 | Board of Visitors minutes November 10, 1950 |  |
NCAA REGULATIONS
In Mr. Carrington's absence Mr. Gay reported for the Committee on the Study of NCAA Regulations.
This Committee held a meeting in Richmond at which it considered the matters referred to it
by the Board of Visitors at its October meeting.
The Committee concluded that it was without the means of securing data showing violations
of the NCAA Code by other institutions. The Committee felt that it should attempt to determine what
changes in the Code were to be proposed at the annual meeting of the NCAA. At the Chicago meeting
of the NCAA Council, by a vote of eight to five, the following amendment of Article III, Section 4,
was adopted:
"Article III
"Section 4. Principles Governing Financial Aids to Athletes. Financial aids in the
form of scholarships, fellowships or otherwise, even though originating from sources
other than persons on whom the recipient may be naturally or legally dependent for
support, shall be permitted without loss of eligibility (a) if approved and awarded
on the basis of need by the regular agency established in the recipient's institution
for granting of aids to all students, provided, however, that if the aid thus
awarded exceeds the amount of tuition for instruction and for stated incidental institution
fees, the institution shall file with an agency or agencies approved by
the Association and on forms approved by the Association a certificate setting forth
the need of the student for financial aid and the amount of aid awarded to him.
"(b) (No change)
"(c) (No change)
Mr. Gay reported that Captain Pritchett had attended the NCAA Committee meeting in Richmond
and had been able to furnish the Committee with the breakdown of the vote of the Executive
Council on amending Article III. It was felt by the Committee that the best policy to pursue was
to attempt to persuade the five members who had voted against the change in Article III to reverse
their stand. Captain Pritchett had also reported to the Committee that Mr. Willett, President of
the NCAA, was considering the feasibility of introducing a counter-amendment to Article III which
would limit aid to $300 over and above the present limitation.
Mr. Black then inquired if any information had been gathered as to what stand would be
taken by other institutions who are now in non-compliance with the NCAA Sanity Code. It was reported
that as yet no investigation of this matter had been undertaken.
| Board of Visitors minutes November 10, 1950 | |