TECHNICAL INELIGIBILITY

A number of men entered military service last spring after having obtained their class numberals on Freshman athletic teams, but before completing their scholastic work for the year. Upon returning to College this term they find that they are barred from playing a second time on Freshman teams, and, in addition, that they are ineligible as candidates for University teams--since, technically, they are still Freshmen.

The athletic rules which are responsible for this situation are ordinarily just and necessary, but if they are enforced against these returned soldiers who patriotically left College to enter the service of their country a palpable injustice will be done them. There is little doubt but that these men will soon be reinstated with their original classes, so that loss of classification is only temporary. Therefore, in view of the fact that the cause of their leaving College was clearly irreproachable, the rules in this instance might well be relaxed in order that they may become eligible candidates for University teams during the remainder of the year. The question is one that merits the attention of the Student Council, for it would of course involve an intercollegiate agreement.