Word: actions
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...resolutions, yet it was fair enough to state openly that it had little right to assume much control over affairs outside of the campus and which did not seriously interfere with college duties. Cornell's representative said the faculty would ascertain the feeling of the students before taking action; the students were strongly opposed to them. The young gentlemen from the College of the City of New York said that their college, as far as its students were concerned, would fully accept the action of the Inter-collegiate Athletic Association. From the delegates from Lafayette it was ascertained that...
...Amherst faculty has not yet decided what action to take in regard to the resolutions recently drawn up by the Inter-collegiate Conference on Athletics in New York. It is probable, however, that the subject will be referred either to the Senate or Baseball Association, and that the faculty will act according to the desire of the students. The subject has created quite an excitement among the students, and their opinions seem to be evenly divided as to whether Amherst should adopt the resolutions...
...correspondent of the Spirit of the Times writes to that paper the following exposition of the faculty's position which he gleaned from one of its members. Speaking first of the necessity of some action and the failure of the first attempt he continues: "The best thing to be done, therefore was to collect as many colleges as possible and see what could be done. The conference was called, and, after much debate, the resolutions were adopted. The method of consideration was of attack, and apparently every contingency was provided for. The definition of professional was tacitly understood...
...with the views of our correspondent in another column, calling upon the executive officers of the several athletic associations to make public before the students the petition recently presented by them to the faculty, or else to call a mass meeting of the whole college to consider and take action in the matter. The question, as our correspondent says, is one of vital importance and as such deserves the fullest publicity and frankest treatment on the part of all concerned in it, faculty, students, and athletic organizations. Moreover we have obvious reasons for believing that in so important a matter...
...action of our faculty throughout the entire athletic imbroglio of the last two years, we do not hesitate to say, has been marked with a spirit of secrecy and exclusiveness, which in our opinion is highly inexpedient, as is shown well enough by the results such a policy has brought about. The matter has gone too far for further concealment and indulgence in indecisive diplomacy...