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PROFESSORS GWATHMEY AND RUNK ON ATHLETICS

Mr. Allan T. Gwathmey, Associate Professor of Chemistry, accompanied by Mr. B. F. D. Runk,
Associate Professor of Biology appeared before the Board to make recommendations on athletic
policy. Mr. Gwathmey, in an extended statement, deplored what he considered the lack of communication
between Board and Faculty, and urged the Board to take the lead in encouraging amateurism in
intercollegiate football among the institutions in the Virginia area and in the Atlantic Coast
Conference.

Under questioning by the Rector and others, Mr. Gwathmey said that he favored the continuance
of intercollegiate football and that his proposal was the same as the one already undertaken as the
result of the Board's conference with the University Senate's Committee on November 11th

Mr. Runk, who also favored the continuation of intercollegiate football, made a brief statement
in which he pointed to the danger of overemphasis on athletics and to the poor communication between
Board and Faculty, in particular to the failure by the College Faculty to be fully informed of Board
decisions and policy.

The prepared statements brought in by Mr. Gwathmey and Mr. Runk were ordered to be filed with
the Secretary