1931 Utonian

Page 191 Athletic Department

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT UNDER the chairmanship of the senior member of the council, Professor Walter A. Kerr, whose work in the interest of Utah athletics has been unbounded, the council has left no stone unturned in the effort to aid its Coaches Armstrong and Peterson. The willing co-operation of Utah's athletic council has been a great aid in keeping Utah in front athletically. The chief duties of the council are to schedule non-conference athletic contests, appoint coaches, and pass on various athletic problems confronting them during the year. At the same time the council has kept itself above reproach in the matter of its handling athletics. In these days of charges and countercharges regarding professionalism and pseudo-amateurism in college athletics there has been absolutely nothing in the way of evidence indicating that Utah's governing board of athletics has conducted its affairs unfairly. Other duties of the council are to select letter winners in the various sports. The matter of eligibility is from time to time brought before the council. The scheduling of inter-sectional games is probably one of the most difficult duties confronting the council, for it has to weigh and consider the various proposals before selecting a suitable opponent. It takes into consideration the financial state of a contest and therefore must be absolute before finally confirming any contests. Chiefly through the efforts of the council, the University of Utah football team was able to journey to Honolulu to play the University of Hawaii in 1926. At present the council is working on the same plan of sending the 1930 team to the islands. The choosing of athletes to represent the University on national and inter-sectional meets also lies in the power of the council. Athletic Council Anderson Armstrong Olsen Peterson Griffiths Hull Kerr Burns *Thornton Morris not in picture Stanley Murphy Graduate Manager of Athletics Page 191