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mission prices then were much too high. The majority of them also thot
that games as public spectacles were worth while in themselves.

2. Have you noted any recent changes in intercollegiate athletics in your
conference or state?

The table shows that 95 had noticed changes, and 89 said they had
noticed no changes. And 16 did noi answer. The explanation was given in
the questionnaire that recent meant within the past five years.

The comments on the changes noted were very interesting. In fact,
the comments in any study of this kind are more indicative of the changes
than the figures of the study. These commenis show that the men in the
work are alive to the problems of the work, and feel that the changes are
for the betterment of athletics. The men felt that intercollegiate athletics
were over-emphasized in some institutions. Some of the criticisms of in-
tercollegiate athletics were the following: too much soliciting of high
school athletes which made them over-value their playing ability; too
much undue publicity for teams and players; too much stress on winning
to build up reputation of coach, or pay off debts; admission prices too high;
too many intersectional games; too many scholarships and jobs, and in
some cases too long schedules. Many of these criticisms are from coaches
in the work today. Some of the answers indicated that the transfer rule .
should be changed, so that no man could play who transferred from an-
other institution.

During the boom years in athletics, as in business, there was a ten-
dency to over-organize high school and college athletics in somewhat the
same manner that business was over-organized. There seems to be a ten-
dency now to decentralize, and to depend upon the individual institutions
and small groups to direct high school and college athletics. These large
organizations did not setile all problems for them, and each institution
must have a voice in settling the problems that confront them today. The
large organization may set up a standard to measure the work of each in-
stitution, but the individual institution must itself reach that standard.

3. Have you noticed any recent changes in your institution or conference in
physical education work?

The answer to this question showed that 133 had noticed changes.
That 56 had noted no changes, and 11 did not answer.

There were many changes noted in physical education. Many com-
men.ed upon the large growth of the work and the increased interest of the
students in the work. Comment was made on the large increase in intra-
mural play. Also on the various tests being applied to the work. There
was some comment on making the last two years of ihe work elective and
increasing the number of activities that a student might elect. The study
shows a large increase in the amount of work and in the number of activi-