 | Board of Visitors minutes June 10, 1955 |  |
ATHLETIC POLICY AND THE FACULTY
President Darden referred to his letter of 24 January 1955 to the Rector regarding Faculty
participation in the determining of athletic policy, and said that it would be reassuring to the
Faculty and helpful to him if he could have a reply early in the autumn. No one of the Faculty,
Mr. Darden said, questioned the final authority of the Board on athletic policy and all other
policy matters, but there was a strong sentiment in the faculties of the University that they were
in the best position to guide athletic matters and had traditionally done so. The President said
he felt that the Faculty should be encouraged to continue active in formulating rulings on
athletics. Members expressed agreement with the President regarding continuing Faculty responsibilities
in athletic matters. The Rector said that President Darden's letter had been referred to
the Board's Athletic Committee, from which he would ask for a report early in the autumn restating
and clarifying the Board's position.
| Board of Visitors minutes June 10, 1955 | |