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CONSTITUTION AND
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Tte mm of iJhi.8 organl$atl«i^ ahaU b@ the PentisyXvania State
Teachers College Athletic .Conference^
Article II
Objectives
The objective^ of this Conference shall be the regulation, Supervision,
and control of all athletic contests between the colleges of the
conference in order that athletic activities in the conference colleges
nay be maintained on ah ethical plane in keeping ^ith the dignity and
high purpose of educationf. All action of the representatives of this
conference shall be subject to the approve of the Board of College
Presidents*
Article III
^^eInbe^shlp

Section 1* The raefljbers of this conference Shall be the Teachers CoUeges
of the State of Pennsylvania^
Section 2* Each Gollege'^shall be entitled to one voting representative*
Article nr
Officers
Section I4 The officers of this conference shall be a President, Vice
President and a Secretary-^Treasurer elected annually«v
Section 2* The officers of this conference and two additional members
elected at large from the representatives shall constitute the
E^ceouttve Commitiee#

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Article V
Meetings
Section 1* There shall be two regular* meetings of the conferences held
annually, the Monday preceding Thanksgiving vacation and the Monday pre-»
ceding Easter vacation for the transaction of such business as may be
necessary* Ihese meetings shall be ehld in Harrisburg*
Section 2* Special meetings of the conference may be called at any time
by the Executive Ccmmittee upon obtaining permission from the Board of
College Presidents*
Section 3f The representatives, of a majority of the members of this
conference shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Section U* All regular meetings shall be open to faculty members of
all Pennsylvania State Teachers Colleges*
Article VI
Election of Officers
Section 1* All officei^s and members of the executive committee shall be
nominated and elected by ballot at the Spring meeting*
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Section 2* A vacancy in ary office shall be filled for the unexpired
term by the Athletic Committee of the Board of College Presidents*
Article VII
Amendments
This constitution and by-laws may be amended at either of the regular
meetings by a two-thirds, vote of the member colleges, provided that the
proposed amendment shall have been submitted in writing to the secretary
of the conference at least four weeks before such meeting and provided
that a copy of the amendment sl;iall have been sent to each College
representative at least two weeks prior thereto*
By-Laws
Article 1
Section 1* A* The President shall preside at the meetings of the Conference
and of the Executive Ccmmlttee and shall issue a call for a meeting of
the Executive Committee whenever necessary, providing permission to hold
this meeting has been approved by the Board of College Presidents*
B* The President shall recoive from the secretary-treasurer
formal complaints, and shall take such appropriate action as provided for
in these by-laws.

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Section 2* In -case of tt^e abseiice ot* disability of the President, the
Vice-iPreSideht shall perform the duties of the President;
Section
A* The Secretaryi^Treasurer shall keep records of the meetings
of the Conference and Executive Ccranittee, He shall report at the
regular meetings the actions of the Executive Committee since the last
regular meeting* He shall have printed such matter as the Conference
or the Executive Committee may determine* He shall give a detailed
report ^ each regular meeting of all money expended by the conference*
B* The Secretary*#Treasurer shall have printed and furnish to
each college in the Conference suitable eligibility forms for the regis­
tration of athletes in the Conferences* one copy of which shall be ex­
changed by the competing Colleges, one -copy sent to the SecretatytTreasurer to be filed and who shall upon request furnish copies to Con«i>*
ference members such information as shown by the form^
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shall receive all fpfSiial tfqsiplaints
of suspected violations of eligibility and by-laws and shall notify the
President of such formal complaints* »
Article IX
Section 1* Executive Committee shall be the executive bod^ of the Conference v
empowered to transact business of the conference In the intervals between
meetings.
Section 2* All disputes shall be reviewed by the Executive Committee who
shall give their recommendations to the Board of College Presidents*
Section 3* Any Conference member Which has been subject to disciplinary
action by the Executive Committee may upon written application signed by
their College President appeal to the Board of College Presidents for a
special meeting with the Athletic Committee of the Board of College Presidents
Section I|., Any monber of the Executive Committee representing a school
-involved in an eligibility case or a dispute shall be ineligible to serve
on such a case* This vacaiKsy shall be filled by the ^hairman of the
Athletic Cojnmittee of the Board of College Presidents who will appoint a
substitute member from a disinterested college*
Section 5| The Executive Committee shall receive from the Conference Statw»
istician at the close of the sport season which operates under the point'
systemji the results of the conference's rating for that sport and they shall
review and officially declare the conference standing*
Article HI
Scheduling and Conference Rating
Section 1^
A* All. contests shall be scheduled by mutual agreement between
conference contests shall be filed with the
and Conference Statistician at least one
month before the opening of their respective seasons*

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Section -2^
Ajk A football schedule of at least four conference ganies shall
be neceSsafy to secure a conference rating-*
A basketball schedule of at least
shall be necessary to secure a ratir^*

conference games

•C# A baseball schedule of at least four conference games Shall
be necessary to s^ure a rating#
D* A Soccer schedule of at least three conference games shall be
tlecessary to secure a rating*
.E# Wrestling rating shall be decided by an annual tournament*
,F* Track fsting shall be decided by an annual conference meet#
,G# A tennis schedule of at least three conference iftatches shall
be necessary to secure a rating*
H# A golf schedule of at least three conference matches shall be
necessary to secure a rating^
.It A swimming schedule of at least three swimming meets shall be
necessary to secure a rating*
Section,!# The conference may be operated in any sport in which four or more
members of the conference .have teams*
Section- J|*AThe Saylor system shall be used to determine a championship In
sports in which tournaments are not being used*
B* To determine the conffS|f||^j|t champions* member Colleges' shall
be ranked on the basis*
points ^warded for minimum number
of required games for each sport football (U), basketball (8)%^
baseball^(U)* soccer (3)* golf (3), tennis (3), and swimming
This minimum number must iriclude all conference games
in wMch a team has been defeated or tied*
To determine
on the basis
championship
mum* In any
wins as will
divided into

the conference champion, member schools shall be rated
of the minimum number of conference games required for
honors, or any number of games greater than the mini^
case all lossed ar^i ties shall be counted and as many
give the school its highest rating* Schools shall be
tl^ee groups as follows^

a* Group 1 shall contain all schools who have won more than two;*
thirds of their .games*
b* Oroup 2 shall contain all schools who have won two»-tbirds or
les6 of their games and one-third or more of their games*
c* Group 3 llll&ll contain those schools who have won less than one*
third of their games*

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d* To determine a place in these "groupings, tie games shall count
- as half game won and half game lost».
Points shall be awarded as follows;
^ at for defeating a team in Group 1, a school shall be awarded 300
points*
bt for tieing a team in Group 1, a school shall be awarded 200
pointd)»
c* for losing to a school in Group 1, a school shall receive
^100 points*
^ d* for defeating a school in Group 2, a school shall receive
2^0 points*
e» for tieing a school in Group 2, a school shall receive 1^0
points^
f* for losing to a school in Group Zf a school shall receive
50 pointst
^ g* for defeating a school in Croup 3, a school shall receive 200
points*
^ ht-for tieing a school in Group 3t a school shall receive 100
points*
1* for losing to a school in Group 3, a school shall receive 0
pointsji

A school* s rating shall be determined by adding the points it has
earned from games played with schools on which it is being rated
and dividing by the number of games upon which the school is being
ratedt
A school whose rating is highest in total points shall be the Conference
Champion* In case of a tie, the tied schools shall be considered co^
champions*

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Article IV
Order of Business

If Ron daU
2f Reading minutes of |>revtous taseting
Reading of treasurer's report
at Unfinished business
5* Reports, coimr^inications
"6t New business
7# Election of officers (Spring meeting)
Bm adjournment
Article V
Finances
Section 1« The annual dues shall be forty-*five dollars*
Section 2. The annual dues are payable in advance on or before
October 1*
Article VI
Statistician
Section 1. The conference statistician shall be selected and employed
fey the representatives of the conference*
Section 2* It will be the duty of the statistician to keep all athletic
records of the conference in aH sports* He shall receive the full
cooperation or all Colleges and coaches*
Section 3* The statistician shall be required to file releases with all
news services neces^^ary for proper coverage,- and his weekly releases
shall be duplicated and mailed to each College.
-Section U# The statlsticaln shall be paid a salary of $300, and also
annually*
be allotted a budget of
Section 5* The statistician at the coranletion of the sport season which
Operates under the point system file the result of the co“iference ratingj*-.
with the executive comroitteef
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Article VII
^ Eligibility Rules
^^eetion 1. Eligibility rules are regulated by action of Teacher College
Board of Presidents, The follomng rules were passed May 18, 19U8*

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A. ReaponBlblllty. the President of each College shall be responsible
for Its athletic Program, He or his. authorized representatlye shall
accompany any team which represents the College in any athletic
Contest^
Lists* At least four days before every official
gam, eligibility Usts, certified by the President of the competing
colleps > Shan be exchanged, on forms provided by the Conference

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Eligibility.
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Cpnipetition> A student shall not be allowed more than
four years of intercollegiate competition.
2i A student mst complete his intercollegiate competition within a
five year period from the date of first matriculation at amr
college. This restriction may be waived in the case of a veteran
or draftee.
Interpr tation: In determining years of competition in all cases,
tire folloTidng .provigion applies: Participation,
however brief, in ary intercollegiate athletic
conpetition in ary college or junior college >Till
cause that year to count as one of the alloted
years of congjetition*
Notes

The restrictions of Section IIIWl are waived in the case of
.a veteran. The year or years during which a student may have
represented ary College, as a service trainee in inter­
collegiate athletic competition shall not count in his tofcal
years of eligibility*

3. Acadendc Attainment, a. A student to be eligible must carry at
least twelve (12) semester hours of credit courses,
b, A student to be eligible must have
secured passing grades in at least Urelve (12) semester hours
of work during Ws preceding semester, A student having failed
.to pass twelve (12) se?nester hours in any semester may bepome
eligible by attending summer sessions and securing a passing
grade in twelve (12) semester hours of credit*
Student. No transfer student shall be eligible for
intercollegiate athletic coT?petitlpn in varsity snorts until he
has comnleted satisfactorily a full year's or two semesters work
at hia college*
Interpretations:
a. Attendance at summer sessions shall not be regarded as meeting
' the requirements of a Semester»s residence,
b* The student T«?ho trains at a training ca'np with a College before
the football season opens but who does no matriculate at the
college is eligible to enter a teachers college and plsy that
season.

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Ifetilculation means paymentfees, completion of registration
forms* and attendance at ons'^class,
c* A student transferring from a regularly accredited junior
college shall not be affected by this rule»
Rule, A student coit^eting in intercollegiate athletics
shall be an amateur in good Standing# An amate\ir sportsman is one
who engaged in sports for the physical, mental, or social benefit
he derived therefrom, and to whom the sport is an avocation, A
student ceases to be an amateur and is therefore ineligible to
participate in intercollegiate competition by the commission of any
of the follotdng acts;
a# Participation in any athletic competition under an assumed
name, or otherwise with intent to deceive*
Directly or indirectly receiving money or remuneration for
participation in any competition as a player or for coaching
any sport*
d# Directly or indirectly receiving money for signing a contract
with a professional team in any sport*
d,t Signing a contract with a professional team in any sport, ^
re|ardledS of any subsequent cancellation or revocation,
absence of payment, or lack of training idth the tean,
5* A Student who is a squad member on the date of the first
regularly scheduled cohtest, who engages in any athletic cdnteSt
during a time the college is in session, not airanged or sanctioned
by his college, shall not be eligible to represent his college
in that sport during that semester, and he shall also be ineligible
for the ensuing -season in the sport in which he participated in an
unauthorized contest# fhis includes Thanksgiving vacation and
between Semesters,, but does not include Christmf .Vacation*.
Competition# A teachers college varsity team may conpefe
only iri.th Varsity teams of four year degree granting Colleges
in regularly scheduled games*
Interpretations:
1* Regularly Scheduled games are games for which contracts are Signed
and/or admission charged#
$* ^Ihere scheduling difficulties are encountered, this rule may be
waived by the Athle tic Committee of the Board of Prosidents*

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^ Q»aying and Pfactlce Seasoni
1^ Pre-Season practice in football shall not begin prior to Septeirber
first of each year or prior to three ueejcs before the first regularly
scheduled gaine, tjhtchever is earlier, and the regular plasring schedule
shall be liMted to a inaxitnam of ten games in a season, exclusive of
post-season coffpetition.

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Pre-season practice in basketball shall not begin prior to Noveniber
first of each yearf the first scheduled gaine shall not be played
prior to December first, and the maximum nutriber of regulariy scheduled
games^ shall mt exceed twenty-six in a season, exclusive of ppstSeaSon tournament contests*
3* Organised post-season practice in football shall be limited to
tt^enty sessions in a period of thirty-six calendar days, vacation
tnd Sxandnation days excluded^
h# Organised post-season practice in basketball shat 1 be limited to
twenty sessions in a period of thi3?ty calendar days, vacation and
examination days excluded.
F* These regulations shall become effective January 31* 1956#