Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1895 — FOOTBALL FORBIDDEN. [ARTICLE]

FOOTBALL FORBIDDEN.

At a private conference of the college presidents at Indianapolis, Wednesday night, the subject of college athletics came up for discussion, and the result was that a series of resolutions were adopted forbidding intercollegiate football games between Indiana institutions until present rules are materially amended. It was resolved further that a member of each college faculty shall supervise all athletic matters of his institution; bona fide students shall participate in college games; no professional athlete shall be allowed to participate in any contest; no student not doing satisfactory work shall participate in any kind of athletic game; all games shall be played on college grounds; no student shall play in any game under an assumed name. The conference of the Presidents was a special called meeting. Those attending were President Burroughs of Wabash College, President Fisher of Haitover Collge, President Martin of Moores Hill College, President John of DePauw University, President Cobberly of Vincennes University, President Smart of Purdue University, and President Aldrich of Union Christian College, President Swain of the State University was not able to be present because ho presided over the Indiana Teachers’ Association. Presidents Butler of Butler College and Stott of Franklin werenat present. The resolutions were shown to President Swain and were Indorsed by him.

During a Christmas entertainment at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Warrep,Goodykoontz, of Atlanta, Monroe Dince, who enacted the role of Santa Claus, was terribly burned by his costume catching on fire.