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Vol. IV, No 12
Proposed Athletic Amendments.
At the athletic meeting held last
Friday evening reports were re
ceived from the committees which
had been appointed at a previous
meeting to draw 11D certain amend
ments to the constitution of the Ath
letic Association. The proposed
changes were thoroughly discussed
and will be voted upon before the
holiday vacation.
The proposed plans are similar in
many respects to those of the other
large colleges and universities. In
stead of one assistant manager for
each team, three will be elected.
At the close of each season the Ad
visory Committee and the treasurer,
after consultation with the retiring
manager, the retiring captain, the
athletic director, and the president
of the association, shall choose one
of the three to act as manager dur
ing the following year. The duties
of the assistant managers will be to
look after the schedule. the equip
ment, and the attendance of. the
second team. In case of the disa
bility of the manager, the Advisory
Committee and the treasurer shall
choose one of these three to fill his
place temporarily. This plan is in
tended for all of the departments.
The assistant managers are to be
elected on the fii st Monday of
December.
Two other amendments provide
for a tennis team, the captain of
which is to be elected for the first
year by the association, and there
after by the members of the team
at the close of each season, and the
granting of the S to members of the
tennis team.
Changes have also been proposed
-n the method of granting the S.
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STATE COLLEGE, PA., DECEMBER 12, 1907
The requirements have been raised
in every department, and a more
nearly uniform style of letter pro
posed. In football, the require
ment will be either a full half in each
of six regularly scheduled games,
or a full half in each of four games
and a full half in the Thanksgiving
game. In baseball the requirement
will be eight regularly scheduled
games of at least five innings each,
or, in the caie of a pitcher, five
such games. The track require
ment is raised to ten points instead
of five. The former rules hold
good as to breaking a State• record
and to taking a place in the relays
in an intercollegiate meet except
that in latter case the team must
take first or second place. In
basketball a full half must be played
in each of seven regularly scheduled
games.
The S for football and baseball is
identical, being a block letter, either
8 inches high, to be worn only on a
turtle-necked sweater, or 4 inches
high, to be worn on any other gar
ment. Two sizes of track S are
provided for: one 6 inches in height
to be worn only on a track jersey,
and one 4 inches in height to be
worn elsewhere. The basketball S
is to be 4 inches in height. All of
the letters may be either blue worn
on white or white on blue.
A plan being considered is that
of choosing a resident alumni mana
ger and treasurer, whose work will
be to assist and to supervise the
work of the regular managers. It is
desired to have the approval of the
alumni before any definite action is
taken in this matter.
The health of Prof. Butz is said
to be very much improved.
egian.
The Extension of the Ladies' Cottage.
As a result of the last appropria
tion by the State, the Home Econ
omics Department will be housed
under one building by next fall. In
the spring a four story brick addi
tion 40x50 feet will be commenced
on the track house side of the
present Ladies cottage.
The first floor of the new build
ing will be used for lectures and
laboratory work and will contain a
gymnasium, while the upper floors
will be devoted to dormitories.
The Federation of Women's Clubs
of Pennsylvania is taking a very
active part in the development of
this department.
The New Attendance Rules.
Blank forms are being prepared
to aid in the enforcement of the new
attendance rules recently agreed
upon. The most important feature
of the new rules is that the twenty
five per cent limit for unexcused
absences has been removed, and
that a student is directly responsible
to his instructor for all absences.
The new form, which will be ready
within a few days, provides simply a
statement of the cause of the ab
sence. the statement is kept on
file by the instructor, except that
when he is unwilling to approve - the
absence, it is sent to the Registrar.
G. E. Cohen, 'O7, was a visi
tor at the college this week. He
has been with the Aluminum Co. of
America, in East St. Louis, for sev
eral months.
Dr. and Mrs. Pond desire to re
peat the announcement that they are
always at home to students on Sat-
urday evening.
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