social benefits he derives therefrom, and to whom the sport is nothing
more than an avocation.”

The Association believes that the spirit of amateurism carries with it all
that is included in the definition of an amateur and much more. It stands
for a high sense of honor, honesty, fair play, and courtesy. It stoops to
no petty technicalities and refuses to twist or avoid the rules of play, or
to take an unfair advantage of opponents. Intentional violation by an
athlete of the laws of eligibility established by the educational institution
of which he is a member is a violation of amateurism.

Srcrton 2. Control of Athletics. ‘The control and responsibility for the
conduct of both intercollegiate and intramural athletics shall in the last
analysis be exercised by the institution itself.

Section 3. Institutional Responsibility. ‘The institution shall see to it
that an athlete is both admitted to college on the same basis as any other
student and observes and maintains the same academic standards.

Section 4. Aid for the Athlete.

a. In the award of scholarship aid and student aid in general, an athlete
shall not be discriminated against.

b. The award of any scholarship or student aid to an athlete shall be
made through the regular agency supervised by the college for the grant-
ing of aid to all students.

c. No aid shall be awarded to an athlete from college funds except
through the regular college channels.

d. No athlete shall receive aid other than payment for legitimate em-
ployment from athletic funds directly or indirectly.

e. No athlete shall be deprived of scholarship or student aid because of
failure to compete in intercollegiate athletics.

f. Aid extended by the college to athletes shall be awarded on the basis
of need without regard to the total amount of aid extended to all students.

g. An athlete shall be required in employment to give full and honest
return for pay received.

h. In the case of an athlete who receives financial aid from any source
other than (a) persons on whom he may be naturally dependent for sup-
port, or (b) the regularly constituted sources of student aid within his
institution, the source of such aid shall be approved or disapproved by
the proper college authorities.

(This is one of the most important new provisions in the proposed Con-
stitution. It incorporates Sections 1 and 2 of Article VII of the present
Constitution [page 125], omits the present Section 3 of Article VII which
lists specific examples of violations [by the athlete] of the principles
stated in the first two sections. The proposed amendment substitutes an
affirmative statement of institutional responsibility.)

ARTICLE IV.
MEMBERSHIP

Section 1. Eligibility for Membership.

All colleges, universities, and institutions of learning in the United States
with acceptable scholastic and athletic standards, are eligible to membership
in this Association.

(Same as Section 1 of Article III of the present Constitution [page 123]
with proposed amendment underlined.)

Section 2. Conditions and obligations of membership.

The members of this Association severally agree: (1) To supervise
and, in so far as may be practicable, to control athletic sports so that they
will be administered in accord with the definition of amateurism, the prin-

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