The New York herald., 1922-04-11
ELEVEN COLLEGES TO
BAR PRO- COACHES
Presidents Form Permanent
Conference to Inaugurate
Reform Next Year.
FACULTY TO RUN SPORTS
Amherst, Bowdoin, Colby,
Wesleyan, Hamilton, Will
Jams Are in Movement.

Special Dispatch to,THE New YoRK HERALD.
SPRINorIELp. Mass, April 10.-With
the adoption of resolution to abolish
the seasonal coach in all sports, begin
ming with the fall Of 1928, the presi-
dents Of eleven colleges of New Eng
land and New York this afternoon
crossed the athletic Rubicon and
threw out challenge to Americas
big universities to "go, thou and do
likewise
After organizing permanent con-
ference and discussing in sketchy
way programme which bids fair to
revolutionize and cleanse intercol-
legiate sport in manner which only
a year ago was pronounced Utopian
and unattainable. the college heads
went at what they declared was the
root of all evil--the seasonal 1oach.
AS a preliminary they arrived at a
definition OF the term seasonal coach
"a team instructor who Is engaged
only for the current season, particu-
larly In football and baseball.
They were unanimous in the belief
that the seasonal coach's interest Is
merely selfish--that he is imbued with
an inordinate desire to win in order that
his own reputation and salary may be
increased They also felt that the sea-
sonal coach has attracted too much
attention and grown too important for
the welfare OF his team, the sport ard
the college employing him.
Blow at Alum..- Control.
In place of the temporary coach the
college presidents voted to adopt the
faculty system. This provides that all
coaches shall be members of the teach
ing staff-either in the department of
physical education or in 1ny other
division of the faculty and. what is
radical and highly important, II provides
that the coaches shall be paid by .he
colleges themselves as are other instruc-
tors, and not by athletic associations,
student bodies and groups OF graduates
This Is a blow at alumni control and
influence, which has come in for a lot
of attention lately. The resolution fol-
lows:
Recognizing that intercollegiate
athletics are at present part OF the
work of the department Of physical
education. we recommend to our re-
spective faculties and trustees that
beginning with the fall of 1923 all
coaches be appointed in the same
way as are members OF the faculty
and other officers OF the institution.
We further recommend that as
soon as 1t Is practicable. and IL pos
sible by the fall OF 1923, seasonal
coaches be replaced by coaches who
are members of the faculty as de-
fined in the following terms: /. they
shall be paid by the college and only
by the college; 2, they shall be in
residence throughout The year: 3.
they shall have other duties In the
physical training department or in
some other department IN addition to
their coaching; 4. they shall be paid
at the same rate as the other MEM
bers of the faculty S, they shall
have the same permanence OF ap-
pointment as other members OF the
faculty: 6. they shall be selected In
the same way as other members of
the faculty.
President Alexander Meiklejohn OF
Amherst. who has been leader In she
movement against the seasonal coach,
presided over the new conference The
other college heads who attended were
Kenneth NJ. Sills. Bowdoin: Arthur J..
Roberts, Colby: Frederick c. Ferry.
Hamilton Paul d. Moody. MiddIebury /.
Remsen b. Ogilby, Trinity; John A.
Cousens. Tufts. Charles A. Richmond.
Union; Guy w. Bailey. Vermont WILL
lam Arnold Shanklln. Wesleyan: Harry
A. GARFIELD. Williams. President Clifton
b Gray OF Bates was unable to attend
II Is taken for granted that Bates will
abide by the decisions of the conference
and send delegate TO the next meet
ing.
Presidents Meiltiejohn, Ogilby and
Si,ls we're named the executive commit
tee. with p. Ogilby as secretary. and viii
aoon send out call for another meet
Ing. at which the various presidents will
report the action of their faculties anil
boards OF trustees and ratify the resolu-
tion. That all the colleges will stand
by their presidents Is a certainty. as the
Vi. rious heads without doubt knew their
ground before entering into to-day's ses-
sion.
In discussing the resolution President
Meiklejohn declared that the barring Of
s.nsonai coaches was the first step
toward the abolition OF coaches.
when we get faculty coaches instead
OF professional. sea asonal. itinerant
coaches, we will take the coach or .hc
bench and the side lines and put him In