The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-21
IMPORTANT MEET
At UNIVERSITY
BEING HELD
Representatives From Over the
State Discuss College Ath-
letics and Future Plans.

yersity is being held a meeting of DEL
egates chosen from the various educa-
tional institutions of North Dakota,
called together for the purpose of
discussing ways and means for the
proper regulation and conduct of in
ter-collegiate athletics. This is in all
probability the most important con-
ference of the kind ever held in the
state. and several thousand, students
and prospective students of the differ
ent institutions represented will anX-
fously await the result of the delibera-
lions of today.
While the session is called in the
interest of athletics. the term is per-
haps of broader scope than even the
delegates contemplate. The real pur-
pose OF the conference is that of reg
ulating football in very much the
same manner as did the big Nine"
The rules by which the big nine
colleges are bound. while not suitable
in the whole as laws to govern the
North Dakota institutions, contain,
nevertheless many points which are
being covered this afternoon. There
is no question but that football will
live-it is not understood that any at
tempt will be made to rule the game
out OF existence. but some healthy
binders" are contemplated.
The several institutions which have
representatives at this afternoons
conference are the following:
University - President Merrifield.
Prof. NJ. A. Brannon.
Agricultural College-Prof. H. L.
Bolley, E. S. Keene.
Valley City State Normal-President
Joseph Carhart
Fargo College-Prof. Moore.
State High Schools-Sups. Koehler
or Grafton and Reed of Lisbon.
The following set of rules was
adopted in March by the big nine rep
resentatives. TOday's conference, of
course, could not adopt them in every
particular but in many cases a sim
ilarity would exist:
Rule to the effect that no student
may participate until he has been in
residence one scholastic year, reafirm-
ed. Time Of application to be at the
beginning Of fall term, 1906.
Rule to the effect that no student
may compete in intercollegiate ath-
letics more than three years was di-
vided into two parts as follows:
(a) No student may compete in in
Intercollegiate athletics more than
three years In the aggregate.
(b) Participation to be confined to
students who have not graduated from
any department of college or uni
versity.
To go into effect on Sept. !, except
for those students who participated in
intercollegiate athletics in 1905 and
1906. For these it shall 20 into effect
on Dec. 1, 1906.
Rule to the effect that no team con-
sisting in whole or In part Of college
students shall play high schools, acad-
emies, or Independent professional
teams reaffirmed. To go into effect
Sept. 1, 1906.
Rule to the effect that not more than
five games of football shall be played
each season reaffirmed To go into
effect Sept. 1, 1906.
Rule to the effect that the regular
conference committee rescind it's
present rule which does not count the
first three games in each season re-
affirmed. To go into effect Sept. /,
1906.
Rule to the effect that freshmen
teams and second elevens shall play
only with those teams of their own in
situations qualified to include football
seasons alone.
Rule regarding the SO cent price of
admission reaffirmed. To go into eff
feet Sept. !, 1906.
The wording of training table rule
changed to read: There shall be no
training table or training quarters
for any athletic team" To go into
effect on Sept. /, 1906.
Rule regarding eligibility of athletes
changed to read: "That the compel
ent university officers state in his GER
tificate of eligibility first that the STU
dent has passed all entrance require
ments; second, that he has passed all
interviewing work as n regularly reg
istered student in each university for
the period involved; third, that he is
taking full work in the present SEM
ester"
Dropped professional coach rule and
adopted new one to read as follows:
at is recommended that no coach be
appointed except by the university
governing bodies on the recommends
ton of the faculty or president in the
regular way, and that at moderate
salary. This recommendation to be-
come operative as soon as existing
contracts in the several institutions
permit"
Rule to the effect that there shall be
no preliminary training prior to the
beginning of instruction. reaffirmed.
To go into effect Sept. 1, 1906.
Rule in regard to the closing of the
season changed to designate that the
season shall end on the first Saturday
before Thanksgiving.
Three Issues.