The Washington times., 1932-02-08
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To CARNEGIE:
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Lolita Janowitz Feared In Dixie Pin Stakes II
BY HARRY COSTELLO
Georgetown Backfield Star,
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A plan, intended to solve all
problems of intercollegiate ath.
letic competition in a single fell
swoop and to the satisfaction OF
all colleges and universities Of
the country, by creating a ma
tional governing body for inter-
collegiate sport, has been offered
to the Carnegie Foundation by the
Rev. Peter v. MaSterson, former
faculty moderator Of athletics at
Georgetown University. it became
known today.
The MasterSon plan, it is said,
contemplates creating a new gov.
erning organization, or reorgani-
cation of the National Collegiate
Athletic Association, making the
N. C. A. A. a governing rather
than an advisory body as 1t
now is.
knowledge of the Masterson
plan, and the fact that it has
been in the hands of Carnegie
Foundation experts for some
time, came as result of letter
to The Washington Times from
a New England college professor
who stated that he was involved
in discussion of the plan at a
recent meeting of educators in
the Astor Hotel, New York city.
Hailed BY Educators
1t is reliably reported that the
Masterson plan has been hailed
by educational authorities who
have knowledge of it as the most
practical yet offered to properly
control intercollegiate sport. The
plan contemplateS the same sur.
veillance by educational author.
tiles and responsible college heads
for intercollegiate sport as is now
given all other essential features
Of college education.
AS near as can be determined,
the plan of Father MaSterson
would succeed in retaining inter.
collegiate football on a desirable
scale and in position Of i'm.
portance as a national sport as
we'll as in a proper position in
the general scheme of education.
Advanced students of intercol.
legiate competition are agreed
that making the N. c. A. A. O
governing body would solve prac-
tically all the present vexing
problems of intercollegiate sport,
because responsible educational
heads would thus consent to bind
ing law enforced by the N. c. A. A.
Will Bring Discussion
The Masterston plan, and the
inference that Carnegie Founda-
ton experts apparently have been
studying it with a view to plac.
ing it ultimately before the N. G.
A, A. for action, unqueStionably
will cause widespread discussion
among educators as well as by
the sporting public, due to recent
agitation to de-emphaSize inter.
collegiate football and place it in
it's proper position in the general
educational scheme. Several hun.
dred colleges and universities,
and some 20 collegiate confer.
ences, are allied with the N. c.
A. A. as member institutions and
associates.
While there has been a wide
spread demand that alleged ILL.,
neSses of intercollegiate sport be
cured, never before, so far as
is known. has a plan undertook
to tell how to cure the alleged
illnesses.
If member institutions and
conferences of the N. c. A. A.
accept the Masterson plan, every
important college and university
in the nation, and a goodly per-
centage of all colleges and uni
versities in the United States,
will create, almost overnight, an
ideal situation in the field Of
intercollegiate competition, thus
permitting retention Of college
games on a national scale and
at the same time eliminating
those practices which many
authorities contend have caused
professional and commercial
atmosphere to envelop intercol-
legiate competition, particularly
football.
Father Masterson could not
be reached today for a state
ment.