The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-30
DEAN METCALF CORRECTS
AN ERRONEOUS IMPRESSION

Sporting Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-f seldom depart from rule I
have long followed against airing per-
sonal or institutional matters In the
press, for do not presume to think
that such things are OF interest to the
public. break this rule OF silence
now because desire. out OF Il sense
of Justice, to correct an erroneous i'm
preston which may have been caused
by statement published in severnl
bors Of the Richmond College football
team. AZ an officer OF the college, l
am primarily Interested In maintain-
Ing scholastic standards: with athletic
matters as surh. am concerned here
only so far as they touch these
standards.
newspaper article it might be inferred
that four men had been debarrcd from
playing on the football team. As a
has been declared ineligible by the
intercollegiate athletic Committees: of
| the other three, two are not E1atricu.
hence are not on the team: and the
remaining one. having regularly ma
tricmlated on certificate from All ac-
credited high school, showing. the regu-
lar number of units, Is still held TO no
eligible. Several men reputed to be
capable ATHLETES have been refused ma
minimum number OF entrance units
twelve-required by the college OF ap-
pliean,s under twenty years or age.
the Association of Southern Colleges.
Richmond College accepts as special
students men twenty years OF age and
mittcc on entrance. will profit by coll
lego study. These students arc not
candidates for degree. nor are they
Of entrance units., though, they must
have had some high school training
Al students of the college. both
~ n n hoy l,nn Il q
according TO the entrance regulations
published In the catalogue
The student declared Ineligible on n
tochnicnlity by the committee or tho
intercollegiate Athletic Association UNI
der Its own RULES was admitted on n
properly certified high school certin-
half Carnegie units. Moreover, lie ac-
complished sufficient work last year in
the law school Of the college to give
him the equivalent OF at least three
additional entrance units. Tho other
'nan, whose eligibility was questioned.
presented certificate OF admission TO
the college. duly filed out and signed
by the principal OF an accredited high
school. giving him ten and half units.
On the showing Of this certificate he
of these men, 1t should be added, wero
admitted as special students because
they were over twenty years OF age.
therefore, involved In their entrance,
though both. as I have explained, are
able TO SNOW, on strict interpret ation,
the number required by tho Iptercolt
legiate Athletic Association.
To those persons who. possibly
through partisan zeal interest them
selves in challenging the accuracy OF
Official statements. 1t may not ba amiss
TO say that college officers are, in most
cases at least, quite rs capable of pass
ing upon scholastic eligibility Ms inter-
collegiate athletic committees. II
would be unfortunate IL these latter
bodies should assume the functions OF
examining boards for colleges. These
statements ara made with n view of
clearing UP any possible Impression
that. Richmond College has acted irreg-
ularly In mntriculatink students.
j. c. METCALF,
Dean of Richmond College
October 49, 1914