Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-06-07
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COLLEGE |: |: ATHLETICS
Compromise Expected to
Bring Harmony; Sermon
Still Problem
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel
BY u &. BASKERVILLE


Raleigh, June 1.-THE State College
athletics compromise approved by the
board of trustees of the Greater Uni
Versity of North Carolina, is regarded
as a very definite compromise be-
tween the faction backing President
Frank Porter Graham Of the Univer-
sity and the Dave Clark faction a.
mong the State College alumni and is
expected to bring about truce, at
least, if not actual peace between
these two factions. The trustees left
the controversy which has been go
ing on for months over DR.. r. r. Ser
mon, basketball coach and former di-
rector of athletics, still hanging fire,
however, AS a result, Sermon is ex-
pected to be permitted to finish out
his one year contract as basketball
coach next year, unless in the mean
time he decides to get job some
where else and resigns.
The details of the complaints and
charges made against Sermon by GER
tain alumni, which are known to have
been presented to DR.. Graham and
Colonel J. w. arrelson, administra-
tive dean of te College, months
ago, were pre- ted to the trustees
in a ''confidental letter. by Duncan
deVane of Fayetteville, but the trus-
tees took no action on the letter and
charges. It is now evident that most
of the trustees believed that the adop-
ton of resolution setting up the new
athletic council of Is members, con-
sisting of five each from the faculty,
alumni and student body, would take
care of the entire athletic situation,
including the Sermon matter, al
though the resolution is regarded as
having no bearing on the controversy
over DR.. Sermon.
The adoption of the resolution set
ting UP the new 15-member athletic
council for State College is regarded
as being by far the most important
thing done by the board of trustees,
however, in that it is expected to re-
move the cause of the friction and ill
will which has existed between the
Graham and Dave Clark factions for
many months. For as q result of this
compromise, all doubt as to the pow
ers of the athletic council are cleared
UP and Clark and his faction have
won their point to the effect that
council should have the power to ini-
tiate all action in the selection of
athletic coaches and personnel. For
under the resolution as now adopted,
the athletic council only can select
coaches, although the administrative
dean and the president OF the uni
versity can veto the selections of the
council. But in case of such a veto,
the council must go back over the list
of candidates and select another
coach and keep this process up until
one is selected that will meet with the
approval of the president and admin
istrative dean.
On the other hand, President Ora
ham won his point that as president
of the university and in conformity
with southern conference rules, he
should have the power to veto selec-
lions of athletic department personnel
made by the athletic council. The
Clark faction agreed to this provision
since otherwise State could not have
remained in the southern conference
which requires that the presidents of
member institutions have veto power
over selections of athletic councils.
This means that in the future Pres
ident Graham and Dean HARRISON
cannot disregard the action of the
athletic council and select a new
coach satisfactory to them, as they
did last winter in refusing to approve
the new one year contract offered by
the council to football coach Hartley
w. (Hunk) Anderson and in offering
a new contract to doc" Newton, the
present football coach. Hereafter, if
President Graham and Dean Harrel-
son do not approve of the action of
the athletic council they can veto its
selections, must make recommended
tons to the council and wait for il
to act on those recommendation
Thus. if the present plan had been
in effect last winter. Graham and
could have vetoed Ander-
sons reappointnlant, but coul, not
ave gone ahead ard employed New
ton to succeed Anderson until after
the athletic council lad approved
their recommendations