Show in the old days a college was known as a seat of learning by DR KARL F president dubuque university we abolished intercollegiate athletics at dubuque as a stand against commercialization in tile the old days a college was known as a seat of learning where athletics were but an incident today however athletics have bave become the most important factor the vast amount of attention given to athletic activities by the general public has led administrators and college executives to us use the athletic reputation of the institution as aa a means of securing appropriations appropriation a from state boards and endowments from wealthy individuals for the present deplorable situation I 1 blame the state universities when these institutions backed by public funds began to develop expert teams in various departments of athletics the older and smaller schools realized that they must follow suit or lose their hold scouts wore were sent to interview high school stu denis who had made a record in sports if they were short of funds it was easy to offer them a scholarship provided by the alumni association or prominent men in the college town at first this was a harmless practice but tile the scouts began to outbid each other while high school boys stood by and decided they e would receive all bids and choose the highest and best beat |