 | Board of Visitors minutes September 9, 1949 |  |
NCAA REGULATIONS
The President presented the following letter from the Compliance Committee of the
National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Notice is hereby given to you as President of the University of Virginia that at the
next regularly called annual meeting of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, a motion
will be made to terminate the active membership of the University of Virginia in accordance with
the provisions of Article IV, Section 6(a), of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Constitution
The grounds upon which such motion will be based are as follows
That the University of Virginia has failed to maintain athletic standards in accordance
with the Constitution of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to wit. Article III, Section
4, clause a, b or c, whichever clause may be applicable thereto, by granting financial aids
to athletes which exceed and are in violation of the provisions of the said Section IV
This notice is given to you in accordance with Article IV, Section 6 a (1).
University of Michigan
Southwest Athletic Conference
Tufts College
Chairman of the Panel
A general discussion ensued and the President was then asked by Dr. Trout for an expression of his
views. He stated that he would like to renew the suggestion made at Richmond at the special meeting
of the Board on July 21, 1949, namely, that the University tender its resignation from the
Association if it found itself unable to comply with the regulations. The letter was referred to
the Athletic Committee with a request that a report be made at the next meeting of the Board.
| Board of Visitors minutes September 9, 1949 | |