The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-03
EDUCATORS ELECT
 DR. A. B. DINW|DD|E
 1922 PRESIDENT
pr. c. B. Glenn HOnored. Dr.. Phillips Scored Professional In College Foot
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The election of officers and the ex- eoutive committee for the ensuing year and the adoption of resolution empowering the association to ap- point a committee to investigate the records of college and university ath- letes In institutions represented by the association were the outstanding features of the final session of the twenty-sixth annual meeting of the Association of Colleges and Second- ary Schools of the Southern States at the Hotel Tutwiler yesterday morning.
 The following officers and execu- tive committeeman were elected by the association:
 pr. A. B. Dinwiddie president of Tulane university. president; Dr. A. l.. Bondurant of the University of Mississippi and Dr. c. B. Glenn. sup erintendent of city schools of Bir- mingham, vice presidents, and F. D. Pusey, superintendent of city schools of Durham, N. C., secretary-treasurer.
 Prof. W. D. Hooper. University of Georgia; President W. W. Guth of Boucher college: Principal J. T. Wright, University school, Mobile; Chancellor J. H. Kirkland, Wander bilt university, and Prof. l.. T. Baker, University of South Carolina, execu- tive committee.
 Following the election of officers, Dr. Henry D. Phillips, president of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic association, addressed the associa- tion, denouncing what he declared to be a tendency toward professionalism A Gt now exists in many southern colleges. The lack of faculty control of all branches of collegiate athletics was attributed as the fundamental cause of the gradual drift toward profess sionalism of athletics in the south, according to Dr. Phillips, who stated that there was too much exploitation and commercialism, as well as pro- fessionalism and gambling in col 1ege football
 Scores High saIaried Coaches
 Tt has become a cheap advertising medium" said Dr. Phillips, instead of being one of the cleanest forces on our manhood." The newspapers, too, according to the speaker. have their share in making the game pro fessional and commercial by arrang- Ing games with teams which would be undesirable opponents from standpoint of clean athletics.
 pr. Phillips also censored the pres- ent system of employing coaches in colleges which are payrng out large sums of money entirely out of keep ing with the size of the student body In this respect, nc said:
 Recently l noticed in the newspa- pers of a contract rendered a well known football player at a salary of $7000 per year, the contract to run for five years. The player in ques- tion has had no coaching ability. He has played four years of football, but whether he will graduate is doubt ful. Nevertheless he will leave that college at the end of the year and has been offered contract by a college of small student body at a sum which will be more than college professor could earn in at least 15 years of work"
 The speaker, who addressed the session to some length. was inter- rupted but once by Chancellor Kirk land, and at that time only to notify pr. Phillips that due to the import- ance of the address the normal time allotted to him would be extended un- til the completion of his remarks.
 Following the address resolution
 
 mittee be appointed to investigate the situation and the records of the col lege. athletes of colleges and uni versailles represented by the associa ton. The resolution is as follows:
 Resolved, that the president of.tbe association before laying down office for the administrative year now c,os- ing shall appoint committee of five to inquire as to the condition and ad- ministration of athletics of colleges who are members of the association with full powers and instructions to investigate entrance credits of ath- .letes, attendance records of athletes records of athletes in colleges and ali other records of athletes; the salary or coaches and by whom paid. and such other matters as pertain to tha purity and wholesomeness of the ad- ministration of football"
 A committee will be appointed at later date to follow out the resolution as adopted.
 The selection of the next annual meeting place of the association was deferred until later date and will be announced by Dr. Dinwiddie If was expected that the meeting nIaca would be decided upon at the final session before adjournment.