Evening star., 1923-12-09

conference rules was offered. A good
deal of sentiment was manifest IN
favor of this and it seemed for a while
as If ii would pass, but IL was voted
down by l. to 6.
All the old officers were reelected.
DR.. S. V. Sanford of the University
of Georgia continues as president.
DR. j. 3. Creushaw of the Georgia
dent. Prof. y. D. Daugherty of Uni
versity of Tennessee as secretary
treasurer and D. II. Henry of Clemson
and c. L. Hare of Auburn as mem
bers of the executive committee.
Summary of Sessions.
Name changed from Southern
Intercollegiate Conference 4"
Southern Conference.
Changed order of election Of
officers.
Made it obligatory to close foot
ball season not later than the first
Saturday after Thanksgiving md
prohibited all poSf-season games.
Changed Time of beginning Of
foot ball practice fror "sentcmb~r
10 or the opening of college" TO
..after the first Monday in Septem-
her.
Limited number of freshman
foot ball games 10 he scheduled 10
five. three at home and two awpy
from home.
Decided to hold annual track
and field championships ut Mont
gomery, AlH.. the second Fri
day and Saturday in May.
Decided TO begin annual baskef
ball tournament mt Atlanta on
February - and not TO allow any
other than conference guinfs 10
compete.
Admitted to membership III"
University of the south. common
Iy kpewR Sewancc.
membership from seven institu-
tions.
Went on record as being un-
willing fo consider my more np-
piicnttons for membership mt amy
time. This sets the membc r~hip
of the conference at twenty-five
and provides that new member
may he admitted only on invitu-
tion and then only when n vacancy
In the present membership oc-
ours.
Following were visiting delegates
! to the conference: Lake Russell. Car
/ Sor-N Newman College: DR. I,ouis
| l.cTE. medical college. University Of
! Tennessee: J. ". Provine Mississippi
| College: Guy l.. SraTeIy and /. Al
+, Sriveiy. Birmingham Southern: S. l..
| Robinson. Mercer, Macon. Ga; J. W.
! Heisman. Washington and jefferson
! r. Nolan and Il. :. Banton, Loyola
College: Henry L. Raines and r. G.
University: DR. McGlothlin. Furman
University: G. T. Tulles, representa-
tive of the Montgomery Chamber of
| Commerce.
Members of the conference and
those that represented them:
University of Alabama-Wa allace
Wade. Alabama Polytechnic Insti-
tute-C. L. Hare. faculty chairman
! W. H. Hartsell. athletic director; Ray
! Dimnitt. Clemson College-W. NJ
! n ~
retsiiy Of Tlorida-P. /. Reed. fac
! Glty chairman: J. l.. White. athletic
director; J. s. White. j. A. Van NiicJ.
! Crenshaw. faculty chairman, and W.
! A. Alexander.
University of Georgia-S. V. San
! ford, faculty chairman: II. J. Siege
man. athletic director. University OF
ulty chairman; S. A. Boles. athletic
director. Louisiana State University
IL. F. Broussard. faculty chairman.
University of Maryland. II. c. Byrd,
faculty chairman; G. l; MaGkert, t
D. Sessums, w. y. Chadwick, athletic
director. T. d. Sessums.
| University of MississipPt-William
| Hemingway, faculty chairman; X. l..
Sullivan, athletic director; X. 5. Sui
livan.
North Carolina State College
Thomas Nelson. faculty chairman; W.
| j. Dana.
University Of North Carolina-A
! W. Hobbs, faculty chairman; G. 7.
| Woolen.
! University of South Carolina-H. \.
i Edmonds. faculty chairman.
! University of Tennesese-N. w.
/ Dougherty, faculty chairman: NJ. L.
Banks, atheletic director.
| Tulane University-M. ]. White.
! faculty chairman; Wilbur &. Smith,
! athletic director.
i Vanderbilt University - Charles :.
Brown. faculty chairman; DR.. Dan
McGugin.
{ University of Eirginia-John II.
Neff faculty chairman; j. +. Luch, Il.
! f. Brown.
| Virginia Military Institute-R y.
Poague, faculty chairman; Il. Il.
| Clarkson. head coach.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute-C.
! p. Miles, faculty chairman.
| Washington and Lee University
| Forest Fletcher faculty chairman; &
/ T. Davis, r. Z. Smith.