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It is a duty of the faculty representative of each school to see that these
and other eligibility requirements are met. The procedure followed to insure that
the proposed participants in a given sport actually meet these requirements is as
follows:- A squad list is made out at the athletic office and sent to the registrar.
From his records the registrar determines and records the total number of credits
earned during the two previous semesters and a proper summer school, This inform—
ation, bearing the registrar's signature, is sent to the faculty representative,
who signs the records if he knows of no further reason why he should not do S0«
This record is then sent to the athletic director and signed by him, Copies of this
eligibility information, signed by the registrar, the faculty representative, and
the athletic director, are then sent to each faculty representative and each
athletic director in the conference. There is organized a conference eligibility
committee, headed by Professor King of Manhattan at present, whose function it is
to interpret rules regarding eligibility and to act in specific cases where there
might be differences of opinion. Practically, the action of this committee is
final, though any school has the privilege of appealing to the faculty committee of
the association.

Rules Regarding Subsidization and Recruiting

Specific rules regarding subsidization and recruiting of athletes are laid

down by the M.V.I.A.A. We quote as follows:

(1) "No student shall participate in any intercollegiate contest who has
ever received:

(a) Any subsidy, either directly or indirectly, because he is
an athlete,

(b) Any advance payment for future services,

(c) Any guarantee of payment which is not conditioned upon the
services being performed in advance of the payment, or

(d) Any payment for services at greater than reasonable and
current rates,"

(2) "No student shall participate in any intercollegiate contest who has
ever received a loan, scholarship aid, remission of fees, or employment
merely because he is an athlete or through channels not open to non-
athletes equally with athletes."

(3) "The Conference is opposed to the recruiting of prospective students
by alumni and friends, when the reason for such recruiting is that the
prospective students are athletes, The conference will make continued
and positive efforts to eliminate such recruiting."

(4) "Members of athletic staffs shall not recruit prospective athletes.
The following are submitted as typical examples of recruiting:

(a) Urging enrollment through initiating correspondence, direct
conference or indirect message.

(b) Promising employment, loans, scholarships or remission of fees.

(c) Indirectly contacting prospective athletes by suggesting to
alumni or friends that they endeavor to recruit them."

Report of Progress on Studies Suggested by the Senate.

In its action of April 5, 1938 the Senate outlined in detail the functions of
this committee. By this action the following specific duties wre assigned:
(1) "That with respect to intercollegiate athletics the Senate committee:~
(a) Study the question of the requirements of hours of enrollment
and standards of quality for athletes with a view to recommendatior
(if and when desirable) to the Big Six Conference through our
regular representatives,