The log cabin Democrat., 1921-04-21
RULES ANNOUNCED BY ATHLETIC BODY COLLEGES SET STANDARD New Association to Observe Note Worthy Rules in Sports-Basis
 of New Constitution.

Colleges will govern it's affairs, were released today by Dr. C. J. Greene, secretary of the body, for publica ton. As stated in the preliminary an- nouncement by Dr. Greene at the time the association was formed, safeguards will be established and en- forced against proselyting, change of schools by students and profession aGSm, with regulations to maintain high standards of scholarship.
 On the amateur question, the asso- ciation rule debars any student who has accepted money or any other con- sideration of value, for his service as an athlete. h the case of doubt or controversy, the association will ac- cept the word of the college president concerned.
 The I3 rules arc regulations an- nounced today will form the basis of .he constitution. the main points of which were agreed upon at the or ganization meeting. The rules with the two exceptions, are as follows:
 l. No student shall be eligible to become member of any collegiate athletic team unless he is a bona fide student in good standing in his insti- tuition and such eligibility shall in each case be passed upon by the fac ulty of the institution.
 ?. No student shall be allowed to play on any collegiate team who can- not classify as freshman by which 1t is understood that to classify as fresh- man it is required to present mini mum of F entrance units and to carry a minimum of 10 hours a week in re- quired subjects of the Freshman year. This rule shall not apply to colleges having less than fifty men eligible.
 3. No student shall be allowed to play on any collegiate team who does not carry the normal hours of work and who does not maintain passing grade in al least twelve hours a week, il being understood that two hours laboratory work may be counted equal to one of class work, and that twelve hours a week is not sufficient to be accounted a normal number of hours of required work.
 i All students during the season they are taking part in athletics must procure a card signed by their re- spective teachers showing their re- spective grades, which card shall be filed at the expiration of each two weeks at the office of the president of the college. In case such reports shall indicate unsatisfactory progress (rule 3, the student shall be barred from participation in college athletics for two weeks and until work becomes sat isfactory. Failure to file said record at the office of the president shall be accounted the same as failure to make required standing.
 ,. No student shall participate in any collegiate athletics during the school year who does not enter col lege within thirty days after the opening of the fall term.
 6. No student shall play after his first year In athletics who was not in school for the entire year the last year that he was in school and did not make credit for at least twelve hours work a week for said year.
 '. No student shall be allowed to play who did not during his last term in attendance at the institution he represents make credit for at least twelve hours work, until said twelve hours are made up.
 g. No student shall be allowed to play who has attended another insti- tuition of collegiate standing unless he shall have since that time been a stu dent in the institution he now repre- sents for one full school year and can show cerdit of twelve hours of col lege work.
 g. No student shall be allowed to participate in college athletics who has ever received or is receiving any money or other valuable consideration for his services as an athlete. This association will accept as bona fide player under these rules any student who is vouched for by the president of his college.
 10. No student shall participate m any branch of college athletics for q period of more than four years. A years participation shall be accounted for when the student shall have earn ed letter in that branch.
 II. All men awarded letters in ath- letics from their respective institu- tions shall be registered with the sec retary of the association at the close of each season.
 12. All men taking part in college athletics must be registered with the secretary of the association before competing in a collegiate contest and each school shall De furnished with a list of such men by the secretary. 13. These rules shall go into effect September, 1921.