The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-26

university book store. that while he
is supposed to be the director of
Profits from the building go to-
wards retirement of bonds. On the
other hand, some question of the
legal use of $1,000 from the univer-
sity general fund, to meet deficit
in the building management last
year, has been raised.
The accounts board examiners
also are investigating charges that
money has been transferred from
one fund to another to meet deficits
in the university management funds
and in some cases, endowment
funds have become involved it is
said, raising legal questions.
Universities throughout the coun-
try have been forced to "retrench'
in athletic programs the last few
years due to the great decrease in
revenue from football and basket
ball the two revenue producing
sports. Check of Indiana's athletic
budget is said to reveal peculiar
situation.
outs NOT Great
The amount of money apportioned
the athletic department for phys
ical education is $1,000 and just
1915 less than it was in 1929, In
diana's greatest revenue producing
year. when football took in. $751;
5000, and all sports produced
$191 $3.50.
Minor sports such as tennis,
swimming and golf, nonrevenue
producing sports, but regarded as
three of the sports with training
that might be beneficial to students
in after life, have suffered greatF
est from the "retrenchment," if
any was employed
Members of teams in these sports
are obliged to pay their own trans
portatiOn to and from major
competition, and no individuals are
listed on the salary fund chart as
expert instructors in these sports.
The entire department is under
the active management of G.. E.
Schlafer, and his salary of $2.8875
appears directly chargeable to that
fund.
Football Revenue OFF
The chart reveals that the major
portion of salaries of Fora G.. Clev-
enger, athletic director; Everett
Dean, basketball and baseball coach:
Sid Robinson, assistant track coach:
Carey Colpits and j. D. Ferguson.
trainers, and w. D. Ramsey, secre-
tary to the athletic director. all
come from the physical education
fund.
The athletic fund, derived from
the revenue producing sports, is
obliged only to carry the $4,000 SAL
airy of Mr.. Hayes as football and
track coach, the 81, TOO salary of A.
j. Nowack, assistant; 1890 salary
of Paul Harrell, freshman coach;
$4,000 salary of w. H. Thorn, Wres-
Ting and assistant football coach:
Sl,525 Of part time coaches, and
$5,605 divided among the first group
to make up the deficit between their
total salaries and the amount left in
the physical education fund after
Professor Schlafer's salary is paid.
Football revenue dropped Sc per
cent the last five years, as did all
the other sports, except for elm
nation of one head coach and
small pay reduction for the other
coaches, nothing has been done at
Indiana to economic. Several
coaches have been added TO the
staff.
Figures Tell Story
Figures tell the story. While
friends of the athletic program de-
clare the apportionment Of costs is
poor and does not truly represent
the situation, others charge it pic
lures the situation clearly.
In 1888, football receipts were only
42,264, with 1867 in all sports,
placing the department with a S42,-
621.25 pay roll, in a serious predica-
ment. However, it appears the tax
payers physical education fund,
81 100000 budget allowance for the
operation of Indiana university,
proved the saviour.
Back in 1929 the pay roll for foot
ball coaches was $4,000, of which
sl2,500 went to H. o. (Pat) Page.
The budget reveals that Mr.. Hayes
received $1,000 that year as track
coach alone.
When Hayes was made football
coach in 1881 his pay was raised to
$4,000 annually. Sid Robinson was
added to the staff as assistant track
coach at a saary of $3.50. Several
part time football coaches were
added, the pay roll being increased
approximately $4,000.
The athletic fund at Indiana fur
Their was reduced when the COM
pulsory student ticket, costing each
student 81, was made a voluntary
o ra good buy" proposition.