SOCCER BARRED

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17239, 21 April 1930, Page 4

SOCCER BARRED

DUNEDIN COLLEGE RUGBY OR HOCKEY ALLOWED A statement was made by Mr. M. G. Mclimes at a meeting of tlie Otago Football Association that it lmd been reported to him that the principal of the Dunedin Training College bad virtually debarred students at the college playing the soccer game by telling them that they must play either Ruggy or hockey, or bo deemed disloyal to their college. The consequence was that if the young men affected disobeyed the principal’s request they were afraid of subsequent victimisation when their progress comes to be reported on. Mr. McTnnes said it was bad enough for the Association game to have to contend in many primary and most secondary schools, with efforts that are made both openly and otherwise, to keep boys from having the opportunity to play tho code without the association having to put up with such a brazen attempt as lie mentioned to check young teachers front playing the game during their college career. It was the duty of the association to see that the players referred to were not in any wav dictated to or victimised in tho matter of what winter games they chose to play. Tho following motion was carried unanimously: “(1) That the matter be reported to the Minister of Education direct, calling upon him to see that young teachers are set a better example of freedom in the matter of games in this free country than that set by tho principal of the Dunedin Training College in attempting to block soccer; (2) that a copy be sent to the local education Board : (31 that the New Zealand Football Association be also informed and asked to support us personally before the Minister in Wellington.”