The Washington times., 1933-06-21
1OBEY OUR LAW
/ COMMISSION
DEMANDS
By HARRY COSTELLO

mat grave SupJecC KnoWn as
"Subsidization of Athletes" is once
again forcibly drawn to the at
Hention of the 110 presidents of
member institutions of the Middle
States Association Of Colleges and
Secondary Schools in letter sent
out by Prof. Adam Leroy Jones,
Of Columbia University, chairman
of the associations commission
on institutions of higher educa-
ton.
The most recent letter sent out
by Prof. Jones indicates that the
association intends to enforce its
So-called athletic scholarship"
regulation.
Colleges must abandon sub
seidization of athletes or lose their
accredited rating"
That is the gist of the letter.
The athletic scholarship" regu-
lation goes into effect as of
September l, 1888.
Must Make Report
early in the next academic
year." says the letter, "the COM
mission will request that the
president of each institution
approved by the association
advise us (the commission), as Of
October /, 1888, whether the
institution over which he presides
is complying with the provisions
stated in the resolution and full
filling the expectations expressed
In the declaration"
Prof. Jones declares that if a
school is dropped from the
accredited list. because of failure
to obey the so-called athletic
scholarship" regulation, notifica-
ton of the American Medical
Association to that effect would
consequently serve to raise a
most serious obstacle to the ad-
mission of graduates Of the
college to the study Of medicine"
Various presidents of the mem
Der institutions of the association
express the belief that the et-
fects of a schools loss of &C
credited rating would mean:
= Cd It would be declared ineli-
-gible to receive gifts from such
foundations as the Carnegie and
Rockefeller.
(2) It's students could not trans
fer to accredited schools because
their credits would not be accept
ed.
90 It's graduates could not
enter accredited post graduate
schools, particularly medical
schools, because their credits
would not be accepted.
"a It's degrees would not be
recognized.
A Fight Looms
Some feel that the commission
lacks authority to enforce it's
ruling, and it is predicted in some
college circles that a bitter war
fare will break out between the
commission and various colleges
in the association. It is known
that at least one college threat
ems legal action in the matter.
1t is also known that another
college insists it will flight to
the bitter end to overcome the
Cln,American forces endeavoring
ito automatically control educa-
ton"
Dear old college athletics,
which appears to play only an
{. unimportant and minor part in
A.: the whole affair, indeed, which
seems to be merely fashioned into
a weapon for use by those en-
deavoring automatically to con-
troll education, according to some,
probably will find itself the goat,
again, when October rolls around.
! Among the colleges which are
members of the association, and
; which come under the so-called
! "athletic scholarship" regulation,
are Georgetown, George Wash
1ngton, Catholic University and
University of Maryland. Presi-
dents of all four have been re-
Quested to report on subsidization
Of athletes as of october /, 1898.