Evening star., 1915-01-17
BY n. c. B -10.

BY d. T.. b Sc.
notwithstanding the prominence tha'
has been given to athletics at Georse
Washington University within the pas'
three months, the students Of that UNI
versity are not showing very mucn IN
terest in the resumption of sports ana
are not giving their support toward the
general revival being attempted by sew
eral of those who have the good OF the
institution at heart While mucn mas
recently been said about the POSSIBILITY
of having a foot ball team to rep. esent
the university next fall and the taxing up
of the other regular intercollegiate iornis
of competition, 1t certainly appears 10
iudge by apparent conditions, that the
vast majority of students do not care
much whether there is any athletic rep
resentation or not.
While the amount of publicity CIV
to athletics at George washington "i.n
in the last two months would iead o'e
tn believe that there was general oe-
mand among the students fcr the re-
s,I1ontion of all branches of sports theie
is indicated among the students, nv ~
ever, very little interest. tn.ucine of
ba sket ball and track athletics this se ,s'a,ic .
George Washington got out an az heide
association membership tickel' ;.,nS VIZ to
or of which would not only be ehe''ieI is,,;,t ~
see all the games played a,,issinn py ION to the
tracL meet. Now, George WashiiiS - so. :,
hos student enrolment OF more ,har
700 and yet out Of that great NUM-. ..nt af Z
an enrolment much grea'eih ia the .'' south and
naar,y double that of the ma1oriS' o.ts @
,eo ore members of the athietlc ass1-
ciation and have bought the ieke,s s s,snart art
ready mentioned. That KIM VI HuPp Praa +
does net show that there is very go q.
dernand dous nd by the Hatchetites for resumpJ7 M i
ttnn - athletics, and some OF LheHI s.. .i.a -
t.ntt.r begin to hustle or else the Mno,e l.
,novement may be dropped. me nIm ths,,,
papers and th9se 9se ,dsa eHnhefe ef George wash
;soto-, toon re-entering the field OF atnie' is,
- syho,e -souled, spirited memoef y. .ie
e. c,,itv undertook to push Things a.9 ';.t :.
and, by the way. ne mas as oGne these at the
hussie af College associations-yet tne
stnIents themselves, for whose ,h's sa,.e =
athletics are primarily coIio 80, as n
been decidedly apathetic ana hAaSI he,n fhe
whole. put themselves Out W ''e-f
cause but very little. ..;.,,.+;on at
In discussing the athletic situa,ro!i n':,
oan-ea wa shington at a smoker frluay
night. Faculty Director McNe"ar s''o
in part: Va, mt with the faculty,
= ,'.I+t, the student body. and need no
he looked for in any other quarte.; a. al =
1st,cs and everything pertaining tners.o e. .
must be fv;,9es set a9wn a5 on1S iSe students can
narticinate in college athletics. Am
,at,cs are primarily conducted Tor tneir
hanef,t and, therefore. must necessariy :
he supported in large part py 1nen,.
agree heartily. with PIes,uema .hasa ubo are
To he primarily benefited by a~thiet,es ~
vii, NOT give their support to atnietlcs
then athletics should be aponsneo; ~ nt
If the students of this university ao lloe
Ha.ire athletics there isn't any purpose
es IN nrolonging the agony: but If you de-
.irs to continue athletics L am Wllllns
70 tive the best I have and there are
other members of the faculty READY 10
do likewise. ,,oa,, sb.,,
determine whether athletics will be con
tinued. Up to the present time your
support has not been what 1t shouId oe'
The opportunity is yours; what are YOU
going to do with it? At the present
time there are only 122 members be-
Longing to the athletic association In
student body of LOO; you become
member of the athletic association py
purchasing season ticker; Wnich o'i
nally admitted the purchaser TO SIX
basket ball games and reserve seat at
the track meet to be held at Conventlon
Hall the evening of February Is. nsI
are still four basket ball games ana the
track meet on our schedule: your basket
bali team is out for the District cham
pionship, What are you going TO DO 70
help 1t along? Will YOU be there or must
they fight 1t out alone? What mas Pc
come Of the 700 students who signed the
netitions pledging to give financial sup.
mort If athletics were not ahoiished!
am informed on good authority tnat
they did not all graduate. 1t was upon
the delusion Of this manifestation that l
agreed to assume my present poslt1on
and that the board Of trustees was per-
suaded to give you another trial. At
the present time 1 must confess that it
seems as though you hardly deserve so
Well Of them. should you fail to grasp
this opportunity 1 shall find 1t my pain
ful duty to resign as director Of Slth-
Ietics and advise that they be officially
abolished which action will most Ger
tainly take place upon my recommends
ton. This Is your opportunity.
"Will you accept 1t or nave you az
ready rejected it?"
When a man who is working as hard
to re-establish George Washington in
the intercollegiate athletic field as
Prof. McNemar Is compelled to address
a part of the student body In this wise,
then it is very questionable II the uni
yersity ITSELF speaking from general
standpoint of the student body, de-
serves the prominence ana consldefa-
tion it has received.
It is high time the students of George
Washington are bestirring themselves
if they want athletics If their support
is not such as to warrant Prof. Meme
mar giving his time to the work and
he were to make good his intimation
that he might recommend athletics be
abolished. then that will mark the end
of George Washington University as an
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