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ties over that of the 1924 study. Physical education is making some rapid
strides with respect to the educational content and in ihe large number of
students taking the work.

4, What effect have the college and university accrediting agencies had
_on intercollegiate athletics in your conference or state in recent years?

The tables show that 73 answered that these agencies had had a good
effect on athletics in their conference or state. That 84 answered that
these agenciés had had little or no effect on their groups, while 43 did not
answer the question. Some of them said they did not understand the ques-
tion. Some institutions who have been inspected by these agencies in re-
cent years either did not answer or were very frank in stating their judg-
ment on the question. Most of the comments on the question were brief,
frank and-to the point.

Of the various accrediting agencies the North Central Association has
probably been the most active in inspecting athletics and physical educa- .
tion in the institutions of higher education and secondary schools. The
viewpoint of the accrediting agency being that, since physical education
and athletics are a part of the curriculum of the institution, they are to
be inspected as are other curricular departments. This would set a stan-
dard for athletics and physical education as it does for other departments
of instruction in the institution. This standard for the direction and con-
trol of athletics would be met by all institutions that are members of this
organization. This plan places the standard of athletics on a large group:
rather than on the individual institution. 5