GRADUATE FOOTBALL MEETING

At the meeting of the ex-football captains and head coaches of Harvard teams of the past seventeen years, held at the Union Club in Boston last night, an organization, to be known as the Harvard Football Graduate Association, was formed to perpetuate a definite system of coaching at the University. A constitution was unanimously adopted which provides for the appointment of an executive committee of seven; three to hold office for three years, two for two years, and two for one year. As each man's term expires, the vacancy will be filled by a new man who will hold office for three years. W. C. Forbes '92, presided at the meeting and J. W. Hallowell '01, acted as secretary. The following constitute the executive committee: W. C. Forbes '92, E. N. Wrightington '97, M. Donald '99, J. W. Hallowell '01, R. D. Wrenn '95, J. W. Dunlop '97, and W. T. Reid, Jr., '01. This committee will later determine the duration of the terms of office of its individual members, and will elect a president and secretary.

At the close of the meeting Mr. Forbes gave out the following statement:

"For the last seven years Harvard teams have shown skill in coaching and material which would have been enough, if properly applied, to give us our proportion of winning teams. And yet in that time we have had only two victories over Yale, although we have won six successive games with Pennsylvania. This fact proves conclusively that the direction of the energy, and not the lack of skill or material, has been the cause of Harvard's bad showing.

"We have appointed a committee with the primary object of seeking out the skill and experience and intelligence existing in Harvard football men and of directing it on the University team so that we can make at least an intelligent effort towards getting victory every year. This committee will operate in an advisory capacity rather than in an executive one. It will lay out a system and direct the policy, but will not undertake to interfere with the coach or the coaching system, which will remain substantially as in the past.

"There will be no upset, no new policies to inaugurate, and no revolution. We make no claim that this system will produce a better team next year. In most ways it would be hard to produce a better team than the one which lined up against Yale this year. The coach on the field will be selected as in previous years and will have nearly the same authority. The committee of seven is too large to undertake to handle the actual coaching and should not attempt it, as nothing but confusion would result. They will probably meet seldom and operate solely as a check or judicial body to help out the coach, the captain, and their advisers, in making their plans in their relations with the Athletic Committee, and in whatever difficulties they may find themselves and need assistance."

Following is a complete list of the men present at the meeting: W. C. Forbes '92, Professor H. S. White '73, B. G. Waters '94, J. W. Hallowell '01, W. A. Brooks '87, E. H. Nichols '86, R. W. P. Brown '98, C. B. Marshall '04, A. Marshall 3L., E. Bowditch, Jr., 1L., D. W. Knowlton 1G., W. J. Clothier '04, D. J. Hurley '05, H. Schoellkopf 2L., G. W. Bouve '98, J. E. N. Shaw '98, N. W. Cabot '98, C. Brewer '96, J. C. Fairchild '96, R. H. Hallowell '96, J. W. Farley '99, F. D. Cochrane '99, W. H. Lewis '95, P. D. Haughton '99, J. A. Blanchard '91, G. A. Gray '94, E. N. Wrightington '97, J. W. Dunlop '97, R. W. Emmons '95, R. D. Wrenn '95, R. P. Kernan '03, J. Lawrence '01, B. W. Trafford '93, F. W. Hallowell '93, D. C. Campbell '02, A. F. Holden '88, R. W. Boyden '85, J. S. Cranston '91, and C. D. Daly '01