Evening star., 1951-10-14
By Colt HendIey. Jr.
Stur Stoff Corrsspondent

BY Colt Hendley. Jr.
Stor Stoff Correspondent
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Oct
13.-The future of athletics at the
standardized College of William
and Mary may well rest on q
document now known as the
Williamsburg Manifesto"
This document, drawn by the
faculty of the historic 258-year-
old institution on September II
fatty states that football as played
at the college is exaggerated, COM
mercial and sapping academic
standards. It calls for faculty
control of athletics and de-
emphasis of football.
"They certainly got religion
suddenly" commented Oscar l.
Shewmake, rector of the William
and Mary Board of Visitors. He
is considered the william in the
whole controversy by many faculty
members.
THE faculty and the president
of the college always have had
complete control of the athletic
policy" Mr.. Shewmake. Rich
mond attorney, said. THE only
thing the board ever did was to
suggest modification of the foot
ball program. not an expansion" "
Faculty Blames Board.
The faculty, as a whole. ap-
parently blames the Board OF
Visitors for the athletic policy that
has led to the present situation.
The head-on dispute is the
climax of an unsavory situation
exposed at the college during the
summer involving the Justification
of records of football players.
Since then:
r. N. CRube) McCray, head
football coach and athletic direc-
tor, resigned rather than face a
hearing concerning the irregu-
larities.
Barney Wilson, basketball coach,
resigned under the same circum-
stances.
DR.. John E. Pomfret, the 21st
president of William and Mary
resigned after the Board of Wis.,
itors stated the entire situation
was one which could and should
have been handled with dispatch
by the administrative officers OF
the college"
Rear Admiral Alvin Duke Chan
dler hastily was named new presi-
dent of the college by the Board
of Visitors. His father was presi-
dent from 1919 until his death in
1884.
DR.. Nelson Marshall, dean of the
college, resigned in protest over
the selection of Admiral Chandler
while the faculty was still dis
cussing a suitable successor with
the Board of Visitors.
Chandler Nom -committal.
AS it now stands, the faculty /.
backing its Williamsburg Mani.
festo." 1t has a strong point, since
faculty control of athletics is nee.
essary if the college is to continue
to be accredited by the Southern
Association of Colleges and Sec.
ondary Schools.
Admiral Chandler, who has beer
IN Office only since Thursday after.
noon, is confident everything viii
be worked out and the historic
walls of the college will remair
standing. He will not commit him.
self on the athletic situation.
And apparently the Board O.
Visitors. according to Mr.. Shew
make, is going to allow Admira
Chandler to reach whatever solu
ton he can without interference
Mr.. Marshall, the ex-dean VIII,
now is job hunting CDR. Pomfre
just has been appointed directo
of the Henry E. Huntington Libr
airy and Art Gallery in San Marino
CalifD. was responsible for un
covering the whole "disastrou
mess"
DIR. Marshall's Story.
| He was named dean of the col
lege in 1949 and shortly afte,
that was placed as chairman o
the faculty committee on athletics
DR.. Marshall said the commit
tee, in effeffct, was doing nothing
more than giving dignity to tn,
athletic program. It had no con
troll of athletics. never saw tn,
athletic budget" and all schedulin,
OF games was done by the athleti,
department.
He said the committee asked DR.
Pomfret for a definition of it
duties but got no answer. lou,
committee became very con.
cerned," he declared, adding tina
rumors of irregularities wert
cropping up at that time.
i A year later, DIR. Marshall wa
removed from the committee. HI
said it wasn't of much importanc,
since "as dean, I felt I could worl
to clean up the athletic situation.
] Last April, DR.. Marshall wrot.
the college president that his posi-
ton as dean was becoming unten
liable because 0f his iYohilifv 4,