contracts entered into by these leagues with college undergraduates
pledging them to serve with these leagues after graduation, and
limiting them in various ways for the remainder of the college
course. [Messrs. St. John, Badger, and McCormick were appointed
later. |

7. Professor St. John presented a report of progress in the
matter of an annual intercollegiate golf tournament to be conducted
by the N.C. A.A. if satisfactory arrangements can be made with
the U. S. Golf Association. Other members of Mr. St. John’s
committee are Messrs. Bushnell, of Princeton University, and
Payseur, of Northwestern University. ;

8. The president was authorized, in consultation with the
N.C. A.A. committee on the Federal Admissions Tax, to appoint
if necessary a special committee to go to Washington and represent
the universities and colleges in case the question of amending the
present Federal Admissions Tax comes before Congress.

9. Mr. Bilheimer of Gettysburg College reported a resolution
from representatives of 83 institutions belonging to the N.C. A.A.
and having each an enrollment of 1,000 students or less, requesting
the Association to appoint a permanent committee of five repre-
sentatives of these institutions to integrate and make more definite
points of view on athletic and institutional policies for this group
to the end that their distinctive institutional problems may receive
more constant and effective discussion and attention. An appropria-
tion of not more than $300 was voted to the committee, which will
consist of Mr. Bilheimer and four others to be chosen by him.

10. A vote of thanks to the St. Charles Hotel, Louisiana State
and Tulane Universities, and Dr. Wilbur Smith of Tulane, for their
arrangements for the comfort and entertainment of the delegates
was unanimously adopted.

11. It was voted to meet in Chicago next year.

12. Dr. Wilbur Smith, for the nominating committee, presented
a slate of officers for the ensuing year, which was unanimously
adopted, as follows:

Honorary president, Major John L,. Griffith.
President, Professor William B. Owens, Stanford University.
Secretary-Treasurer, Professor Frank W. Nicolson, Wesleyan
University.
Vice-presidents :
Mr. Malcolm Farmer, Yale University, 1st District.
Professor P. O. Badger, New York University, 2nd District.
Professor N. W. Dougherty, University of Tennessee, 3rd Dis-
trict.
Professor L. W. St. John, Ohio State University, 4th District.
Dr. F. H. Ewerhardt, Washington University, 5th District.
Professor J. C. Dolley, University of Texas, 6th District.
Professor C. L. Eckel, University of Colorado, 7th district.
Professor H. C. Willett, University of Southern California, 8th
District.
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