▁ 1 7 8 9 . ▁ ▁L yr ics ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Po etry ▁by ▁Johann ▁Wolfgang ▁von ▁Go ethe ▁Category : 1 7 8 3 ▁po ems ▁Category : Ne o - Sp ino z ism <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁North west ▁Inter col leg iate ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁( NI AA ), ▁also ▁known ▁inform ally ▁as ▁the ▁North west ▁Conference , ▁was ▁a ▁colleg iate ▁athlet ic ▁conference ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁North west ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁The ▁conference ▁ended ▁football ▁competition ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁but ▁some ▁sports , ▁such ▁as ▁wrest ling , ▁continued ▁through ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁Conference ▁History ▁ ▁Est ab lish ment ▁ ▁The ▁North west ▁Inter col leg iate ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁a ▁conference ▁held ▁in ▁Sp ok ane , ▁Washington ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁De leg ates ▁from ▁eight ▁leading ▁colleg es ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁North west ▁region , ▁including ▁three ▁university ▁pres idents , ▁gathered ▁in ▁the ▁direct ors ' ▁rooms ▁of ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁Athlet ic ▁Club ▁and ▁resolved ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁new ▁gover ning ▁body ▁for ▁inter col leg iate ▁athlet ic ▁competition . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁schools ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁found ing ▁session , ▁Pacific ▁University , ▁ultimately ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁affili ate ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁group . ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Oregon ▁was ▁not ▁represented ▁by