The Washington herald., 1916-01-16

10 pay 81 a month while In the scbooi
70 be charged on his or her regular
tuition bills and collected through the
treasurer's office. The mode Of opera
ton would be that each student upon
registering would be siven a card and
asked 10 sign the undertaking. tho
contract being irrevocable for the year
signed, except upon registration OF
said student from the university,
whereupon all BENEFITS 10 be derived
from said fee should cease"
The voluntary plan will becoms ef-
fective next fall unless contrary se-
tion is taken by the PRESIDENTS coun-
ell before that time. The payment Of
the tax will entitle each student 70
admission to athletic contestx, free
attention al the hospital when Il. a
years subscription 10 the Ratchet and
a copy OF the Cherry Tree
A mass meeting OF all students in
terested In athletics and particularly
In the restoration Of football will be
held on Thursday night in the main
lecture hall at the Medical school
Building, 1S2s II street northwest
Prof. McNemsr probably will preside.
vote will be taken to ascertain e1-
actly how many students are willing
70 contribute 90 a. TO make football
possible next year.
Tar for AthIettes-
II is probable that many OF the stu
dents will rebel against certain pro-
visions Of the voluntary tax plan. N
IS conservGtively estimated that !. .eoo
students would be willing 20 pay a
tax Of 50 q year TO be devoted solely
20 athletics II they were assured they
would get football in return. But
hundreds Of the students object seri-
ously TO contributing toward the unit
Versity publica lions or 90 the hospital
benefit proposition. They think that
the entire tax should be devoted -
athletics Consequently Il is not un-
likely that resolutions will be adopt
ed urging the presidents council 70
reduce the tax and apply all Of Il or
The major portion Of II TO sport so-
tivities
IF the compulsory tax plan had been
adopted" said Prof McNemar last
night football would have been .
certainty next fall AZ Il is. football
next season is far more than a possi-
bility; It Is a probability. II the stu
dents can assure US that the volun-
tary contributions will total 1900 we
shall be able. I feel certain. 20 put a
team on the gridiron next fall We
should have between 100 and 1000 stu
dents willing to contribute toward the
athletic fund. And I feel certain that
such a number would contribute n
they were assured that football would
be on the program next fail.
1T is by no means too late yet for
| George Washington 10 -oresni.e a
grioiron, team for NEXT fall There ~
plenty Of excellent material among Tn.
] student body, II would be sbsolutsiy
unnecessary TO import plsyers And
there are enough big universities and
| colleges with a few dates Etfn open
| to make possible the arranging Of an
interesting schedule OF games ! un-
! derstand that Georgetown has t~o
dates open One Of these dates 10
Thanksgiving Day. Just one game be-
| tween Georgetown and George Wash
ington would repay the university for
| any OF its efforts at re-establiShing
| football at the institution"
Prof. Fraser. OF the Law School fs
| enthusiastic over the compulsory tax
plan. He feels that the plan, not
| being compulsory, will be beneficial tn
/ that there will be no tendency 20 keep
away from the university students
| who, because uninterested In Athletics
would not feel like paying the pro-
| posed tax. he feels that there WILL be
enough students eager TO pay the tar
/ TO bring about the restoration Of foot
| ball in a very short time