Evening star., 1925-09-03

We find that we have somewhere
between $50, 1000 and $4,000 left over
from last years foot ball season-all
velvet. We also find, in checking up
carefully that there are about IA
high school seniors, scattered here
and there-perhaps over several
States-whom we must have in our
scrub lineup next year.
OF course, it would be unthinkable
to use any of this surplus to hire
boys to. come to our college-this
just isn't done any mere. and. as
a matter of fact, it never was done
TO any great extent. But. at any
rate. this money makes us feel more
comfortabl about next years foot
ball outlook.
Sowing the Seed.
There is a meeting of the alumni
athletic advisory committee. The
committee decides that it would be
quite proper to offer the faculty
committee a part of this surplus, for
the creation of scholarships for de-
serving boys. The graduate man
ager is authorized to convey this
offer to the president.
The offer does not reach the pres
ident in quite this high minded and
ingenious form. He is informed that
the advisory committee is willing to
turn over half the funds for IA full
scholarships, il the university will
supply the other half Virtually all
big universities have some kind of
a margin for such funds, and the
president is pretty sure to be agree
able to the proposal. The graduate
manager writes out q check for his
half and departs.
The scholarship arrangement is
carried through by a committee cor
sisting of the president, the graduate
manager and the chairman of the
alumni athletic advisory committee
The chances are that the president
knows lot more about what is
going on than is indicated by the
formal interchange of pleasantries
which accompanies the negotiations
Possibly for this reason he delegates
member of the faculty athletics
committee TO represent him in the
committee transactions. In passing
it should be noted that on nearly
every faculty committee there Is one
off side member, who is more or
less suspicious of coaches and grad
uate managers, and who makes futile
efforts to stir mp rows about pro.
feSsionalism. ! have noticed that this
member is never chosen to represent
the president. a safe" man is al
ways assigned and things move along
smoothly.
Bin Gets the job.
The announcement is made that
the scholarships will be awarded
$500 to each boy. Even with the
present living costs, a bright boy can
pretty nearly get through a school
year on this.
ID candidates get the IA scholarships
1t is easier than you might think.
We want Bill Smith, in the town
of Englewood. a little quiet work
in Englewood produces a letter some
thing like this from Rev DIR. Jones
to the president:
/ Having learned that you are
awarding some special scholarships
TO deserving boys, ] am taking the
liberty of recommending William
Smith of our city. He is member
of our church and ! have found him
most diligent. etc
Bill gets The job.
These letters are steered in, not
only from ministers, but from Judges,
physicians, public officials and other
influential men in the boys home
towns. Sometimes there is slip-up.
but not often. In better than cases
out of 10 we land our man.
do not wish the foregoing to
stand as a charge that all college
presidents are shutting their eyes TO