Evening star., 1936-11-17
HOWARD STUDENTS
BACK IN CLASSES
Petition for Relief of Hungry
Grid Team Is Given
President.

Howard University students returned
quietly to their class rooms and lee.
ture halls today after placing on the
desk OF President Mordecai w. john
son demands made during a strike
yesterday for relief of their hungry
foot ball team.
DR.. johnson, just back from a visit
he suddenly terminated in Indianapo-
lis, was to read later today the list
OF relief measures" the student body
seeks for the foot ball team. The
president said he would have no
statement until later in the day."
The Athletic Board of Control which
the students want superseded by new
appointees, is scheduled to meet to-
night to consider the situation, which
was precipitated Saturday when the
team forfeited its game scheduled
with Virginia Union University.
No Pep Meetings" Today.
The boards action is expected to
determine whether the team will play
Howard's traditional game with Lin
coin University Thanksgiving day.
Campus pep meeting and parades
ana student committee sessions preva-
lent yesterday we're conspicuous to-
day by their absence.
Student leaders said they would
devote their time Outside of class
hours" every day this week to main
tanning volunteer" picket lines at
the Offices of President johnson and
other university authorities.
A committee representing the stu
dents also was back in class today,
but expressed the intention of not
yielding in their demands.
DR.. johnson said late last night
he would take no action today until
he had received reports on the situa-
ton from Edwin P. Davis, dean Of
the College of Liberal Arts, and from
the Board of Athletic Control which
Johnson said was composed of faculty
members. students and alumni.
The strike began when the team
went to a movie instead of taking the
field against Virginia Union be-
cause, said the Hilltop. Howard school
paper. the players had to borrow
money to eat, and many had to live
on a diet of hot dogs. 1t was under
stood on the campus that the teams
action was planned in advance by
members of the student body as a
means of obtaining from the faculty
or Board of Athletic Control either
jobs for the players or athletic schol-
arships
Sympathy for the striking players
spread rapidly Saturday night and
Sunday and by yesterday morning a
good majority Of the students refused
to attend classes, choosing instead to
assemble on the campus in front Of
Douglass Memorial Hall to listen to
student leaders make heated speeches
and coin catch phrases for the small
army of placard carriers.
Inevitably. personalities became a
subject of discussion as the more en-
thusiastic lost sight temporarily Of
the issue at hand.
Hold Out Until Christmas"
placard urged. Strike for the Team"
another said.
Professors said that late yesterday
afternoon the attendance at classes
picked up. Student leaders coun-
tered with the explanation that a few
students went into the class rooms
because it was getting chilly out on
the campus. but that the strike senti-
ment had in no way abated.
Petitions circulated among the STU
dents asked for the following:
Ecto hlic Af of
Athletic Control.
Jobs. payable in board. for men,
bers of the foot ball team.
A sufficient quantity of the best
quality foot ball equipment.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner, espe-
cially prepared by registered dieti-
tan, for the players.
An adequately experienced training
staff. consisting Of physician and
three trainers.
Appointment Of a graduate mana
ger and a staff composed of a pub
licity agent and a press agent.
Pending some provision for adequate
food regularly served, members of the
team showed no indication Of resum-
ing their defense of Howards foot ball
honor. SAID one player: We're in
q conference with lot of other teams
and the main thing is competition,
but if you're supposed to compete to.
see what team can play the best on
the skinniest stomachs, I haven't
heard about that yet"
Players alleged that other confer
ence teams were fed at training tables
or were provided with Jobs to earn
their board. A similar set-up at
Howard seems to be the players OBJ
jective.