Bingham Talks at Dunster's Forum

William J. Bingham '16, Director of Athletics, spoke on "The Athletic Situation" last night at a Dunster House forum. A large part of Bingham's talk was off the record, for he requested that many "controversial" statements be omitted from news coverage.

Starting with the birth of the Harvard Boat Club in the 1800's Bingham traced the growth of College athletics, pausing frequently to tell anecdotes of events during his 26 years at Harvard.

In his speech, Bingham attributed the controversial nature of athletics today to the quest for gate receipts, the desire to make football pay for the other sports. The future of college football, Bingham stated, depends upon the alumni, for only if alumni attend the games can the public be expected to turn out.

In discussing the coaching system Bingham gave special commendation to Jack Barnaby and Hal Ulen. A coach's job, he stated, is, like a professor's, to teach, and in this respect, Ulen is "one of the greatest swimming coaches in the world."

Bingham concluded his regular address with quotations from Galsworthy and President Eliot's inaugural address in 1869.