Evening star., 1925-11-14
DR.. FAUNCE HEADS
UNIVERSITIES BODY
John Hays Hammond Criti-
cizes Athletics in Address
Before Association.

". II. i. Eaunce. president Of
Brown University, was elected presi-
dent OF the Association Of Urban Uni
versities at the final session this morn
Ing OF their elcVenth annual conven-
ton, which has been meeting at
C"orge Washington University. r. +.
Price Of Minnesota University was
eieCted vice president
II was decided that the policy of the
association III refraining from indors-
ing anything not closely related 10
urDan universities made il impossible
TO indorse the World Court, but the
members passed q motion expressing
themselves as individually in favor
Of IL.
Next years convention will lie held
at Brown University, and the follow
ing year they will meet at Carnegie
Tech, II was announced today.
Tho rest of the session was devoted
10 an executive round-Lable discussion
Of the many problems confronting ad-
ministrators VI urban universities.
President Frederick G. Hicks. Univer-
sity Of Cincinnati, presided.
Athletics Under Fire.
The adulation Of college athletic
stars and the lack OF any adequate
system OF mass athletics has brought
about a greatly distorted conception
OF college athletics, John Hays Ham
ntond, noted engineer. declared at the
'N"'r~l "Oet al the PoWh0tan Ho-
tel last night.
"A ssst,th pI military training would
be far better for the student body as
a whole than athletics as they now
are, he added. The college coach de-
votes all of his time to the develop
ment of the man who already has a
strong body, and the urderleveloped
students, those who really need the
training, are ignored, the speaker-G
ciared
In my profession come into con
tact with hundreds OF young men just
out OF college seeking positions. and
ready and willing to do any kind OF
work, but totally united to do any
thing.
Il believe this is due to too early
specialization. or else the student
takes general course and then fails
10 take a postgraduate course spe-
ciaizins in any one thing" he said
Mr.. Hammond blamed the parents
lor the insists in college, and also
raped the wide range OF elective sub
jects open to the student.
William Mather Lewis. president of
George Washington University, who
also spoke, said: 1T is not q o,les.
ton OF the number of students. but
OF the capability of the college 10
care for them" He said he was in
favor OF large universities because
% the greater facilities they offer.
President Lewis deplored the exist
ing lack Of culture. saying: The
s!angy language of the street is
prevalent, not only III the student
body, but also among the members
OF the faculty. he said.
Colleges are not for the intellectual
giants. he said. but for the less bril-.
liant student as we'll and to meet
their needs set OF well defined
reasonable entrance requirements are
advisable.
Lack Of constructive Reading
In speaking OF the lack of con.
StrUctTe reading among the students
he said: The average student today.
as he always has done, goes out OF
the university, with no conception of
the WORK of the great artists and
sculptors: no suggestion a. to their
style. or how TO enjoy their work"
President Lewis urged u special
period when all the students could
assemble and lectures in the liberal
arts be given. He also said that
through psychology the student might
be taught to study.