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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1935 PAGE TWO THE DAILY TAR HEEL President Graham Is Not Sole Author of Rulings Adopted By Southern Conference Colleges Plan Originally Drawn Up By Committee f Of Presidents Plans Changed Contrary to prevailing popu lar opinion, President Graham was 'not the sole author of the Graham plan nor did he intro duce it to the Southern confer ence only on his own initiative. In November, 1935, Dr. Gra ham and other presidents who constitute the National Associa tion of State Universities met in Washington. President Lindley of Kansas addressed the meeting and point- drew criticism from Senator ed.a finger of warning at what Stokes of Clarendon, S. C. "We he termed the "serious damage are crowding out our own boys to American youth resulting by imported athletes," he as f rom certain developments in in- serted. "Our own boys have no tercollegiate football." opportunity to make the teams. The association's committee Now is our opportunity to lift on the investigation of intercol- our college athletics to a higher legiate athletics met with Presi- dent Graham as a member. Dur- ing the session Dr. Graham, who had previously been appointed to investigate the matter, pre- sented a plan for the improve- ment of existing conditions. Accepted - The committee revised this plan and then submitted it to the association which, after sev- students from receiving educa p.ral minor obaTio-ps. ao.pprsi.pA t. tional assistance because of The plan owes its name to an Associated Press reporter who inquired as to its original au- thor. Next day the "Graham plan" appeared in newspapers vored the Southeastern confer throughout the country. . ence system of putting athletic On th rppnmmpndatinn nf si eminent southern university presidents, the Graham Plan was considered by the Southern conference which convened in January of this year. Through the affirmative vote of the Uni versity of Virginia, the Univer sity of Maryland, Washington and Lee University, North Caro lma State College, Virginia Poly- J 1 1 T i-.'i.-i.. 3 XI TT uximicai msuLuie, aim me um- versity of North Carolina, the plan was adopted into the by- laws of the Southern conference, The plan and its acceptance by the conference met with approv- al from leading educators throughout the country. Said L. D. Coffman, President of the Universitv of Minnesota: "The presidents in the Southern con- ference agree to are the most constructive regulations in ath- letics adopted by any, group .m this country. It is heartening to find actions of this sort being taken." This same stand was taken by James B. Conent, president of Harvard, E. H. Lindley, chancel- lor of , the University of Kansas, J. K. Angell, president. 01 Yale university, and a host of others, League Association To Sponsor Speeches To Campus Societies Executive Committee Decides on Year's Work at Meeting At a meeting, of the executive committee of the League of Na tions association Thursday aft ernoon in the Y. M. C. A., plans were made for the coming year's work. - V . Since the organization here is comparatively new, plans were made for representatives of the league to speak before various campus organizations and ex plain the purpose of its exist ence., N The committee urges all stu dents who are interested in peace and would like to join the (Continued on page three) Palmetto Assembly LTorn By Arguments On Athletic Plans Senators Attack Graham Plan Opposition from South Carolina Colleges During the session of the South Carolina State Legislature in April, 1936, the Southern con ference plan to eliminate all forms of "professionalism" from college athletics met with considerable controversy. Opposition of Clemson and the University of South Carolina plane. "I hung my head in shame when the schools of my state led the opposition to Dr. Graham's Plan for better enforcement of rules already adopted. Senator Harvey of Beaufort came to the defense of the state colleges with a declaration that tne Graham plan barred worthy their athletic ability. ae termed tne issue a ques- tion of the conscience of these college officials," and said he fa- aid "above board" if it was to be given HUNK ANDERSON CONDEMNS PLAN State Coach Prophesies Death Of Football in an interview with a United , . . rress stait correspondent m February of this year, Heartly "Hunk" Anderson, head coach nf football at. N . a. Raft r.nllp. stated that the Graham nlan would not affect football in the Southern conference for at least two years. "Three seasons from now it will be hard to fill th min-rilA stadiums," Anderson said. "We won't be able to get football ma terial under the Graham plan, and that means the teams won't be the best or halfway "the best in the South." Effect on East Anderson stated he believed the Graham plan not only will affect football in the Southern conference but will put a damper on eastern football. "It will nut the South and the East further apart and just when intersec tional games were being sched uled too," he said. "It's going to be hard to get the N. C. State mentor said. "We members of the Southern confer- ence now have nothing to offer garding athletes adopted at the the boy who wants to go to col- Washington meeting of the Na lege and can't because he doesn't tionalxAssociation of State Uni have the money. What will he versities shortly before Dr. do: lie 11 go to some college where there are no restrictions on giving aid to athletes.1 State 0. K. The former Notre Dame coach optimistically said that "we are all right here at State for two years. We have enough material to compete on an even basis with any of the other conference teams.' But after two years I don't know One guess is as good (Continued on page three) I Author Of Graham Plan - iiii Dr. Frank P. Graham, president of the University, who wrote the plan aimed at de-emphasis of college athletics. Dr. Graham, as author, was a member of the committee of intercollegiate ath letics of the National Association of State Universities, which met in Washington in 1935, and adopted the Graham plan with minor changes. A rmstrong Reports In Awards Charlotte Observer Says Pro Athletics "Are Not So Sweet" Claims Fans Prefer Amateur to Professional Athletics In an editorial last February, the Charlotte Observer, stated that "professionalism in athlet ics is not so sweet in North Car olina as you might suppose when it competes with mere amateur ism. 'Subsidization of young men to nter collee f or their athletic Prowess easily ariits orr event ually into a species of prof es- sionansm, tne eaitonai stated. A ne Observer went on to say that "the Boston Red Sox have given up a local baseball fran- chise here because folks wouldn't 2 to tne games m prontable droves. "But often when the team of these professionals was playing here to an audience mostly com posed of peanut and soft drink venders, , three or four thousand were watching teams of ama teurs play in other parts of the city" the editorial added. Students Of Last Disapproval Only Eight Per Cent of Student Body Vote Sentiments in Daily Tar Heel Poll Students at the University last December voted their diaati- proval of recommendations re- Frank Graham presented his suhsidWim nbn f. nthipoa n 1"-" ,v- VU the Southern conference. However, only eight per cent of the student body voted. s' Results , Results of the student poll, conducted by the Daily Tar Hel? were : 1 Do you favor a policy of allowing athletes or prospective athletes to receive preferential 'if 5 No Change Of Scholarships Director of Pre-College Guidance Says All Students are Aided Upon Merits Speaking as director of pre- college guidance, Roy v Arm strong stated that "there has been no change in the awarding of jobs, scholarships, or loans to students since the adoption of the Graham plan. "All forms of aid are available to students alike, with need and merit being the deciding factors in the minds of the members of the committees making the as signments," continued Mr. Arm- trong. "I haven't the statistics at present, but I can't see any in crease or decrease in the num ber of athletes holding jobs here. Every student who receives any aid from the University, needs the help, and his record has convinced the various com mittees that he merits the as sistance given him whether he is an athlete or a piano tuner." Four forms of pecuniary aid exist in the University: the self help jobs, the National Youth administration assignments, (Continued on page three) Year Express Of Graham Program consideration in the matter of tuition, fees, board, rooms, clothes, jobs, etc.? Yes, 108; no, 50. 2 Do you favor a policy of requiring of each athlete a de tailed statement in writing of the amounts- of his financial earnings and income received during the college year, and their source? Yes, 33; no, 125. Alumni Gifts 3 Do you favor the. practice of administering alumni gifts to athletes through the co-operative media of athletic associa tions of alumni agencies? Yes, 129; no, 27. 4 Do you favor alumni sub sidization in the form of direct aid by the alumni to members of athletic teams or prospective - (Continued on page three) Plan Requires More Rigid Application Of Old Rules Along With Few Additions "Football Is Racket In Opinion Of Well Known Sportswriter John Tunis Says it is Impossible to De-Emphasize College Athletics John R. Tunis, internationally known as a sports authority and sports writer, doubts the success of the Graham plan or any plan whose purpose is to ,de-empha-size athletics. "College football is a racket run for the sole purpose of mak ing money," he says in a pam phlet anouncementf of his article appearing in the November American Mercury, "Which Are the Professional, Amateur, and Semi -pro College Football Teams?" He demands an end to "hypoc- risy, and asKs tnat college play ers be paid what they are worth. Duke and Tulane along with Southern Methodist, last year's Jlose Bowl victim, Alabama, Georgia, Minnesota, and Ohio State were among these classi fied as professional. North Carolina along with Cornell, Army, N. Y. U.,, Stan ford, Yale and a host of others were rated as semi-professional, whereas Virginia was the only Southern conference team which merited an amateur classifica tion. ELIGIBILITY RULES LITTLEAFFECTED New Regulations Differ In Few Respects A comparison of the Southern conference new eligibility ques tionnaire for admitting athletes effective this fall, with the. old certificate, showed only a few minor changes. This certificate is furnished to each applicant for intercollegiate athletics upon matriculation. He is instructed to answer all ques tions on his honor and the ath letic council forwards a copy to the president of the Southern conference. , ' New Form The new application which was adopted upon the entrance of the Graham plan in Feb ruary, proved to be slightly more detailed than the old form. Present in the new form was the question on' whether the appli cant had ever participated in any athletic contest or meet other than as the representative of an educational institution. Further Changes Another change or new point was a rule asking the applicant if he had had remunerative em ployment during the. previous Esuxuuicx. x. space is aiso pro vided in which the athletic rec ord of the student may be re corded during his stay at the in stitution. So slight are these changes, the University of North Caro lina athlete possibly doesn't feel any change since the adoption of President Frank Graham's plan. But according to the officials of the Athletic council other south ern college athletes probably have, because they were under a different sort of system when the new plan was introduced, They that have grown in a single state are generally found to be morose, fretful and cap tious. S.Johnson." Regulations Supplement . Faculty Rulings On Athletics Adopted 6-4 Vote Much comment was aroused last February when the South ern conference adopted, by a 6-4 vote, certain regulations drawn up by the president of our University. Combined, these rules bear the well-known title the Graham plan. Strengthening the former rules of the conference by more rigid application and by strong er methods of carrying them out, changes brought about by this plan deserve consideration. Briefly summarized they are as follows: A Changes 1. No person shall be allowed to participate in any intercollegi ate contest who receives any compensation from his college for services rendered by way of regular instruction. 2. No person may participate who has ever used his knowledge of athletics or. athletic skill for pecuniary gain. Favoritism 3. No athlete may participate who is the beneficiary of any loan fund, scholarship, or fellow ship, that may not be held by other students in that institu tion. 4. All scholarship and loan funds for which athletes are eli gible must be administered by the officer or committee of the member institution administer ing such funds. Special Rules Following are certain extracts from "Special Rules of the Uni versity of North Carolina" : 1. It is the duty of the Faculty Committee on athletics to in quire into the athletic record of the applicant and it is the duty of the applicant to answer such questions as the committee may see fit to ask. 2. The committee must require a pledge in writing of the appli cant certifying on his honor that he has never accepted, directly or indirectly, remuneration, compensatory gift, valuable con sideration, or promise thereof for his athletic services. 3. It is the duty of the direc tor of athletics, the members of the coaching staff, the director of the gymnasium, the president and the treasurer of the Athletic association, the members of the Athletic council, and the captain of the team concerned to furnish the Faculty Committee on Ath letics, on request, a statement to the effect that each member of an athletic team is above their suspicion as to his eligibility to represent the University as an amateur before such player shall be allowed to take part in any contest. Mangum at Meeting ; Dr. C. S. Mangum, dean of the medical school, stated yes terday that he would attend the meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges, which will be held at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, today through Wednesday. . The association is composed, of all approved Class A medical schools in the United States and Canada. There are approxi mately 79 of these schools, and they will be represented at the meeting by the deans of each, school.
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