New-York tribune., 1906-11-28
ATHLETICS 1T COLUMBIA.
DR.. Butler announces His Findings
ON Reports of Committees.

known yesterday his action the reports OF the
three committees appointed last spring to
slider the revision Of athletic conditions at the
university The report Of the president begins by
saying that he has arrived at the conclusion that
there should be radical change IN the admins
tratton Of athletic sports In force at Columbia,
The findings Of the faculty committee were those
most generally adopted. the student and gradu-
ate committees being ignored many important
points.
This particularly true On the question OF
football, which the student and graduate commit
tees wanted restored. Tho faculty committee op
posed It. and DIR. Butler ignores the question in his
decision The graduate committee, composed OF
@. T. Kirby, 's5; I. n. seligman, '76; W. T. Law
son, SO; George B. Post s6: Edwin Gould, IS:
Willard V. King. SO; A. W. Putnam. 's7: A. B. A.
Bradley. '02, and r. Le Roy, %. spent much time
studying the football question. and in It's report,
which took the form Of the minutes OF the meet
ings. argued for tho re-establishment Of the game
under suitable restrictions.
The most important provision Of the findings II
that which VIII have the effect OF doing away with
most of the out-of-town games Section provides:
Schedules of games. whether IN New York City
nlittee student organizations and by the uni
versity committee on athletics before adoption Il
should be the function of the COMMITTEES on stu
dent organizations to see that games are not ar
sns points as to conflict with satisfactory attend
ns OP0a o the on
see that the schedule OF games pr9p4sed does not
fict with any other legitimate interest.
While DR. Butler makes a show of handing the
control of sports TO the university committee
athletics on which the students represented,
he IN reality keeps It in the hands OF the faculty
committee student organizations, OF which he is
the controlling force This committee retains the
right to permit or prohibit any sport at any time
as well as the right to disapprove OF all schedules
leaving for the university committee athletics
the establishment and enforcement of rules of eligi
bility and the general supervision OF managers.
coaches and training tables No provision Is made
regarding the employment OF graduate coaches
only. although 1t recommended to the presi-
dent that this be done.
In view OF the fact that President Butler has re-
Gently his disapproval Of certain features
of basketball. the students regard the following
provision relating to the powers of the committee
on student organizations as important:
The president will ask the committee on student
o any wn ns Tor aHy II Is
any sport 10 notify the graduate directors of that
ad as o s aas to sh y
if desired, to the board Of student Representatives
posed action Before it is finally deterined upon
No hearing given to the students previous
to the abolishment of football. The report con-
tinues:
matters should be mted as now to (a9 y the per
sIGn or Rr966tiST Oh 96 any given sport 3 the
students intending to compete in athletic contests
students participating in intercollegiate contests
ship in their academic work and shall absent
themselves from the university without permission;
I'D the supervision, at present, by the controller
OF student organizations OF the budgets OF the
various athletic associations. So much is neces-
in order that the university may fulfil its Just
responsibility to the students and TO the public.
DR.. Butler refuses follow the suggestion OF the
graduate committee to provide for director OF
athletics at the university. He evidently regards
the feature too expensive. In view OF the fact
that the university has already committee on
student organizations committee athletics.
controller of student organizations. and director
of the gymnasium. all OF whom attempting 10
have finger in the athletic pie.
DR.. Butler suggests further the formation oS
teams representing the various schools in the uni
Versity as we'll the classes and residence halls.
and says that time ne will have new
stadium on the Hudson River for them to play In.
Gate receipts are, in the opinion OF the president,
Iagate athletic contests. but practicable plan has
vet been presented for doing away with them. The
directors of the several athletic associations and
the controller OF student organizations will be
urged all possible care TO avoid extravaganza
and waste in the expenditure OF moneys received in
gate receipts contributed by subscription In aid
OF athletic sports.
The president ends his report by the appointment
OF two committees. The committee student or
ganzations Is to consist of herbert C. Lord O. c.
d. Odeu, Henry r. Mitchell. James +. Kemp and
Marston T. Bogert. The university committee on
athletics is consist OF Francis S Bangs. 'TSi
A B. A Bradley. 02; Robert lie Roy. 'O5: GeorSs
Norris o7; ". @. Palmer, 07. Professor Herbert
C. Lord and Professor George I. MsyIan.