The Washington herald., 1916-01-16
PRESIDENTS COUNCIL APPROVES
RESTORATION OF FOOTBALL AT
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Faculty Committee Students Activities Have Voluntary
Student Tax AcceptedEMass Meeting Thursday to
Determine Possible Result Of Contribution.

Restoration of football at George
Washington University next fall is
likely to result from a plan of sub
sIdy for student activities which has
just been approved by the presidents
COUNSEL at the institution.
The proposed student tax will be q
voluntary one, but the proposition will
be made SO inviting that IL Is believed
a large percentage OF the students will
be eager to pay the assessment and
receive in return the numerous bene-
fits.
Announcement has been made by
Prof. Leslie Cleveland McNemar, Of
the department Of political science,
and secretary Of the faculty commit
tee on student activities, that IL
through pledges the raising OF $4,000
by next fall can be guaranteed.
George Washington will have q team
on the Eridiron next season. This
would mean that at least 700 students
would have to pledge theselves to
the payment OF the tax. In view of
the student body of approximately
1900. this does not seem such a Et-
gantic task. when a referendum was
taken late last year to ascertain the
sentiment among students regarding
the proposed tax. approximately 500
students voted in favor OF the propo-
sition.
Two proposals were submitted to
the presidents council by the faculty
committee on student activities for
consideration. One was q compulsory
plan Of taxation, calling for the as
sessment of a monthly amount against
every student taking six or more
hours of work a week at the Univer-
sity. The suggested tax was 81 a
month, or IS for the university year
of eight months. The payment OF this
tax would entitIe each student to a
copy OF the Cherry Tree. student year
book; a years subscription TO the
Hatchet weekly student publication; /;
free attention at the university hos
pital in case Of illness: and admission
to all athletic contests, including
track meet, basketball games. foot
ball games. and other events.
Prof. McNemar Advocates Plan.
The chief advocate of this plan was
Prof McNemar. who held that the plan
would impose no hardship upon the
student and that II was the surest and
most. direct way Of quickly placing
George Washington in its former posi-
don on the athletic map. He placed
the plea on a commercial basis, 20
strengthen the appeal, and pointed out
how a football team would advertise
the university and bring about big IN
creases in its student body. He re-
futed the objection made by some that
a compulsory plan would drive some
of the students from the university.
The faculty committee on student
activities was just about equally di-
vided between the compulsory and
voluntary plans. Dean Everett Fraser,
of the Law School chairman OF the
committee, was the principal champion
| Of the voluntary plan.
Only two members Of the presidents
council upheld the compulsory plan
when consideration was given to the
proposals. They were DR.. william Cline
Borden. dean of the Medical Schoot
and Prof. John Paul Earnest OF the
Law School. The Medical School stu
dents stand solidly for q compulsory
| tax and nearly all Of them will con-
tribute gladly any sum that is de-
| msnded.
Decide on Voluntary Plan.
After consideration Of the two plans
the council decided to give its ap-
provsI to the voluntary contribution
plan. The following resolution upon
the subject was adopted:
That each student upon register
ing shall be requested and urged, but
not compelled, to sign an undertaking