Evening star., 1933-01-15
NONE WILL ESCAPE
DRASTIC MEASURE
0stracism Decreed for Any
Failing to Show Purity in
Sport Code.
BY II. C. BYRD.

~ 4NdO11Al16 d1lO Va clOOAN 4OS3
islation that ever came
out of an athletic conference wa
passed by the Southern Confer.
ence at its session here today, il
the shape of a resolution calling
upon the Association of College!
and Secondary Schools of tht
Southern States to investigate
through a neutral agency, ath-
letics in all colleges in the South
with particular reference to re-
cruiting, subsidizing, and low
scholastic standards.
The resolution went even further thai
that in providing a big stick in tn
shape of disbarment from its rating a
a standard college any institution fount
to be guilty of any Of these practices
The resolution, announced by Presiden
Miles to be the outgrowth Of opinion
Of conference members and passet
Unanimously, reads as follows:
Whereas the Southern Conference
accepts as premises:
First: That athletics are val
liable only in so far as they serve
fundamental educational purposes,
namely, to develop leaders of the
highest type;
Second: That under conditions
known to be prevalent in certain
institutions, such fragrant recruit
ing, subsidizing and low scholastic
standards, the fundamental purposes
of education are not being served,
and that on the contrary, entirely
wrong principles are being incul-
Gated in students by such examples
of subterfuge and deception as have
no place in any educational pro-
gram:
Third That the South. acting as
unit through the medium of its
standardizing agency, the AsSocia-
tion of Colleges and Secondary
Schools of the Southern States, best
serves its educational ends through
such unity, rather than through a
divided organization;
Fourth: That if athletics are to
be a part of the South's educational
system, designed to serve the most
useful purpose in this system, then
logically athletics also should be uni
fed and not divided; and,
Whereas the Southern Confer
ence desires to conserve and pro-
mote the above mentioned premises,
to the end that idealism and high
character may be developed among
the students;
Be it resolved:
First: That the Southern Con-
ference request the Association Of
Colleges and Secondary Schools Of
the Southern States, through some
neutral agency to be selected by it,
to conduct an investigation of all
athletics in all institutions under
the jurisdiction of the association,
with special reference to recruiting,
subSidizing, entrance requirements
and scholastic standards;
Second: That the Southern Con-
ference recommend to the AsSocia-
ton Of Colleges and Secondary
Schools Of the Southern States that,
after such investigation, a regula-
ton be passed to the effect that any
Of its members found to be subsidiz-
ing athletes or permitting athletes
to be subsidized, or that let down
for athletes either entrance require
ments or scholastic standards, be
deprived of its rating as a standard
college until such time as the condi-
tion be remedied to the satisfaction
of the association"
In giving out to the press copies o.
] he resolution, President Miles ex'
dressed himself thus: The resolution
adopted by the Southern Conference a
its executive session today, In my opin'
ion, Is the most far-reaching and pro.
gressive legislation ever promulgated BY
an athletic conference. Its effect viii
be to put 1t squarely UP to the admin.
istrative authorities of the colleges anc
universities of the South as to how they
want athletics in their institutions con.
Quoted. To make administrative head;
and educational authorities responsible
for athletics is our aim. We feel that
this is as 1t should be. And it is almost
for me to say that, if the
Association of College and Secondary
Schools of the Southern States accepts
our recommendation, athletics in the
South will be cleaned up effectively, be-
cause it provides a way and also 6
weapon for enforcement"
TT Is understood that the Southern
l. Conference plans Immediately II
send TO the Association Of College!
and Secondary Schools of the Southern
States copy Of the resolution, with
request that that body take action.
It is difficult to foretell just wha
may be the outcome Of the action her
today. AS far as the Southern Confer
ence is concerned, it does not seem Il
care a great deal, apparently meaning
cost what it may, to institute pro
cedure that will clean up and In tn
future prevent certain conditions nov
known to exist. In other words, tn
Southern Conference has gone tn
whole way, and burned its bridges De
hind It, to wipe out effectively recruit
ing, subsidizing and the tendency u
some institutions to allow low scholastl
standards.
In order that all institutions in th'
South, including the l3 that Withdrew
from the Southern Conference at thu
meeting at Knoxville December 8
might be included in the proposed
sweeping investigation, the conferenc,
put the resolution in the form of 6
declaration of principles and a reQues
to the educational Standardizing or.
ganization that governs all colleges anc
universities in the Southern States Il
show the unaniuity of opinion as fal
as the Southern Conference is con.
cerned in regard to the matter. No
only was the resolution passed unani
mously, but in the discussion which
preceded the vote not word wa
spoken against it.
THE conference meeting here yeSter
J. day and today showed plainly tha
It is of one mind, as far as the futur'
of athletics Is concerned.
For the first time the conference nov
has an entrance requirement which wi
absolutely prevent athletes getting il
universities without sufficient entranc
credits properly acquired through for
NAL channels. The new entrance re
uuirement follows:
"No one shall participate In an
intercollegiate contest unless he Is
bona fide matriculated student who .
q graduate Of an accredited public hig
school with at least is Carnegie unit
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