The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-28
COLLEGE SPORT NO
: CIRCUS SUBSTITUTE
Dean Angel Attacks Temper
, airy Coach at National Col
legiate A. A. Meeting.
MUST RESUME SLOWLY
Advocates the Middle Course
=. Between "Standpatters''
D." " and Cranks.
MUST RESUME SLOWLY
BY DANIEL.

Urging that the colleges take full ad-
vantage OF the golden opportunity now
pr,sen,ed to purge their athletic systems
a, MYRIAD evils. Dean ]. r. Angel Of the
University OF Chicago. speaking through
Dean Small. propounded some rather
startling syllogisms at the annual con-
+,ntion OF the National Collegiate Ath-
ntc Association at the Hotel Astor yes
,,rday morning. Prof Small read the
Saper for DR.. Angel. who was detained
s. college affairs in Chicago.
Dean Angel attacked the temporary
professional coach, with emphasis on the
football situation at most colleges, urged
Me abolition OF training tables and other
expensive auxiliaries OF sport and inter-
Sotated a decision that made Dean
.Smars hearers sit up and take partic-
ular notice DR.. Angel wound up his
Estimate OF the mission of intercollegiate
sport with this proposition: Il do not
believe there Is any obligation on the
part OF the college to furnish the gen.
,eral public with substitutes for the cir
Gus, the prize fight and the gladiatorial
combat"
= DR.. Angeles paper was by far the
mos, noteworthy. II not the most star
ting, feture OF the entire days session.
Physical directors and other educators
and faculty representatives from nearly
one hundred colleges of all sections of
the country began their dissection Of the
intercollegiate sport situation at 10 in
'the morning and did not finish their dis
tussion until nearly midnight.
Decision of Convention.
At the close of the night session the
association adopted these resolutions:
l. Be it resolved, That in the opinoin
Of the National Collegiate Athletic AS
ISOLATION physical training and athletics
are an essential part OF education and
that In every college or university the
department OF physical training and
athletics should he recognized as de-
partment Of collegiate instruction d.
rectly responsible to the college or uni
y~rsity administration.
3 That each college faculty should
make adequate provision in the hour
schedule for physical training and ath-
letics
3. That seasonal coaches. scouting
except at open intercollegiate contests,
training tables and organized training
or coaching In summer vacation are
contrary to the spirit of amateur college
athletics; and that in furtherance OF the
foregoing II u the sense of this body
that as soon as practicable seasonal
coaches be replaced or themselves re-
ceive yearly appointments
DR.. Thomas A. Storey OF the College
Of the City of New York. State Inspector
of Physical Framing. offered set of
resolutions in which he asked for the APP
pointment OF a Federal commission on
physical training for our boys and girls.
These resolutions resembled greatly
those the doctor had offered at the an
snual meeting of the Physical Research
Society the day previous. and like that
sbody the National Association adopted
/. them In toto.
. DR.. Joseph T. Raycroft OF Princeton
land the Commission for Training Camp
: Activities DIR. J. II. McCurdy of the
springfield Y. NJ. C. A. College and Capt.
~ j. Griffith of Drake College were APP
pointed a committee in charge OF the
furthering of the propaganda regarding
Tho Government. State and municipal
control OF athletics. The association
Voted 10 put the $4,000 II has In it's
treasury at the disposal Of the commit
gee
DR.. Angels paper was entitled THE
Reconstruction Programme for Physical
Education in the Colleges" Dean Small
did not have to wait very long to rouse
divers apathetic listeners out OF their
fethargy. His opening sentence read as
follows: The demise OF the American
intercollegiate athletic system at the
outbreak OF the war was In many re-
speCts glorious and deserving Of grateful