The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-20
Yale Corporation Leaves Stadium
 ; To Graduates
Big Athletic Plant Approv- ed, But Alumni and Friends Should Finance and Build It.

New Haven, June 20--The decision that Yale is to have a new athletic stadium is made by the university corporation or trustee board, of which President Taft is a member. The alumni advisory board last month re- ported that it recommended a stadium and yesterday it's report was accept ed. The board declares that the uni- yersity as such ought not to shoulder responsibility for the stadium or to undertake details for the construction and other financing of the stadium.
 The need for the stadium is declared to be pressing by the alumni advisory board and corporation, and the recom- mendation has been adopted that a special committee of the executive committee of the advisory. board be appointed to take charge of the scheme This will be done immed- lately.
 The corporation gave out the fol- lowing in its report of the meeting:
 The corporation today passed the fol- lowing vote regarding the advisory boards report on the stadium:
 Voted to accept the report of the alumni advisory board on the stadium. to thank the board for its thorough consideration of the problem, and to
  tion that a special committee of the board be appointed flor further perse- cution of this subject" as recommend ed. The advisory boards unanimous recommendations are covered by the following resolutions:
 Resolved, That the alumni advisory board is unanimously of the opinion that the university as such should not encourage the building of a stadium or coliseum or other form of perma- nent fireproof stands of large capacity at the expense and for the purposes indicated in the report of the special committee of April 15. 1911.
 Resolved, That the following expres- sion of opinion of the said special of the board. The corporation is pri- marily charged with the educational interests of the institution, and, we think, wisely has placed the detail management of athletic affairs in the hands of an independently appointed athletic committee. We do not deem that the university should either fi- nance or become responsible for or di- rectly or indirectly solicit subscrip- tions toward the building of a sta dium, either large or small.
 Resolved, That in the opinion of the alumni advisory board there is press ing need for increasing the general facilities of the university for physical exercise
 Resolved, That in the opinion of the alumni advisory board it is desirable that some form of permanent fire proof stands be provided if the grad uates and their friends wish to finance the undertaking.
 Resolved, That it is the sense of this board that if the corporation is asked to accept the gift of Newsstand, as contemplated in the above vote, 1t will be with the understanding that the university authorities shall not be limited in any way in their control of college athletics and intercollegiate contests
 Resolved, That the executive com mittee be empowered to appoint spe- cial committee for the further prose cution of this subject, with full power to act, subject to the approval of the corporation.
 Resolved, That in the opinion of the advisory board in the financing of the proposed undertaking no stock should be issued carrying any voting power, ownership, control, or interest.
 Resolved, To request the special committee to be appointed in devising plan for the proposed permanent stands to have in mind the general athletic needs of the university, both through the form of construction Of the stands themselves and through the increasing of revenue for playground purposes.