Word: spirit
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Douglass, of Lehigh University, said that the bad feeling caused by this interference of the college faculties was apparent. If professional trainers could not be employed, the spirit of college athletics would be rooted out, for while the association did not believe in much professionalism, a little was indispensable. It was then decided to call the roll of the colleges represented and ascertain the general feeling. Amherst's representative stated that he had been instructed to oppose the resolutions of the college faculties as a whole, but one section-that which allowed students only the four years of college...
...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...
...career, a calamity must inevitably follow. But let us consider the matter in a slightly less nihilistic way. What justification have the faculty for their actions? In a conference held in New York, a number of professors, representing all the Eastern colleges of any importance, decided that the professional spirit had entered to a too great extent into almost all our college athletics, and that it would therefore be best to check the evil while it was still in their power. Accordingly, they recommended the adoption of the resolutions, which are known to all of us, and which our faculty...
...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...
...compromise for some one. The ridiculous ideas of the Harvard faculty about gate-money and fences are well known. Their idea is to cause all expense to be borne by the wealthier students, who can afford to subscribe to the maintenance of athletics. This for sooth brings about a spirit of democracy! Harvard democracy we had better call it. The seventh resolution caps the climax. Our patience has already been sorely tried, but the faculty have carefully kept the heaviest blow for the last. Our dear friend Columbia, with whom our experiences have been so pleasant, had to be propitiated...