The log cabin Democrat., 1920-12-09
MAJORITY PERMIT SUMMER BASEBALL ANSWER NORMAL'S QUIZ Leading Church and State Schools Regard Sport as Helpful Work
 for Students.

An overwhelming preponderance in favor of summer baseball for college and university athletes appears in answers by 90 leading state, church and independent educational institu- tions and "A athletic associations which replied to questionnaires sent them by the Arkansas State Normal School, following the recent decision of the Arkansas Athletic Association against the summer sport, on the ground that other colleges and univer- sites barred student athletes who have accepted compensation for their athletic services. Replies by "A ath- letic associations disclosed only one which bans summer baseball Twenty seven institutions which do not hold membership in any association an swered direct to the Normal. Only six bar summer baseball, three have no athletics and one school permits par ticipation in all other sports except baseball. The questionnaires brought what appears convincing proof that not only is summer baseball generally permitted, but many institutions en- courage students to take up this source of revenue as a means of re- maining in school
 Sixteen colleges and universities have no association membership, but permit summer baseball They are: Emory University (Methodist), At lanta; Emory and Henry (MethodisD, Emory, Va; Yale, New Haven, Conn. Washington and Lee, Lexington, Va; Brown University (Baptist, Provi- dence, R. l.; Wesleyan (Methodist) Buckhannon. w. Va; Wake Forest (Baptist), Wake Forest, N. C.; Rut- gers and University of New Jersey New Brunswick; Middlebury, Middle bury, Conn; College of Puget Sound (Methodist), Tacoma, Wash; Trinity Hartford, Conn; Colorado State Greeley, Colo; Davidson, Davidson N. C.; University of Pittsburg; Uni versity of Vermont; University of Nevada.
 Seventeen associations and conferen- ces told the State Normal they permit summer baseball except where the stu dent enters organized baseball. They are: American Collegiate Athletic As sociation. Adirondack Association, Hi nois Intercollegiate Association, Kan sas Association, Missouri Intercollegl- ate Assocition, Minnesota Dakota Con- ference, Minnesota Collegiate Confer ence, Maine Intercollegiate Conference New England Athletic Conference, Ne braska Intercollegiate Conference, Ma tional Collegiate Conference, Rocky , Mountain Conference, South Dakota Conference of Independent Colleges Southern Intercollegiate Athletic As sociation, Southwestern Athletic Con ference, Texas Intercollegiate Associ- ation and the Wisconsin lntercollegl- ate Association.
 To continue the evidence piled ur in favor of summer baseball, big con, ferences admit having rules against the practice, but frankly declare nc effort is made to enforce them. The six are Ohio Conference, Conference of Southern State Universities, Pacifle Northwest Association, Western Ath letic Conference, Missouri Valley Con ference and Michigan Intercollegiate Association. In the same class arc Cornell and University of North Caro- lima.
 Questionnaires to ascertain educa tonal thought nationally on the base
 ball question were mailed to 15O in stitutions by Colonel H. L. McAlistei of the Normal. Some of the individual replies disclose the attitude of the ed
 ucators in striking manner. The
 University of Wyoming wrote, "nc reason why man should not work his
 way through school with a baseball