The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-12
Emporia and Hays Normals
in Kansas Conferences.
Important Action Taken Rela-
tive to Residence Rule.
TEN SCHOOLS REPRESENTED
Mcpherson and X. G. Untver-
sity Drop Out of Conference.
Awarding of Annual Football
Championship Abolished.

The adOption of a measure making
the evasion of the one year residence
rule impossible, the reinstatement OF
the Empofia Normal school and the
Hays Normal, and the abolition OF the
custom of awarding an annual football
championship were the most important
actions of the morning meeting of the
Kansas College Athletic conference
which is in regular session at the Y.
NJ. c. A. in this city today.
The conference convened shortly after
$50 o'clock with vice president ]. F.
Phillips of Southwestern college acting
as chairman and DR.. C. S. Parmenter,
of Baker University, acting as secretary.
Delegates representing Washburn,
Southwestern, College of Emporia,
Friends, st. Marys, Baker, Paramount,
Kansas Wesleyan. Bethany and Cooper
college answered to the roll call, and
Immediately after the preliminary BUSH
ness of organization and committee re-
ports. a letter from Coach Hargiss. of
the Emporia Normal school asking for
reinstatement was read.
All Favored 1t.
A motion was made and seconded to
allow the school to return upon the pay
ment of annual dues and the regular
initiation fee, and the vote shows that
the delegates were unanimous in well
coming the school back into the fold.
Following the vote, Mr.. Hargiss, repre-
senting the Normal school, was invited
to join in the meeting and did SO after
thanking the members for their action.
Also, the Hays Normal was admitted
on the same terms as the Emporia
school.
Two schools. the Mcpherson college
and the Kansas City university asked
that they be allowed to withdraw from
the conference. and it was voted to al
low them to withdraw in good standing
upon the payment of all back dues. The
Mcpherson college stated that 1T was
unable to carry the financial burden of
the conference membership and the
Kansas City university. claimed to be
too far removed from the conference
circuit to derive benefits from it.
The Residence Rule.
A report of the protest committee on
their work during the football season
just closed leads to the adoption of a
motion making it illegal for student
to return to a college and participate
in athletic sport after having previously
participated and then left to attend an
other school.
Doctors Riser and McEachrOn of
Washburn We're the strongest advocates
of this measure along with Professor
Wilson of Ottawa. while Messrs' Neff
of Paramount, and Gallagher of Baker
opposed it in its entirety.
When Chairman Phillips called for a
report of the championship committee,
the committee reported that they would
like to have more time as only one
school, Cooper college, had made re-
port of their games won and lost.
Chairman Phillips stated that under
the rules of the conference, only those
schools making such reports were to
be considered, and under this ruling
Cooper is entitled to the champion
ship. However, a motion made by DIR.
Weede was carried voting an award of
nnarif ErinndS tho cv1ondid
ord made.
In it's report, the championship
committee also recommended that the
custom of awarding state football
championships be abolished on account
of the difficulty of arriving at the cor
many of the schools are not evenly
matched. This recommendation was
put before the house in the form of a
motion and carried.
Constitutional Amendments.
Several amendments to the constitu-
ton were discussed and the confer
ence adjourned at noon to meet again
at 1870. After the noon hour the
business of arranging basketballsched.
ules was taken up and the various
schedules completed.
Among those in attendance are:
Vice President j. F. Phillips and
Coach Bates of Southwestern; DR.
Schaffer and Coach Granger of Col
lege of Emporia; w. A. Young OF
Friends. DR.. Riser and DR.. McEach-
ron of Washburn, Prof. w. B. Wilson
of Ottawa university, DR.. c. s. Par
menter and Coach Gallagher of Bak-
err university, D. O'Connell, athletic
director Of st. Marys; F. A. Nell OF
paramount DR.. A. H. King Of Kansas
Wesleyan. Professor Lincoln of Beth.
any, DIR. G. w. Weede of Cooper col