New Britain herald., 1927-11-09
ATHLETIC CONTROL
 AT H. $. FAVORED
Alderman Judd Tells Exchange Club Council Is Desirable

"The High school should have some council or organization to con- trol and direct athletics" declared Alderman William H. Judd at the meeting of the Exchange club held last evening in the Burritt hotel. H. emphasized that this was his person al opinion and that he meant in nc way to interfere with the school au. thorities in the present system of di. rectlng athletics. He gave the his tory of the original school council which was abolished in 1915 as 6 proof of his statement that a coun- Gil should direct athletics.
 Mir. Judd was a member of the council formed in 1900 at the High school and was still a member l6 years later when the council was abolished. He has followed High school athletics for 36 years and formerly played end on the High school football team.
 The council had full charge of the directing of athletics during it's o years of existence. In 1900 the ath- letic situation at the High school was in a grave condition. The man aEer Of the team arranged the games and handled all the money, Alderman Judd said. Lack of funds caused bills to accumulate against the school. Finally council was formed to direct athletics. It con- sisted of two alumni and two facul- ty members and the managers of football. basketball, baseball and track. They used as their model the Dartmouth college council. The members of the first council were Dr. W. II. Barton, Charles Marston. William H. Judd, Henry Steele, John Roth. James Keever, Maurice Pease, John Meehan. Patrick Me- Donough, Maxwell Hart, Herbert H.. Pease and Charles F. Walker.
 The council was opposed to frater- mites as far as the running of ath- letics was concerned and, during one basketball season, dismissed the whole asketball team, because or fraternity trouble. and started a new team. In 1912 changes in the rules concerning eligibility were made by the council. The new rules stated that a player could not play after re was el years of age: he was for bidden to play with an outside team or to use cn assumed name, and he could not play more than four years. These rules were strictly enforced. Schedules in football were made in June and were approved at the last meeting of the council in June. No goods could be purchased without getting a signed order from the pres ident of the association.
 At the end of the school year report was printed in the papers showing the public how every cent had been received and what it had been spent for. The council mem bers were appointed by the princi- na, of the school and held office for one year.
 1916 the council was abolished by the principal of the High school. The council was ordered to release tho coach, pr. Frank Zwick, Alder man Judd said. This order came from Superintendent Stanley Holmes of the schools the speaker declar- ed. The council was well satlsfed with the work of the coach and re- fused to obey the order. The result was that the council members were notified that the council had been abolished. If they had compiled with the order. the council would still be in existence, in the opln'on of the speaker.
 Alderman Judd could not see the reason for booking games With teams from Vermont but favored schedule of games with teams III Connecticut such as Meriden, Water hury. and New London.
 Alderman Judd gave the history of the old High school council to show the manner in which athle'ics and the control of the funds can De handled.