Sports in 1934 were popular
with the seniors down to the freshmen, many played competitive sports at
the varsity level while almost everyone else played intramurals.
There had been great anticipation for all sports in the year of 1934 because
there were so many special athletes returning from a successful sports
campaign in 1933. The athletic scene had undergone great expansion
up to the 1934 season not only from the great participation of the athletes
but also from the great support of the Dickinson fans. Dickinson
athletics now included nine male sports including: Football,
Freshman
Football, Soccer,
Basketball,
Freshman
Basketball, Baseball,
Track,
Cross
Country, and Tennis.
Women's sports were also becoming more popular with the Dickinson student
body, and even though they were limited to an intramural format pitting
grade against grade they now had five successful sports including:
Riding,
Hockey,
Basketball,
Swimming,
and Archery.
Athletics saw some controversey in the Spring
of 1934, when President Morgan threatened to withdraw his school from the
ECAC and start his own conference unless the problems with the scholarships
were ironed out. Dr. Morgan had sufficient evidence to believe that
the rule of being able to award 15 scholarships was being violated.
Also, at Dickinson an athlete board had been
created to authorize all expenditures of all athletic funds and all financial
athletic obligations. The board also recommended the dismissal when
necessary of all coaches and assistant coaches and fixed their salaries.
The members were President
Morgan and the Treasurer of the college, the Dean of the Law
School, Professor
Prettyman and Professor
Norcross of the faculty, Raphael S. Hays and J. Boyd Landis of the
Alumni, and the eighth member of the board had been elected from the senior
class.
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Dickinson 1934 is a project of Prof. Osborne's History 204 Class, Fall Semester 2000. |