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Show FRESHMEN BARRED BY R. M. CONFERENCE DENVER, Colo., Pept. The fresh man rule was. retained by the Rocky Mount? in Intercollegiate conference today to-day by a unanimous vote and under it tirst-year men at conference institutions will continue to be barred from varsity teams. Cm account nf tho war the conference restriction on the numbers of credits required re-quired lor a stndpnt to participate in athletics was loosened. Po many of tlie conference instiutlons have granted per-, per-, mission to st udents to leave i heir class work for farm or other national service, conference members said, that they felt it would he wvonrr to discriminate aeainst such students. If the college accepts the farm or other work as a substitute for class credits, the conference decided tt will raise no question of that student's standing. |