Unnecessary

"Regulations imposing standards of eligibility for University Sports Clubs are not necessary at the present time" was the conclusion of the majority of this committee.

It further concluded that if such standards were imposed the object of them should be the protection of student participation at the highest level in the individual sport. It considered that no regulations should apply to "social" sport (but did not define the term) and felt that any regulations should provide machinery to allow for exemptions in special cases.

The students most likely to be affected were divided into 17 categories. Three of these, the committee felt, were indistinguishable.

They were currently enrolled students attending not less than six hours' lectures a week, currently enrolled undergraduate students but attending less than six hours lectures per week, and currently enrolled graduate students. The first of these three is the standard required for tournament participation. This was not questioned.

The principal arguments the committee found to be in favour of the imposition of eligibility standards were briefly: