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4. He must not have been a representative college athlete for four 

 years either in one, or more than one, institution. The four years 

 begin with the date of his first appearance on a representative team; 

 no allowance is to be made for not playing, except in the case of ex- 

 clusion under Eule 3. 



5. He must hold a certificate of actual physical soundness, and a 

 muscular development sufficient to justify his taking part in a pro- 

 posed athletic contest ; this should be signed by the gymnastic director 

 if a physician, or by the highest medical authority connected with the 

 institution. 



6. He must be able to swim if he proposes to row in a college boat 

 either for practice or in a regatta. 



7. He must not be in arrears to the local athletic association. 



8. He must not be receiving and must never have received com- 

 pensation for playing or teaching others to play athletics. Compensa- 

 tion is here held to include not only salary, but rebates and remission 

 of fees, ordinary personal expenses, a share in the gate money, or 

 financial aid in any other direct or indirect form. 



9. He must be free or acquitted of all charges of improper and 

 ungentlemanly conduct in his athletic record. 



All the above rules shall hold as well for substitutes and ranking 

 candidates for positions on a college team. 



Miscellaneous Rules. 



1. An athletic committee appointed by the president or elected by 

 the faculty shall represent the faculty and board of control in all 

 athletic matters. The chairman shall certify to the eligibility of every 

 man on the team, and whenever asked for it he shall furnish a certified 

 copy of the athletic record of any man on the team. 



2. The athletic committee shall pass upon the time, place and condi- 

 tions of a proposed intercollegiate contest, and shall determine the 

 amount of absence from college exercises a member of the team may 

 have during a season. 



3. The athletic committee shall at all times be free to examine and 

 audit the accounts of the treasurer of the athletic association. 



4. Contracts for coaches, trainers, grounds, etc., shall not be valid 

 until approved by the athletic committee. 



5. Except for practice and informally, i. e., not for public exhibi- 

 tion, a university team shall not play with teams from preparatory 

 schools nor with teams from non-educational institutions. 



6. No university team shall play formally or informally with a 

 professional team or with a team containing professional players. 



