Evening star., 1955-01-18
Maryland
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SCouClnu6Q fTOm rage A-AI.l
much greater proportion Of the
number Of jobs.
President Elkins, an ex-ath-
lete himself, said it was not his
desire to reduce the number Of
athletic scholarships, but on a
gradual basis to increase the
number Of non-athletic scholar
ships. He does not feel the
number of athletic scholarships
is excessive.
The university president, quar-
terback for the University Of
Texas In the early 1930s. was
to speak to the Maryland Legis-
lature In Annapolis today. He
said he did not anticipate any
investigation by the NCAA or
ACC, as there was no reason for
one.
DR.. H. c. Byrd, DR.. Elkins'
predecessor, also was q college
football star and a former Mary
land football coach.
Says Jobs Blend.
Dean Eppley. whose Office was
criticized In the report. inasmuch
as he is dean Of men. q member
Of the Committee on Scholar
ships and Students. director Of
student welfare and in charge
Of part-time jobs. said those
committee appointments all
blended In with his overall job
of director of student welfare,
He said he spent very little
Of his time with athletics.
Coach Jim Tatum. who was
criticized for holding down both
the jobs Of head football coach
and athlete director, was anxious
to talk on the report. and said
as a whole he thought it was
favorable to the school.
He pointed out that Lew An
dTeas, director Of physical edll-
cation at Syracuse University
and one Of the two commissions
ers who studied the athletic side
of the report. arranged a two
year football series with Mary
land at the same time the study
was being made. The other mem-
ber of the two-rlan commission
was Ewald Nyquist of the Uni
yersity of New York in Albany
Two other members OF the
ACC, South Carolina and Glenn
son, both have one man as
athletic director and football
coach.
Tatum. like DR.. Elkins, said
I'VE don't have too much assist
ance for athletes. We should just
have more for academies"
He admitted softer Jobs were
given athletes. but added, "They
can't work in the dining hall If
they're on the practice field"
Call Case Isolated.
A case report charging q foot
bali player was enticed to Mary
land after enrolling at another
school (Alliance College, was
termed an isolated case in which
there are two sides. Tatum. Dean
Eppley and DR.. Elkins were
agreed on this.
Ia Dean Eppley. replying further
to the criticism OF his Office. said
he had nothing to do with the
awarding of athletic scholar
ships.
The report pointed out that 81
per cent of the students at the
university in 1853 we're from
Maryland, but only ~ per cent
of the football players were Mary
landersr The same point was
made several years ago in a
widely publicized blast at the
university by Judge Saul Streit
of New York.
However, when Tatum took
over at Maryland eight years ago.
football was played only in Bali
timore. Cumberland and one or
two other counties. Now more
than so schools are playing foot
bah and Maryland Is getting
more players from the State each
year.
Thoughtful Analysis Urged.
The educators pointed out
that thepevidence Of overempha-
sis was with tine full knowledge
Of all responsible persons con-
cerned.
ITO these responsible officials
and 20 the faculty we recon-
mend q careful, painstaking.
thoughtful analysis Of the OBJ
jectiYes Of higher education: the
role Of intercoliegiate athletics
In achieving these detectives. and
the SPECIFIC application OF these
findings to the situation at the
university"
The report also said "the as
sessment Of $40 . year for each
Undergraduate student to finance
the construction Of athlstic fa-
cilities and student activities
building runs counter 10 the
philosophy that costs OF educa-
ton should be kept as low as
possible.
"The physical facilities for in
tercollegiate athletics are superb
but to allow the expenditure
Of such large sums OF money
for the superb athletic plant and
at the same time permit the ex-
istence Of such woefully made
Cuate educational facilities as
the university library provides Is
Q policy which does not appear