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The eligibility for the athletic participation
of all athletes is set by the Missouri Valley Intercollegis fe.
Athletic Association, otherwise kmown as the "Big Six" Confer -
ence, Professor W, We Davis is feculty representative, repre -
enting Kansas in this conference. The faculty representatives
are the legislative body of this Conference, making all laws
rules covering participation of the athletes,

The athletic directors serve as business managers.

arranging all schedules and business details, all of which must
be approved by the faculty representatives, .

The Senate Committee on Athletics has not been
extremely active since the formation of the Physical Education
Corporation in 1923, However, it seems entirely logical that
intra-mral athletics should come under the scope of the powers
of the Senate Committee on Athletics,

The charter of the University of Kansas Physical
Education Corporation states that when the stadium is free and
unencumbered of debt the earnings of the Corporation shall go
toward play utilities for the students of the University of
Kansas. The total cost of the stadium to date is $660,000, and
there is yet a debt of $150,000 remaining in the form of deben-~
ture bonds, bearing interest at the rate of 54% per annum, An
annual principal payment of $12,500 id due December 1 each
year, plus this year's interest, amounting to $8,250 due semi-
annually on June and December 1, If the present payment sched-
ule is maintained the stadium will be free of debt by Decenber

1, 1948.

The State of Kansas purchased the land known as
the intra-mural field of 103 acres south of the University end
also purchased four houses and six vacant lots north of the
University for $31,000, the exact price paid several years
ago by the Universit of Kansas sical Education Corporation,
The C orporation purchased these holdings in their years of
abundance, The vacant lots are now in use for tennis courts
and the intra-mural field has been used by the University ever
since its purchase in 1925, |

Several years ago Dean George C, Shaad, then
faculty representative from Kansas, proposed to the Big Six
faculty representatives that the academic hours for eligibliity
be reduced to 20 hours of work of "C" grade for the two pre.

ceding semesters instead of the 350 hours of work above "Fed 1@ure" bs

for Engineers, 28 hours for Laws, and 27 hours for Colleg.
students. This was voted down, Three years ago the faculty
representatives voted to reduce the Engineering requirement
to 28 hours for the two preceding semesters, but no higher
standard of grades was proposed,