Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-26
n. c. STATE ALUMNI
TO BACK ANDERSON
Fight in Prospect May
Reach Even to Demand
for Separate Unit
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
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Raleigh, Dec 26.-The three newest
developments in the intra-mural tenn
pest which is still sizzling among
State College alumni, students and IA
Guilty members as a result OF the ac-
ton by President Frank P. Graham,
of the University of North Carolina
in refusing to approve the new con-
tract offered Coach Heartily w.
(Hunk) Anderson 10y the athletic
council, are as follows:
/. The fight on the part Of the
alumni who want Anderson retained
as coach will be taken before the
board of trustees of the University,
when it meets here in January
2. State College alumni are going
to fight for complete local self-gov-
eminent for State College both before
the board of trustees and in the Gen
eral Assembly, if necessary, so that
the actions of the administrative dean
faculty and other administrative
bodies will not be subject to veto by
the president of the Consolidated
University, as is now the case.
3. The State College alumni are not
going to join in any move by Univer-
sity of North Carolina alumni or 9TH
ers either to Gust President Graham
as president of the consolidated uni
vefsity or to fight consolidation.
The refusal by President Graham to
approve the new contract offered to
Coach Anderson by the Athletic Coun-
Gil is not the cause of this decision
by alumni to carry their fight for the
retention of Anderson before the
board of trustees or to seek to curb
the power which President Graham
is exercising or at least attempting to
exercise over affairs at State College
many OF the alumni who met here
tuesday night to discuss the situation
pointed out. Nor were all of them
merely interested in the athletic pro-
gram at State Most OF them were lust
as much interested in the academic
growth and development of the col
lege as in the football team and ex-
pressed the conviction that Colonel J.
w .Harrelson, the administrative dean
and the FACULTY, should be permitted
to work out the policies and future
program of State College without die
tation and interference from Presi-
dent Graham. It was intimated that
President Graham has ovefruled sew
eraa recommendations made by the
faculty and Dean HARRISON with re-
gard to academic matters just as he
overruled the election of "Hunk' An
derson by the athletic council.
There is now no doubt of the fact
that the athletic council, which is
charged by the board of trustees with
the management Of the athletic de-
partment of the college with power to
hire and fire coaches and award new
contracts to those in the department.
formally elected Anderson as coach
Tor another year at it's meeting on
December ID, and that this action was
approved by Dean HARRISON. The
vote OF the council was to in favor
OF offering Anderson a contract for
another year, also in favor of max
Ing }. l.. Won Claim, Director of Ath-
letlcs and DR.. r. r. Sermon, at pres
ent holding the title of Director of
Athletics, basketball and track coach
Virtually all of the alumni who at
tended the meeting here Tuesday
night agree with Dave Clark. Char
lotte alumnus who is leading the pres
ent fight to retain Anderson. that this
action by the athletic council and its
| H., means
that Anderson has already been elect
ed Tor another year, despite the fact
that President Graham has set the
action aside and refused to approve
1t. They also agree with Clark that
the matter must be taken before the
entire board of trustees, if not into
the courts, in order to test the author
lty of President Graham to overrule
official action taken by an official
| agency of State College.
The pro-AndersOn and anti-Grahann
faction, composed now of students
and faculty members, as well as Of
alumni. maintain that President Ora
nam, when he realized that the An
derson faction had won in the ath-
letlc council. decided to air the entire
matter before the faculty council. in
the nope that faculty council would
overrule the athletic council and re-
commend the ousting of Anderson.
1t is now an admitted fact, however.
that after parading the entire An
derSOn-DaNe Clark-Dr. Sermon fnss
before the faculty council for three
days. during which more than 80 wit
nesses We're heard, the hearing was
adjourned before any vote was or
could be taken. with the result That
the 1acuity council never passed on
tne questlons involved at all. It is
maintained Dy tnose in a position to
SNOW tnat the council stood 7 to 4 in
.@yoe oI Fetalnang Coach Anderson
aa4o la faVof OF the action taken bv
S sne aenletlc council, but that Fresi-
ell vote ~ 'AaS SOueI-