The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-26
COLUMBIA ATHLETES
KEPT AT CLASSES
Freshmen Especially Find
Trouble in Getting Out
for Practice.
CHEMISTRY Is BLAMED

Believing that late afternoon classes
have been the cause OF poor freshman
squads and team in the past tho leaders
In athletics at Columbia. through the col
lege newspaper. the Spectator, have
started a campaign against the system
class at s o'clock instead OF . 10 as
TO remedy the evil. The TRADE is
launched especially at the chemistry de-
partment. which holds its laboratory
hours from I to 4 In the afternoon.
When the freshmen are free for the
day crew practice has been going OIL for
half an hour. baseball practice has been
under way for IN hour and IA half. and
In other sports IL Is the same old story.
TO this ack of opportunity to train the
campus leaders lay the cause OF poor
freshman teams and In many cases poor
varsity teams. since the cubs eventually
must he the material for the varsit!
teams.
The compulsory schedule for labora-
tory work not only affects $50 members
Of the freshman class. but enough OF the
other classes To compile n total of 3'f
men, or about one-fourth Of the students
in Columbia College. since few athletes
Nv ~ ~ Ah'Aif wy Va 49,
sions of the university because Of re-
stric;ions or even heavier programmes Of
work. the opinion prevails mat the
chemistry department Is throttling attn
leticS at Moruingsidc Heights.
'The policy that bars o~ne-lUurh OF the
college said the Spectator IN on" OF IT.
many editorials on the subject. from the
right to engage in these athletic interests
Is entirely irreconcilable with the sup
posed desire OF the university as Presi-
dent Butler puts II. TO do more for the
de velopment OF athletic sports than has
been done IN the past. and to promote
policies that would encourage IN" largest
possible participation In physical exercise,
in outdoor sports and nfercolesiate
contests. Here is an opportunity for the
university to promote Ii policy that Will
do these very things. Get rid of late
classes"
The failure TO organize a freshman
basketball team after holding practice
for Il month, the cancellation OF u
freshman baseball. schedule after II has
been completed, and the suspension OF n
freshman nine team for this year. al
these things the campus daily lays to
the system that keeps freshmen ia class
until 4 o'clock.
In addition TO these failures. the
Spectator said. eleven promising first
| year men who were out for crew had 10
! quit because academic work iuterfcr.d
with crew work. TIL" solution Of this
state of affairs il threefold morning
laboratory periods for those men who
want In" large part OF their afternoons
free more | o'clock classes IN prescribed
subjects: and 3 O'Clock sections for
those who are able and ANXIOUS to beg n
the day that early
The plan means that more college
men will he free to enter cNtracurrlcu.
lar activities. II means that tn, mas
Of undergraduates Will be free after
o'clock and that consequently some
sports VIII he able 10 use South Fold
earlier in the afternoon without rot
nicting with the practice OF another
team. Columbia has plenty OF class
rooms and few athletic fields and courts
Here il the way to balance things NJ.
The last meeting o' tho ~go,,,-" forum
was "a wear ago to discuss :'pfht,l. Foot,
bal. wts not restored Unit, the uaIycrS.tN
was sure that IN" students wanted Il
The way they knew It was by l.steu.nr
20 the campus discussion and wa,chira
what the college forum did at lis meet.
ing. TIL" same course would he followed
10 rcsurr"ct freshman athletic teams.
Robert W. Wat. cha man Of IN,
board Of student representatives and
cap,ain OF the baseball team. strong y
urged that the system 90 early 'lasSes
he Incorporated as the salvation Of IN
ture athlete prestige. Frank u. Fack
enthal. secretary Of the UNIVERSITY, ~,
pressed himself Yesterday rs parity T.
favor Of the idea as In line with tn,
general policy for athletics for all. wh3ct
the university decided OF a 'ew yci-s
ago.