Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-15
THREE OPPOSE
FRESHMAN RULE
IN THIS STATE
Wabash, Franklin and Normal
Gymnasts Vote Against
First-Year Ban.
ELEVEN SCHOOLS ACCEPT
IA Colleges Represented al
Formation of Indiana Inter
collegiate Conference.

Shortly after noon a vote was taken
by the State colleges on the fresh
man rule which resulted in its ap-
prevail by eleven of the colleges rep
resented Wabash. Franklin and
Normal A. G. L. of Indianapolis voted
Mo- Professor Cragwall Of Nab-
ash asked the One-year rule pc
brought up first as wabash WouIq'
not enter any conference in which
such a rule existed, he said. There
was discussion on the rule by Crag-
- well, Stiehm Of Indiana, Gelston OF
Butler, and Blanchard of De PauW;
Ernest Wagner of Franklin stated
that he had been instructed by the
faculty committee of his college not
to sanction the rule. The rule as
adopted is as follows: NO person
shall participate in intercollegiate
athletics at an institution until he
shall have completed thirty-si1 hours
of academic work"
vote on the remaining sections or
the constitution ald bylaws was TO
take place later this afternoon.
Athletic representatives of II State
universities and colleges were in session
here at the ClaypOOl Hotel today dis
cussing the organization Of the pro-
posed Indiana Intercollegiate Conference
an organization whose sponsors hope Will
embody ali the colleges in HOOSierdom
supporting athletic teams.
The big question before the representa-
tives today was the freshman rule.
which would bar frSt-year students from
competition on varsity teams. Three
schools. Indiana. Purdue and NOtre Dame
overwhelmingly have this rule ana
they seemed to be behind movement 10
get all other State colleges 70 adopt 1t.
Opposition from some quarters 10
universal State adoption OF the nrSt-year
ban" developed, not because those OPP
posing it thought il did not possess some
good features, but because Its adoption
would mean greater expense 10 the
athletic departments OF the small col
Schools represented at today's meeting
and the men representing them follow !:
Indiana, E. o. Stiehm; Purdue, y 4.
Kellogg; Notre Dame. X h: Rockne ;
Franklin, Ernest Wagner; WABASH; rete
Vaughan, ]. 4. Cragwall, Harry Scholler,
Howard O'Neill; De PAW, Fred Walker
F. NJ Blanchard: Hanover, William Fer
guson: State Normal, Birch Bayh, Rob
ert Gillum; Muncie Normal, Paul VII
liams;. Earlham, Professor Trueblood /;
Rose POLY. John Miller: Butler, Pat
Page. H. NJ. Gelston; L. J. 4oder,
North Manchester; DIR. Carl B. Sputh,
Norma1 a. G. L. (Indianapolis). Oakland
CITY. Goshen. Valparaiso and Ev1usVllie
also were invited to the day conference
but they did not send representatives
At a meeting Of the executive commit
tee last night Il tentative constitution ana
bylaws was drawn up TO submit 70 the
meeting today. Inc committee cohslSteu
of \. 4. Kellogg Of Purdue. temporary
president; X. X. ROckne Of Notre Dame,
secretary: ]. A. Cragwau Of Wabash, f.
y. Blanchard Of De Paw and Il. NJ.
Gelston of Butler.
The Southern intercollegiate Conference
constitution was followed closely IN
drafting the Indiana constitution Ine
Southern Conference is the latest to be
formed. and so had the good features
of the various organizations formed be
fore. The name OF the new HooSler state
legiate Conference.
The meeting today of the various repre-
sentatives Of the State will not be hnal
In the sense that the action taken must
be approved by the different athletic
boards of the colleges, but the dele
gates here had the assurance that what
thew did today would be favorably
passed upon By the faculty committees at
home.