The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-22
STRICT MEASURES
At CONFERENCE
Rigorous Steps Will Be TAX
en- at the Presidents
Conference

measures IOr the government OF aln.
letics in the west will be considered
colleges at a meeting to be held on
March 9 at the University club of
Chicago. President A. w. Harris of
Northwestern university today issued
a call for the gathering. which is eX-
pected to be the most important legis-
lative session since the formation of
the organization of the conference in
1896.
In his invitation to the university
leaders. President Harris said that the
meeting was for the purpose of q
thorough discussion of the athletic sit
uation. The assembling of presidents
for the third time in the history Of the
conference is the ontgrowth Of the dis
satisfaction with tho present condition
pected that the discussion will ave a
profound effect upo the future of
athletics in the Rig Eight" district.
The presidents will lieut. loose from
tho current debotcs over the compro-
mise recommendations made by the
Big Eight" representatives at their
January meeting and talk over the
fundamentals of athletics. according
to the plans of President Harris. The
meeting will have no immediate con
%nection with the conference represent
~tatives, none of whom has been in
vited to attend.
The value of college athletics In cd
ucation. the University of Chicago
movement in favor IF abolishing inter
collegiate competition in part or asa
whole. and the possibility of making
which may result in two cup of
colleges are among the subjects up for
discussion. With these problems in the
air. 1t is likely that the Big Eight"
may will be changed in several radical
ways when the presidents have ended
their arguments.
The meeting will in all probability
take the place of tho one planned by
the pig Eight" representatives in
January. The delegates had intended
to ask the presidents to meet with
them, but The newer arrangement
will leave the delegate sout in tho
cold. 1t is understood that several of
the university heads preferred to have
II out with the athletic problem as Il
of the representatives in detail.
President Harris has communicated
with the presidents has found
that the date will he acceptable. Presi-
dent Judson of tho University OF Chi
cago. President Van Hiso of Wiscon-
sin, President Stone of Purdue. Presi-
dent Bryan of Indiana and President
1IilCILedu VI lOMd Will nc present.
MacLean of Iowa will be present.
President James of Illinois. who is
in Europe. will be represented by a
faculty delegate and it is thought that
President Vincent of Minnesota will
attend.
President Judson of Chicago, Prcsi-
dent Harris of Northwestern and
President Stone of Purdue are credited
with strong amateur leanings and
President Vincent OF Minnesota has
always favored rigid amateur rules.
although the Gopher board has voted
for summer baseball. President Van
for a%n1ateurisml although the Wiscon-
sin board faNors the recent compro-
mise recommendations made by repre-
sentatives.
Members of the board of physical,
culture and athletics Of the Univer-
sity of Chicago held 4 three hour dis
%cussion of the athletic situation yes
terday at the university camput and
put the maroon attitude toward the
Big Eight up to the faculty for de-
cision. President Harry Pratt Judson
announced h a a meeting Of the fac
ulty would he held March Q to take
a definite vote OH the question of
sports and on the actions taken so far
by the board.
rho maroons have reached no deci-
sion on the problem of a%bolishing
intercollegiate competition. which is
In the hands of Il committee of board
members.