The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-25

work an apparent hardship for time,
but in the end 1t will enable the col
lege enforcing said rules to put out a
bona fide and, in many instances. a
winning team. Many of our best foot
ball players are our best students.
IS. Y. JAMESON. President"
A. g. M. College Of Texas.
All members of athletic teams must
have passed the work amounting to at
least 10 term hours at their last
term.
They must be diligently pursuing
the work for VIII ich they are registered.
as Indicated by special reports made by
the instructors to the dean. II de-
ficient in more than two subjects they
will not be allowed to take part in any
intercollegiate contests for one month.
In order that these rules may be
enforced special reports are made TO
the dean on the first day of November
for members of the football squad and
at a suita BILE date In the spring for
members of the baseball team.
CHARLES PURYEAR, Dean"
Furman University.
I'm reply to yours of the 22d I have
to say that we have a rule similar to
yours, which is this; A student taking
part IN lHLtTCOlltkldI6 sports may DC
conditioned in only one sub ject with u.s.
1 hope you will hold to your position.
EDWIN M. POTEAT, President"
A. G. M College of Mississippi.
In reply to yours of recent date,
will say that | am in great sympath
with the movement of your institution.
BY the regulations of the college. no
student is allowed to represent the col
lara in, Of rr-b
demic work is not entirely satisfactory
A strong committee of the faculty here
keeps in close touch with all the ath-
letic teams during the athletic season.
Our first half-term examinations come
during the last week in October.
~. C. HARDY, President"
Wofford College.
81 think your scholarship require
ments for participation in athletic
contests are reasonable enough. Up to
several years ago our rule was that
a student had to be up on all his work,
but just the same sort of pressure was
brought to bear on us as is now being
brought to bear on you. Our commit
tee against my own personal judg-
ment, yielded and reduced the require
ments to the S. l. A. A. requirements of
10 hours of satisfactory work. Our ex-
inferior to those we were able to get
together under our sitter requirements,
and we are seriously considering going
back to them.
HENRY N. SNYDER, President"
Trinity College.
81 will say that ! think your regula-
ton very wise one. At present we
do not have regulation as stringent
a hut
brought the matter before the faculty
and in a very short while we expect
to pass a resolution similar to the one
you have. The regulation under which
We have been acting for number of
years is as follows. No student who Is
reported as being notably deficient IN
his college work shall be allowed to
represent the college in any capacity
except by special permission of tile
faculty. I think as l said above that
your regulation is a very wise one, and
I do not see how anyone who has the
interest of intercollegiate athletics at
heart can believe 1t too stringent.
"R. L. FLOWERS,
Chairman Athletic Committee"
University of Mississippi.
I'VE apply no special scholarship test
to members of our athletic teams. The
theory upon which we proceed is that
a student whose work justifes his re-
tention in the university should not be
denied the right to participate in inter-
collegiate games. Delinquincies suf-
flcient to debar one from athletic con-
tests should result in the severance of
his connection with the university.
Personally l like your plan and the
rule which you quote from your cata-
log Our theory does not work well
in practice sometimes.
"AIFRED HUME,
"vice Chancellor and Dean"
University of Tennessee.
81 beg to say that we have not yet
adopted system similar to yours, that