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Show 189 1, We urge the immediate action of the Board of Regents and the President in establishing an overall clean-cut policy to govern the athletic program of the University of Utah. ' 2. We believe that While a complete and thorough study is being made by your honorable body, that a vote of confidence be given the present programs 3, We believe that the present University program is honest and above board, and that it is well within the spirit of the A" C» E. recommendations, the long basketball season excepted, 4, We believe if this action is not taken immediately, great damage can be done to the present delicate Utah Athletic Program, especially as it effects football and basketball, 5., We know that the sity's policies is now of the athletes now in ing those high school. current confusion over the Univercausing uncertainties in the minds school and also it is seriously affectstudent-athletes presently considering their future school affiliations, ' 6, We believe that it will take a long time to bring the interpretations of the Ag C. E. code into some balance as between the different athletic conferences, and between the individual schools in. those conferences. Because of this we caution against plunging the University headlong into this revolutionary program ahead of other schools within the conference with Whom we maintain a natural competition, We Wish to bring to your attention the following newspaper quotations, date line February 18, 1952: "Michigan State College athletic officials said Monday they will support the American Council on Education's strict new sports code, but expect to make no immediate program changes un- til the Western Conference Acts. " " University of Oklahoma President George L. Cross said Monday the American Council on Education's new sports code is so restrictive, they may have created another Volstead Act. He added, 'I"m not in favor of becoming an experimental school where all these things are |
