New Britain herald., 1930-11-10
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! "i,cr>itie-. rc9trall and Charities

! "i,cr>itie-. Ic1thalI and Charities
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 N"lo University Was recently r"- ,.. led and uuportuncd through it's .':Nlrljc Association 10 participate m 2. uol-scasoual football game VItr .,mo other college or university. the .onay O be raised thereby 10 go to- ".rd fhy relief of the needy un'm- uc5'd m Nov Haven |. IS mtar- ..riNc 10 note how the Vale Athletic association received 'hjs request nd responded 10 the call.
 Tho Yale Athletic Association duly convened 10 consider the plan. <, tocd l, and the two reasons for its 'r'o are particularly interesting Tn, first reason was that Yale and harr4rd have an agreement not to play any post seasonal footEali games. The second was that such d =anlr was unfair 10 the players for ' anyone ot them sustained injuries dGrjuG tho game, hc would be ro- teriod and handicapped in his studies
 This $ thc b,st illustration Of spcciou- reasoning and stupid scphis,ry that | have ever oncoun- tered. As q Yale luan feel almost ashamed. that q body @s important as the Yale Athletic Association should have the t1mcrijy 10 offer such reasons 10 tho press and 10 the pu bile for rCfu@ing to participate ln such cause. Surely the principals responsible for this statement arc rot SO fatuous IS 10 believe that the public would be hoodwinked b. such obviously absurd reasoning. Tn the first place. Harvard UuivcrsltJ HtnOut question 0I doubt would certainly waive all objections 10 ! violation Of thls rule as 10 pos ~ aSonul games for q cause such as tU. instant one. ts matter Of fact. .h. rule -bon made did not contcH- Hla'. B game such as this one voui .,. ln answer 10 tho second reason. us -,-me obvious that Inc players oUld rW TO greater or additional risks Of injury than in any other game during the sCas3r. nor ould thor" b. any greater risk Of being l.udlrappcI in studies. Tho YaI" Athletic Association certainly did rot put the question 10 the players for without doubt those men who have been willing 10 risk their bodies for the glory Of dear old Yale o ould certainly do no lc2s for the glory of suffering mankind.
 To my knowledge this IS tho first r.qlosr Of its kind ever made of Yale University. The action Of the Yale Athletic Association was 8 sur prise and q bitter disappointment to u., and ] am sure to many Othc' Yale mon. Yale University occupies 4 considerable part ot the contra, portion Of the city Of New Haven. r. owns property whose value aggrr- gates hundreds ol millions Of dol lars. almost all Of which IS tG> exempt. Like most all other uniVc.- sites it is not a paying going con- c,ru. but is itself dependent ou charitable bcqucsts. It is today one O. the ~calthicst universities in the world due 10 such bequcsts. IL would seem that in view Of Its dcbt toward the city Of New Haven anJ j., view of the fact that Yale has jt. come what it Is today because ot charitable offerings, that it WoulI ra<, responded 10 a call Of this kind v vfIIugIy and cordially. ] wonder it inc onicajs ot Inc Ialc Athletic A aooumlo0 realized and considered carefully enough ~het half mil lion dollars. ~Ulea T could cas.lg H.1a raised h~ sgrn a game at tb- Yale Eopl. ~ovId mean 70 rne in. aiErn' unemployed population of \cv Haven.
 Perhaps YaIa University feels that can aford to be jndcpendcnt a. tuis stage in is prosperity. Yet r seems 10 mc. putting aside for 2 mo- uent the humanitarian side of th5 uucstion that Yale has made q scri- ous hmuder. considered merely from the angie of good busncss. There may bc many othrr Yale alumni be- sides me aao will resent such an i difference to ,nn1c 10 the aid O such worthy cause and nho will rscl more lott D cHdoN, and nor rlluCIan, 10 brIrath 10 Yale thaI aa otheralse uu=n- have been th7