Athletics: A Threat o Educ fon?
By CHARILES KOZOLL Facutysv'em ersN PART at least they are right.
Faculty Q uestion The majority of the athletes
'wHE WHOLE IDEA of athletic would not be in college except for
scholarships is absurd. Why / 'U/ scholarships and they only re-
should a university be out payins Role of Spor at l~/ ceived aid because of their prowess
athletes? A university is an edu-B in certain sports.
cationa1 institution 'and if shouldBtwh mtpoped nt
not lower itself to hiring athletes., political scientists and English in- part of the finance for the athletic realize is that funds come out of
Athletic scholarships exist nowhere structors voice objections for basi- plant. athletic department supply. Money
else in the world. No foreign uni- rally the sIme ica 0 In this respect, Athletic Director is never deducted from the supply
versity would tolerate it and we're Not that they as part of the1 H. O "Fritz" Crisler noted that available for scholarships to the
excusing it more and more, I don't University have ever felt pressure the bulk of the financial responsi- rest of the University student
see any reason for giving an athfrom the athletic plant or have bility falls on the autumn sport body.
lete any considerations he doesn't been coerced into favoring ath and the $4.00 tickets. With the It can be said that in this respect
merit on grounds other than ath- letes, but because they believe 'largest college owned stadium in athletes are treated as special
letic ability." that the present system is a threat the country and a winning foot- cases. But contending that sub-
The author ot that cuote s to academic development they ball team, it is often easy to make standard students are admitted
voice their objections. the athletic plant a self-supporting through receipt of athletic aid i.
Avery Hrundage, a consistent critic iThe thieat lies in athletics de-'pr ftstssvr sedsg WsenCneec
of athletics in the United States.,T hralesnatetsd- part of the University. mnisleading. Western Conference
ofntletcs in he U pnite NI. tea.tracting monetarily, publically, so- Crisler emphasized that the gen- and University rules require that
hante gone without support. ially ad iterest-iie from the eral public provided most of the prospective athletes meet certain
have gonewthout, supporsole puiose of the Universitsy- football money since students are rigid academic standards.
Tckeday hoer heii bein educat ion whnot allowed to pay for their foot- One very important requirement
hacked by certain educators who In psrticular the complaint s ball tickets. "An old ruling by the is that he be in the upper one-
believe, escially in the area of against athletics, but will aim at Regents requires free admission of quarter of his high school gradu-
scholarships, that intercollegiate all "extra - curricular activities" students to all evests in the s aing class. A second one peculiar
athletics has become too much of which detract from the main pro- dium area, Yost Field House and to the University is that he fit into
ramFerry Field." the general catagory of other stu-
At a Johns Hopkins University ment." dents who have "value" to the
conference, A. Whitney Griswold, ( Speaking from past experience, TUDENT contributions come in I school.
president of Yale University, Prof. Robert Angell descsibed the during registration each se- Value of an athlete is rated on a
labeled athletic grants as one of situation as "a question of where plane with top musicians, chemists d on a
the greateot education owindles to dras tihiss n. We have tone mester when the University Ad- or journalists Gayle Wilsm as-
perpetrated on the American pub- well beyond the desirable point at ministation gives the Athletic De-r journalistsofadmissions said.
lie today, this University." upartment $5 from the tuition fee
His sentiments were echoed by which each student pays. "That FACTOH of value is only
amount goes toward maintenance F
Princeton's head Robert oheen 'HE PUBLIC isn nmany ways ; of the department," Crisler noted one part of the decision to ac-
asd of course applauded by Robert pushed the University beyond ceept or reject an applicant.
Hutchins, former president of the that point Prof. Angell argued by Public pressure is perhaps one Others involve geographical
University of Chicago and long- demanding more winning teams minor aspect of the problem as spread current with trying to get
teceeidecmeiin, pesrut erIc ators see it. Scholarships, ac- spedcrntwhtyigtoetBASEBALL
time advocate of toned-down in- after World War II and bringing ed t . students from all over the country
tercollegiate competition pressure to bear on losing squads. cording to Brundage, Goheen, ..and competition for available . too much attention?
Interest which sometimes boils Griswold, Hutchins and a number places in the various schools and
HE UNIVERSITY of Michigan into direct attempts to influence of faculty members, is the greatest Thus, finding scholastically
incnNEit in m ee, tioegratesh cllgs sound high school athletes bcomes
also has its share of opponents policy is most evident during foot- inWongruity in the education-as- hce and if an athlete does get s
to the present "high pressure sys- 'ball season. Footoall for many letics relationship. in hr is treated rst as a student an important problem to Michi-
tem." Sociologists, psychologists, lasge uiversities provides a sood 'It seems incongrous to offer an asd secosd an an athlete Special gan recruiters. Their continual
tand second as a t S a lament is that either the athletes
athlete with a sci e sholastic subsidized tutoring and favors are ere not smart enouch or are
almost non-existent scared away by the scholastic com-
arship while other students, hay- Coarhe will frankly ad'is that
ing a higher grade point, are rather than take a chance on a
denied financial aid. The purpose
- boy who may require special help H
uof eduation is that case isn't be to keep in school, they will passsay tat scholrhip
isa ser vd" oue nemoes Of Stii him by. Basketball coach Bill Peri- have lowered the academic
dent Government Council ob- go will on request rattle off a list tradition at the University is to
served. of top basketball players in the sake a fallacious assumption.
" Agreeing wit h i his udent a {Midwest who were either rejected It is also incorrect to think that
member of the Uaiversity sociology or frightened away from the Usui- entinuing the present system ill
department said that ideally the versity, hamper the progress that this in-
"University should abolish athlese stitution can make in science, in
t schoaships as long as there are Charle Kozoll, acting per- the arts and in all phases of in-
Saligent and capable stuent s sre dsrector of The Daily, dividual growth and development.
nwih aoss' d-formerly a member of the What has to be assumed is that
as na e i hi wasons." sports staff, discusses the con- the University has struck a bal-
"i Marry takes this viewpoint one fanise. It has not gone as far as
sf p further. calling the grants-in- troversy over whether a large the Iehs o go afira
aid and scholarships symbols of university should ofer ail- severed its relations with inter-
performers hired by the Univer- letirc scholarship. collegiate football in 1940 because
f sity for their athletic ability." s(ioniuded sn eag. 1
Do athletics detract monetarily, publicly, socially and interest
wise from the University sole purpose of providing an education?
One faculty member calls the situation a "question of where to
draw the line."
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