NEW ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. Many Sweeping Changes Proposed by the New Constitution. The committee appointed to draft a new constitution for the Athletic Association has completed its work. As will be remembered, the alumni committee which came here last De cember offered suggestions concern ing the system of manager for the various teams, and those, together with changes in the sections relating to the varsity "S," were to be em bodied in the new constitution. In addition to the president, vice president. secretary and treasurer, there are to be a graduate manager, a director of Athletics. an executive committee and an alumni advisory committee as officers of the Asso ciation. On the second Monday in May, as formerly, the first four officers are to be elected. The .ex ecutive committee will consist of president, treasurer director of athletics, graduate manager and the captain and manager of the team then in season. The physical di rector of the college is to be the director of athletics, and the alumni advisory committee is to consist of five members of the Alumni as sociation to be elected at the annual meeting of that Association every June. This committee, then, im mediately after its election chooses the graduate manager for the en suing year. No bills are to be paid by the treasurer except on the written order of the graduate manager, who shall be the financial agent of the Associa tion. and who shall have general charge of all sport conducted by the Association. He makes all contracts and is responsible for the Associa tion business. The director of athletics is to be consulted on all schedules in so far as the physical welfare of the player is concerned. Each department of athletics is to have one student manager and three assistant student managers, and the THE STATE COLLEGIAN manager for the following year is to be selected from the three assistant managers by a committee consisting of the executive committee, the the graduate manager,and the alumni advisory committee. The captain of the football team is to have absolute direction of his Men on the field during any game, and is to have the decisive vote in the selection of his team. The coach is to act in conjunction with the captain and the director of athletics in the selection of the team and is to accompany the team on all trips A change is made in the qualifications for the varsity "S." Instead of being required to play 5 full halves in regularly scheduled games and a part of the Dickinson or Thanksgiving games the player must be in a full half in each of six regular games, or he must play a full half in the Thanksgiving game. It will be noticed that the Dickinson game is not considered a big game as formerly indicated in the old constitution. A choice is given between the large block "S" 8" by 64-", by s li-,"and a smaller one which is 4" by 3+" by i." The large one is to' be worn only on a turtle-neck sweater. The baseball department has the same system of managers as the football department. The privilelge of wearing the "S" is given to those who, instead of playing at least 5 innings in each of 7 games as form erly, play at least 3 innings in each of 8 games, and in addition, to a pitcher who has pitched at least 5 innings in 5 regular games. The "S" is the same size as the foot ball "S." The same system of managers is to be maintained in the general athletic depariment as in the others, and the track "S" is to be awarded to anyone breaking a record, and to those who score 10 points during the season in regularly scheduled meets, instead of 1 first or 2 second places as formerly. A first or sec ond place in the annual intercol legiate meet also wins an "S." The size is changed from 4" x 3"x 1 1- to 4i l " x 1", to be worn only on a track jersey , or a block "S" 4" x .31-" x 5 ,, ~• To win an "S" in basketball one niust play a full half in each of 7 regular games instead of 6 games. The manager of each team is also entitled to wear the varsity "S". A tennis team is to be organized; the first captain is to be elected by the Association, and thereafter by the members of the team. These changes have been careful- ly studied and have been recom mended only after being thought the best that could be made. It is hoped that the Association may act wisely in adopting them and thereby greatly improve the condition of athletic affairs. Engineering Annex Nears Completion Our new Engineering Annex is rapidly nearing completion and will no doubt be entirely finished in a short time. The drawing tables for the freshmen and sophomores have already been taken out of the En gineering Building and are in place on the second floor of the annex. A large force of men are rushing work on the first floor and will have the apparatus in before long. The value of this building is fully realized by all who come in contact with the engineering shops and notice the crowded condition now existing. The alumni and friends who have made this new building possible de serve much praise. The relief thus given enables the students to work better, and allows the shops in the main building to be enlarged and so located as to conform to the original plans for the enlarged structure. Michigan's new football field is said to be one of the finest in the West. The grandstands seat 18,000 people.
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