The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-31
CAMPUS DOES
NOT BLAME FRAT
Student Organizations Real Aid
In Giving Michigan More
Athletic Strength

ANN ARBOR. Mich. Jan. 81
The Michigan campus Is agog with
excitement over the latest aceusa'
tions arising from the article by
"Morrie" Dunno In the lnlande-. In
which the favori,ism OF fraternity
men over independents" Is offered
as the reason for Michigan's poor
athletic showing. Since The article
BY Prof Moriarity Is aimed directly
al Dunno. the campus Is reacting ia
yorably toward the athletic star and
opinion now seems 60 favor the oa-
slc idea ~ his statement
Michigan does not feel tina, there
is tayoritism That fraternity men
are in the majority on the athletic
teams is due 10 the nature OF the
circumstances rather than any de-
sire on the part o, the coaches 10
show Partially 10 them. The fra
ternities secure the majority OF the
athletes vho enter college. and are
responsible for the most part FOR
many OF them entering at all. And
then II an unknown shows promise
he ia Immediately seized by some
fraternity as a credit 10 ~.
Fraternities Offer inducements 60
men Of athletic fame and thus cam
pus distinction TO Join. Several ot
the members Of last years team
were made members ot trsternities
while lacking The necessary money,
hut were enabled 20 Join thru the
aid of the fraternity one OF The
pluckiesi members OF last fails
eleven is working his way thru
school. even tho a member OF a
fraternity.
And the fraternitles push their
men hard 80 make tAafa stara--An
Independent" becomes discouraged
and quits. while frat man. thou
discouraged az hrst. is urged on by
his fraternity until he achieves sue
cess This picking OF the good men
and tho backing ~ The men who
a. Independents nigh, wilt under
nre Is responsible FOR the showing
~ tho fruernit.es on the athletic
teams Even the independent r.,
ferred 10 By Prof Moriarity In his
article h. nov fraternity man
That 4 fraternity man Nas given
preference in the kicking iu the
/ Cornell game and lost the game is a
/ fact but the independent Nho
nigh, have kicked had failed in his
| opportunities In previous games.
| While The fact that an "ind"'
| pendent" was used only once in each
% tho Cornell and Penn games does
not show aQyy evidences 81 partial.
ny. because fraternity man was
I kept on the sidelines three years IN
an an injury gave him an oppor
tunity 20 prove himself one OF the
I greatest quarterbacks Michigan ever
! zlssss4 ---
The ~Morrie" Dunno article IL
I 'll the chief theme of converse
ton. even examinations falling Ia
I d.splace this topic And the campus
opinion. reacting after the outbreak
/ - Last week. is s~inEing 10 Dunno
That many men fuss" too much Is
a known fact and that some OF
these men might aid the athletic
teams is also a known condition
/ whether these men would play
football or baseball II there were no
goods is debatable. for other innu.
ences drew them away before Mich.
igan became such a popular co-edu
cational institution
Less fussing would aid Michigan
athletics. bat the party 10 blame is
not the coed II Is the student who
will not sacrifice social pleasures
for hts university This Is the be.
lief on the campus.