The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02
'THIETH Tiv PIN urIk.
Williams FinsiS New =, st-m Noi adequate
schemr for Better COLLECTIONS.

The end ~ thr hr-r calendar wear If Oh.
athl-t" taN al Williams hus not brought
Vie results that Mere rNpr, tod The taN
i imposed un ha-I- OF about 10 Is.r ,cu'
OF the room rent pAd hv students ana ft"
sum ~ $1,000 ~a- Ia have been a---~-.,l
ut ibis onlN about 81 Wsi - tualy Ma uIbi
Ia
review ~ the situation a. published
| IN the NdhoWs R',pTd calls tor az Improve
ment IN ths method of collection n - "a be-
noted. IN spite of the small ps'u-BtAur
OF ia" assessment actually ,ull"''r,i. tHiJ
The Athl-it" association has o. WO ,"fr
student TAXATION ON ~" ra~t~ ct ruum
rent a. a means ~ athletic supi,or' has iri-t
completed IT, first year A. tui- college
SAYS the Record ~ an innovation o. has
aurarted much notice from other iu-'tf4-
lions, Tor whom the burdeu- Of S4,n a
system as Was formerly Ia fore here nav"
become problem Asa solution ia ihrurt
OF the difficulties eNperi-n, 81 under tn- oil
methot OF soliciting subscriptions o. ss-tnrd
adequate Although In view VI these con
sderAtlons We are UNIV ll!iug 10 cou','ir thai
the Athtctic TAI l. a failure, Vet " does moi
merit GO mmendAtiOn Tor even partial sue
cess.
hat there are good grounds Tor calling
the method Of Colls-tIng tue taN Imprl, 10
tlcAblo y ey dent from the tat rat but
One-thlrd OF the amount OF the t-AN tOuld
bs collected from the und-rgradualrs a."
greater number Of deltna usuts being upper
SsiSh "howed ~sil S.,a6i.L elm ma oH'r
la favor OF the athletic tan over 50 80 ut the
hOoo asgessmen1 WAs not pah nis
ioysny and even o. 6asin@. s' p2ino as s %,
the part OF the college at large.
When re turn from the athleii" tay
TO ind a balance IN the treasury OF some
thing less than o. 90. The reasons Tor
snown by . brief summary " The rnsac-s
OF the major teams Tor the past year In
general the unusually nRs Weather which
games 9th the exception 81 the Amhers,
Decoration Day contest made the gate re-
here that the receipts from the postponed
msnt Week, was . large factor in the -..s
soseih.T sits eifiSi.pt mSnsSinS Sefe pro-
ductive Of large balances IN the case Of
defcits OF about 500 and sise.
a word should be said here regarding
pfae,Gaig no means of pP p oSssT ,ha a
the contriouti0ns OF the student body
SSn"sGSssn!y Shsn he pre- rata division
could be collected the track manager
received only about one-third OF the smoI nj
indcs,.d ,ss Se,Srns from the P nHs S1
seasons In football and baseball we're more
than enough TO compensAts for the loss Of
in this case 20 cancel the dsneits in the re-
naming two major sports track having
no gate receipts TO rely upon. was badly
bankrupt The basketball deficit also
neglect Of the Athletic iaE in thiS con
nection N 10 interesting to know that the
West Point hechsy game Lass season ned
hockey associations lack OF funds
The method Of collecting the tar EN-
ployed last year MAS, We feel, rather TOO
Vas no doubt accountable for deferring
payment OF the tar by the majority. The
agreement that the names Of all deficient
in payment should be printed in the Record
Was annulled by the VARSITY managers for
reasons which. in view Of the facts. s"efn
quite apparent
The D.. go balance remaining N The
treasury will be applied 90 the reduction
% this years tar, slightly lowering last
years percentage figure. 49, The need
FOR better undergraduate support Of the
athletic tar 10 clearly evident, and under
the circumstances sc urge the adoption
by the managers OF some sor, of system
which should make the payment OF the
tax more imperative