| Show and therefore fails to pass in his examinations new york ov 2 an interesting situation has in regard to akred columbia football team his M duden is much opposed to in the game and has written a letter to president butler of setting forth bis wishing his son to play the betler says my son senior in the school of mines has to finish his studies and to bo graduated this year he has lost one year at the university by being unable to examinations be cause of football and had to take the samei course over again 1 I have na a telegram addressed by coach morl y to my son report at at 3 a m tor foot ball practiced practice 5 how can son study when he has to be aej oval at 9 in the morning 6 football practice and again at 4 afternoon until late 1 I ild not send my son to the t to learn to play foot ball and fin arums rums hiis tiis tion i bodily harm he risks etry day jj apa u to jand sum ways and to mum off the football team so that ha has the necessary time to study attend the lectures and by so doing graduate in the finah examinations ami nations to this loiter the university authorities ties made the following reply when the standing of a scholar is uniformly good it is impossible fo the university to take action in such cases if a parent desires that his son shall not pursue football he must persuade him through other means just so long as the scholarship scholar shii is maintained at the proper standing the faculty has no control over the students action in athletics |
