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: after matriculation before he wuld become eligible for athletic parti ,
eipstion. After bis first perticipstion, he mat make « totel of
twenty hours "C" everage the two preceding semesters.

Under such 6 ‘plan scholarships, loans, subsidies, outright gifts
or annuities would have no bearing on his pleying desires or abilities.
The curse of «thietics would be remeved because the athlete in question
would be & bonefide student ssking pregress toward graduation.

This letest suggestion wuld cork incaleuable good to three impor-
tent factors of celiege life, nemely, the faculty, the couch and the
athlete. Certainly the feculty member would be happy to see studont
‘athletes pleying the gene, emi the coech would be protected ageinst
much unjust eriticiem for the public. Unreasonable critics could not
exrect such well ofiled end polished tears with but cone or two your mon -
perticipeting. ‘nd yet the competition would be much better equelized
then st present on aceeunt ef elimineting the athlete who plays at eny
e@Ollege where the pay off is for foctbell telent rether than for aee-
deuic merit ond too, the athlete could play without the stigme of
professioneiism,.

Others may say thet some of these rules interfere with an athlete's
personal liberties. “nd they omy, but we «re endeavoring te deflate
professionel football in our eolieges in order that our college athletes
will ne longer have to beer the onus of being looked upon as near
MOPONS ¢

Rugged individualiem must end sowexbore.e “e submit s program thet
will further limit the participating time of the sthlete, before we are

forced to try & plen suggested by some college prestionte which we fear ’
| wil cause daubt, mistrust and downright dishenesty. |