Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-10
ATHLETIC AFFAIRS AT YALI
University Council FavOrs the Prtn-
cipIe of student Control.


NEW HAVEN, Conn. March 9.-Presi-
dent Hadley of Yale today gave out a
statement having a bearing upon the IN
ouiry into athletic abuses in the university
as preliminary to the making public of a
longer report prepared by the special COM
mittee of the university council on TINS
subject and the action of the Undergrad
uate faculties on that report. The state
"The committee appointed by the univer-
sity council last autumn TO inquire into
the conduct OF athletics In Yale university
reports that the principle OF student man
agemsnti IN spite Of Inc Is EiITeIe GOOD
one. The committee has Investigated many
evils connected with the extravagant use
of time and money in athletics and has
suggested to the committee Of the, Yale
financial union number OF desirable re-
forms The financial union is now occupied
with attempts to carry out the suggestions
OF the council committee as fully and
promptly possible. As fast as the stu
dents and the graduate advisers have
worked out these plans the results will be
given to the public.
"The two undergraduate faculties have
given their general approval to the course
suggested by the council committee. They
have also appointed special committees.
which act in cooperation with one another
and with the student body can secure IN
telligent treatment Of any further questions
In addition to the statement of President
Hadley the following is officially given out
in regard to the action of the undergrad
| uaee faculties. At a meeting Of the aea-
demic faculty on February Y the following
resolutions were adopted:
II. That we express our cordial apprecia-
| ton OF the work done by the committee OF
the university council and our universal
| approval Ia most particulars OF the special
/ recommendations made which have had as
| their object the Improvement of the present
| athletic situation
| 80 That inasmuch we hope to learn
/ at an early date that the advisory athletic
/ committee and the student body have &C
/ cepted the several recommendations Of the
] committee of the university council and
| made them binding for the future we take
| no further action regarding these points.
| 20. That In general we accept the wisdom
of leaving the main management Of athletic
/ matters IN the hands OF undergraduates, al
| though we must not be understood as sur
| rendering our right which We have otter
| asserted in the past, 10 legislate in regard
| TO any points which fall Immediately under
our jurisdiction. especially those concerning
the morale, the discipline or scholarship OF
"a That since i'm our belief the present
! situation calls for further action in the
direction falling properly under our con
| troll, we direct that a committee of thret
| be appointed from the members of thii
| the whole subject and 20 consult with thS
| undergraduate members and the advisory
committee TO bring before IL specific recon-
inendations as 70 what legislation is neces
The faculty Of the shemeld scientih,
school was asked TO appoint a similar com
mittee 70 act with the academic COMMITTEES
to decide on definite common action.
Al later meeting OF the scientific schOo
faculty a resolution was passed In genera
accord with the views OF the academic
faculty.