Student Council Asks Retention of All Threatened Minor Sports

Every effort should be made to retain Minor Sports on a formal basis, even if schedules have to be reduced to a minimum, was the opinion expressed by the Student Council last night in a resolution passed at their meeting in University Hall.

Endowment Policy

While recognizing the value of President Conant's endowment policy, their resolution asked that the seven sports in question be retained.

Their statement reads: "Resolved, That while recognizing the general advisability of an endowment policy, the Student Council feels that, although it may be advisable to reduce schedules to a minimum, every effort should be made to retain the Minor Sports on a formal basis."

Conant Policy

Last April 11 President Conant introduced his new endowment policy. This called for: 1. golf to be left out of financial program this year; 2. lacrosse, fencing, soccer, wrestling, cross country, and boxing to be left out at any time in the three years following the fall of 1936; 3. a budget cut of $20,000 dollars this year; deficit of H. A. A. assumed by the College; 4. compulsory Freshmen athletics to be supported by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Facilities Still Open

Facilities for carrying on these seven sports were still to be provided by the College, but equipment, coaches, traveling expenses, etc., were to be supplied privately.

The Corporation at the same time voted to establish an endowment fund which would eventually support both the intercollegiate and intramural sports. This would be built up by private donations, profits of the H.A.A., and a yearly contribution from the College.