs
as saying nothing, and being for that
reason unbecOmIng to the Madison
alumni, and as being if anything a
weak confession OF guilt as TO the exist
ence of bad things in the Wisconsin
athIeuc department. Professor f. j.
Turner opposed the adoption OF the
resolutions for the reason that they
approved intercollegiate contests. He
declared that in intercollegiate con-
tests of football as held TO-DAY are con-
tanned great evils which should be cor
rected by vigorous methods; that foot
ball was becoming SO important as to
OvershadOw the real purposes for
which universities exist and are main
tanned, and that this preponderance OF
Importance attached to athletics in in
tercollegiate contests was bringing
about a situation in which the tail
wagged the dog" The meeting largely
agreed with Professor Turner and the
resolutions were referred to a commit
tee composed of Grant Thomas, PROBES,
SOr Turner and j. A. Awkward, with in
struCtiOns to report suitable express
siOns at a subsequent gathering. This
will be a dinner of the Madison alumni,
to be held within a few weeks, and for
the arrangement of which a committee
composed of Col. Bird, L. M. Hanks
and Judge E. Ray Stevens was appoint
ed. NJ. S. DudgeOn was elected to be
the Madison alumni member of the
board of directors of the university
athletic association.