State
Vol. IV, No 25
BUCKNELL AGAIN.
Athletic Relations Again Resumed
Between Bucknell and Penn State.
A contract between Bucknell and
Penn State has been entered into by
which these colleges will again meet
in the various athletic sports. This
agreement is the result of a series of
negotiations extending almost
throughout the entire year and
meets with the unanimous approval
of both institutions. The Bucknell
committee, composed of Mr. J. M.
Wolfe and Mr. E. M. Heim, and
the State committee, composed of
Mr. H. R. Higley and Mr. P. 0.
Ray, met at the College last week
and drew up the contract which was
ratified by State at once. A - few
days later Bucknell ratified the
agreement thus closing a deal which
has long been desired by both col
leges.
The contract covers football
games for a period of two years with
the understanding that the agree
ment is self-perpetuating for two
years more unless objected to by
one or both institutions before April
10. 1910. It fully covers, also, the
questions of traveling expenses,
gate receipts, eligibility, and offi
cials. The contract in brief is as
follows:
A football game is to be played
at State on the first Saturday in
November, 1909, and a game in
each place on alternate years there
after. Two baseball games are to
be played each year, one at each in
stitution, the dates for these games
being arranged for by the managers
of the respective teams. There are
to be two ,games of basketball each
y ear beginning with 1909. One of
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STATE COLLEGE, PA., APRIL 9, 1908
these games will be played at State
and the other at Bucknell, the dates
being decided by the managers.
The eligibility clause of the con
tract provides that no Person shall
play in any of the games who has
not been duly registered as a bona
fide student in the institutions con
cerned within thirty days from the
beginning of the college year; nor
shall anyone be eligible who has
represented any college team for a
period of four years. This agree
ment goes into effect at once.
The officials for the baseball and
basketball games are to be com
petent and neutral men selected by
the home team and paid by the
home team. Notice of the selec
tions made is to be given to the
visiting team at least twenty days
before the date fixed for each game,
and any objections to the selections
so made must be filed by the visit
ing team not less than ten days be
fore the game scheduled. In the
football games, however, there are
to be three officials appointed by
the Central Board of officials. This
board is the same one from which
practically all of the colleges and
universities obtain their officials,
and a square deal is thus assured.
This committee is elected every
year by the delegates sent to the
meeting of the Intercollegiate Ath
letic Association of the United
States. For this year the committee
consists of the following men:
Dr. J. A. Babbitt, of Haverford.
E. K. Hall, of Dartmouth.
Prof. C. W. Savage, of Oberlin.
Prof. J. T. Lees, of Nebraska.
Prof. W.L. Dudley, 'of Vanderbilt.
Dr. H. L. Williams of Minnesota.
H. B. Hackett,.of West Point.
egian.
In regard to gate receipts, ar
rangements have been made by
which State will receive an extra
percentage on the football games
played at Lewisburg because of the
existing conditions which prevent
State from obtaining much support
outside of the student body when
games are played on the home
grounds.
A glance at these conditions of
the contract will show that every
care was taken by both sides to
guarantee justice, and it is up to us
now to show Bucknell that same
State spirit which has characterized
our relations with other institutions.
The State Educational Association.
Arrangements are being complet
ed for the meeting of the Pennsyl
vania State Educational Association
which will be held at the College
from July 7 to 9 inclusive. The
organization, of which Dr. Joseph
B. Richey, Superintendent of the
McKeesport Schools, is -president,
includes the most eminent educators
of the state. Among those engaged
to speak at the convention are Dr.
G. Stanley Hall, Hon. James A.
Beaver, Dr. Theodore B. Noss, ,
Miss Sara C. Lovejoy, Dr. Thomas
F. Hunt, Dr. Nathan C. Schaeffer,
Dr. W. Scott Nearing, Dr. Joseph
S. Walton. and Dr. Stanley Brown.
The most of these speakers are so
well known that little need be said
as to the character of the conven
tion. While few students will be
able to attend and the visitors will
not see the College while work , is
being carried on. they should at
least carry away a most favorable
impression of our college surround
ings.
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