New-York tribune., 1907-12-05
N.Y.U. FACULTY R0USED
ALUMNI IN CONFERENCE.
Remarks about Physical Director
Cause DissenSiOR.

Cause DlSsenaOR.
12.+ora tho animal meeting tonight of the New
York University Alumni Association AZ the Hotel
Astor there will be a special meeting OF the as
sociatlon decide question OF lhpor'al ~
both the faculties Of the university ana the sra"-
,;ate BODY The whole question hinges on state
r1le47t. made IN the annual report OF the alumni
executive committee concerning Frank II Caln'
the physical director at University heiehts' IN
this report he is spoken Of as the so-calso oi-
rector Of athletics. yho refused to coach uie 'sE"'
nas.urJ team last year
1t was learned last night that Chancellor Mac
Cracker would not be at the alumni dinner 'lS
evening.
The report goes on 20 say that This year t'V-!
the members Of the team paid for coaco OUT OF
their own pockets and we're Obliged 10 pay rent
for use Of this gymnasium for practice ms re-
port was presented at the annual meeting o. lle
association at Univ ersty Heights on June Ias''
and was signed by DR.. Albert Warren + sFliS' p'es
lden:, and x. W. Abbott, secretary.
II was passed over urlnotced at the annual meet
ing and a few days ago it was mailed to the mem
oers of the alumni association a copy o. 'le .ePO
came into the hands of the joint faculties oI arls
and sciences at University Heights ana a''ioiI
was taken Immediately. \ letter was theh sem sem
10 each aunnus in which the various statements
against Mr. Cam We're denied. Regarding the as
sertion that Frank Cam refused to co@oh 'De
team last year" the letter says:
Air Cam did not refuse coach the gyrnnastlo
team in I956-05. J-nuI the outside coach was Pre-,
posed he indicated the least desire or PuTpoIS
do less in coaching the gyintsuc 'ea,, he
had been doing in preceding yeafs. fu feens Of
disappointment that the gynlnastle tesin oeeL'eA -
expedient TO bring in outside coach, ,on. .,,,,-
ten ns Fears re effort fe nder @ Director cann to Highest
point efficiency is admitted by Dr. ferris III 'hiS
d0ur gymnastic organization has suffered but one ne
defeat IN dual contest since its orgaTlzatlon lnaS
years ago. Its record IS indeed surprisng;
This surprising record ,a n4S mem hiT5 the Tam had
1866 the intercollegiate gInnaS1lc cldi'
Then the letter takes up the statement that this
year TI90f-07l the members Of the team paid foF a
coach out of their own pockets. This statement
is denied in the letter. as follows;
The treasurer Of the athletic association pala
namely S15o This treasury derives its chief stated
ities
Regarding the allegation that the gymnasium
team was obliged to pay rent for the use OF the
gymnasium for practice there Is a statement from
A. H. Sherin the manager of the gymnasium team
and the following reply in the letter
No rent charged. The only, charge made als
the x tam The was % 8 cost ps1 ar M ght a1d for
janitor This charge was paid from the tTeasQIs ny
university largely through the tax upon students.
IN the same way charges are met against riT
in PrePariqg oq Field for practice and eT be un met
II not from our athletic treasury:
Particular offence IS taken at the epithet the
so-called director Of athletics, Frank Cam.
The letter replies as follows:
In the General Catalogue of New York mi
versity the name Of Frank Cam appears upon the
roll of instructors follows: Prank II. Cam.
are3oe @ on9f 31 proP tG untrh carried in the ptbat
50 called The publicaton Of ths ePithot ] Sarries
sPsf5 IN RE Jt,es az nvePsity HeShts con
ton
The committee which produced the letter is COM
posed Of Dr.. w. x. CilIett. DIT a W lin. DR. e
II. E ow all members Of the alumni association
and Il the university faculty, Professor ". HouEh-
ton and Professor T w. EdTnonson.
Chancellor Henry NJ. MacCracken would not dis
cJss the case further than to say 1t was a cues
ton which the alumni association must decide
for itself.
Mr.. Cam thought his record physical director
at New York University sufficient 10 speak
for itself and that it was unnecessary for him to
deny any OF the statements.
DR. Albert Warren Ferris. when seen st this
home No ia West 6sth street last night. said:
The charges made against in circular.
which the Joint faculties have mt to scatter
far and wide. absolutely untrue and without
any foundation
The first untrue assertion which they place in
my mouth IS that Frank Cam refused 10 coach tho
gvnuastic team the year 19p;-'o7. What did say
was. One Frank Cam rer sd coach the team
last year-that IS. '0s. / am credibly I'm
formed The second assertion whiA they quote
- 4" the eIItCt Ih't 's eii L'' w. iil' HItio'iH
Of the team paid for n coach out OF their
pockets This fact was communicated TO me bv
than of gymnasts. but forbear to
quote their because I do not wish
harrass young undergraduates
Il believe it to be Il fact. however that the spe-
cial tax levied on the members Of the athletic
sociation. from which the faculties that the
salary of this coach was paid came in part of
the pockets Of the gym team.
The third assertion is that the gymnastc team
vas obliged to pay rent for the use Of the evmna-
SUM for night practice. In answer. the faculties
say that rent charged that the only
charge made against the team 81 "A night for
thirtyfive nights to cover the extra for light
and for janitor, This seems to mo to be a mere
quibble. There charge made for the use of
the gymnasium for practice by the gymnasium
team.